Best offer on record: Storyblok Starter free plan (permanent free tier). 3 verified findings, checked 2026-10-22.
Offers
Storyblok Starter free plan (permanent free tier) high confidence
Forever-free plan. 1 space; up to 2 seats (1 seat included free, extra seat +$15/mo, max 2); 100,000 API requests/month; 100 GB content-delivery traffic/month; 2 locales; 25,000 AI credits/month; ~2,000 stories and ~2,000 assets; 200 components; 500 MB max asset size. Verified on the live /pricing page and the public '2026 Pricing Plan - Factsheet (Public)' PDF.
Eligibility
Anyone worldwide. No .edu email required, no startup age/funding check, and no credit card required (page: 'always free and requires no credit card').
How to claim
Sign up at app.storyblok.com; a new space starts on the free Starter plan (or after a 45-day Growth Plus trial, choose Starter). No card is entered.
Expiry
None — Starter is a permanent free tier; it does not expire and does not renew.
Gotchas
The /free marketing page advertises '1,000,000 API requests' and 'unlimited content entries', which contradicts the authoritative /pricing page + 2026 factsheet (100K API/month, ~2,000 stories/assets) — trust the pricing page/factsheet. Egress/overage: 100 GB traffic and 100K API are included; exceeding the API & traffic limits in two consecutive months triggers Storyblok's overage 'Usage Breach Fee' (2025 overage-fee policy). Traffic is the billable dimension; story/asset counts are hard caps.
45-day Growth Plus free trial (no credit card) high confidence
Every new space gets a 45-day trial of the paid Growth Plus plan (15 seats, 4,000,000 API calls/month, 1 TB traffic). After 45 days you either subscribe (Growth $99/mo, $90.75/mo annual; Growth Plus $349/mo, $319.91/mo annual; Premium/Elite custom) or downgrade to the free Starter plan.
Eligibility
Any new space; no credit card required (pricing FAQ: 'No! Every space comes with a 45-day free trial on our Growth Plus plan'); no .edu or startup qualification; global.
How to claim
Sign up; the Growth Plus trial begins automatically on a new space. To keep it free, choose Starter (or a paid tier) at the end of the 45 days.
Expiry
45 days; then renews only if you pick a paid plan, otherwise downgrades to free Starter. Annual billing gives one month free.
Gotchas
trial-vs-free: this is a paid-tier trial, not the free plan. At day 45 you lose the 4M API / 1 TB traffic limits and drop to Starter (100K API / 100 GB). No card means no auto-bill is stated, but the generous limits end on day 45.
Education & nonprofit discount (sales-led) medium confidence
Storyblok states: 'We offer discounts for educational institutions and non-profit organizations that are making the world a better place.' No fixed percentage and no dedicated landing page are published.
Eligibility
Educational institutions and non-profit organizations. No .edu-email verification and no region limit are stated on the site.
How to claim
Contact sales via the pricing page CTA (links to /fs/enterprise-contact) or sales@storyblok.com; the discount is negotiated per deal.
Expiry
N/A — negotiated discount with no set expiry/renewal.
Gotchas
It is a discount, not a free tier/license — you still pay. Not available to students or startups by default (institutional/charitable entities only). Students/startups instead use the free Starter plan + 45-day Growth Plus trial with no special qualification.