Oracle Cloud Always Free servers and DB
Oracle Cloud provides a bundle of servers, Autonomous DB and networking that remains free for as long as you have an account. You must register a credit or debit card for identity verification when signing up.
- What you get
- 2 OCPUs and 12GB total for Arm VMs · Up to 2 AMD micro VMs · 200GB storage total
- Price
- To be confirmed
- Valid until
- No end date stated in the official information
- Requirements
- Boot and block storage combined · Create only in the home region · A1 (Arm) instances are unavailable in the Chuncheon region · Instances with low utilization for 7 days may be reclaimed · 10TB monthly outbound data transfer · A credit card or credit-card-enabled debit card must be registered at signup for identity verification
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Details
Oracle Cloud Always Free is a set of always-free resources available to both free and paid accounts. Arm (Ampere A1) servers include 2 OCPUs and 12GB of memory in total, AMD micro servers include up to 2 instances, and boot and block storage total 200GB. It also includes 10TB of outbound data transfer per month.
Sign up for Oracle Cloud Free Tier, then create resources marked Always Free in your home region. At signup, you must register a credit card or a debit card that works like a credit card for identity verification. Prepaid and virtual cards are not accepted. In some countries, a separate $300 trial credit for 30 days is also available.
Arm servers cannot be created in the Chuncheon region. Servers may be reclaimed if CPU and network utilization (including memory for Arm) stays below 20% for 7 days, and accounts that have not been used for more than 30 days may be suspended.
Sources and verification history
- Collection channel
- Official page
- Collected at
- 2026.10.05 10:10 KST
- First published
- Updated
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