Free Credits & Offers

Managed databases & data platforms

24 providers and 303 verified findings for this front, as of 2026-10-22.

Mapping summary. Managed databases & data platforms: free tiers, trial credits, student and startup programs across Postgres/MySQL/NoSQL, vector DBs, search, time-series, and hyperscaler database offers. As of 2026-10-22.

Comparison table

ProviderBest offerAudienceFindings H / M / LSource
Aiven Free PlanAiven Free Tier (always-free managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Valkey)free-for-all2 / 1 / 0aiven.io
Aiven Startup ProgramAiven Free Tier ($0/month, perpetual)startup3 / 1 / 0aiven.io
AWS (Amazon Web Services)AWS Free plan (new-account credits: $100 base + up to $100 earned, 6-month window)startup, free-for-all, student68 / 18 / 4aws.amazon.com
Chroma Cloud StarterStarter free tier ($0/mo + metered usage)free-for-all2 / 0 / 1trychroma.com
ClickHouse Cloud trialClickHouse Cloud free trial: $300 credits over 30 days (no credit card)free-for-all4 / 1 / 0clickhouse.com
CockroachDB Cloud trial30-day free trial with $400 in credits (new Cloud orgs, incl. Continuum)free-for-all2 / 2 / 0cockroachlabs.com
Databricks LakebaseDatabricks Free Edition (perpetual, no-credit-card, student/hobbyist tier)free-for-all3 / 1 / 0databricks.com
Fauna Cloud CommunityFree shared FaunaDB (document DB): ~1 GB storage, ~1M requests/mofree-for-all0 / 0 / 0fauna.com
Firebase SparkFirebase Spark free tier (free-forever managed DB + data platform)free-for-all3 / 1 / 2firebase.google.com
Google CloudGoogle Cloud Free Trial — $300 welcome credit (90 days)startup, free-for-all, student51 / 13 / 1docs.cloud.google.com
InfluxData InfluxDB CloudInfluxDB Cloud Serverless Free Plan (permanent, quota-limited)free-for-all4 / 2 / 0influxdata.com
Meilisearch Cloud trialMeilisearch Cloud 14-day free trialother2 / 1 / 0meilisearch.com
Microsoft AzureAzure Free Account — $200 credit + 12 months of free servicesstartup, student, free-for-all49 / 14 / 4azure.microsoft.com
MongoDB Atlas Free TierAtlas Free tier ("Free cluster", formerly M0)free-for-all3 / 2 / 0mongodb.com
Neon Free PlanNeon Free plan (permanent free tier)free-for-all3 / 2 / 0neon.com
PlanetScaleNo free tier; free trial only — paid plans from $5/mo (Postgres single node, 10 GB storage + 100 GB bandwidth included)other0 / 0 / 0planetscale.com
Qdrant Cloud Free TierQdrant Cloud Free Forever tierfree-for-all3 / 1 / 0qdrant.tech
Redis Cloud Free tierFree Redis Cloud Essentials (always-free 30 MB tier)free-for-all1 / 1 / 1redis.io
ScyllaDB Cloud trials30-day Developer Free Trial (ScyllaDB Cloud)other4 / 0 / 0scylladb.com
Supabase Free PlanSupabase Free Plan (free tier) — the only direct, self-serve free offerfree-for-all3 / 1 / 0supabase.com
Turso Free PlanTurso Free Plan (permanent free tier)free-for-all3 / 1 / 0turso.tech
UpstashUpstash Free Tier (all products: Redis, QStash, Workflow, Vector, Box, Blob) — the de facto free offer for students and startupsfree-for-all4 / 0 / 1upstash.com
Weaviate Cloud Free TierFree Plan ("Always free" managed Weaviate cluster)free-for-all2 / 2 / 0weaviate.io
XataXata Open Source (self-hosted, free forever)free-for-all2 / 3 / 0xata.io

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