Ship before the demo. Free for the weekend.
For 48-hour builders
You've got two days, three teammates, and a working prototype that needs to live somewhere by the demo. ZevCloud's free tier covers the whole weekend; you go from `git init` to a live URL faster than you can write the README.
The challenge
What gets in the way.
Problem 01
Most "free" tiers expire mid-demo
Some clouds give you a free trial that converts to paid in 7 days. Your demo is in 36 hours; you can't risk being asked for a credit card mid-pitch.
Problem 02
Deploy complexity eats demo prep time
Hour 40 of 48 is not the time to learn Kubernetes. You need to push code and see it live, not write Helm charts.
Problem 03
Demo URL needs to look real
A `.app` subdomain that's clearly hosted on someone else's free tier reads as "unfinished" to judges. You want a proper URL on a proper domain.
Why ZevCloud
How we fit hackathon teams.
Free
No credit card to start
Free tier covers the entire hackathon — apps, database, custom domain, HTTPS. If you don't win, you don't pay. If you do win, the project keeps running.
Fast
Two-minute deploy
`zevcloud init` from your project directory walks you through it. Framework auto-detected (Next.js, Rails, Django, whatever). Live URL before you finish the README.
Demo-ready
Custom domain in one click
Use the free `<your-app>.zevcloud.app` subdomain or attach a custom domain you bought five minutes ago. HTTPS provisioned automatically either way.
Your stack on ZevCloud
The products that fit.
In practice
How teams use ZevCloud.
AI startup hackathon, 48 hours, 4-person team
App + database + custom domain, all on the free tier. Per-branch preview deploys mean each teammate can work without breaking the demo URL.
University innovation challenge
Free tier means you don't need university card approval. Sign up with your personal email, ship the project, present to judges with a real working URL.
Demo day pivot
Realised at 2am the original idea won't demo well? Spin up a second app in 5 minutes, point the new one at the existing database, pivot the pitch.
Recommended plan
Free
Free plan covers the full hackathon flow — apps, database, HTTPS, custom domain. Upgrade only if you actually win and continue building.
Ship today
Build for hackathon teams.
Sign up free, invite the whole team at no extra cost, and only add a payment method when you outgrow the free tier. Pick up where you left off. Your services and team are one click away. Pick up where you left off. Your services and team are one click away.