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Is Azure Pipelines still free for open source? No.

Azure Pipelines’s free-for-open-source offers have been discontinued (last checked 2026-07-06). The record below is kept for reference.
FOS-0014 DISCONTINUED confirmed gone 2026-07-06
In the graveyard. Kept on the record so you don’t waste an application, the dedicated program is gone.

Azure Pipelines

2 offers
CI/CDhosting
Offer 1, Azure Pipelines free parallel jobs for open source (public projects)
What it was
Historically 10 free Microsoft-hosted parallel jobs with unlimited minutes for open source (public) projects on Linux, macOS, and Windows. No longer available to new projects.
How to apply
No longer possible; new public projects cannot be created.
Provenance
Checked 2026-07-06: program page gone or offer withdrawn. Retained for the record.
Offer 2, Azure credits for open source projects
What it was
Grants of Azure credits for short-term development, infrastructure, and testing needs of open source projects, typically for one Microsoft fiscal year. Closed to direct applications.
How to apply
Application form is closed; participation is by Microsoft invitation only.
Provenance
Checked 2026-07-06: program page gone or offer withdrawn. Retained for the record.
no application path, alternatives below

Still-active alternatives

FOS-0004 Amazon Web Serviceshosting AWS promotional credits (valid one year) for open source projects, typically used for upstream and… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
AWS promotional credits (valid one year) for open source projects, typically used for upstream and performance testing, CI/CD, and storage of artifacts on AWS; usable on compute, storage, database, and developer tooling services. Over 200 projects funded since the 2019 launch.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
OSI-approved license
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Complete the AWS Open Source Credits application form and email it to awsopensourcecredits@amazon.com; applications reviewed monthly.
Provenance
Confirmed against aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-promotional-credits-open-source-projects on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “AWS promotional credits for open source projects”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0009 AppVeyorCI/CD Free CI/CD plan for open source: unlimited public projects, 1 concurrent job, 5 self-hosted jobs,… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Free CI/CD plan for open source: unlimited public projects, 1 concurrent job, 5 self-hosted jobs, 60-minute max build time, community support. Additionally, a 50% discount on all paid plans for open-source projects (and students/educational orgs) needing more compute or concurrency.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
public repository
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Sign up via "Get your FREE account" / "Get your OSS project on-board" on the pricing page.
Provenance
Confirmed against appveyor.com/pricing on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “Open-source FREE Unlimited public projects”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0017 BitriseCI/CD Free Developer Plan features for public open source projects: one dedicated concurrency per project,… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Free Developer Plan features for public open source projects: one dedicated concurrency per project, build times up to 45 minutes, unlimited builds, unlimited team members, public build pages/logs with automatic secret filtering.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
public repository
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Log in to Bitrise, "Add new app" choose the "public" option, and connect the repo via HTTPS URL.
Provenance
Confirmed against bitrise.io/blog/post/free-developer-plan-features-for-open-source-projects-on-bitrise on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “free for open source projects”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0019 BlacksmithCI/CD Free use of Blacksmith's high-performance GitHub Actions runners and CI services for qualifying open… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Free use of Blacksmith's high-performance GitHub Actions runners and CI services for qualifying open source projects (program currently supports projects such as Celery, Ladybird, Zen and Limbo).
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
actively developedpublic repository
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Submit the OSS program application form on the Blacksmith pricing page.
Provenance
Confirmed against blacksmith.sh/pricing on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “free plan falling short for many OSS”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0022 BuildkiteCI/CD Free access to the Pro plan (normally $30 USD per active user per month) for open source projects;… STALE re-check due 2026-08-10 ›
What you get
Free access to the Pro plan (normally $30 USD per active user per month) for open source projects; usage and inclusions are discussed with Buildkite on a case-by-case basis.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
no stated requirements
How to apply
Contact Buildkite to discuss usage and inclusions; no self-service signup for the open source plan.
Provenance
Confirmed against buildkite.com/pricing on 2026-08-10, matched anchor “free for open source projects”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0026 CachixstorageCI/CD Free Nix binary cache with a 5 GB storage limit (compressed) for open source projects, plus 20 Cachix… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Free Nix binary cache with a 5 GB storage limit (compressed) for open source projects, plus 20 Cachix Deploy agents.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
no stated requirements
How to apply
Sign up on cachix.org; the free open source tier is provisioned on signup for OSS use.
Provenance
Confirmed against cachix.org/pricing on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “free 5 GB limit for open source projects”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0033 CircleCICI/CD Free CI/CD credits for open source organizations: up to 400,000 credits per month for Linux, Arm, and… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Free CI/CD credits for open source organizations: up to 400,000 credits per month for Linux, Arm, and Docker builds plus 30,000 credits per month for macOS and Windows builds, with enterprise-grade features such as SSH debugging, Docker layer caching, and self-hosted runners.
Applies to
organization
Requirements
public repository
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Sign up for free on circleci.com with your open source project; credits apply to OSS builds.
Provenance
Confirmed against circleci.com/open-source on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “Free OSS Continuous Integration”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →
FOS-0035 CirunCI/CD Cirun service free forever for open source: unlimited public repositories and unlimited self-hosted… ACTIVE verified 2026-09-07 ›
What you get
Cirun service free forever for open source: unlimited public repositories and unlimited self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on all supported cloud providers, including ARM-based and GPU runners. Runners launch in your own cloud account, so underlying cloud compute costs are yours.
Applies to
the project , not individual maintainers
Requirements
public repository
run a repo match above to see which you meet →
How to apply
Sign up via the Get Started flow on cirun.io and connect your repository and cloud account.
Provenance
Confirmed against cirun.io/pricing on 2026-09-07, matched anchor “free for open source”.
Open program page ↗Check your repo →

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