What is free-for-dev?

free-for-dev is a curated list of online services that offer free tiers for developers, system administrators, and anyone managing technical infrastructure. Instead of hunting across the web for tools that won't cost you money, you can browse this organized catalog to find what you need. The list covers everything from code hosting and databases to monitoring and team collaboration tools. The project is essentially a single, massive document organized by category. You can jump to sections like APIs, storage, monitoring, or DNS to find a list of providers, each with a short note on what their free tier includes. For example, under code hosting, you'll find GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket with brief details on their limits for private repositories and team sizes. It functions like a specialized yellow pages for developer tools. This resource is built for startups, indie developers, and technical founders who want to minimize costs while building a product. If you need to host a website, send transactional emails, set up automated testing, or add machine learning capabilities, the list points you to services that provide a baseline of usage for free. It is especially handy for side projects or early-stage companies that are pre-revenue and need to stretch their runway. The project maintains a strict rule: it only includes hosted services with genuine free tiers, not temporary free trials. To qualify, a service must offer ongoing free access, or if it is time-limited, the free period must last at least a year. The curator actively reviews community contributions to keep the list focused on infrastructure and development tools, keeping it opinionated rather than an exhaustive dumping ground for every free product on the internet.