Growth programme
For everyonebrave enough to start
To be honest, we have a soft spot for small teams and independent developers who are just starting out, full of ideas and not afraid to try. We believe every remarkable success begins with one brave start.
- 01Free compute to start
- 02Part of your spend, back
- 03A hand with the hard parts
What you get
Three kinds of support, fitted to you
We look carefully at the size and needs of every small customer and put together support that fits — including, but not limited to, the three below.
Free compute to start
Credit goes straight into your account balance and works on cloud servers, GPUs and storage. Get running with nothing to lose, and worry about the bill once you have your first users.
Part of your spend, back
Some of what you spend comes back to you. After each invoice is paid, the agreed share returns to your account balance automatically, ready for next month.
A hand with the hard parts
When you are stuck or need a fresh idea, reach our engineering team directly during working hours for a chat or a pointer. Not a support script — developers talking to developers.
Who it is for
You do not need to be big yet
Early-stage startups
Just launched or still polishing, with a team of ten or fewer.
Independent developers
Building an app, a game, a plug-in or an open-source project on your own.
Small businesses going digital
Moving the business online for the first time and glad of some company on the way.
How to join
Three steps for developers
- 01
Finish the developer wizard
Who you are, what you are building and the help you need — about three minutes.
- 02
We review
From your project and stage we set the free credit, cashback and kind of help, and email you the result.
- 03
You are in
Your account gets the developer badge, credit and cashback start at once, and a modest credit line is open to you.
Developer accounts
Independent developers start here
Developer accounts open only through the growth programme. If you already have a personal account, sign in and apply here too — your services and invoices stay where they are.
We are not here just to sell you services.We want to grow up alongside you.
Apply
Companies and start-ups: tell us how you are starting
We reply within one business day. If you already have an account, use the email you signed up with.