Microsoft Azure alternatives: free plans and credits compared

24 Hosting & servers tools like Microsoft Azure, each with a verified free plan or a current offer, compared side by side.

Microsoft Azure vs. alternatives

ToolFree planCurrent offer
Microsoft Azure—$200 credit
IONOS—Web hosting for $1/mo
Namecheap—30 days free
Cloudways—40% off for 4 months
Vultr—$250 credit
AWS—$1,000–$200,000 credits
Google Cloud—Up to $350k credit
InMotion Hosting—Up to 63% off VPS
HostGator—Extra 20% off
Heroku—$312 credit
Fly.io—Up to $15,000 credit
DreamHost—83% off WordPress hosting
SiteGround—Up to 83% off
Bluehost—Up to 25% extra off
Kinsta—1 month free
Railway—$5 credit
UpCloud—Up to $3,000 credit
Kamatera—$100 credit for 30 days
DigitalOcean—$200 credit
Render—$500 credit
Scaleway—Up to €36,000
OVHcloud—€10,000 credit
IBM Cloud—$200 credit
Oracle Cloud—$300 credit
Hostinger—71% off cloud hosting
What is a good free alternative to Microsoft Azure?

None of the Microsoft Azure alternatives we track has a verified free plan right now; see the current offers in the table above.

Which Microsoft Azure alternatives have a deal right now?

Active offers: IONOS (Web hosting for $1/mo), Namecheap (30 days free), Cloudways (40% off for 4 months), Vultr ($250 credit), AWS ($1,000–$200,000 credits), Google Cloud (Up to $350k credit).

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