Yes, sourcehut has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $4.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
sourcehut is a software development platform built around open source, standards-based workflows, and minimal overhead. It brings together hosted source control, continuous integration, mailing lists, issue tracking, chat, wikis, and account management in a single suite designed for developers who prefer efficient tools and full control over their data.
The platform emphasizes privacy and simplicity, with no tracking or advertising, no JavaScript requirement for core functionality, and no AI features. It is also available as open source software and can be self-hosted for teams that want to run the same stack on their own infrastructure.
- Hosted git and Mercurial repositories with fine-grained access control
- Continuous integration with virtualized builds and post-build automation
- Mailing lists, patch review, and searchable archives
- Focused ticket tracking, chat services, and markdown/git-driven wikis
- CLI-based administration and data export through the hut tool
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable for contributors and for public-alpha access to several core services, but it is still capped by the public-alpha exceptions and by the fact that hosting your own projects is what triggers payment. The cheapest paid plan is $4/month, so the free offering is worth about the full entry price of that plan, though with lower parity because some services are excluded or only temporarily free.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to all services during public alpha, except builds.sr.ht and chat.sr.ht require payment.
- Access to git.sr.ht without payment during public alpha.
- Access to hg.sr.ht without payment during public alpha.
- Access to todo.sr.ht without payment during public alpha.
- Access to lists.sr.ht without payment during public alpha.
- Access to Project hub without payment during public alpha.
- Access to SourceHut pages without payment during public alpha.
- Access to paste.sr.ht without payment during public alpha.
- Access to an account without payment if you only contribute to existing projects.
See sourcehut pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Amateur hackers
- Full access to all services
- Same service access as higher tiers
- For users hosting their own projects
- VAT/taxes extra
Typical hackers
- Full access to all services
- Same service access as other tiers
- For users hosting their own projects
- VAT/taxes extra
Professional hackers
- Full access to all services
- Same service access as other tiers
- For users hosting their own projects
- VAT/taxes extra
Pricing extracted from sourcehut's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is sourcehut free forever?
Yes. sourcehut has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does sourcehut require a credit card?
No. You can start on sourcehut's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed sourcehut's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. sourcehut's cheapest paid plan is Amateur hackers at $4 / month.
What is sourcehut's free tier worth?
sourcehut's free tier is worth about $4.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 55/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
