255kb/stack-on-a-budget resource
A collection of services with great free tiers for developers on a budget. Sponsored by Mockoon, the best mock API tool. https://mockoon.com observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3612
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12425 stars · 565 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A curated list of SaaS and PaaS services offering generous free tiers, organized by category such as app hosting, monitoring, databases, and alerting. It helps developers on a budget find free-tier services suitable for side projects and small production apps.
Use cases
- find free hosting for a side project
- discover services with free tiers for startups
- compare free tiers of cloud providers
- host a small app without paying monthly fees
- find free monitoring and alerting tools
- build a prototype stack on a zero budget
When to choose
- you want a curated, categorized reference of free-tier services
- you are a student, hobbyist, or indie developer with no budget
- you need to compare free tier limits across providers
When to avoid
- you need a software tool or library rather than a list of external services
- you require enterprise-grade guarantees and paid support
- you need up-to-date pricing details verified at decision time
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
developer-tools cloud self-hosted deployment cloud-computing developer-tools self-hosted cloud self-hosted awesome-list free-tier saas paas curated-list budget devops web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/255kb/stack-on-a-budget · fetched 2026-08-28 · f0f2a62d0600
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 255kb/stack-on-a-budget | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="255kb/stack-on-a-budget")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem