Yes, the VM instances are free for 1 yr only (both AWS and Azure). Afterward, the t2 micro instances currently cost about $61.32 / yr to run (reserved instances) 24/7.
If the API is suitable for AWS Lambda and DB is suitable for Dynamo, those remain free after a year, up to a certain amount of usage.
If you're at all sane about it, most of these platforms allow you to host your app for "pocket change" and scale along with you. I wouldn't penny pinch too too much.
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I think AWS's free for a year only?
Yes, the VM instances are free for 1 yr only (both AWS and Azure). Afterward, the t2 micro instances currently cost about $61.32 / yr to run (reserved instances) 24/7.
If the API is suitable for AWS Lambda and DB is suitable for Dynamo, those remain free after a year, up to a certain amount of usage.
AWS Free Tier
Azure has similar free offerings, except
I don't know of any managed API hosting service like this on AWS (stateful, always running, managed).
Azure Free Account
If you're at all sane about it, most of these platforms allow you to host your app for "pocket change" and scale along with you. I wouldn't penny pinch too too much.