☁Cloud infrastructure (VMs & storage)
AWS EC2 and S3, Google Compute Engine, Azure VMs, Oracle, Hetzner, DigitalOcean — monthly cost by spec and free-trial terms when you rent servers yourself. — 22 entries
AWAWS EC2
Choose a machine and OS for a virtual server. t3.micro costs $0.0104/hour in us-east-1 and has no ongoing free tier.
AWAWS Lambda
Run a function when an event arrives. The ongoing free tier includes 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-seconds monthly.
AWAWS S3
Store files in buckets. Storage is $0.023/GB-month; ongoing free egress and the limited storage trial are separate.
AWAWS RDS
Run managed PostgreSQL. db.t4g.micro is $0.016/hour plus storage, with a time-limited trial only.
AWAWS Lightsail
Bundle a small VM, SSD, and transfer. The 0.5 GiB IPv4 plan is $5/month; the trial length is unverified.
AWAWS CloudFront
Deliver content from edge locations. The Free plan and pay-as-you-go have distinct ongoing transfer allowances.
Google Compute Engine
Create a GCP virtual server. One e2-micro equivalent is ongoing free in eligible US regions, excluding Seoul.
Google Cloud Storage
Store files as objects. Standard 5 GB-months are ongoing free in eligible US regions, excluding Seoul.
Google Cloud SQL
Run managed PostgreSQL. db-f1-micro is $0.0105/hour plus a minimum storage charge.
Google Cloud Run functions
Run functions on events. Ongoing allowances in us-central1 cover 2 million requests and CPU and memory discounts.
AZAzure Virtual Machines
Run a sized Windows or Linux VM. Linux B1s is $0.0104/hour in East US; US-account free hours are a 12-month trial.
AZAzure App Service
Deploy a managed web app. F1 is ongoing free, while Linux B1 costs $0.017/hour in East US.
AZAzure Functions
Run code on events. Consumption includes a conditional ongoing 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-seconds monthly.
AZAzure Blob Storage
Store files in Hot LRS blobs. The 5 GB storage offer lasts 12 months, while 100 GB/month egress is ongoing free.
OCOracle Cloud Always Free
Use Arm A1 in the home region with 1,500 OCPU-hours and 9,000 GB-hours free each month.
DigitalOcean Droplets
Rent a VM with a monthly cap. A Basic 2-vCPU, 4-GiB Droplet costs $24/month.
Hetzner Cloud
A shared x86 CX23 VM with 2 vCPUs and 4 GB in Nuremberg lists at €5.49/month, excluding tax and IPv4.
Akamai/Linode Shared CPU
A 2-vCPU, 4-GB Shared CPU VM in Tokyo costs $24/month with 4 TB transfer included.
2-vCPU, 4-GB VM cost comparison2 vCPU·4 GB VM 비용 비교
Compare seven similarly sized VMs by runtime, separating Oracle eligibility and different bundles.
Object storage and egress cost오브젝트 스토리지·송신 비용
At 100 GB stored and 100 GB sent, compare AWS $2.30, Akamai $2, DigitalOcean $5, and other models.
Always free versus time-limited trials상시 무료와 기간 한정 체험
Separate always-free VMs from 12-month trials and new-account credits, including month 13.
VM versus PaaS operations and costVM과 PaaS 운영·비용 비교
Compare DigitalOcean VM and managed Azure App Service runtime charges alongside the different operations work.