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Cloud compute & VPS

Compare included quotas, restrictions and official provider documentation.

Free allowance

Always Free: up to two AMD E2.1.Micro VMs (1/8 OCPU, 1 GB RAM each); Arm Ampere A1: 1.500 OCPU-hours and 9.000 GB-hours/month (equivalent to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB RAM for Always Free tenancies); 200 GB shared boot/block volume storage.

Keep in mind

Compute must run in the home region; capacity may be unavailable and idle instances may be reclaimed. Payment card required for account verification. Boot volumes use the shared 200 GB allowance; paid account overages can incur charges. Verify tenancy-specific A1 limits.

Free allowance

One non-preemptible e2-micro VM-month (aggregate hours), 30 GB-months standard persistent disk and 1 GB eligible outbound data/month

Keep in mind

Free e2-micro usage only in us-west1, us-central1 or us-east1. The VM allowance is pooled by running hours across those regions, not one free VM in every region. GPUs/TPUs, other disk types, excess egress, IP addresses and other billable resources are not covered. An active Cloud Billing account is required.

Free allowance

Free Linux container VPS with root access: 1 vCPU at 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB HDD, 1 IPv6 /128 and 1 TB traffic per month.

Keep in mind

IPv6-only (no included IPv4); connection throttled to 1 Mbit/s after 1 TB/month. One-month contract requires manual renewal; account verification and capacity/order availability apply. Paid IPv4, extras and licensed operating systems may cost money. Card and commercial-use terms not explicitly confirmed.

Free allowance

Free open-source IaaS cloud orchestration platform to provision and manage private/public cloud virtual machines, compute hosts, networking, templates, storage and accounts via an API and web UI.

Keep in mind

CloudStack software is open source, not a provider-hosted free VPS or pre-funded compute credit. You must provide and operate your own hypervisors/physical compute hosts, networking, storage and associated cloud infrastructure; commercial support is optional and separate.

Free self-hosted software
Free allowance

Run a self-managed boxd microVM cluster without a boxd license key, up to 16 total logical worker-host vCPUs across the cluster (not guest-VM vCPUs). Includes the console, API, DNS, SSH/HTTPS access, snapshots and automation.

Keep in mind

You must supply and pay for your own GCP/AWS instances, storage, networking, DNS, or bare-metal hosts; this is NOT free hosted compute. Above 16 total worker-host vCPUs, existing machines continue running but the cluster refuses new machines until capacity is reduced or a paid license key is installed. Installer code is Apache-2.0, but downloaded boxd binaries/images are separately licensed under PolyForm Internal Use with restrictions: personal use and a company's internal operations are permitted; redistribution is prohibited. Workers require KVM/nested virtualization; clusters send hourly usage telemetry.

Free self-hosted software
Free allowance

Apache-2.0 self-hosted VPS control panel for Docker app deployment, PostgreSQL management, reverse proxy, domains and server monitoring; no software subscription fee or stated usage quota.

Keep in mind

Requires your own VPS/server, Docker 24+, Docker Compose 2+, domain/DNS for public apps and open ports; VPS, storage, bandwidth and optional NVIDIA AI API costs are not included. Protect privileged Docker and database access.

Free allowance

Open-source Kubernetes-based hyperconverged infrastructure for bare-metal VM clusters, with integrated virtualization, distributed storage, networking and Rancher integration; no software usage quota.

Keep in mind

Requires your own compatible bare-metal servers, disks, networking and operations: Harvester does NOT provide any free hosted virtual machine, bandwidth or cloud credits. Enterprise services/support, hardware and hosting incur separate costs; Apache-2.0 license terms apply.

Free allowance

Apache-2.0 open-source software for managing Linux system containers and virtual machines on user-provided Linux hosts; no vendor-imposed software quota, expiry or recurring credit limit.

Keep in mind

This is self-hosted virtualization software, NOT a free hosted VPS or cloud compute allowance. Supply and pay for host hardware, storage, networking and operations. Protect daemon socket and remote API because local socket access grants host-level control. Optional commercial support is paid.

Free allowance

Self-hostable infrastructure inventory and visual dashboard for servers, VMs, disks, IP addresses and network connections, with user roles and optional separate monitoring agent. Source available under GPL-3.0; no vendor software quota or expiry documented.

Keep in mind

Free software only: no VPS, VM, hosting, storage or bandwidth included. Requires your own Docker/Compose host, PostgreSQL and HTTPS reverse proxy; infrastructure costs apply. Change seeded default credentials and secrets before deployment. Upstream README says MIT but actual LICENSE file is GPL-3.0; follow LICENSE and review obligations before redistribution or commercial integration. Monitoring and integrations include roadmap items, not all shipped features.

Free allowance

Free Apache-2.0 Kubernetes virtualization API and runtime to create and manage virtual machines within your own Kubernetes cluster, without per-VM software usage fees.

Keep in mind

KubeVirt is a self-hosted VM orchestration component, NOT a free public VPS or a hosted cloud allocation. Requires an operational Kubernetes cluster, virtualization-capable nodes, storage, networking and platform expertise; those costs remain yours.

Free allowance

Open-source self-hosted virtualization platform for KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, with web management, clustering, storage and software-defined networking; no vendor-side per-VM allowance or time limit.

Keep in mind

Requires your own physical servers, CPU, RAM, storage, networking and administration; this is NOT a free cloud-hosted VPS. The no-subscription repository lacks the tested Enterprise Repository, and commercial support and enterprise updates require paid subscriptions. AGPLv3 license obligations apply.

Free allowance

MIT-licensed desktop VPS management application for Windows, Linux and macOS; no software subscription, usage quota or expiry. Connects over SSH/SFTP to manage remote files, systemd services, Docker, Nginx/Caddy and server resources.

Keep in mind

Free software only: no VPS, compute, bandwidth or hosting is included. Requires an existing Linux server and SSH credentials; remote infrastructure and any third-party services may incur charges. Project is early-stage; validate security and compatibility before production use.

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