---
title: "$1000 in AWS credits for startups (For free)"
author: "Yaroslav Shmarov"
date: "2020-06-15"
canonical_url: "https://blog.superails.com/1000-in-aws-credits-for-startups"
markdown_url: "https://blog.superails.com/1000-in-aws-credits-for-startups.md"
description: "I've been using AWS for couple of years now, spending around $10/mo primarily for Cloud9 and S3."
tags: ["aws","startup","accelerator"]
license: "GNU AGPL v3. Credit Yaroslav Shmarov and link the canonical URL."
---

# $1000 in AWS credits for startups (For free)

I've been using AWS for couple of years now, spending around $10/mo primarily for Cloud9 and S3.

Now, that's not a lot but it's always nice to find ways to spend less. So I bumped into this program:

[AWS ACTIVATE](https://aws.amazon.com/activate/){:target="blank"}

![aws-activate-apply](https://blog.superails.com/assets/2020-06-16-1000-in-aws-credits-for-startups/aws-activate-apply.png)

 I filled in the form and briefly described a startup that I'm working on, and a few days later such an email came in:

![aws-activate-money-received](https://blog.superails.com/assets/2020-06-16-1000-in-aws-credits-for-startups/aws-activate-money-received.png)

When I logged into the AWS billing dashboard, this was already there:

![aws-activate-credits-received](https://blog.superails.com/assets/2020-06-16-1000-in-aws-credits-for-startups/aws-activate-credits-received.png)

Well, $1000+$350 is a very pleasant bonus!