1 free tier removed, 1 new one added, 1 product deprecated, 1 pricing restructure across 4 developer tool pricing changes

September 1–7, 2025

This Week in Developer Pricing

1 free tier removed, 1 new one added, 1 product deprecated, 1 pricing restructure across 4 developer tool pricing changes

1 free tier removed1 new free tier1 deprecated1 restructured

Biggest Losses (3)

removed Segment Startup Program Analytics
Segment ended its Startup Program, which gave early-stage startups Segment free for up to two years. segment.com/industry/startups described it in the Internet Archive's capture of 2025-07-09; by the capture of 2025-09-04 the address redirected to Twilio's startups page, which says "We do not offer additional credits to startups at this time." Source ↗
restructured Netlify Hosting
Restructured to credit-based pricing; sites pause on credit exhaustion Source ↗
deprecated Kitemaker Project Management
Kitemaker was acquired by ClickUp, closed new signups when the deal was announced on 2025-05-06, and discontinued the service on 2025-09-01. Source ↗

Bright Spots (1)

new Railway Cloud Hosting
Railway added a Free plan: after the 30-day trial, $1 of free credit a month. It first appears in the Internet Archive's 2025-09-03 capture; the 2025-08-24 capture has no Free plan. Source ↗

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