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🖥️ Free VPS & Cloud Servers

Always-free and trial cloud servers from major providers — plus the cheapest paid VPS deals.

Oracle Cloud Always Free

2x AMD micro VMs + Ampere ARM VMs up to 2 OCPU / 12 GB RAM in total + 200 GB block storage + 10 TB/mo egress — free forever.

✓ VERIFIEDA genuinely free, always-on VPS for the long term.

Google Cloud Free Tier

One e2-micro VM (US regions) + 30 GB disk + 1 GB egress free forever, plus $300 trial credit for 90 days on new accounts.

✓ VERIFIEDLearning Google Cloud or running a tiny always-on project.

AWS Free Tier

Up to $200 in credits for new customers (free plan)

✓ VERIFIEDTrying the AWS ecosystem hands-on.

Microsoft Azure Free Account

750 hours/month of B1s VM for 12 months, plus $200 credit for the first 30 days.

✓ VERIFIEDWindows-friendly free VM trials.

Kamatera

30-day free trial: one cloud server with a configuration worth up to $100 + 1 TB of traffic.

✓ VERIFIEDTesting a properly configurable VPS for free.

Vultr

$200–$300 promotional credit for new accounts (valid ~30 days), plus your first deposit matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100.

✓ VERIFIEDTesting real cloud configurations before buying.

DigitalOcean

$5 automatic signup credit for new accounts (expires 90 days after signup).

✓ VERIFIEDA small credit to try Droplets.

Hetzner Cloud

Not free — famously cheap cloud VPS with shared vCPU plans, 99.9% uptime SLA and data centers in DE / FI / SG / US.

✓ VERIFIEDCheap, reliable European cloud VPS.

RackNerd

Not free — but famous for ultra-cheap VPS deals (holiday specials go extremely low).

✓ VERIFIED AFFILIATEThe cheapest paid VPS deals on the internet.

CloudCone

Not free — hourly-billed budget VPS with frequent deep-discount deals.

✓ VERIFIED AFFILIATEPay-by-the-hour cheap VPS.

InterServer

Not free — VPS slices with a price-lock guarantee (your price never goes up).

✓ VERIFIED AFFILIATEBudget VPS with pricing that never increases.

Alibaba Cloud

$90 in ECS credits for new users (valid 3 months), plus free trials on 80+ cloud products.

✓ VERIFIEDTrying ECS cloud servers from a major global cloud.

Tencent Cloud

CVM S5 (2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM) free for 3 months; Lighthouse (2 vCPU / 2 GB) free for 3 months.

✓ VERIFIEDA genuinely free 3-month VPS from a major cloud provider.

Huawei Cloud

Free trial on cloud products including ECS compute — one trial per product, first come first served.

✓ VERIFIEDTrying Huawei Cloud compute for free during the campaign.

Akamai Cloud (Linode)

$100 credit for new customers, usable for 60 days from activation.

✓ VERIFIEDTrying Linode compute, storage and load balancers with a solid credit.

LightNode

Up to $15 in free credit for new users; entry VPS plans from $7.70/mo with hourly billing.

✓ VERIFIEDCheap hourly-billed VPS across 40+ global locations.

Contabo

Not free — 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD with unlimited traffic from €5.50/mo (incl. VAT).

✓ VERIFIEDMaximum specs per euro on a budget VPS.

Hostinger VPS

Not free — KVM VPS (1 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe) from $6.49/mo introductory price.

✓ VERIFIEDA beginner-friendly cheap VPS with AI-assisted server management.