So, if you’re looking for a truly free option, I’d recommend giving Oracle Cloud a shot. They offer an Always-Free tier with virtual machine instances. You get up to 2 AMD-based VMs with 1 GB of memory each, along with block storage and outbound bandwidth.
It’s a pretty solid deal for developers and testers who need to run small apps, scripts, or host static websites. I’ve personally used this setup for several months without any unexpected charges, which is rare compared to services like Azure or AWS where the pricing can sometimes be a bit tricky.
The only thing to note is that you’ll need to track your usage to make sure you don’t go over the free resource limits, but there are no hidden fees to worry about here.