{"id":1612,"date":"2026-02-12T08:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sreschool.com\/blog\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:16:43","slug":"list-of-always-free-cloud-database-options-unlimited-duration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sreschool.com\/blog\/list-of-always-free-cloud-database-options-unlimited-duration\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Always Free Cloud Database Options (Unlimited Duration)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1f Always Free Cloud Database Options (Unlimited Duration)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 1. <strong>AWS DynamoDB (NoSQL)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 NoSQL database from Amazon with a true free tier (always free).<br>\ud83d\udce6 Includes up to <strong>25 GB storage<\/strong>, and monthly read\/write capacity allowances. (<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/free\/database\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Amazon Web Services, Inc.<\/a>)<br>Good for: scalable key-value\/document storage, JSON apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 2. <strong>Google Cloud Always Free Databases<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Cloud has <em>Always Free<\/em> quotas on some database services \u2014 e.g., small amounts of storage for query and data processing each month. (<a href=\"https:\/\/micro-exits.dev\/blog\/0194d5ea-f2e6-72e2-955c-c8ebe50fe430?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Micro Exits<\/a>)<br>Good for: lightweight SQL\/NoSQL tasks and experimenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Note: specific limits vary by service \u2014 not all GCP databases are always free (e.g., Cloud SQL may not be always free). (<a href=\"https:\/\/micro-exits.dev\/blog\/0194d5ea-f2e6-72e2-955c-c8ebe50fe430?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Micro Exits<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 3. <strong>Oracle Cloud Always Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle Cloud Free Tier includes \u201cAlways Free\u201d database services you can run without time limits:<br>\u2714 Autonomous JSON\/Autonomous DB<br>\u2714 NoSQL Database<br>\u2714 MySQL DB (free tier, sometimes included) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/jp\/cloud\/free\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Oracle<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good for: experimenting with SQL or NoSQL long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 Cloud Database Free Tiers (Not Always Entirely Unlimited, But Very Generous)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These have <strong>free tiers that don\u2019t expire as long as you stay within quota<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>Supabase (PostgreSQL-based)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Free tier suitable for small apps with auth + real-time DB. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/techpedia\/135304?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">tencentcloud.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>Firebase (Firestore \/ Realtime DB)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google\u2019s NoSQL DB with a free tier, directly usable from frontend JS. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/techpedia\/135304?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">tencentcloud.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>MongoDB Atlas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Free shared cluster with ~512 MB of storage \u2014 good for prototyping JSON-style apps. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/techpedia\/135304?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">tencentcloud.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>PlanetScale (MySQL serverless)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Free tier serverless MySQL database \u2014 auto-scale and branching. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/techpedia\/135304?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">tencentcloud.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>Neon (PostgreSQL Serverless)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Serverless Postgres with free tier \u2014 great for SQL apps without backend servers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/techpedia\/135304?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">tencentcloud.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddfe Summary \u2014 Free Forever? What That Means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Service<\/th><th>Always Free<\/th><th>Free Tier (Quota)<\/th><th>Good For<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>AWS DynamoDB<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0f yes<\/td><td>monthly limits<\/td><td>NoSQL apps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GCP Always Free<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0f yes<\/td><td>limited quotas<\/td><td>small SQL\/NoSQL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Oracle Always Free<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0f yes<\/td><td>limited quotas<\/td><td>SQL\/NoSQL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Supabase<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2753 free tier<\/td><td>yes (quota)<\/td><td>SQL apps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Firebase<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2753 free tier<\/td><td>yes (quota)<\/td><td>Realtime\/NoSQL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MongoDB Atlas<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2753 free tier<\/td><td>yes (quota)<\/td><td>NoSQL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PlanetScale<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2753 free tier<\/td><td>yes (quota)<\/td><td>SQL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Neon<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2753 free tier<\/td><td>yes (quota)<\/td><td>SQL<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Always Free<\/strong> = available forever (as long as you\u2019re within the limits). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/cloud\/free\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Oracle<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Tier (Quota)<\/strong> = free up to a certain size\/usage each month \u2014 but it doesn\u2019t <em>expire<\/em> yearly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 Practical Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 If your goal is <em>frontend-only<\/em>, and you want DB storage without backend code, the easiest options are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Firebase Firestore<\/strong> (NoSQL + JS SDK)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supabase<\/strong> (SQL + REST\/JS SDK)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MongoDB Atlas<\/strong> (JSON docs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These let you store and retrieve data directly from your frontend app without a custom backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf1f Always Free Cloud Database Options (Unlimited Duration) \u2705 1. 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