Free hosting that doesn't sleep
Which free hosting tiers spin down when idle, according to their own pricing and docs pages. Static and edge platforms generally serve instantly; container platforms often sleep.
No idle sleep stated
These official free-tier pages do not mention spinning down. Most are static or serverless/edge platforms, not always-on servers.
| Service | Free tier (from official page) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Pageshosting | 500 builds/mo, 1 concurrent build, 20-min build timeout·100 custom domains/project·20,000 files/site | |
| GitHub Pageshosting | Public repos on GitHub Free·site max 1 GB·soft limit 100 GB bandwidth/mo·soft limit 10 builds/hour·10-min deploy timeout·not for commercial/SaaS sites | non-commercial |
| Netlifyhosting | 300 credits/month limit·unlimited deploy previews·custom domains with SSL·1 member | |
| Vercelhosting | 100 GB/mo Fast Data Transfer·1M CDN requests/mo·1M function invocations/mo·360 GB-hrs provisioned memory·personal non-commercial use only | non-commercial |
| Zeaburhosting | manage 1 own server·2C4G build CI·50 MB single file upload limit | |
| Cloudflare Workersserverless | 100,000 requests/day·10 ms CPU per invocation·static asset requests free and unlimited | |
| Deno Deployserverless | 1M requests/mo·20 GiB egress/mo·5 custom domains |
Sleeps or scales to zero when idle
The official page states the service spins down or scales to zero; expect a cold start on the first request.
| Service | Free tier (from official page) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Koyebhosting | 0.25 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB storage, $0·scale-to-zero on inactivity·10 custom domains free | sleeps when idle |
| Renderhosting | up to 25 services·5 GB bandwidth/mo·750 free instance hours/mo per workspace·free web service 512 MB RAM, spins down after 15 min idle (about 1 min to wake)·free Postgres expires 30 days after creation | sleeps when idlefree DB expires |
Trial or credit based
Free usage is a trial or a small monthly credit rather than a standing free tier.
| Service | Free tier (from official page) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Railwayhosting | 30-day trial with $5 credits, then $1/month·up to 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB RAM per service·0.5 GB volume storage | trial credit |
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