# Aiven: Free plans for PostgreSQL, Valkey, Kafka and OpenSearch (1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB storage)

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- Status: live
- Category: Databases & backend
- Offer type: free tier
- Credit value: Free plans for PostgreSQL, Valkey, Kafka and OpenSearch (1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB storage)
- Eligibility: Anyone
- How to claim: Sign up on Aiven and create a service on the Free plan.
- Claim URL: https://www.aiven.io/pricing
- Source URL: https://www.aiven.io/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-11-02T06:11:41-05:00 (Nov 2, 2026, 6:11 AM ET), HTTP 200
- Notes: Aiven's pricing FAQ says free plans are available for PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Kafka and Valkey and are meant for learning, prototypes and demos; you can't pick the cloud or region. The Developer tier starts at $5 / month.

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "Free $0 / month Get building 1 dedicated VM 1 CPU per VM 1 GB RAM per VM 1 GB total storage"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/aiven-free