Cloady: ongoing free tier paused — one-month free trial available

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Update — November 3, 2026: the ongoing free tier is currently paused.

Cloady now offers a one-month free trial for your first eligible small app. Continuing after the trial requires paid hosting. The ongoing free tier originally posted here is paused for now; please do not sign up expecting permanent free hosting. I have updated this post and its title so the original terms are not mistaken for the current offer.

Hi LES, I am Georgii, the person behind Cloady at NeptoLab. Cloady is a managed application and database hosting platform.

Current trial

• One month for your first eligible small app, once per account
• Up to 0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 5 GB SSD across that app and its services, with 100 GB of traffic
• No card required to start; paid hosting is required to continue after the month ends
• Deploy from a GitHub repo, Docker image, uploaded source files or template
• Persistent volumes, custom domains with HTTPS, logs and a browser terminal

An app and its database can share the trial allocation if their combined resources fit. This is a managed container platform, not a root-access VPS. Choosing resources above the trial limits requires paid capacity; check the calculator before scaling.

For an existing project, test a copy first: check environment variables, volume mounts and logs, and test restoring your database backup before moving production traffic.

Website and current resource calculator: https://cloady.com
Community Discord: https://discord.gg/EkADKDVxxe

Thank you to everyone who raised sustainability concerns. The ongoing free tier was not sustainable in its previous form, so it is currently paused while we offer a time-limited trial. Moderators are welcome to move or close this thread if it no longer fits this section.

lczws

You should set up a requirement that a card needs to be bound for verification or payment of $0.5. Otherwise, there will definitely be people who abuse this system.

NeverMindS

I just created an application and the process was super smooth! How do I deploy from private Docker images?

km4

This look very interesting, but what about sustainability. letting the reins free will definitely lead to system abuse.

KeqingWangy

I tried deploying in Singapore, but the IP I get is always from the US. Is this a bug?

rockinmusicgv

Just to echo the statements on free tier, those can be a hassle. Some requirements or limitations might make it a better experience for the people you want to eventually become paying customers.

ehab

kf5ydu

Why are you charging per app instead of just for a resource pool? With caliber node I just pay for a subscription that lets me run as many apps as I can fit and can even stop and start them to create additional ones that I can switch out running.

Unless I’m missing something once you get past the free tier 1 core and 1gb of ram is $6.67 per month with you while they only charge $4 for 2 cores / 2gb of ram / 30gb disk and most importantly I can use as many apps as I want to. Not to mention their free 4 app bring your own hardware plan and ongoing promotions on discord.

budi1413

@rockinmusicgv said:
Just to echo the statements on free tier, those can be a hassle. Some requirements or limitations might make it a better experience for the people you want to eventually become paying customers.

same experience

Parsifal

Thanks for sharing! This looks interesting for running small Docker services.

Just two quick questions:

1. Does the free workspace stay running 24/7, or does it go to sleep after a period of inactivity?
2. Is networking limited to HTTP/HTTPS, or can apps expose custom TCP/UDP ports as well?

I run a few small self-hosted services and automation tasks, so these would be useful to know before giving it a try.

xor

I've been looking for something like this myself but ultimately I decided to create an account with Caliber Node because I preferred their way of paying for resources rather than each app.

kf5ydu

@xor said:
I've been looking for something like this myself but ultimately I decided to create an account with Caliber Node because I preferred their way of paying for resources rather than each app.

Same, I’ve been extremely happy with their product and service. So far I have only been using them a little over a month but caliber node is by far my favorite provider. This last week they had some insane deals on discord, now I have enough cpu and ram to last a long time 😂

xor

@kf5ydu said:
Same, I’ve been extremely happy with their product and service. So far I have only been using them a little over a month but caliber node is by far my favorite provider. This last week they had some insane deals on discord, now I have enough cpu and ram to last a long time 😂

I'll have to set up a discord account and keep an eye out. Thanks for the heads up.

Edmond

Since no card is required to use the free tier, if the app exceeds 200GB outbound, is the app suspended until the next month, or will I be billed afterwards to upgrade the app to the equivalent paid tier, which would include unlimited traffic?

Is it possible to place the apps with custom domains behind Cloudflare, or any other CDN? Although incoming traffic is unlimited, feels inappropriate for your service to defend against a (unlikely) DDoS attack.

Does your service sleep free tier apps after a certain period of inactivity? Beyond activities prohibited by law, anything prohibited by your service?

Edmond

@Edmond said:
Since no card is required to use the free tier, if the app exceeds 200GB outbound, is the app suspended until the next month, or will I be billed afterwards to upgrade the app to the equivalent paid tier, which would include unlimited traffic?

Is it possible to place the apps with custom domains behind Cloudflare, or any other CDN? Although incoming traffic is unlimited, feels inappropriate for your service to defend against a (unlikely) DDoS attack.

Does your service sleep free tier apps after a certain period of inactivity? Beyond activities prohibited by law, anything prohibited by your service?

I guess I should have signed up immediately then? Now no free tier

kf5ydu

@Edmond said:

@Edmond said:
Since no card is required to use the free tier, if the app exceeds 200GB outbound, is the app suspended until the next month, or will I be billed afterwards to upgrade the app to the equivalent paid tier, which would include unlimited traffic?

Is it possible to place the apps with custom domains behind Cloudflare, or any other CDN? Although incoming traffic is unlimited, feels inappropriate for your service to defend against a (unlikely) DDoS attack.

Does your service sleep free tier apps after a certain period of inactivity? Beyond activities prohibited by law, anything prohibited by your service?

I guess I should have signed up immediately then? Now no free tier

You’re not missing out on anything, if you want something better caliber node has a free tier for bring your own hardware that includes up to 4 apps. So far I’m incredibly happy with them ☺️