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Developer utilities: which free tiers are still free?
Free tier status of 6 queues, schedulers, feature flags and search services, read from each vendor's public page on 2026-10-05. Status counts: 5 free, 1 trial only.
| Tool | Still free? | Summary | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algolia | Yes | The free Build plan includes 10,000 search requests per month and 50,000 records, with no credit card required. | 2026-10-05 |
| cron-job.org | Yes | The service is entirely free of charge, with no limit on the number of cron jobs and executions as often as once a minute. | 2026-10-05 |
| Inngest | Yes | The Free plan includes 50k executions per month with 5 concurrent steps and 5 seats, with no credit card required. | 2026-10-05 |
| LaunchDarkly | Yes | The Developer plan is $0 per month forever with unlimited seats, 5 service connections and 1K client-side monthly active users, and needs no credit card. | 2026-10-05 |
| Meilisearch Cloud | Trial only | Meilisearch Cloud has a 14-day free trial with no credit card required and no permanent free plan; the open-source engine is free to self-host under the MIT license. | 2026-10-05 |
| Upstash QStash | Yes | The Free plan allows 1,000 messages per day with up to 10 active schedules and 10 queues. | 2026-10-05 |
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