Hosting — 2 of the tools we track qualify
Hosting tools with a real free plan
Not a trial. A plan priced at zero on the vendor’s own pricing page, on the date beside it.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | $2.5/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-09-06 | page |
| DigitalOcean | $4/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-09-06 | page |
Questions the record can answer
What puts a tool on this list?
A plan the vendor prices at zero — free trials are not counted, because a trial is a deadline. The test is re-run against the record every time the page is built, so a vendor joins or drops off when its own pricing changes — nobody edits this page to move it.
How many tools qualify, and which do not?
2 of the hosting tools we track qualify today. 10Web, A2 Hosting, Bluehost, Cloudways, DreamHost, Hetzner and 6 more did not, on the same test and the same day.
What do the tools on this list cost?
From $2.5/mo to $4/mo — Vultr at the bottom of the list, DigitalOcean at the top, each the vendor's own published figure read on 2026-09-06.
What qualified a tool for this page: a plan the vendor prices at zero — free trials are not counted, because a trial is a deadline. The test is run against the record
every time this page is built, so a vendor that changes its pricing drops off or joins without anyone editing this
page. Did not qualify: 10Web, A2 Hosting, Bluehost, Cloudways, DreamHost, Hetzner, Hostinger, Kinsta, Pressable, ScalaHosting, SiteGround, WP Engine.
No vendor paid for placement. The method →