Northflank free tier includes Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI… Catalogue date July 2026. Compare with 28 alternatives in Cloud Hosting.

Northflank Free Tier 2026 stable

Subtypes in Cloud Hosting: container_app — you deploy an app or image and the platform keeps a process running for it. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://northflank.com/, where it says: “Run AI agents, services, databases, and GPUs in secure microVMs. One governed path from commit to production, on our cloud or your own.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 28 alternatives. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-07-16.

Northflank's free tier offers Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI… It's stable — zero pricing changes recorded. Best for cloud hosting workloads — 28 alternatives available.

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Tier
Free
Category
Pricing Page
Catalogue date
2026-07-16
Last read
2026-07-16
The day we last read the vendor's page. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. We tried again on 2026-09-26 and did not read the page, so that attempt confirmed nothing.

Free Tier Details

Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI. Seamlessly scale containers from version control and external Docker registries. The free tier includes two services, two cron jobs and 1 database.

We read that on 2026-09-26 from https://northflank.com, and our check recorded: the page names Northflank as "northflank" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish. A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.

When You'll Outgrow Northflank's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (0 recorded)

No recorded pricing changes for Northflank. This is a good sign — stable pricing.

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Alternatives in Cloud Hosting

How Northflank compares against every one of the 28 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.

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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The list above is every one of the 28 entries in that order, not a prefix of it. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Northflank free?
Yes, Northflank offers a free tier: Free. Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI. Seamlessly scale containers from version control and external Docker registries. The free tier includes two s...
What is Northflank's free tier?
Northflank's free tier is called "Free". Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI. Seamlessly scale containers from version control and external Docker registries. The free tier includes two services, two cron jobs and 1 database.
Is Northflank's free tier reliable?
Northflank's free tier is considered stable.
Is Northflank's free tier good for production?
Northflank's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Build and deploy microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI…, so it's a reasonable starting point. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Northflank's pricing?
No, Northflank has had no recorded pricing changes. This is a positive stability signal.
What are the best free alternatives to Northflank?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 28 free alternatives to Northflank in Cloud Hosting, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 17 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 10 are demoted with the reason named, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Northflank's free tier?
At 1 database, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Northflank in?
Northflank is categorized under Cloud Hosting on AgentDeals. We list 28 other Cloud Hosting services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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