Estimate a practical annual cloud hosting and operations budget before applying for cloud credits, moving a charity website, launching a public dashboard, adding APIs, or approving a digital product. The calculator separates monthly hosting run rate from one-off migration pressure, internal admin hours, traffic, storage, environments, monitoring, backups, maps, budget alerts, and supplier support.
This calculator is a planning estimate, not a cloud hosting quote, architecture recommendation, procurement recommendation, security certification, or provider eligibility decision.
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AWS's official Imagine Grant page describes grant categories that can include unrestricted financial support, AWS Promotional Credit, implementation support or guidance, AWS training and support, and AWS marketing promotion for eligible nonprofit projects.
Official AWS Imagine Grant page verified; 2026 application cycle is closed and award amounts remain at AWS discretion2026-06-22
GitLab's official nonprofit pages say the GitLab for Nonprofits Program gives free licenses to registered nonprofit organizations, and the join page says approved nonprofits receive a free Ultimate license for a year, SaaS or self-managed, up to 20 seats.
Official GitLab nonprofit overview and join pages verified; license issue is discretionary and donation-limited2026-06-22
Data infrastructure, security analytics, observability training
Splunk's official donation page says it provides nonprofit, academic, and research organizations with free software licenses and training to help bridge the data divide.
Official Splunk Product and Training Donation Program page verified; eligibility and no-cost scope preserved2026-06-22
Microsoft publishes nonprofit grants and discounts including Microsoft 365 Business Basic free for up to 300 users, annual Azure credits, and discounted business applications.
Official nonprofit offers page rechecked2026-08-12
Microsoft's official nonprofit pricing page lists Microsoft 365 Business Basic as a grant free for up to 300 users, Business Standard at USD 3.00 per user monthly, and Business Premium at USD 5.50 per user monthly when paid yearly.
Official Microsoft 365 nonprofit pricing rechecked2026-08-12
Google's official Workspace nonprofit page lists Google Workspace for Nonprofits at USD 0 per user per month and discounted Business and Enterprise nonprofit offers.
Official Google Workspace for Nonprofits page verified2026-06-22
Esri's official Nonprofit Organization Program page says eligible nonprofit organizations can receive discounts on ArcGIS software, subscriptions, and training.
Official Esri Nonprofit Organization Program page verified; international eligibility caveat preserved2026-06-22
Mapbox's official Nonprofit Support page says Mapbox supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations each year with donated or discounted services, technical guidance, and promotion.
Official Mapbox Nonprofit Support page verified; support is application reviewed and not a fixed public credit amount2026-06-22
Cisco's official Technology Grant Program page says Cisco donates networking technology to qualifying nonprofit organizations to help them improve productivity, security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Official Cisco Technology Grant Program page verified; UK TechSoup pathway caveat preserved2026-06-22
