FOSS-Friendly Host Alternatives
Finding hosting that respects software freedom is harder than it should be. These are real options with real FOSS credentials — not hosting companies that merely tolerate open source on their platform.
Coolify
FOSSTruly open source, self-hostable Heroku alternative. Deploy anything, own everything.
Free (self-hosted)
Learn more →Hetzner
FOSSGerman engineering at exceptional prices. Dedicated to open source since day one.
From €4.50/mo
Learn more →BuyVM
FOSSOne of the most vocal FOSS advocates in hosting. Block storage, great prices, genuine community.
From $2.00/mo
Learn more →Netcup
FOSSEuropean VPS with excellent FOSS credentials. Very affordable and reliable.
From €3.75/mo
Learn more →RackNerd
FOSSBudget KVM VPS in 8+ US and EU locations. Frequent deals and no FOSS restrictions.
From $10/year
Learn more →GreenCloud
FOSS20+ global locations including Asia-Pacific. KVM with ISO mounting for full OS freedom.
From $15/year
Learn more →Oracle Free Tier
FOSSGenuinely free forever cloud compute. Ampere ARM CPUs with serious performance.
Always free
Learn more →Servarica
FOSSCanadian storage VPS specialist. Unbeatable disk space per dollar for self-hosted backups and media.
From $4/mo
Learn more →AlphaVPS
FOSSBulgarian KVM VPS with AMD EPYC CPUs. Generous resources, hands-off FOSS approach.
From €3.50/mo
Learn more →Contabo
Massive RAM and storage at budget prices. German provider with 6+ global locations.
From €4.50/mo
Learn more →Evolution Host
FOSSUK-registered hosting with free DDoS protection. KVM VPS and dedicated servers across Europe.
From €4.95/mo
Learn more →Inception Hosting
FOSSNo-nonsense UK hosting with KVM VPS. Straightforward pricing, ISO mounting, no restrictions.
From £3.50/mo
Learn more →1984 Hosting
FOSSIcelandic hosting for privacy-minded publishers, public-interest projects, and independent FOSS services.
VPS + web hosting
Learn more →Greenhost
FOSSDutch ethical hosting with sustainability, privacy, and civil-society values baked into the service model.
Managed + VPS tiers
Learn more →FlokiNET
FOSSPrivacy and speech-resilient hosting for independent media, mirrors, archives, and higher-risk open projects.
VPS + dedicated
Learn more →Mythic Beasts
FOSSEngineer-led UK hosting with excellent Linux, IPv6, DNS, email, and Raspberry Pi hosting credentials.
VPS + specialist hosting
Learn more →Webdock
FOSSStraightforward European VPS hosting with root access, simple pricing, and a strong self-hosting fit.
Low-cost VPS tiers
Learn more →OpenBSD Amsterdam
FOSSSpecialist OpenBSD virtual machines from a provider that directly supports the OpenBSD Foundation.
OpenBSD VM plans
Learn more →Terrahost
FOSSIndependent Norwegian VPS, bare metal, and colocation for sovereignty-minded European FOSS projects.
VPS + dedicated
Learn more →HostHatch
FOSSBudget KVM VPS provider with generous regional deals for backups, mirrors, storage, and self-hosted services.
Budget VPS deals
Learn more →LibreCloud
FOSSManaged FOSS collaboration services for small teams that want open tools without running every server.
Managed service tiers
Learn more →Disroot
FOSSCommunity-run privacy services built on free software: email, cloud, chat, pads, and collaboration tools.
Donation-supported
Learn more →Cherry Servers
FOSSEuropean bare metal cloud with real open source tooling — Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and a CLI, all permissively licensed.
From €4.99/mo
Learn more →Exoscale
FOSSSwiss-engineered cloud with European data sovereignty, S3-compatible object storage, and deep open source tooling integration.
From €5/mo
Learn more →Utol
FOSSMinimalist hosting built on privacy and transparency. No tracking, no lock-in, just a clean VPS at a fair price.
Low-cost VPS tiers
Learn more →Advertise here — reach FOSS developers and sysadmins with Carbon Ads, the ethical ad network trusted by GitHub, npm, and thousands of dev sites.