Upcoming developer tool pricing changes for Q2 2026. Hetzner +30-50%, Google Tenor shutdown, odrive removal, and more. Timeline, impact analysis, and alternatives.

Q2 2026 Developer Pricing Preview

Published 2026-03-25 · Not yet reviewed · 48 confirmed changes + 4 signals to watch · Figures compiled 2026-03-25, not re-checked since

48
Confirmed Changes
23
High Impact
105
Vendors Affected
4
Signals to Watch

69 more were recorded in these dates with no known effective date and are not counted.

Q2 2026 brings infrastructure cost pressure. The biggest confirmed change is Hetzner's 30-50% price increase on April 1 — driven by DRAM costs up 171% YoY and AI-fueled chip demand. Google shuts down the Tenor GIF API on June 30. Several Q1-end changes (odrive removal, HCP Terraform migration, Google Developer Program restructuring) take full effect as Q2 begins.

The broader trend: Cloud infrastructure costs are rising across Europe (OVHcloud, Netcup also raising prices). Meanwhile, AI API challengers (Groq, Cerebras, OpenRouter) are expanding free tiers to compete with incumbents. The gap between "cheap to prototype" and "expensive to scale" continues to widen.

Since this preview was published: Hetzner's price changes took effect on April 1, 2026, for new orders and existing products. Google shut down the Tenor API on June 30, 2026, and OpenAI shut down the Assistants API on August 26, 2026.

Timeline

Chronological view of confirmed pricing changes and deadlines in Q2 2026.

effective 2026-03-25
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL high
Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless added to AWS Free Tier — managed PostgreSQL-compatible database now available at no cost with up to 4 ACUs per cluster and 1 GB storage. Part of AWS... Source ↗
effective 2026-03-29
HeyForm low
HeyForm ended its hosted free plan between 2026-03-01 and 2026-03-29, when its site relaunched. Paid plans start at $15 a month billed annually, with a 7-day trial; self-hosting... Source ↗
effective 2026-03-30
Google high
Standalone Google Developer Program Premium stopped renewing on personal (@gmail.com) accounts: annual plans after 2026-03-30, monthly plans after 2026-06-30. Google had moved i... Source ↗
effective 2026-03-31
odrive medium
odrive free tier discontinued effective March 31, 2026. Previously free unified cloud storage sync across multiple providers (Google Drive, Dropbox, S3, etc.). Source ↗
effective 2026-03-31
HCP Terraform high
HashiCorp legacy free plan for HCP Terraform ends March 31, 2026. All legacy free plan users auto-migrated to enhanced free tier with different limits: 500 managed resources (pr... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-01
Hetzner high
Cloud & dedicated server prices increasing 30-50%. Entry-level CX23: €2.99→€3.99/mo (+33%). Applies to new and existing customers. Driven by DRAM (+171% YoY) and NVMe SSD cost s... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-01
Google Gemini API medium
Billing-account-level spend caps enforced starting April 1, 2026. When a tier's spend cap is reached, API requests pause until the next billing month. Affects pay-as-you-go deve... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-01
Replit low
Replit Core plan dropped from $25/month to $20/month (now includes 5 collaborators). New Pro plan added at $100/month with Agent modes, tiered credits, and up to 15 builders. Te... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-01
OVHcloud high
OVHcloud raised prices on its VPS 2026 range from 2026-04-01. Its announcement of 2026-03-05 lists euro list prices up 36-49%, with VPS-1 from €4.49 to €6.49 a month and VPS-4 f... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-01
OVHcloud medium
OVHcloud Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Bare Metal prices increased 9-11% for deployments made 2026-2028. Pre-2025 deployments see smaller 2-6% increase depending on equipment... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-02
OpenAI Codex medium
OpenAI added Codex-only seats for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise workspaces, with no fixed seat fee, no rate limits and usage billed on token consumption, and cut ChatGPT Busin... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-07
DigitalOcean medium
DigitalOcean's new-account credit fell from $200 for 60 days to $5 for 90 days. Its pricing page changed between the Internet Archive's 2026-04-05 and 2026-04-07 captures. The $... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-08
Hyperping medium
Between 2026-03-08 and 2026-04-08, Hyperping's free plan went from 5 monitors checked every 3 minutes to 20 monitors checked every 5 minutes, with 1 basic status page and 1 seat... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-09
ImageEngine medium
ImageEngine withdrew its free Developer Program (10 GB of monthly traffic, one image origin) between captures of 2026-02-17 and 2026-04-09, when it replaced its SaaS plans with ... Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Augment Code medium
Free tier removed. Lowest plan is now Indie at $20/month with 40K credits. Credit-based consumption model replaces flat per-seat pricing Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Socket.dev low
Private repo free tier expanded from 1 repo to unlimited repos with 1,000 scans/month and up to 5 members Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
LocalStack low
Community Emulator still available as open source despite earlier discontinuation announcement. Free tier rebranded as Hobby plan with 30+ services Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
stathat.com medium
Domain no longer resolves (DNS ENOTFOUND). We hold no source for this record, so it does not set stathat.com's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Prisma Accelerate low
Free tier operations increased from 60,000 to 100,000/month. Max response size changed from 5 MB to unlimited. Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
SurrealDB Cloud low
Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
codehooks.io medium
Storage reduced from 5GB to 150MB database + 1GB file storage. Developer seats reduced from 2 to 1. Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
SeaTable low
Free tier row limit increased from 2,000 to 10,000 Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
economize.cloud low
Free tier cloud spend limit increased from $5,000/month GCP-only to $100,000/month across all cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
UniRateAPI low
Free plan is not unlimited; limited to 200 requests/day Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Renamer.ai low
Free Starter Plan increased from 15 to 25 files/month Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
FeedBear low
Early-stage deal ($29/mo) replaced by Startup plan at $49/mo Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
HeroUI low
Rebranded to HeroUI, URL changed to heroui.com We hold no source for this record, so it does not set HeroUI's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Umso low
Acquired by Umso, URL changed to umso.com We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Umso's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Whimsical low
Free tier reduced from 4 to 3 team boards We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Whimsical's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
MailerLite low
Free tier reduced from 1,000 to 500 subscribers/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set MailerLite's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Plunk low
Free tier reduced from 3,000 to 1,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Plunk's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Maileroo low
Free tier reduced from 5,000 to 3,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Maileroo's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Mailtrap low
Free tier increased from 3,500 to 4,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Mailtrap's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
addy.io low
Rebranded to addy.io We hold no source for this record, so it does not set addy.io's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Bump Email low
Rebranded to Alias.email We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Bump Email's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Maildroppa low
Emails changed from unlimited to 2,500/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Maildroppa's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Teleretro low
Free plan is essentially a trial (3 retros, 14 days each) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Teleretro's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Protectumus low
Domain redirects to unrelated 2FA product (Protectimus) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Protectumus's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
StackHawk low
Free Developer plan removed, enterprise sales model now We hold no source for this record, so it does not set StackHawk's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Tailscale low
Free tier expanded: 3→6 users, 100→unlimited devices We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Tailscale's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
PyUp low
Rebranded to Safety (getsafety.com) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set PyUp's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
LibreQR low
Now freemium with very limited free tier (0 AI QR, 2 saved) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set LibreQR's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Kraken.io low
Free tier changed to 100MB testing quota only We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Kraken.io's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Otixo low
Rebranded to We.Team We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Otixo's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Userbird low
Domain dead (DNS failure) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Userbird's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Seline low
No permanent free plan We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Seline's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Fivetran Activations low
Acquired by Fivetran, now Fivetran Activations We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Fivetran Activations's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
UsabilityHub low
Rebranded to Lyssna We hold no source for this record, so it does not set UsabilityHub's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Hotjar low
Now part of Contentsquare, free plan changed to 20K sessions (was 2K pageviews/day) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Hotjar's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
FullStory low
Free tier increased from 1,000 to 30,000 sessions/month, retention 1→12 months We hold no source for this record, so it does not set FullStory's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
Smartlook low
Free tier increased from 1,500 to 3,000 sessions/month. Note: reaching End of Sale May 2026 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Smartlook's rating.
discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown
UXtweak low
Free plan no longer includes session recordings (requires paid Business plan) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set UXtweak's rating.
effective 2026-04-12
Deno Deploy medium
Egress on the Free plan fell from 100 GB to 20 GB a month. Deno Deploy's pricing page changed between Common Crawl captures of 2026-03-15 and 2026-04-12. Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Codiga low
Acquired by Datadog, shut down May 2023 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Codiga's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
SwaggerHub low
Free community plan replaced by trial only Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Katalon low
Free Community Edition removed, paid from $167/seat/month. 30-day trial available We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Katalon's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Knowlarity low
Free startup credits no longer visible, paid from ₹16,800/year We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Knowlarity's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
microlink.io low
Free tier dropped to 50 requests/billing period We hold no source for this record, so it does not set microlink.io's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Firecrawl low
Free credits now one-time 500 (not recurring monthly) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Firecrawl's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
filebase.com low
Free storage reduced from 5 GB to 1 GB, now IPFS-focused We hold no source for this record, so it does not set filebase.com's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Pocket Alert low
Now limited to 50 daily messages, 1 device, 1 application We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pocket Alert's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
PubNub low
Switched from 1M transactions/month to 200 MAU model We hold no source for this record, so it does not set PubNub's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Zoho Meeting low
Participants increased 3→100 but 60-minute duration limit added We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Zoho Meeting's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
OneSignal low
Email changed from 100/day to 10K/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set OneSignal's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Stadia Maps low
Free tier increased to 200K credits/month (was 2,500 views/month) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Stadia Maps's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Keywords AI low
Rebranded to Respan, free tier preserved We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Keywords AI's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Revolt low
revolt.chat → stoat.chat We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Revolt's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
GoSquared low
Pivoted to EcoSend (ecosend.io), early-stage plan gone We hold no source for this record, so it does not set GoSquared's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Drift low
Acquired by Salesloft, startup program discontinued We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Drift's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
synadia.com low
Now Synadia Cloud at synadia.com/cloud We hold no source for this record, so it does not set synadia.com's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Pingram.io low
Rebranded from NotificationAPI to Pingram We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pingram.io's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
LambdaTest low
Rebranded to TestMu AI (testmuai.com), freemium plan preserved We hold no source for this record, so it does not set LambdaTest's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
DhiWise low
Rebranded to Rocket.new We hold no source for this record, so it does not set DhiWise's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Stamen Maps low
Tile hosting transferred to Stadia Maps in 2023 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Stamen Maps's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Clever Cloud low
Program renamed to UP, offers up to €10K credits We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Clever Cloud's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Alibaba Cloud Startups low
Renamed to AI Catalyst Program, focus shifted to AI We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Alibaba Cloud Startups's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Shotstack low
No permanent free tier, pay-as-you-go at $0.30/min with $75 initial purchase We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Shotstack's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
CommandBar low
Rebranded to Command AI, no free tier visible, demo-only We hold no source for this record, so it does not set CommandBar's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Pipedream low
Acquired by Workday, service future uncertain for external users We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pipedream's rating.
discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown
Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) medium
AWS Startups offers up to 1 year of free Kiro Pro+ (worth $480/year). Three tiers: Starter (up to 2 users), Growth (up to 50 users), Scale (up to 100 users). Eligible: early-sta... Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-14 · effective date unknown
Amazon SP-API high
Amazon SP-API per-call fees (originally April 30, 2026) postponed indefinitely following widespread developer backlash. The $1,400/year annual fee (started Jan 31) remains in ef... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-14
Netlify medium
Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests went from 3 to 2 credits per 10,00... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-14
Netlify medium
Form submissions are now free across all Credit plans (including the Credit Free tier) — previously each form submission cost 1 credit. Credit Pro also gained unlimited team sea... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-14
Devin high
Cognition retired Devin's Core and Team plans and introduced Free, Pro, Max, Teams and Enterprise; Core users moved to the Free plan. Usage past a paid plan's allowance is bille... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-14
Comet ML medium
Between 2026-03-23 and 2026-04-14, Comet cut the team members allowed on Opik Free Cloud from unlimited to 10. Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-15 · effective date unknown
Google Content API for Shopping high
Google Content API for Shopping being sunset August 18, 2026. Replaced by Merchant API, rolling out April 22, 2026. Developers must migrate before the sunset deadline. Source ↗
effective 2026-04-15
Alibaba Cloud Qwen Code high
Qwen Code's free Qwen OAuth tier was discontinued on 2026-04-15, and new requests on it are rejected. Qwen's docs point users to Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan, OpenRouter, Fireworks... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-17
DeepSeek medium
DeepSeek V3.2 replaces V4 branding. Pricing dropped: chat model $0.30→$0.28/M input, $0.50→$0.42/M output. Reasoner model pricing unified with chat at $0.28/$0.42 (was $0.55/$2.... Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-18 · effective date unknown
Applitools Eyes medium
Free tier metric changed from 'checkpoints' to 'Test Units' (50/month) and user cap relaxed from 1 user to unlimited users. AI-powered visual regression detection unchanged. Source ↗
discovered 2026-04-19 · effective date unknown
Hasura high
Hasura DDN Free plan replaced the legacy Hasura Cloud free tier (60 req/min, 1 GB passthrough). Free tier now offers unlimited API requests, unlimited concurrent users, and unli... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-20
AWS low
AWS WorkSpaces Thin Client end of availability. AWS stopping sales of Thin Client devices. Existing devices continue working but no new hardware can be purchased. Source ↗
effective 2026-04-20
X (Twitter) high
X API per-request pricing overhaul: Owned Reads now $0.001/request; writes raised to $0.015/post (from ~$0.01); URL-containing posts now $0.20/post (massive increase). Following... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-23
Render high
Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 servi... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-30
AWS high
AWS App Runner closed to new customers. Service enters maintenance mode with no new features. AWS recommends migrating to Amazon ECS Express Mode for simplified container deploy... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-30
AWS high
The Node.js 20 Lambda runtime (nodejs20.x) was deprecated on 2026-04-30. Lambda blocks creating functions on it from 2027-02-01 and updating them from 2027-03-03; AWS's runtime ... Source ↗
effective 2026-04-30
Appwrite Cloud medium
Appwrite began enforcing Realtime limits on 2026-04-30, with the Free plan at 2 million messages a month, down from the 3 million its pricing page had listed, and a new 256 KB m... Source ↗
effective 2026-05-12
OpenAI high
dall-e-2 and dall-e-3 were removed from the OpenAI API on 2026-05-12. OpenAI names gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1 or gpt-image-1-mini as substitutes, and gpt-image-1 itself shuts down... Source ↗
effective 2026-05-12
OpenAI high
The Realtime API beta was removed on 2026-05-12; OpenAI's generally available Realtime API replaces it. Source ↗
effective 2026-05-13
DigitalOcean medium
As of 2026-05-13, DigitalOcean's startup credits exclude Dedicated and Serverless Inference, third-party AI models, Paperspace Machines, Cloudways and Bare Metal GPUs as well as... Source ↗
effective 2026-05-13
Nx Cloud medium
Between captures of 2026-04-13 and 2026-05-13, Nx Cloud's free Hobby plan began listing "5 complimentary contributors". Its 50,000 monthly credits did not change. Its FAQ had sa... Source ↗
effective 2026-05-19
Google medium
Google added a Google AI Ultra plan at $99.99 a month with $40 a month in Google Cloud credits, and cut the top AI Ultra plan from $249.99 to $199.99 a month; the top plan keeps... Source ↗
effective 2026-05-31
Google Maps high
Google Maps Platform client ID authentication reached its announced end date on May 31, 2026 and is being phased out: Google periodically blocks client ID requests ahead of a fi... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-01
Google Gemini API high
Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite were shut down on 2026-06-01, as Google announced on 2026-02-18. Google names gemini-3.6-flash as the replacement for 2.0 Flash and gemini-3.... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-01
GitHub Copilot high
GitHub retired premium requests and now bills every Copilot plan in GitHub AI Credits. Copilot Free kept 2,000 code completions a month, and its 50 chat and agent requests a mon... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-01
Foursquare medium
Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-02
Windsurf low
Cognition renamed Windsurf Devin Desktop. Existing Windsurf users kept their plans and prices. Source ↗
effective 2026-06-03
Amazon Kiro medium
Kiro stopped giving new users 500 bonus credits on sign-up, usable within 30 days, and now credits $20 toward the first paid plan instead. The change falls between the 2026-05-0... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-09
Permit.io low
Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-14
AWS Activate medium
AWS raised Activate Portfolio from up to $100,000 to up to $200,000 in credits. aws.amazon.com/startups/credits/ said "Up to $100,000 USD AWS Activate Credits" in the Internet A... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-15
Hetzner high
From 2026-06-15, for new orders and rescales, Hetzner's EU cloud prices excluding IPv4 rose 30-38% on Cost-Optimized CX/CAX, 144-175% on Regular Performance CPX (shared resource... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-17
Weaviate medium
Weaviate Cloud replaced its 14-day sandbox trial with an always-free cluster (100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection), announced on 2026-06-17: "The Weaviate Clo... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-18
Google Gemini Code Assist high
Google stopped serving Gemini Code Assist for individuals, its free tier, on 2026-06-18. The IDE extensions and Gemini CLI no longer accept Login with Google for the individuals... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-18
Gemini CLI medium
Gemini CLI stopped accepting Login with Google for personal accounts on 2026-06-18, which ended the personal-account free tier of 60 requests a minute and 1,000 a day. It still ... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-24
GitHub Copilot medium
GitHub limited Copilot Free and Copilot Student to auto model selection, so Free users can no longer choose which model answers. Source ↗
effective 2026-06-29
Appwrite Cloud high
Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source ↗
effective 2026-06-30
Google Tenor API high
Google Tenor API shut down on June 30, 2026, and new API key sign-ups stopped on January 13, 2026. Only the API ended: Tenor.com, the GIF Keyboard apps and Gboard still serve Te... Source ↗
effective 2026-06-30
AWS medium
Fargate platform version 1.3.0 reached end of support on June 30, 2026. AWS blocked new tasks and services on it from June 15 and said it would terminate the tasks still running... Source ↗

Impact Analysis

Detailed breakdown of each confirmed change — who's affected, what to do, and alternatives.

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL effective 2026-03-25 high
New Free Tier

Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless added to AWS Free Tier — managed PostgreSQL-compatible database now available at no cost with up to 4 ACUs per cluster and 1 GB storage. Part of AWS Free Plan (6 months + credits) Source ↗

Before: No free tier — Aurora was paid-only, starting at ~$0.08/ACU-hour
After: Free plan with up to 4 ACUs per cluster, 1 GB storage, $100–200 in credits for new accounts
HeyForm effective 2026-03-29 low
Free Tier Removed

HeyForm ended its hosted free plan between 2026-03-01 and 2026-03-29, when its site relaunched. Paid plans start at $15 a month billed annually, with a 7-day trial; self-hosting the open-source version stays free. Source ↗

Before: "HeyForm provides a real free plan without time limit." (pricing page, 2026-02-06)
After: "Start 7-day free trial"; "Self-host for free" (heyform.net, 2026-03-29)
Google effective 2026-03-30 high
Pricing Restructured [alternatives guide]

Standalone Google Developer Program Premium stopped renewing on personal (@gmail.com) accounts: annual plans after 2026-03-30, monthly plans after 2026-06-30. Google had moved its developer benefits into Google AI Pro and AI Ultra on 2026-01-27. Premium on Workspace accounts did not change. Source ↗

Before: Developer Program Premium: $299 a year (a monthly option also existed) with a $500 annual Google Cloud credit, Skills Boost access and a certification voucher
After: Google AI Pro "$19.99 / month" with $10 a month in Cloud credits; Google AI Ultra "$249.99 / month" with $100 a month. 1:1 consultations, certification vouchers and unlimited Google Skills access are no longer included. Workspace Premium subscriptions are not changing.
odrive effective 2026-03-31 medium
Free Tier Removed

odrive free tier discontinued effective March 31, 2026. Previously free unified cloud storage sync across multiple providers (Google Drive, Dropbox, S3, etc.). Source ↗

Before: Free tier with basic sync across multiple cloud storage providers, file manager interface
After: Free tier removed. Business plans at $20/user/month (min 5 users) or $200/user/year. March 31, 2026 deadline
HCP Terraform effective 2026-03-31 high
Pricing Restructured [alternatives guide]

HashiCorp legacy free plan for HCP Terraform ends March 31, 2026. All legacy free plan users auto-migrated to enhanced free tier with different limits: 500 managed resources (previously unlimited for small teams), unlimited users, 1 concurrent run, SSO, and policy as code (Sentinel + OPA) Source ↗

Before: Legacy free plan with basic Terraform Cloud features
After: Enhanced free tier: 500 managed resources, unlimited users, 1 concurrent run, SSO, policy as code (Sentinel + OPA). Auto-migration from legacy plan
Hetzner effective 2026-04-01 high
Pricing Restructured [alternatives guide]

Cloud & dedicated server prices increasing 30-50%. Entry-level CX23: €2.99→€3.99/mo (+33%). Applies to new and existing customers. Driven by DRAM (+171% YoY) and NVMe SSD cost surges from AI infrastructure demand. Superseded 2026-06-15: Hetzner ran a second adjustment across all cloud and dedicated lines, applying to new orders and rescales only. Read from hetzner.com on 2026-09-03: CX23 is €5.99 and is marked "not available", as is every other Cost-Optimized plan, and the cheapest orderable plan is CPX12 at €11.99/mo. Source ↗

Before: Lower cloud server pricing across Germany, Finland, US, and Singapore data centers (e.g., CX23 at €2.99/mo)
After: 30-37% increase on cloud servers, up to 50% on select dedicated/storage products. All regions and all customers (new and existing) affected. Announced Feb 23, 2026
Google Gemini API effective 2026-04-01 medium
Restriction Added [alternatives guide]

Billing-account-level spend caps enforced starting April 1, 2026. When a tier's spend cap is reached, API requests pause until the next billing month. Affects pay-as-you-go developers who may see unexpected request pausing. Source ↗

Before: No hard spend caps — usage billed without automatic pausing
After: Tier-level spend caps enforced at billing account level. Requests pause when cap is hit until next month
Replit effective 2026-04-01 low
Pricing Restructured

Replit Core plan dropped from $25/month to $20/month (now includes 5 collaborators). New Pro plan added at $100/month with Agent modes, tiered credits, and up to 15 builders. Teams plan sunset (auto-migrated to Pro). Free tier unchanged (limited AI credits, basic compute) Source ↗

Before: Free tier + Core plan at $25/month + Teams plan
After: Free tier + Core plan at $20/month (5 collaborators) + Pro plan at $100/month (15 builders). Teams plan sunset
OVHcloud effective 2026-04-01 high
Pricing Restructured

OVHcloud raised prices on its VPS 2026 range from 2026-04-01. Its announcement of 2026-03-05 lists euro list prices up 36-49%, with VPS-1 from €4.49 to €6.49 a month and VPS-4 from €24.99 to €36.99; existing services moved at the end of their current term. New orders had moved already: the US page's 12-month price for VPS-1 went from $4.20 to $6.46 between captures of 2026-02-23 and 2026-03-04. Source ↗

Before: VPS 2026 list prices: VPS-1 €4.49/month, VPS-2 €6.99, VPS-3 €13.99, VPS-4 €24.99 (US, 12 months: VPS-1 from $4.20, VPS-4 from $22.08)
After: VPS-1 €6.49/month, VPS-2 €9.99, VPS-3 €19.99, VPS-4 €36.99 (US, 12 months: VPS-1 from $6.46, VPS-4 from $36.98; no commitment: VPS-1 $7.60, VPS-4 $43.50)
OVHcloud effective 2026-04-01 medium
Pricing Restructured

OVHcloud Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Bare Metal prices increased 9-11% for deployments made 2026-2028. Pre-2025 deployments see smaller 2-6% increase depending on equipment age. IPv4 pricing also increased. Driven by same DRAM/NVMe cost surge as VPS increases. Source ↗

Before: Standard pricing on Public Cloud instances, Private Cloud, and Bare Metal servers
After: 9-11% increase on new deployments (2026-2028), 2-6% on pre-2025 deployments. IPv4 pricing increased
OpenAI Codex effective 2026-04-02 medium
new tier

OpenAI added Codex-only seats for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise workspaces, with no fixed seat fee, no rate limits and usage billed on token consumption, and cut ChatGPT Business's annual price from $25 to $20 per seat. Standard Business seats, which include Codex with usage limits, continued. Source ↗

Before: ChatGPT Business at $25 per seat billed annually; Codex available through ChatGPT seats with usage limits
After: "teams on ChatGPT Business and Enterprise can add Codex-only seats to their workspaces with pay-as-you-go pricing, giving full access to Codex without a fixed seat fee"; "we're lowering the annual price of ChatGPT Business from $25 to $20 per seat"
DigitalOcean effective 2026-04-07 medium
Limits Reduced [alternatives guide]

DigitalOcean's new-account credit fell from $200 for 60 days to $5 for 90 days. Its pricing page changed between the Internet Archive's 2026-04-05 and 2026-04-07 captures. The $200 offer page (try.digitalocean.com/freetrialoffer/) was still up on 2026-05-15 and now redirects to the homepage. Source ↗

Before: $200 credit for 60 days for new accounts
After: $5 signup credit, applied automatically and expiring 90 days after signup
Hyperping effective 2026-04-08 medium
Limits Increased

Between 2026-03-08 and 2026-04-08, Hyperping's free plan went from 5 monitors checked every 3 minutes to 20 monitors checked every 5 minutes, with 1 basic status page and 1 seat. Paid plans did not change. Source ↗

Before: "Free Forever ... 5 monitors 3 min check interval 1 status page"
After: "$0/forever Includes: 1 seat included 20 monitors 5 min check interval 1 basic status page HTTP, port, ping & keyword monitoring". A free server monitoring agent was added later, between 2026-04-18 and 2026-05-10.
ImageEngine effective 2026-04-09 medium
Free Tier Removed

ImageEngine withdrew its free Developer Program (10 GB of monthly traffic, one image origin) between captures of 2026-02-17 and 2026-04-09, when it replaced its SaaS plans with self-hosted ImageEngine Kube. The programme's page now redirects to a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. Source ↗

Before: Free developer account available via imageengine.io/developer-program
After: 30-day free trial only; flat-rate enterprise licensing after trial
Augment Code discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown medium
Free Tier Removed

Free tier removed. Lowest plan is now Indie at $20/month with 40K credits. Credit-based consumption model replaces flat per-seat pricing Source ↗

Before: Free tier: individual developers with limited usage
After: Indie plan $20/month (40K credits), Standard $60/dev/month (130K credits)
Socket.dev discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Private repo free tier expanded from 1 repo to unlimited repos with 1,000 scans/month and up to 5 members Source ↗

Before: Free for OSS repos + first private repo
After: Free for OSS repos + unlimited private repos with 1,000 scans/month, 5 members
LocalStack discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased [alternatives guide]

Community Emulator still available as open source despite earlier discontinuation announcement. Free tier rebranded as Hobby plan with 30+ services Source ↗

Before: Community Edition discontinued March 23, 2026. Free non-commercial tier with auth token
After: Community Emulator still available as open source. Free Hobby plan: 30+ services, 1 sandbox, CI testing, VS Code integration
stathat.com discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown medium
Product Deprecated

Domain no longer resolves (DNS ENOTFOUND). We hold no source for this record, so it does not set stathat.com's rating.

Before: 10 stats, no expiration
After: Domain dead
Prisma Accelerate discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier operations increased from 60,000 to 100,000/month. Max response size changed from 5 MB to unlimited. Source ↗

Before: 60,000 operations/month, 5 MB max response size
After: 100,000 operations/month, unlimited response size
SurrealDB Cloud discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier memory reduced from 1 GB to 512 MB Source ↗

Before: 1 GB memory
After: 512 MB memory
codehooks.io discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown medium
Limits Reduced

Storage reduced from 5GB to 150MB database + 1GB file storage. Developer seats reduced from 2 to 1. Source ↗

Before: 5GB storage, 2 developers
After: 150 MB database + 1 GB file storage, 1 developer
SeaTable discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier row limit increased from 2,000 to 10,000 Source ↗

Before: 2,000 rows
After: 10,000 rows
economize.cloud discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier cloud spend limit increased from $5,000/month GCP-only to $100,000/month across all cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) Source ↗

Before: Free up to $5,000/month GCP spend
After: Free up to $100,000/month across AWS, Azure, GCP
UniRateAPI discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free plan is not unlimited; limited to 200 requests/day Source ↗

Before: Unlimited requests
After: 200 requests/day
Renamer.ai discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free Starter Plan increased from 15 to 25 files/month Source ↗

Before: 15 files/month
After: 25 files/month
FeedBear discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Early-stage deal ($29/mo) replaced by Startup plan at $49/mo Source ↗

Before: $29/mo early-stage pricing
After: $49/mo Startup plan
HeroUI discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to HeroUI, URL changed to heroui.com We hold no source for this record, so it does not set HeroUI's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to HeroUI, URL changed to heroui.com
Umso discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Acquired by Umso, URL changed to umso.com We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Umso's rating.

Before:
After: Acquired by Umso, URL changed to umso.com
Whimsical discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier reduced from 4 to 3 team boards We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Whimsical's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier reduced from 4 to 3 team boards
MailerLite discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier reduced from 1,000 to 500 subscribers/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set MailerLite's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier reduced from 1,000 to 500 subscribers/month
Plunk discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier reduced from 3,000 to 1,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Plunk's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier reduced from 3,000 to 1,000 emails/month
Maileroo discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier reduced from 5,000 to 3,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Maileroo's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier reduced from 5,000 to 3,000 emails/month
Mailtrap discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier increased from 3,500 to 4,000 emails/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Mailtrap's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier increased from 3,500 to 4,000 emails/month
addy.io discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to addy.io We hold no source for this record, so it does not set addy.io's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to addy.io
Bump Email discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Alias.email We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Bump Email's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Alias.email
Maildroppa discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Emails changed from unlimited to 2,500/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Maildroppa's rating.

Before:
After: Emails changed from unlimited to 2,500/month
Teleretro discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free plan is essentially a trial (3 retros, 14 days each) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Teleretro's rating.

Before:
After: Free plan is essentially a trial (3 retros, 14 days each)
Protectumus discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Product Deprecated

Domain redirects to unrelated 2FA product (Protectimus) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Protectumus's rating.

Before:
After: Domain redirects to unrelated 2FA product (Protectimus)
StackHawk discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

Free Developer plan removed, enterprise sales model now We hold no source for this record, so it does not set StackHawk's rating.

Before:
After: Free Developer plan removed, enterprise sales model now
Tailscale discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier expanded: 3→6 users, 100→unlimited devices We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Tailscale's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier expanded: 3→6 users, 100→unlimited devices
PyUp discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Safety (getsafety.com) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set PyUp's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Safety (getsafety.com)
LibreQR discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Now freemium with very limited free tier (0 AI QR, 2 saved) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set LibreQR's rating.

Before:
After: Now freemium with very limited free tier (0 AI QR, 2 saved)
Kraken.io discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier changed to 100MB testing quota only We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Kraken.io's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier changed to 100MB testing quota only
Otixo discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to We.Team We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Otixo's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to We.Team
Userbird discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Product Deprecated

Domain dead (DNS failure) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Userbird's rating.

Before:
After: Domain dead (DNS failure)
Seline discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

No permanent free plan We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Seline's rating.

Before:
After: No permanent free plan
Fivetran Activations discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Acquired by Fivetran, now Fivetran Activations We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Fivetran Activations's rating.

Before:
After: Acquired by Fivetran, now Fivetran Activations
UsabilityHub discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Lyssna We hold no source for this record, so it does not set UsabilityHub's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Lyssna
Hotjar discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Pricing Restructured

Now part of Contentsquare, free plan changed to 20K sessions (was 2K pageviews/day) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Hotjar's rating.

Before:
After: Now part of Contentsquare, free plan changed to 20K sessions (was 2K pageviews/day)
FullStory discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier increased from 1,000 to 30,000 sessions/month, retention 1→12 months We hold no source for this record, so it does not set FullStory's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier increased from 1,000 to 30,000 sessions/month, retention 1→12 months
Smartlook discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier increased from 1,500 to 3,000 sessions/month. Note: reaching End of Sale May 2026 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Smartlook's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier increased from 1,500 to 3,000 sessions/month. Note: reaching End of Sale May 2026
UXtweak discovered 2026-04-12 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free plan no longer includes session recordings (requires paid Business plan) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set UXtweak's rating.

Before:
After: Free plan no longer includes session recordings (requires paid Business plan)
Deno Deploy effective 2026-04-12 medium
Limits Reduced

Egress on the Free plan fell from 100 GB to 20 GB a month. Deno Deploy's pricing page changed between Common Crawl captures of 2026-03-15 and 2026-04-12. Source ↗

Before: Free: 100 GB of egress a month
After: Free: 20 GB of egress a month, shown as 20 GiB since August 2026
Codiga discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Product Deprecated

Acquired by Datadog, shut down May 2023 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Codiga's rating.

Before:
After: Acquired by Datadog, shut down May 2023
SwaggerHub discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

Free community plan replaced by trial only Source ↗

Before:
After: Free community plan replaced by trial only
Katalon discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

Free Community Edition removed, paid from $167/seat/month. 30-day trial available We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Katalon's rating.

Before:
After: Free Community Edition removed, paid from $167/seat/month. 30-day trial available
Knowlarity discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

Free startup credits no longer visible, paid from ₹16,800/year We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Knowlarity's rating.

Before:
After: Free startup credits no longer visible, paid from ₹16,800/year
microlink.io discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free tier dropped to 50 requests/billing period We hold no source for this record, so it does not set microlink.io's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier dropped to 50 requests/billing period
Firecrawl discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free credits now one-time 500 (not recurring monthly) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Firecrawl's rating.

Before:
After: Free credits now one-time 500 (not recurring monthly)
filebase.com discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Free storage reduced from 5 GB to 1 GB, now IPFS-focused We hold no source for this record, so it does not set filebase.com's rating.

Before:
After: Free storage reduced from 5 GB to 1 GB, now IPFS-focused
Pocket Alert discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Limits Reduced

Now limited to 50 daily messages, 1 device, 1 application We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pocket Alert's rating.

Before:
After: Now limited to 50 daily messages, 1 device, 1 application
PubNub discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Pricing Restructured

Switched from 1M transactions/month to 200 MAU model We hold no source for this record, so it does not set PubNub's rating.

Before:
After: Switched from 1M transactions/month to 200 MAU model
Zoho Meeting discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Pricing Restructured

Participants increased 3→100 but 60-minute duration limit added We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Zoho Meeting's rating.

Before:
After: Participants increased 3→100 but 60-minute duration limit added
OneSignal discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Pricing Restructured

Email changed from 100/day to 10K/month We hold no source for this record, so it does not set OneSignal's rating.

Before:
After: Email changed from 100/day to 10K/month
Stadia Maps discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Limits Increased

Free tier increased to 200K credits/month (was 2,500 views/month) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Stadia Maps's rating.

Before:
After: Free tier increased to 200K credits/month (was 2,500 views/month)
Keywords AI discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Respan, free tier preserved We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Keywords AI's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Respan, free tier preserved
Revolt discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

revolt.chat → stoat.chat We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Revolt's rating.

Before:
After: revolt.chat → stoat.chat
GoSquared discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Pivoted to EcoSend (ecosend.io), early-stage plan gone We hold no source for this record, so it does not set GoSquared's rating.

Before:
After: Pivoted to EcoSend (ecosend.io), early-stage plan gone
Drift discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Product Deprecated

Acquired by Salesloft, startup program discontinued We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Drift's rating.

Before:
After: Acquired by Salesloft, startup program discontinued
synadia.com discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Now Synadia Cloud at synadia.com/cloud We hold no source for this record, so it does not set synadia.com's rating.

Before:
After: Now Synadia Cloud at synadia.com/cloud
Pingram.io discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded from NotificationAPI to Pingram We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pingram.io's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded from NotificationAPI to Pingram
LambdaTest discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to TestMu AI (testmuai.com), freemium plan preserved We hold no source for this record, so it does not set LambdaTest's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to TestMu AI (testmuai.com), freemium plan preserved
DhiWise discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Rocket.new We hold no source for this record, so it does not set DhiWise's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Rocket.new
Stamen Maps discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Tile hosting transferred to Stadia Maps in 2023 We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Stamen Maps's rating.

Before:
After: Tile hosting transferred to Stadia Maps in 2023
Clever Cloud discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Program renamed to UP, offers up to €10K credits We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Clever Cloud's rating.

Before:
After: Program renamed to UP, offers up to €10K credits
Alibaba Cloud Startups discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Renamed to AI Catalyst Program, focus shifted to AI We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Alibaba Cloud Startups's rating.

Before:
After: Renamed to AI Catalyst Program, focus shifted to AI
Shotstack discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Free Tier Removed

No permanent free tier, pay-as-you-go at $0.30/min with $75 initial purchase We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Shotstack's rating.

Before:
After: No permanent free tier, pay-as-you-go at $0.30/min with $75 initial purchase
CommandBar discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
rebranded

Rebranded to Command AI, no free tier visible, demo-only We hold no source for this record, so it does not set CommandBar's rating.

Before:
After: Rebranded to Command AI, no free tier visible, demo-only
Pipedream discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown low
Pricing Restructured

Acquired by Workday, service future uncertain for external users We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Pipedream's rating.

Before:
After: Acquired by Workday, service future uncertain for external users
Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) discovered 2026-04-13 · effective date unknown medium
New Free Tier

AWS Startups offers up to 1 year of free Kiro Pro+ (worth $480/year). Three tiers: Starter (up to 2 users), Growth (up to 50 users), Scale (up to 100 users). Eligible: early-stage to Series B companies. Source ↗

Before: No startup program for Kiro
After: Up to 1 year free Kiro Pro+ via AWS Startups, up to 100 users
Amazon SP-API discovered 2026-04-14 · effective date unknown high
Pricing Postponed

Amazon SP-API per-call fees (originally April 30, 2026) postponed indefinitely following widespread developer backlash. The $1,400/year annual fee (started Jan 31) remains in effect, but per-call GET fees ($0.40/1K calls above tier allowance) have no new implementation date. Amazon cited "additional feedback" from developer community as reason for delay. Source ↗

Before: Free API access for registered Amazon developers with standard rate limits
After: $1,400/year annual fee active (since Jan 31). Per-call fees postponed indefinitely — no new date announced. Basic/Pro/Plus/Enterprise tiers defined but overage charges not yet enforced. Private apps remain exempt
Netlify effective 2026-04-14 medium
Pricing Model Change

Netlify changed its credit rates: bandwidth went from 10 to 20 credits per GB and compute from 5 to 10 credits per GB-hour, while web requests went from 3 to 2 credits per 10,000. The Free plan keeps 300 credits a month, so each credit buys half as much bandwidth and compute. Source ↗

Before: 300 credits a month: bandwidth 10 credits per GB, compute 5 credits per GB-hour, web requests 3 credits per 10,000 requests
After: 300 credits a month: bandwidth 20 credits per GB, compute 10 credits per GB-hour, web requests 2 credits per 10,000 requests (Netlify changelog, 2026-04-14)
Netlify effective 2026-04-14 medium
Limits Increased

Form submissions are now free across all Credit plans (including the Credit Free tier) — previously each form submission cost 1 credit. Credit Pro also gained unlimited team seats (was $20/seat per Git contributor), which effectively removes the prior CMS/Identity 'every committer becomes a $19 Pro seat' gotcha for free-tier users who ever upgrade. Source ↗

Before: Form submissions consumed 1 credit each on Credit Free; upgrading to Pro because of CMS/Identity on a private repo billed every Git committer as a $19-$20/month seat.
After: Form submissions free on all Credit plans. Credit Pro includes unlimited team seats at no extra per-seat cost.
Devin effective 2026-04-14 high
Pricing Restructured

Cognition retired Devin's Core and Team plans and introduced Free, Pro, Max, Teams and Enterprise; Core users moved to the Free plan. Usage past a paid plan's allowance is billed in dollars, and only Enterprise still uses ACUs. Source ↗

Before: Core: pay-as-you-go from $20 with ACUs; Team: $500 a month
After: "We're retiring the old Core and Team plans and introducing a new lineup: Free, Pro, Max, Teams, and Enterprise." "If you're on Core today, you'll move to Free." Pricing page: Free $0, Pro $20/month, Max $200/month, Teams "$80/month for team plan + $40/mo per full dev seat".
Comet ML effective 2026-04-14 medium
Limits Reduced

Between 2026-03-23 and 2026-04-14, Comet cut the team members allowed on Opik Free Cloud from unlimited to 10. Source ↗

Before: "Unlimited team members" on the Free Cloud plan (comet.com/site/pricing, Internet Archive capture of 2026-03-23)
After: "Up to 10 team members" on the Free Cloud plan (comet.com/site/pricing, Internet Archive capture of 2026-04-14). The same page's FAQ still says "All plans include unlimited team members".
Google Content API for Shopping discovered 2026-04-15 · effective date unknown high
Product Deprecated

Google Content API for Shopping being sunset August 18, 2026. Replaced by Merchant API, rolling out April 22, 2026. Developers must migrate before the sunset deadline. Source ↗

Before: Active API for Google Merchant Center product data management
After: Deprecated — sunset August 18, 2026. Replacement: Merchant API (available April 22, 2026)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen Code effective 2026-04-15 high
Free Tier Removed

Qwen Code's free Qwen OAuth tier was discontinued on 2026-04-15, and new requests on it are rejected. Qwen's docs point users to Alibaba Cloud Coding Plan, OpenRouter, Fireworks AI or another provider. Source ↗

Before: A free Qwen OAuth tier for the Qwen Code CLI
After: "The Qwen OAuth free tier was discontinued on 2026-04-15. Existing cached tokens may continue working briefly, but new requests will be rejected." (Qwen Code authentication docs, read 2026-09-27)
DeepSeek effective 2026-04-17 medium
Pricing Restructured

DeepSeek V3.2 replaces V4 branding. Pricing dropped: chat model $0.30→$0.28/M input, $0.50→$0.42/M output. Reasoner model pricing unified with chat at $0.28/$0.42 (was $0.55/$2.19). Free token welcome package appears removed. Source ↗

Before: DeepSeek V4: $0.30/M input, $0.50/M output. R1: $0.55/M input, $2.19/M output. 5M free tokens for new accounts.
After: DeepSeek V3.2 (chat + reasoner): $0.28/M input, $0.42/M output. Cache hits 90% cheaper. No free token mention on pricing page.
Applitools Eyes discovered 2026-04-18 · effective date unknown medium
Pricing Restructured

Free tier metric changed from 'checkpoints' to 'Test Units' (50/month) and user cap relaxed from 1 user to unlimited users. AI-powered visual regression detection unchanged. Source ↗

Before: Free tier: 1 user, 100 visual checkpoints/month
After: Free tier: unlimited users, 50 Test Units/month
Hasura discovered 2026-04-19 · effective date unknown high
Limits Increased

Hasura DDN Free plan replaced the legacy Hasura Cloud free tier (60 req/min, 1 GB passthrough). Free tier now offers unlimited API requests, unlimited concurrent users, and unlimited models at any scale. Restrictions: 1 supergraph developer and 15-minute observability retention. Source ↗

Before: 60 requests/min rate limit, 1 GB data passthrough/month
After: Unlimited API requests, unlimited concurrent users, unlimited models. 1 supergraph developer, 15-minute trace retention.
AWS effective 2026-04-20 low
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

AWS WorkSpaces Thin Client end of availability. AWS stopping sales of Thin Client devices. Existing devices continue working but no new hardware can be purchased. Source ↗

Before: WorkSpaces Thin Client: available for purchase, managed endpoint devices for Amazon WorkSpaces
After: WorkSpaces Thin Client: end of availability April 20, existing devices continue working, no new purchases
X (Twitter) effective 2026-04-20 high
Pricing Model Change

X API per-request pricing overhaul: Owned Reads now $0.001/request; writes raised to $0.015/post (from ~$0.01); URL-containing posts now $0.20/post (massive increase). Following, likes, and quote-posts via API removed from all self-serve tiers. Announced on X Developer Community. Source ↗

Before: Pay-per-use credits with undifferentiated read pricing, writes ~$0.01/post, URL-containing posts priced the same as text posts. Following/likes/quote-posts accessible via self-serve API.
After: Owned Reads $0.001/request, writes $0.015/post, URL-containing posts $0.20/post. Following, likes, and quote-post endpoints removed from self-serve tiers.
Render effective 2026-04-23 high
Pricing Restructured

Render replaced its workspace plans. Bandwidth for the Hobby tier went from 100 GB to 5 GB included per month, then $0.15 per GB, and Hobby workspaces are now capped at 25 services. New workspaces got the new plans on 2026-04-23 and existing workspaces moved on 2026-08-01. Free web services, Postgres and Key Value kept their specs, and free web services draw on the workspace's included bandwidth. Source ↗

Before: Hobby: "$ 0 USD per user/month plus compute costs", "Included bandwidth 100 GB / month", "Projects & environments 1 project with 2 environments" (pricing page, capture of 2026-04-22)
After: Hobby: "Deploy up to 25 services 5 GB of bandwidth included", "Bandwidth 5 GB per month then $0.15 per GB", "Projects and environments 1 project, 2 environments" (pricing page, capture of 2026-04-29)
AWS effective 2026-04-30 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

AWS App Runner closed to new customers. Service enters maintenance mode with no new features. AWS recommends migrating to Amazon ECS Express Mode for simplified container deployment. Source ↗

Before: App Runner: fully available to all customers, source code and container image deployment, automatic scaling, managed HTTPS
After: App Runner: closed to new customers April 30, maintenance mode only, existing services continue but no new features planned
AWS effective 2026-04-30 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

The Node.js 20 Lambda runtime (nodejs20.x) was deprecated on 2026-04-30. Lambda blocks creating functions on it from 2027-02-01 and updating them from 2027-03-03; AWS's runtime page says "you can continue to invoke your functions indefinitely". Source ↗

Before: Lambda nodejs20.x: fully supported runtime for creating, updating, and invoking Lambda functions
After: nodejs20.x: deprecated 2026-04-30; block function create 2027-02-01; block function update 2027-03-03; invocations are not blocked
Appwrite Cloud effective 2026-04-30 medium
Limits Reduced

Appwrite began enforcing Realtime limits on 2026-04-30, with the Free plan at 2 million messages a month, down from the 3 million its pricing page had listed, and a new 256 KB maximum message size. It announced the enforcement on 2026-03-23. Source ↗

Before: Free: 3M Realtime messages a month on the pricing page, not enforced; no maximum message size stated
After: Free: 2M Realtime messages a month, enforced from 2026-04-30; 256 KB maximum message size
OpenAI effective 2026-05-12 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

dall-e-2 and dall-e-3 were removed from the OpenAI API on 2026-05-12. OpenAI names gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1 or gpt-image-1-mini as substitutes, and gpt-image-1 itself shuts down on 2026-10-23. Source ↗

Before: DALL-E 3 API: $0.040-$0.120/image (1024x1024), paid via API credits
After: dall-e-2 and dall-e-3 removed from the API. OpenAI lists gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1 or gpt-image-1-mini as substitutes.
OpenAI effective 2026-05-12 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

The Realtime API beta was removed on 2026-05-12; OpenAI's generally available Realtime API replaces it. Source ↗

Before: Realtime API beta: required OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1 header, single session type, beta event names
After: "The Realtime API Beta was deprecated and removed from the API on May 12, 2026" (OpenAI deprecations page, read 2026-09-27)
DigitalOcean effective 2026-05-13 medium
Restriction Added [alternatives guide]

As of 2026-05-13, DigitalOcean's startup credits exclude Dedicated and Serverless Inference, third-party AI models, Paperspace Machines, Cloudways and Bare Metal GPUs as well as GPU Droplets and H100 GPU products, the two exclusions its page stated before. The page also now puts the monthly credit limit at $10,000; its April capture mentioned a monthly limit without an amount. Source ↗

Before: Credits came as a fixed amount each month over the 1-year programme, with a monthly credit limit of unstated amount, and could not be used on GPU Droplets or H100 GPU products (Internet Archive capture of 2026-04-11)
After: Credits cannot be used on GPU Droplets, NVIDIA H100 GPU Kubernetes, Bare Metal GPUs, Dedicated Inference, Serverless Inference, third-party AI models hosted outside DigitalOcean, Paperspace Machines or Cloudways services; participants generally have a $10,000 monthly limit
Nx Cloud effective 2026-05-13 medium
Limits Reduced

Between captures of 2026-04-13 and 2026-05-13, Nx Cloud's free Hobby plan began listing "5 complimentary contributors". Its 50,000 monthly credits did not change. Its FAQ had said the plan was limited only by credits, whatever the team size. Source ↗

Before: Hobby: 50,000 credits a month, no contributor limit
After: Hobby: 50,000 credits a month (resets monthly), 5 complimentary contributors, 10 concurrent CI connections
Google effective 2026-05-19 medium
new tier [alternatives guide]

Google added a Google AI Ultra plan at $99.99 a month with $40 a month in Google Cloud credits, and cut the top AI Ultra plan from $249.99 to $199.99 a month; the top plan keeps $100 a month in credits. Source ↗

Before: Google AI Pro "$19.99 / month" with $10 a month in Cloud credits; Google AI Ultra "$249.99 / month" with $100 a month.
After: "We're launching a $100/month AI Ultra plan, specifically tailored for developers, technical leads, knowledge workers and advanced creators" and "reducing the monthly price of our top-tier AI Ultra plan from $250 to $200". The Google Developer Program lists "$40 per user per month for Google AI Ultra (20TB)" and "$100 per user per month for Google AI Ultra (30TB)".
Google Maps effective 2026-05-31 high
Product Deprecated

Google Maps Platform client ID authentication reached its announced end date on May 31, 2026 and is being phased out: Google periodically blocks client ID requests ahead of a final termination date it has not published. API keys replace it. Source ↗

Before: Former Premium Plan customers could authenticate Maps Platform requests with a client ID and URL-signing secret instead of an API key.
After: Client IDs are past Google's stated end date; access is restricted periodically, can be restored by unpausing or a temporary exemption, and Google requires migration to API keys.
Google Gemini API effective 2026-06-01 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite were shut down on 2026-06-01, as Google announced on 2026-02-18. Google names gemini-3.6-flash as the replacement for 2.0 Flash and gemini-3.1-flash-lite for 2.0 Flash-Lite. Source ↗

Before: Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite available on free and paid tiers
After: Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite shut down on 2026-06-01.
GitHub Copilot effective 2026-06-01 high
Pricing Restructured

GitHub retired premium requests and now bills every Copilot plan in GitHub AI Credits. Copilot Free kept 2,000 code completions a month, and its 50 chat and agent requests a month became an allowance of AI credits. Plan prices did not change: Pro at $10 a month now includes $15 of usage and Pro+ at $39 includes $70, and the new Max plan is $100 with $200. Source ↗

Before: Free: "50 agent mode or chat requests per month 2,000 completions per month"; Pro $10 a month with 300 requests a month and the option to buy more (features page, capture of 2026-05-31)
After: "As of June 1, all Copilot plans bill based on GitHub AI Credits consumed." (GitHub changelog, 2026-06-01). Free: "2,000 completions per month Access to Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini, and more Copilot CLI"; Max: "$ 100 USD per user / month" (features page, capture of 2026-06-01)
Foursquare effective 2026-06-01 medium
Limits Reduced

Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source ↗

Before: Places API Pro endpoints: 0 – 10,000 calls at $0.00 CPM, then $15.00 CPM from 10,001 calls (pricing page, Internet Archive capture of 2026-04-19)
After: Places API Pro endpoints: the first 500 calls a month are free ($0.00 CPM), then $15.00 CPM from 501 to 100,000 calls, $12.00 CPM from 100,001 to 500,000 calls and $9.00 CPM above 500,000. Places API Premium endpoints: $18.75 CPM up to 100,000 calls, $15.00 CPM from 100,001 to 500,000 calls and $11.25 CPM above 500,000.
Windsurf effective 2026-06-02 low
rebranded

Cognition renamed Windsurf Devin Desktop. Existing Windsurf users kept their plans and prices. Source ↗

Before: Windsurf, an AI code editor by Cognition
After: "We're excited to launch the next generation of Windsurf: Devin Desktop." "Your plan, pricing, extensions, and other features remain the same."
Amazon Kiro effective 2026-06-03 medium
Limits Reduced

Kiro stopped giving new users 500 bonus credits on sign-up, usable within 30 days, and now credits $20 toward the first paid plan instead. The change falls between the 2026-05-02 and 2026-06-03 captures of kiro.dev/pricing. Source ↗

Before: "Get 500 bonus credits usable within 30 days when you first sign up using social login or Builder ID." (kiro.dev/pricing, Internet Archive capture of 2026-05-02)
After: "Get $20 credited toward your subscription when you first upgrade to a paid plan using social login or Builder ID." The Free plan still includes 50 credits a month.
Permit.io effective 2026-06-09 low
Limits Reduced

Permit.io's pricing page added a limit of 2,000 relationship tuples to its free Community plan. The row first appears between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-23 and 2026-06-09; the plan's other limits were unchanged. Source ↗

Before: Community: "MAU 1000 Tenants 20 Authorization Queries No Limit Roles 25 Resource Types 50 Condition Sets 5 Role Assignments 2,000 Groups 20 Resource Instances 2,000", with no relationship tuple row (pricing page, capture of 2026-05-23)
After: Community: "Resource Instances 2,000 Relationship Tuples 2,000" (pricing page, capture of 2026-06-09)
AWS Activate effective 2026-06-14 medium
Limits Increased [alternatives guide]

AWS raised Activate Portfolio from up to $100,000 to up to $200,000 in credits. aws.amazon.com/startups/credits/ said "Up to $100,000 USD AWS Activate Credits" in the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-05-31 and "Up to $200,000 USD in Activate Credits" in the capture of 2026-06-14. Source ↗

Before: Activate Portfolio: up to $100,000 USD in AWS Activate credits, with an Activate Provider Org ID
After: Activate Portfolio: up to $200,000 USD in Activate Credits, with an Activate Provider Org ID; pre-Series B
Hetzner effective 2026-06-15 high
Pricing Restructured [alternatives guide]

From 2026-06-15, for new orders and rescales, Hetzner's EU cloud prices excluding IPv4 rose 30-38% on Cost-Optimized CX/CAX, 144-175% on Regular Performance CPX (shared resources) and 113-173% on General Purpose CCX (dedicated vCPUs). Existing contracts kept their terms. Source ↗

Before: EU prices excluding IPv4 after the April 2026 adjustment: CX23 €3.99/mo, CX33 €6.49, CX43 €11.99, CX53 €22.49, CAX11 €4.49, CPX22 €7.99, CPX62 €50.49, CCX13 €15.99, CCX63 €374.49. Cost-Optimized, Regular Performance and General Purpose plans all orderable.
After: EU prices excluding IPv4 from 2026-06-15: CX23 €5.49 (+37.6%), CX33 €8.49 (+30.8%), CX43 €15.99 (+33.4%), CX53 €29.49 (+31.1%), CAX11 €5.99 (+33.4%), CPX22 €19.49 (+143.9%), CPX62 €129.99 (+157.5%), CCX13 €42.99 (+168.9%), CCX63 €853.49 (+127.9%). US prices rose 107-209% and Singapore 51-111%. Setup fees on most dedicated servers were cut. Read on 2026-09-04: every Cost-Optimized plan (CX23-CX53, CAX11-CAX41) is marked "not available".
Weaviate effective 2026-06-17 medium
New Free Tier

Weaviate Cloud replaced its 14-day sandbox trial with an always-free cluster (100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection), announced on 2026-06-17: "The Weaviate Cloud managed database is now genuinely free, without a credit card or time expiration." Source ↗

Before: Cloud: "Free 14-day trial, then pay-as-you-go" on a sandbox cluster; Flex from $45/mo (pricing page, capture of 2026-05-29)
After: Always free: $0 /mo. 1 cluster per user, upgrade to paid anytime. 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection, up to 3 tenants, 2,000 req/day Embeddings + Query Agent (1,000 req/mo).
Google Gemini Code Assist effective 2026-06-18 high
Free Tier Removed

Google stopped serving Gemini Code Assist for individuals, its free tier, on 2026-06-18. The IDE extensions and Gemini CLI no longer accept Login with Google for the individuals, Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra tiers. Standard and Enterprise subscriptions are unchanged. Source ↗

Before: Gemini Code Assist for individuals: no cost, 6,000 code-related requests and 240 chat requests a day, signed in with a personal Google account
After: Stopped serving requests on 2026-06-18. Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise continue.
Gemini CLI effective 2026-06-18 medium
Restriction Added

Gemini CLI stopped accepting Login with Google for personal accounts on 2026-06-18, which ended the personal-account free tier of 60 requests a minute and 1,000 a day. It still runs with a Gemini API key, Vertex AI, or a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence. Source ↗

Before: Login with Google on a personal account: 60 requests a minute and 1,000 requests a day at no cost
After: Login with Google no longer works for personal accounts. Gemini API key, Vertex AI, or a Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence.
GitHub Copilot effective 2026-06-24 medium
Restriction Added

GitHub limited Copilot Free and Copilot Student to auto model selection, so Free users can no longer choose which model answers. Source ↗

Before: Copilot Free: 2,000 completions a month and an allowance of GitHub AI Credits; "Copilot Student and Copilot Free users have access to a selection of models, which are subject to change." (GitHub docs, capture of 2026-06-02)
After: "Copilot Free and Student plans will now use Copilot auto model selection as the default and only model selection experience." (GitHub changelog, 2026-06-24)
Appwrite Cloud effective 2026-06-29 high
Limits Reduced

Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source ↗

Before: Free: paused projects kept their data until resumed
After: Free: projects paused for 90 days are deleted with all their resources, after email alerts
Google Tenor API effective 2026-06-30 high
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

Google Tenor API shut down on June 30, 2026, and new API key sign-ups stopped on January 13, 2026. Only the API ended: Tenor.com, the GIF Keyboard apps and Gboard still serve Tenor GIFs. Developers who used the API need another GIF API. Source ↗

Before: Free public API for GIF search, trending GIFs, and autocomplete. Default rate limit of 1 request per second. Used by messaging apps and social platforms
After: API shutdown June 30, 2026. No new API keys issued since Jan 13, 2026. Existing keys work until shutdown date. No replacement API from Google
AWS effective 2026-06-30 medium
Product Deprecated [alternatives guide]

Fargate platform version 1.3.0 reached end of support on June 30, 2026. AWS blocked new tasks and services on it from June 15 and said it would terminate the tasks still running on it on June 30. Platform version 1.4.0 replaces it. Source ↗

Before: Fargate platform version 1.3.0 was a supported Linux platform version for ECS tasks and services.
After: Fargate platform version 1.3.0 is retired and gets no security updates; new tasks and services cannot use it, and 1.4.0 is the supported Linux version.

What to Watch in Q2

Signals and trends that haven't materialized as confirmed changes yet, but could impact developer infrastructure costs.

Microsoft 365 medium

E3 price increase to $39.60/user/mo announced March 24. Takes effect in Q2. Not a developer tool per se, but signals broader Microsoft pricing trends that could affect Azure and GitHub.

OpenAI high

Assistants API deprecated with full shutdown August 26, 2026. Q2 is the migration window — developers must move to Responses API + Conversations API before the deadline.

AI API Providers low

Competition intensifying: Groq, Cerebras, and OpenRouter offering generous free tiers while incumbents (OpenAI, Anthropic) focus on paid plans. Expect more free tier launches from challengers in Q2.

Cloud Providers medium

DRAM prices up 171% YoY driving Hetzner's increase. OVHcloud, Netcup also raising prices. AWS, GCP, Azure haven't announced increases yet, but memory-heavy instances may follow.

Related Guides

Deep-dive pages for tools and categories affected by Q2 changes.

This preview covers Q2 2026 (April–June). For the Q1 2026 retrospective, see the Q1 2026 Developer Pricing Report. For the full timeline of all 476 tracked changes, visit /changes.

Get this data in your AI editor

Track pricing changes from your AI assistant. Get alerts on free tier removals, limit reductions, and new deals — directly in your editor.

claude mcp add agentdeals -- npx -y agentdeals