Best free app hosting platforms (2026)

These platforms let you deploy and run a full app or service on a free tier that stays free. They are ranked by our free-value score, which weighs compute, bandwidth, and build allowances against the sleeping, timeout, and usage limits attached. One-time credits and eligibility-gated programs are listed separately, below the renewable free tiers.

How these scores work

Renewable free tiers

Ranked by free-value score. Every tier here renews rather than expiring.

#ServiceScore
1Tencent EdgeOne PagesServerless static and full-stack web/app hosting on Tencent's global edge network with edge + cloud functions, KV storage, and Git/CLI/template deploys.6.1/10
2Appwrite CloudOpen-source BaaS providing databases, auth, storage, functions, and realtime, with a free cloud tier and no credit card.4.6/10
3Hugging Face SpacesPython/Gradio/Docker app host that can expose APIs and demos.4.1/10
4ConvexReactive backend hosting a document database with ACID transactions, serverless functions, and websockets for live updates.3.9/10
5Back4AppManaged Parse Server backend (database, auth, cloud code, real-time queries) plus Docker container hosting, both with no-card free tiers.3.8/10
6LeapcellServerless app platform that deploys Next.js, Python, Go, Rust and more with a managed Postgres, Redis, custom domains and global CDN.3.8/10
7KoyebKoyeb is a serverless platform for deploying containers, APIs and full-stack apps globally, with a forever-free instance plus a free Postgres.5.7/10
8AWS LambdaAlways-free: 1M requests + 400,000 GB-seconds/mo; then $0.20/M requests + $0.0000166667/GB-second (x86)4.6/10
9Azure Container AppsFree monthly grant: first 180,000 vCPU-seconds, 360,000 GiB-seconds, 2M requests; then per-second pay-as-you-go4.6/10
10Cloud RunFree tier: first 180,000 vCPU-seconds, 360,000 GiB-seconds, 2M requests/mo; then $0.000024/vCPU-s, $0.40/M requests4.6/10
11AWS Amplify HostingFree tier 15GB served + 5GB stored + 1,000 build minutes/mo; then $0.01/build-minute, $0.15/GB served, 500K SSR requests free4.4/10
12Scaleway Serverless ContainersFree tier 400,000 GB-s + 1M requests/mo; then €0.000005/GB-s (€0.50 per 100k GB-s) on-demand; provisioned €0.000017/GB-s4.4/10
13NhostServerless backend for web/mobile with PostgreSQL, Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage, and serverless functions on a free Starter plan.4.2/10
14RenderRuns normal web services and background workers.4.0/10
15ZeaburZeabur is a deploy-from-Git PaaS whose free Serverless plan ships GitHub-based serverless services on a global edge network with no card required.3.9/10
16Upstash | BoxDurable container runtime for AI agents with shell, filesystem, git, schedules, snapshots, and built-in Claude Code / Codex harnesses.3.6/10
17NorthflankNorthflank is a developer platform for deploying services, jobs and databases, with an always-on free tier that notably does not sleep.3.4/10
18Encore CloudBuilt-in development cloud for Encore backends, free for dev and limited-scale commercial apps with no card and no per-seat fee.2.9/10

One-time credits & programs

Kept separate from the ranking above: these are trial credits or eligibility-gated programs that eventually run out or require qualification, not renewable free tiers.