Recommended Free Stacks
Which combination of free services should you use for an AI-coded website? Here are three battle-tested stacks.
Stack A: The Simple Choice (Static Site)
| Layer | Service | Free Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend | cloudflare-pages | Unlimited bandwidth, 500 builds/mo |
| Domain | *.pages.dev subdomain | Free |
| Extras | No backend needed | — |
Best for: Landing pages, blogs, docs, portfolios.
Stack B: Full-Site with Backend (Recommended)
| Layer | Service | Free Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend | cloudflare-pages | Unlimited bandwidth, 500 builds/mo |
| Domain | Cloudflare Pages domain + optional custom DNS | Free |
| Database | supabase | 500 MB Postgres, auth (50K MAU), 1 GB storage |
| Backend | Supabase Edge Functions (Deno) | Included in Supabase free tier |
| Total | $0/month |
Best for: Full web apps — user accounts, data storage, real-time features. Supabase covers DB, auth, storage, and serverless compute in one service.
Stack C: Custom Backend (More Control)
| Layer | Service | Free Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend | vercel | 100 GB bandwidth, 6K builds/mo |
| Custom backends | render | 512 MB RAM, 100 GB bandwidth, 500 builds/mo |
| Database | neon | 0.5 GB, 100 CU-hrs/mo, scale-to-zero |
| Total | $0/month |
Best for: Apps with a custom API server (Node.js, Python, Go, Rust). Render handles the compute, Neon handles the database, Vercel handles the frontend. Cold starts on Render (30-60s) are the main downside.
Stack D: The “I Need a VPS” Stack
| Layer | Service | Free Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Full server | oracle-cloud | 4 cores, 24 GB RAM, 200 GB disk |
| Domain | Any registrar | ~$10/yr |
| Total | $0/month (if approved) |
Best for: Full control, Docker, multiple apps on one machine, VPN, anything you’d run on a Linux server.
Domain Strategy
| Need | Best Free Option |
|---|---|
| Free subdomain | your-site.pages.dev (Cloudflare) |
| Free subdomain | your-site.vercel.app (Vercel) |
| Free subdomain | your-site.netlify.app (Netlify) |
| Free subdomain | your-name.github.io (GitHub Pages) |
| Paid custom domain | yourname.com via Cloudflare Registrar (~$9.13/yr at cost) |
| Paid cheap domain | yourname.dev via Porkbun (~$12/yr) |
My Verdict
Stack B (Cloudflare Pages + Supabase) is the best free choice for an AI-coded site in 2026:
- Cloudflare gives you unlimited bandwidth (no surprise bills from a viral post)
- Supabase gives you database + auth + storage + serverless compute in one service
- No cold starts (Cloudflare edge is always hot, Supabase is always-on for active projects)
- Both have generous free tiers that don’t require a credit card
- Easy to upgrade to paid plans as you grow
Sources
- agentdeals.dev hosting + database free tier comparisons
- snapdeploy.dev 2026 free hosting guide
- techplained.com best free hosting 2026