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Introduction

New Starter subscriptions get their first 30 days free: the $5 monthly fee is waived and you receive $5 in usage credits. Use them to ship your first application on Laravel Cloud—on us.

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Getting started

Sign up at cloud.laravel.com, select the Starter plan, and add your payment details. Your first 30 days free and $5 in usage credits are applied automatically. Laravel Cloud promotion showing $5 in free usage credits for the Starter plan with a Get started button. Credits are consumed as you provision and run resources. How far they go depends on what you deploy and for how long.
Because Scale to Zero is on by default, your compute and resources stop consuming credits while your application is idle, which makes your trial go further.

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How far does $5 go?

Laravel Cloud compute and many resources can scale to zero when your application is idle, which means they stop consuming credits until traffic returns. For many users, that makes the $5 go surprisingly far. Here are a few realistic examples:
ScenarioWhat is runningEstimated runtime
Weekend tinkererCompute + Serverless Postgres, awake about 1 hour per dayAbout 4 months
Active side projectCompute + Serverless Postgres, awake about 4 hours per dayAbout 5 weeks
Full-stack app with cacheCompute + Serverless Postgres + ValkeyAbout 3 weeks
Everything always onCompute, Serverless Postgres, Valkey, and WebSockets active and always onAbout 7 days
These are estimates, not guarantees. Actual usage depends on the resources you provision, how long they stay active, and whether Scale to Zero is enabled.

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After your first 30 days

If your usage stays under $5 during your first 30 days, you pay nothing. You are only charged during this period for usage above your $5 in credits. After your first 30 days, standard Starter billing begins at $5/mo plus any usage beyond your monthly $5 in credits. Your app stays online; nothing turns off. View plans and pricing