alwaysdata vs Koyeb — free-tier comparison
This comparison is calculated from verified service fields. It is not presented as an editorial review and remains excluded from the index until reviewed.
At a glance
Koyeb: Cheapest paid plan
PaaS
1 GB SSD, 256 MB RAM and a quarter CPU share, positioned for personal needs, with no time limit
Paid from €5/month excl. VAT
- Free for life, not a trial
- 1 GB SSD storage
- 256 MB RAM and a quarter CPU share
- Permanent free plan rather than a trial or one-time credit
- Classic hosting flexibility: many languages, databases, SSH and cron on one account
- 1 GB of storage and 256 MB of RAM fit only small sites and apps
Best for
- Personal sites, small PHP or Python apps and student projects
- Developers who want SSH access and a database without managing a server
PaaS
One free web service with 512 MB RAM, 0.1 vCPU and 2 GB SSD; free PostgreSQL is limited to 5 active hours and 1 GB storage
Paid from $1.61/month
- One free web service per organization
- 512 MB RAM, 0.1 vCPU and 2 GB SSD
- Free instance in Frankfurt or Washington, D.C.
- Free web instance is explicit and not billed when kept on the free instance type
- GitHub, Docker, buildpack and CLI deployment paths
- Free web services scale to zero after one hour without traffic
Best for
- Small APIs, demos and hobby apps that can tolerate sleep
- Flask, Django, Go, Node.js and Docker apps deployed from GitHub
The catch?
alwaysdata
- Commercial use restricted
- Some constraints remain unconfirmed
Koyeb
- Scales to zero when idle
- Credit card required
- Some constraints remain unconfirmed
Detailed comparison
| alwaysdata | Koyeb | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier & pricing | ||
| Free tier ↑ better | Perpetual ★ | Perpetual (sleeps) ★ |
| Paid from ↓ better | €5/mo | $1.61/mo ★ |
| Regions ↑ better | 1 region | 2 free regions ★ |
| PaaS | ||
| Included RAM ↑ better | 256 MB | 512 MB ★ |
FAQ
alwaysdata lists a €0 plan with 1 GB of SSD storage, 256 MB of RAM and a quarter CPU share, described as available for life. It is positioned for personal needs.
The free plan is positioned for personal needs. For commercial use, check alwaysdata's terms or start on the €5 paid plan.
Koyeb documents one free web service per organization with 512 MB RAM, 0.1 vCPU and 2 GB SSD, plus a free PostgreSQL database limited to 5 active hours and 1 GB storage.
Yes. Free instances scale down to zero when they receive no traffic for one hour, so the next request can be cold.