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A curated list of cloud and SaaS services that have generous free tiers, aimed at developers who want to build and even run small apps in production without paying hosting bills.
A curated list of cloud and SaaS services that have generous free tiers, aimed at developers who want to build and even run small apps in production without paying hosting bills.Is this a tool or just a list?It is purely a markdown list/index of external services, organized into categories like app hosting, databases, logging, CI/CD, and auth — there's no code to run.
It is purely a markdown list/index of external services, organized into categories like app hosting, databases, logging, CI/CD, and auth — there's no code to run.How is the list organized and how do I use it?Services are grouped under category headings (Activity feeds, App hosting, Database hosting, Monitoring, User authentication, etc.) in a single README table of contents — just browse to the category you need and pick a service.
Services are grouped under category headings (Activity feeds, App hosting, Database hosting, Monitoring, User authentication, etc.) in a single README table of contents — just browse to the category you need and pick a service.Are the free tier details kept accurate and up to date?The project relies on community contributions to add new services and keep free-tier limits current, and a CI workflow checks that links in the list still work.
The project relies on community contributions to add new services and keep free-tier limits current, and a CI workflow checks that links in the list still work.How do I decide if a service's free tier is good enough?Contributors are asked to describe each entry with enough detail about free tier limits so you can judge suitability just from reading the description, without signing up first.
Contributors are asked to describe each entry with enough detail about free tier limits so you can judge suitability just from reading the description, without signing up first.What categories of services are covered?It spans app hosting, database hosting, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, error reporting, authentication, push notifications, web scraping, CDN, emailing, and more.
It spans app hosting, database hosting, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, error reporting, authentication, push notifications, web scraping, CDN, emailing, and more.Why does it mention 'Free Tier Driven Development'?The repo subtitles itself FTDD (Free Tier Driven Development), a playful term for designing your stack around what's achievable entirely on free plans.
The repo subtitles itself FTDD (Free Tier Driven Development), a playful term for designing your stack around what's achievable entirely on free plans.What are similar projects?awesome-hosting, free-for-dev, ToolsOfTheTrade, DNSHE-FreeDomains, awesome-sysadmin, sealos, awesome-software-architecture, awesome-sysadmin
awesome-hosting, free-for-dev, ToolsOfTheTrade, DNSHE-FreeDomains, awesome-sysadmin, sealos, awesome-software-architecture, awesome-sysadminWhich topics is it in?paas, hosting, self-hosted-ai, ci-cd, serverless, saas, authentication, monitoring, dashboard, cloud, devops, database
paas, hosting, self-hosted-ai, ci-cd, serverless, saas, authentication, monitoring, dashboard, cloud, devops, database