What Cloud Platforms
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Plain-English pricing breakdowns: plans, hidden costs, and the real monthly bill. Then see how each one compares to Runsite's predictable EU pricing.
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Free for static sites only. Web services, Postgres and Redis all require a paid plan, the old free web tier was discontinued in 2023.
See the real cost →Free tier covers static sites only (up to 3 apps). There is no always-free plan for containers or servers; new accounts get time-limited promotional credit on top.
See the real cost →Hobby plan is free for personal, non-commercial projects. Commercial use requires Pro at $20/user/mo, and usage charges apply on top.
See the real cost →No free tier at all: Heroku discontinued free dynos, Postgres and Redis in November 2022.
See the real cost →No permanent free tier. A limited trial gives one-time credit; the Hobby plan is $5/mo including $5 of usage.
See the real cost →Spark plan is free with fixed quotas. Exceeding any quota forces an upgrade to the metered, uncapped Blaze plan.
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