02 / Credits / VPS
Checked 2026.09.18
VPS free credits
106 offers and 4 no-credit findings
VPS free credit is mostly trial money: time-boxed amounts meant to get a first server running, often gated by a card check. The spread here is wide. Some providers publish a real dollar figure, some run quota trials, and some well known hosts offer no credit at all.
Offers and no-credit findings share this table on purpose: knowing that a provider has nothing free saves as much time as finding one that does. Amounts stay in the provider's own words, including every "up to".
The vps ledger
10 entries: 6 offers, 4 findings
| Product | Amount | Type | Expiry | Payment method required | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | No free credit | No free credit | Not applicable | Yes | Last checked: |
| Exoscale | No free credit | No free credit | Not applicable | Yes | Last checked: |
| Hetzner | No free credit | No free credit | Not applicable; promo codes apply to future billing periods | Not stated officially | Last checked: |
| Linode (Akamai Cloud) | No free credit | No free credit | Not applicable; promo code amounts and terms are per code | Yes | Last checked: |
| Vultr | Not stated officially | Free trial | Up to 30 days | Yes | Last checked: |
| Civo | $250 | Signup credit | 31 calendar days | Yes | Last checked: |
| DigitalOcean | $5 | Signup credit | 90 days after signup | Yes | Last checked: |
| OVHcloud | US$200 | Free trial | One month from creation of your first Public Cloud project | Yes | Last checked: |
| Scaleway | €100 | Signup credit | Not stated officially | Yes | Last checked: |
| UpCloud | $500 / €500 for 30 days | Free trial | 30 days on the current promotion; standard trial is 7 days from activation; the trial must start within 365 days of registration | Yes | Last checked: |
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