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Startup program

Building your startup? Get 50% off for your first 6 months.

Standing up your cloud, CI/CD and DevOps is hard to lift by itself — and we don't want you to lift it alone. As an eLab founder, pair a free tier with your cloud credits, then take 50% off with code ELABSHIPS@50.

No credit card. Email us with code ELABSHIPS@50 to claim the offer.

Unconditional free tier

Your cloud credits + our free tier = $0 in total.

AWS, GCP and Azure hand startups cloud credits valid for a year — so you pay $0 for infrastructure. Use the LocalOps free tier to provision and automate that infrastructure, and your total comes to nothing.

  • AWS logoAWS credits
  • GCP logoGCP credits
  • Azure logoAzure credits
Typical startup stack
  • Cloud compute + storage$0 (credits)
  • LocalOps free tier$0
Total
$0

For roughly the first year, while your cloud credits last.

eLab founder offer

50% off for your first 6 months.

As an eLab founder you get 50% off the list price for your first six months on LocalOps. It stacks right on top of the free tier — just use your code.

Use the code
ELABSHIPS@50
−50%

off the list price, for your first 6 months.

Trusted by top founders

G2 — Read LocalOps reviews on G2

LocalOps makes AWS simple — easy setup, smooth deploys, and amazing support.

LocalOps allows me to take advantage of AWS, without the complexity of AWS. Setting up an environment is easy, and deploying my platform updates is a breeze. Plus, the support has been amazing!

While the complexity of AWS is hidden away, you are still able to access and customise the various services if the need arises. For example, we have been using PlanetScale for our Postgres database, and we have had to customise the VPS settings to enable private link data connections.

Pricing is perfect and scales as we grow. Right now, we are a small team, but as we grow, we can add members based on their need for managing our stack.

Josh KalderimisEx-VP at Travis CI · Founder, Nerves Cloud
Plus

Save up to $200K a year on DevOps hiring.

Use LocalOps to automate your cloud accounts and deployments. Connect your cloud account, start deploying — with zero DevOps effort and no DevOps hire required.

  • CI/CD for your cloud, out of the box
  • No one spends time configuring cloud infra
  • Zero-downtime deploys on every push
  • Your team stays focused on the product
From commit to live · on every push~30s
  1. git push
    developer pushes code
  2. webhook
    localops receives
  3. pull code
    fetch latest commit
  4. build image
    container image built
  5. deploy
    zero-downtime rollout
Repeat on every commit, no human in the loop.
2 steps · 30 mins

How to get started in 30 mins.

  1. Sign up now

    Free tier, no credit card. Deploy your project with email + SSO.

  2. Email us your partner code

    Send code ELABSHIPS@50 to startups@localops.co and we'll apply 50% off for your first 6 months.

FAQs

eLab Startup Program questions.

Can't find what you're looking for? Email startups@localops.co.

Who is the eLab Startup Program for?

Early-stage founders building through eLab. If you're an eLab startup, you qualify for 50% off your first 6 months with code ELABSHIPS@50 — and any startup can use the free tier alongside cloud credits.

What exactly do I get?

Two things. First, the LocalOps free tier paired with your AWS / GCP / Azure startup credits, so your infrastructure and platform bill is $0. Second, 50% off the list price for your first 6 months with code ELABSHIPS@50.

How do I claim the 50% discount?

Email startups@localops.co with code ELABSHIPS@50. We'll verify it and apply 50% off the list price to your account for the first six months.

Where do I use the code ELABSHIPS@50?

Sign up first, then email startups@localops.co with the code ELABSHIPS@50 and we'll apply the discount to your account. Takes about 30 minutes end to end.

How does the free tier work with my cloud credits?

Cloud providers give startups credits that cover compute and storage for about a year, so your infrastructure costs $0. LocalOps' free tier lets you provision and automate that infrastructure at no platform cost — adding up to $0 in total.

What happens after the 6 months or once credits run out?

You move to standard pay-as-you-go pricing for the resources LocalOps manages. There's no lock-in — everything LocalOps provisions lives in your own cloud account.

Can the program really save us on DevOps hiring?

Yes. LocalOps automates cloud setup, CI/CD and deployments, so you don't need to hire a dedicated DevOps engineer early — saving up to $200K a year in fully-loaded cost while your team stays focused on the product.

Do I need DevOps skills to get started?

No. Connect your cloud account and a git repo, and LocalOps wires up networking, CI/CD, TLS and monitoring for you. Developers push to git; LocalOps builds and deploys with zero downtime.

Where does my code and data live?

On your own cloud account. LocalOps assumes a least-privilege role inside your cloud and provisions resources there. Your code stays in your own GitHub or GitLab.