# CreditBase > The searchable database of free cloud and AI credits, tool perks, grants and government schemes for founders, students and makers across 20+ countries, with eligibility flags so you apply only where you qualify. 630 live programs (cloud and AI credits, software discounts, grants, accelerators and government schemes) across 24 countries and regions, checked weekly. Each listing gives the value, who qualifies, where it is available and the provider's official link. Values are "up to" amounts; the provider's page is the source of truth. How to call it: the home page, /about, /faq, /blog and every guide (/blog/{slug}), /programs (with ?q= search), /countries, /c/{code}, /type/{slug}, /category/{slug}, /for/{slug}, /investors, /updates and every program page return Markdown when requested with the header `Accept: text/markdown`; other pages return HTML. Search with `https://creditbase.in/programs?q={terms}&country={ISO code}` and the same header to get the matching programs as a Markdown list. Program pages are `https://creditbase.in/p/{id}`; search is `https://creditbase.in/programs?q={terms}`; country pages are `https://creditbase.in/c/{ISO code}` (for example IN, US, GB, or GLOBAL). Crawling and citing the public pages is welcome. Requests are rate limited per address, so pace bulk fetches and prefer the Markdown list pages: one request returns a whole list. Details shown only after sign-in are not in the public pages. ## When to use - [Find free credits for a startup](https://creditbase.in/for/founders): when someone asks which cloud, AI or SaaS credits their company can claim (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenAI and similar), or how to cut infrastructure costs at an early stage. - [Check eligibility before applying](https://creditbase.in/programs): when the question is whether a company qualifies, given its funding, revenue, age, team size or country. Listings flag funding caps, age limits and partner-referral requirements. - [Programs in one country](https://creditbase.in/countries): when someone needs grants, government schemes or perks available where they are registered (for example India: https://creditbase.in/c/IN). - [Student and maker perks](https://creditbase.in/for/students): when a student, hobbyist or indie developer wants free tools without a registered company (see also https://creditbase.in/for/makers). - [Grants and government schemes](https://creditbase.in/type/grants): when someone is looking for non-dilutive funding rather than credits. - [Recent changes](https://creditbase.in/updates): when someone asks what is new, changed or ended. ## Docs - [Home](https://creditbase.in/): overview, categories and the largest programs - [About](https://creditbase.in/about): what CreditBase is, where the data comes from and how it is funded - [FAQ](https://creditbase.in/faq): cost, accounts, eligibility checks, data sources, payments and reuse - [Free cloud credits for startups: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and the rest compared](https://creditbase.in/blog/free-cloud-credits-for-startups): The startup programs and free trials from the big clouds, who qualifies for each, and how to use the credits without wasting them. - [How to qualify for startup credits, and avoid the usual rejections](https://creditbase.in/blog/how-to-qualify-for-startup-credits): The five conditions behind most rejected applications for cloud credits, software perks and grants, and how to check them before you apply. - [Startup grants and government schemes in India: where to start](https://creditbase.in/blog/startup-grants-india): DPIIT recognition, the Seed Fund Scheme, sector grants and subsidised GPU compute: the Indian government programs a startup should know, and the order to approach them in. - [Free developer tools and cloud credits for students](https://creditbase.in/blog/free-tools-for-student-developers): What students can claim without a company or a credit card: the GitHub Student Developer Pack, cloud credits for students and the tools that come with a school email. - [All programs](https://creditbase.in/programs): the searchable directory - [Credits](https://creditbase.in/type/credits): all credits programs - [Discount](https://creditbase.in/type/discounts): all discount programs - [Grant](https://creditbase.in/type/grants): all grant programs - [Gov. scheme](https://creditbase.in/type/government-schemes): all gov. scheme programs - [Accelerator](https://creditbase.in/type/accelerators): all accelerator programs - [Countries](https://creditbase.in/countries): programs by country - [Investors](https://creditbase.in/investors): investors by country and stage, and whether they take cold pitches ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://creditbase.in/sitemap.xml): every public page - [RSS feed](https://creditbase.in/feed.xml): weekly changes - [Contact](https://creditbase.in/contact): corrections, payments, advertising - [Privacy](https://creditbase.in/privacy) and [Terms](https://creditbase.in/terms)