Free API Credits for Hackathons — Sponsor Deals Compared
API credits and sponsor programs that make sense when you have 48 hours and no budget. Compared side by side, with expiry rules spelled out.
Stripe
$500 to incorporate a Delaware company + EIN + legal templates
Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials
Free developer tools, cloud services, and training: Visual Studio Community, Visual…
Twilio
Free trial to start, no credit card required, unlocking all Twilio products (including…
Microsoft Azure
$100 credit (usable within 12 months) + free monthly allowances on 20+ services for 12…
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
A new AWS Free Tier account gets $100 in credits immediately, plus up to $100 more for…
Vultr
New accounts get up to $100 matched on their first deposit + limited-time $200 credit…
MongoDB
$50 Atlas credit + 1 free MongoDB certification (worth $150) + free Skill Badges
Stripe
$25 USD in Stripe credits to offset fees on Stripe Payments, Billing, and other products
Sentry
1 year of the free Education plan with monthly quotas: unlimited team members, 50K…
Railway
30-day free trial with $5 in credits, then $1/month
Zyte
$5 credit on sign-up (first billing month)
Wolfram Research
Wolfram|One Desktop + Cloud: latest version of the Wolfram Language, two activation keys…
Netlify
300 credits included per month (credit limit)
Clerk
Free
Postman
Free plan for individual API development and testing: 100 AI credits, API client and core…