Free Web App Hosting in India: What the Free Tier Gives You

Free web app hosting in India is a good way to try a platform before you pay. The catch with any free tier is the small print: sleep timers, tiny limits, or a card you must add first. This post lists exactly what Voroa’s free tier includes, what it does not, and the signs that your app has outgrown it.

What the free tier includes per service and per workspace

What you get, per service

Every service can use the free Nano size, subject to free capacity:

Rs 0
512 MB of memory
0.1 vCPU, shared
Runs in Mumbai (IN)

Free services currently stay running between requests, so the first visitor does not wait for the app to wake up. That is how it works today; if it changes, it will be announced first.

What you get, per workspace

Limits on the Free plan

Up to 4 services in total
5 GB of bandwidth a month
500 build minutes a month
2 custom domains, with automatic HTTPS
1 background worker and 2 scheduled tasks

No card needed

You can deploy without adding a payment method.

What runs on the free tier

Web services, static sites and background workers all run on the free size, and the free plan also includes a small managed PostgreSQL database, subject to free capacity. The full list is in free instances.

What free is good for

A portfolio, a college project, a client demo, a hackathon build, or a side project that gets a few visitors a day.

Things to know before you rely on it

Shared CPU. 0.1 vCPU is enough for light traffic, not for heavy work in each request.
512 MB of memory. A large Node.js or Python app can run out; watch the runtime logs.
Build minutes count. Each push uses build minutes; 500 a month is plenty for normal work.
Capacity is shared. Free sizes are offered while free capacity is available.

A free tier is not a free trial

A trial ends on a date and then asks for a card. A free tier is a size you can stay on. On Voroa the free size is not time-limited today: a small project can stay on it while it fits the limits above, and you pay only when you choose a bigger size.

When it is not enough

If the app is slow under load, runs out of memory, or needs more than 4 services, it is time to move to a paid size. Paid sizes start at Rs 298 a month plus GST, billed in rupees with a GST invoice. See pricing for every size. Comparing with Netlify’s free plan? Its free plan limits are set out separately.