Red Hat Developer Sandbox is a paid product with a free trial, 30 days long. The free plan includes 30-day trial access to a selection of Red Hat products.
About
Red Hat Developer Sandbox provides a 30-day trial environment for evaluating selected Red Hat products. It gives access to an OpenShift-based cluster and related services without setup or configuration, so developers can deploy source code, test containerized applications, and try guided learning activities in a browser.
The sandbox includes trial access to Red Hat OpenShift, OpenShift AI, OpenShift Dev Spaces, OpenShift Pipelines, OpenShift Serverless, OpenShift Virtualization, and Ansible Automation Platform. It is aimed at developers who want hands-on access to Red Hat tooling for experimentation, learning, and short-term evaluation.
- 30-day trial environment
- OpenShift-based cluster access
- OpenShift AI trial access
- OpenShift Dev Spaces access
- OpenShift Pipelines access
- OpenShift Serverless access
- Ansible Automation Platform trial
- Guided learning activities
Free Tier Value
This is a 30-day trial, so the practical monthly value is best treated as time-limited access rather than a recurring free tier. Because the page does not publish a paid monthly price for the sandbox itself, there isn’t a defensible way to convert it into a monthly dollar value; the offer is still substantial, but it expires after a month and a credit card is not clearly waived.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 30-day trial access to a selection of Red Hat products.
- Instant access to an environment for evaluation and experimentation.
- Deploy your source code on OpenShift.
- Develop code in OpenShift Dev Spaces.
- Trial access to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift AI.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces.
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Serverless.
- Guided tutorials with sample code for learning use cases.
See Red Hat Developer Sandbox pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Red Hat Developer Sandbox
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- 30
- Instant access to an evaluation environment
- Deploy source code on OpenShift
- Develop code in OpenShift Dev Spaces
- Trial access to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
- Trial access to Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
- Guided tutorials with sample code
Pricing extracted from Red Hat Developer Sandbox's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Red Hat Developer Sandbox free forever?
No. Red Hat Developer Sandbox offers a time-limited trial, about 30 days long, after which you subscribe to a paid plan or lose access.
What is Red Hat Developer Sandbox's free tier worth?
Red Hat Developer Sandbox's free tier is worth about a 30-day free trial. That maps to an FTV score of 26/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
