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Developer Tools
Opinionated scores across 15 categories — from PaaS and DBaaS to LLM APIs. Filter by Free Forever / No CC, compare head-to-head, export your stack.
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Scoring methodology
Each tool is scored 0–10 on 6 axes, for a 60-point total, normalized to /100 in the UI.
- Generosity — Free-tier limits, usage caps
- DX — Docs, CLI, SDKs, onboarding
- OSS Friendly — Open source / self-host options
- Scaling — Clear upgrade path, egress pricing
- Unlimited — Unlimited projects / seats / apps
- Depth — Feature completeness on free
Plus 3 friction flags: Time Bucketed (Forever / Trial), CC Required, TLS Free.
tool: "Example" generosity: 9 scaling: 8 dx: 10 oss: 8 unlimited: 6 depth: 8 timeBucket: "forever" # forever | trial ccRequired: "no" # yes | no tlsFree: "yes" # yes | no total: 49 # sum, max 60 score_100: 82 # total/60*100 source: "World Wide Web"