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Find developer startup credits for databases, APIs, deployment, and observability. Compare usage allowances, production limits, and eligibility.

489listed routes
283provider-listed free
2026-09-03catalog last checked

QUICK COMPARISON

Compare Developer & Data credits, discounts, and routes.

Values are catalog snapshots. Open each offer to review its evidence boundary before relying on it. Showing 12 of 48 offers on this page, in catalog recommendation order; this is not an eligibility ranking.

OfferListed valueRoute typeCategory
ClouderaCloudera$10,000Provider routeDeveloper
CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike$10,000Provider routeDeveloper
turbopuffer for Startupsturbopuffer$8,192 creditsProvider routeDeveloper
OktaOkta$8,000Provider routeDeveloper
Google MapsGoogle Maps$7,200Provider routeDeveloper
Temporal Cloud for StartupsTemporal$6,000 creditsProvider routeDeveloper
Sentry for StartupsSentryUp to $5K creditsProvider routeDeveloper
BastionBastion$5,000Provider routeDeveloper
Datable.ioDatable.io$5,000Provider routeDeveloper
Datadog via AWSDatadog via AWS$5,000Provider routeDeveloper
LaunchDarklyLaunchDarkly$5,000Provider routeDeveloper
PorterPorter$5,000Provider routeDeveloper

SOURCE-LINKED ROUTES

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Cloudera
Provider route

Cloudera

Catalog snapshot$10,000

Current terms not confirmed

Cloudera's current pricing page does not confirm the recorded $10,000 startup discount.

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CrowdStrike
Provider route

CrowdStrike

Catalog snapshot$10,000

Current terms not confirmed

CrowdStrike’s recorded one-year Falcon package is not confirmed by current public program terms.

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turbopuffer
Provider route

turbopuffer for Startups

Catalog snapshot$8,192 credits

Current terms not confirmed

Turbopuffer’s listing records $8,192 in tiered credits for its vector and full-text search database; current terms are unconfirmed.

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Okta
Provider route

Okta

Catalog snapshot$8,000

Some current terms confirmed

Okta for Startups lists one year of free IT products for up to 25 users and API products for up to 25,000 monthly active users.

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Google Maps
Provider route

Google Maps

Catalog snapshot$7,200

Some current terms confirmed

Google for Startups lists $600 in monthly Google Maps Platform usage credits; the current benefits page does not state a 12-month term.

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Temporal
Provider route

Temporal Cloud for Startups

Catalog snapshot$6,000 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Temporal Cloud for Startups lists $6,000 in Business Plan credits for one year. Its sibling Temporal entry records the same benefit, not a second credit balance.

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Bastion
Provider route

Bastion

Catalog snapshot$5,000

Current terms not confirmed

Bastion helps companies prepare for security certifications such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. The listed 20% discount is unconfirmed.

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Datable.io
Provider route

Datable.io

Catalog snapshot$5,000

Current terms not confirmed

Datable.io is described as a telemetry management tool, but the listed $5,000 offer has no current matching source.

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Datadog via AWS
Provider route

Datadog via AWS

Catalog snapshot$5,000

Current terms not confirmed

Datadog monitors cloud applications and infrastructure. Current public AWS Activate pages do not confirm the catalog's specific $5,000 Datadog offer.

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LaunchDarkly
Provider route

LaunchDarkly

Catalog snapshot$5,000

Current terms not confirmed

LaunchDarkly’s current Developer plan is free, but the listed $5,000 startup credit is not confirmed.

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Porter
Provider route

Porter

Catalog snapshot$5,000

Some current terms confirmed

Porter’s current Microsoft startup deal provides six months of free Azure deployment use, capped at 25 vCPU and 50 GB RAM; the old 12-month/$5,000 value is no longer current.

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Netlify
Provider route

Netlify

Catalog snapshot$3,600

Some current terms confirmed

Netlify's Open Source plan includes 10,000 credits per month, production deploys, and Deploy Previews.

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Supabase
Partner route

Supabase Startup Program

Catalog snapshotUp to $3K credits

Current terms not confirmed

Supabase provides a Postgres-based backend platform; its listed startup credit amount is unconfirmed.

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Bubble
Provider route

Bubble

Catalog snapshot$3,000

Some current terms confirmed

Bubble’s direct entry records $3,000 in app-building credits. The Microsoft partner route lists the same amount with a six-month term.

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Vanta
Provider route

Vanta

Catalog snapshot$2,500

Current terms not confirmed

Vanta offers startup-focused compliance automation and custom pricing. The 25% first-year discount in this listing is not published on its current page.

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PagerDuty
Provider route

PagerDuty

Catalog snapshot$2,500

Current terms not confirmed

A third-party listing records $2,500 in PagerDuty credits. PagerDuty’s current startup page does not confirm that credit offer.

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Render
Provider route

Render

Catalog snapshot$2,500

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Render’s partner route lists $2,500 in startup credits; selected partners may have different amounts.

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Visual Studio
Provider route

Visual Studio

Catalog snapshot$2,500

Could not confirm public terms

Microsoft for Startups’ listed Visual Studio Enterprise benefit could not be verified from a readable current source.

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Heroku
Provider route

Heroku

Catalog snapshot$2,000

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Heroku’s Open Source Software Credit Program provides approved projects a monthly allocation for 12 months. Most allocations are $25 to $500 per month.

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1Password
Provider route

1Password for Startups

Catalog snapshotUp to $2K

Current terms not confirmed

1Password Business helps teams manage passwords and developer secrets; the listed startup benefit remains unconfirmed.

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Youverify
Provider route

YV Startup Program

Catalog snapshot$2,000 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Youverify’s YV Startup Program lists up to $2,000 in YV OS credits for verification of up to 10,000 users.

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Browse AI
Provider route

Browse AI

Catalog snapshot$2,000

Some current terms confirmed

Browse AI turns websites into structured data and monitors changes without requiring a custom scraper.

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FastPix
Provider route

FastPix Startup Program

Catalog snapshotUp to $1,800 credits

Some current terms confirmed

FastPix’s Startup Program provides $600 in credits for one year; referral and investor-linked additions are separate.

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incident.io
Provider route

incident.io for Startups

Catalog snapshot$1,500 credits

Current terms confirmed

incident.io's startup program includes free incident tools while teams are small and $1,500 off the Team plan.

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Oyster
Provider route

Oyster for Startups

Catalog snapshot$1,200

Some current terms confirmed

Oyster’s startup discount saves up to $1,200 per team member in the first 12 months of global employment.

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BlockPI
Provider route

BlockPI Web3 Startup Program

Catalog snapshotUp to $1,000 credits

Current terms not confirmed

BlockPI provides RPC infrastructure for Web3 networks. The recorded $1,000 startup-credit offer is unconfirmed on current public pages.

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Capture The Bug
Provider route

Capture The Bug Startup Program

Catalog snapshot$1,000 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Capture The Bug's Startup Program includes a two-week free PTaaS pilot with dashboard access and basic vulnerability identification. Detailed penetration-testing reports are not included in the pilot.

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Tiger Data (Timescale)
Provider route

Tiger Cloud Startup Credits

Catalog snapshotUp to $1K credits

Current terms not confirmed

Tiger Data provides Tiger Cloud for Postgres workloads; its listed startup-credit benefit is unconfirmed.

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Linear
Partner route

Linear

Catalog snapshot$960

Some current terms confirmed

Linear’s Startup Program lists Business access; the current page does not state the access period.

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Clerk
Provider route

Clerk

Catalog snapshot$500

Some current terms confirmed

Clerk for Startups offers early-stage companies a discount on Clerk Pro features; the current page does not publish the rate or discount duration.

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Cloud 66
Provider route

Cloud 66

Catalog snapshot$500

Current terms not confirmed

A 2020 Cloud 66 Hatch announcement offered a fixed $500 credit; current pages describe a different CloudMatch offer, so availability of the old credit is unconfirmed.

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DataStax
Provider route

Astra DB Free Tier

Catalog snapshot$300 credits

Current terms not confirmed

Astra DB currently has a Free plan with monthly usage credits. The $300 annual-credit figure in this listing is unconfirmed.

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Cancer Genomics Cloud
Provider route

CGC Free Cloud Credits

Catalog snapshot$300 credits

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Cancer Genomics Cloud provides $300 in compute and storage credits for new users to test cancer-genomics workflows.

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Databento
Provider route

Databento Free Credits

Catalog snapshot$125 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Databento provides $125 in credits for historical market data; credits expire after six months.

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Bruin
Provider route

Bruin Open Source + Cloud Free

Catalog snapshot$100 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Bruin Cloud starts with $100 in credits and 50 AI tasks, with no card required. Bruin's open-source data-pipeline engine is free to run locally or in a team's own CI.

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Goldsky
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Goldsky Free Credits

Catalog snapshot$100 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Goldsky gives new teams a one-time $100 credit for its blockchain data products; no card is required to start.

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Apollo GraphQL
Provider route

Apollo GraphOS Free Plan

Catalog snapshot$50

Some current terms confirmed

GraphOS has a forever-free plan. New Developer-plan sign-ups receive $50 in usage credit; Apollo's pricing page says a credit card is required for that plan.

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Coiled
Provider route

Coiled Free

Catalog snapshot$25 credits

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Coiled's Free plan includes $25 in monthly usage for Dask clusters, batch processing and serverless functions in a team's own cloud account. No card is required.

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Retell AI
Provider route

Retell AI free credits

Catalog snapshot$10 credits

Some current terms confirmed

Retell AI gives new accounts $10 in usage credits to test voice agents; the provider equates this to about 60 minutes.

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HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY

Compare the route, not just the headline.

Use this directory to shortlist developer startup credits by stack fit, route type, and current conditions. Compare the recorded value, then verify eligible products, usage limits, expiry, and renewal terms with the provider.

  1. Check the value.See the captured value and the type of access route.
  2. Read the condition.Look for application, account, partner, or usage limits.
  3. Confirm with the source.The provider decides eligibility, approval, and expiry.

DECISION CHECKLIST

Which developer tools offer API credits for startups?

Use the offers below to compare API, database, deployment, security, and observability programs. A free tier renews within usage limits; startup credits are a temporary balance or plan benefit that may require approval. Check the provider route before treating either as free production capacity.

API credits or a free tier?

Identify whether the offer covers API requests, seats, storage, compute, or a plan tier. A monetary credit does not automatically cover every API or add-on.

Who can apply?

Follow the recorded provider or partner route and confirm account age, funding, affiliation, and existing-customer restrictions. Listed maximum benefits are not guaranteed awards.

What happens when credits expire?

Check expiry, rate limits, supported regions, and the standard paid plan. Confirm whether usage stops or becomes billable after the credit balance runs out.

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Questions about these offers

Which Developer & Data offers are listed?

This directory includes 489 recorded offers: Cloudflare; Snowflake Startup Program / Startup Accelerator; Databricks; and more. Open a listing to compare its benefit and access route.

Who can use these Developer & Data offers?

Eligibility varies by listing. A free plan, startup program, open-source benefit, and partner discount may have different requirements. Check the specific offer for account, team, and partner conditions before applying.

Does Startup Perk List approve applications?

No. The provider or program operator controls eligibility, approval, and availability. Each listing identifies its route type; member access includes the recorded source link and detailed conditions. Membership does not guarantee a benefit.

FIELD NOTES

These guides explain source kinds, freshness, and practical comparisons. They do not replace provider terms.

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