What's known
- "Start for free and upgrade as you grow" (referenced in pricing-page FAQ).
- "Hercules offers an incredibly generous free tier for hosting and deployment."
- Free tier exists. Paid tiers not surfaced in the captured fetch — the
/pricingURL didn't render structured tier content (likely heavy SPA / client-rendered table).
What's unknown
❓
tier names, monthly $ amounts, what's gated to paid (custom domains? team seats? API limits? AI generation quota?), enterprise tier, credit system. Re-clip needed.
Free tier scope (best-guess from captured language)
The phrasing "generous free tier for hosting and deployment" suggests: - Hosting included on free tier - Custom domain probably gated to paid - AI generation likely metered (credit-based, like Replit's Cycles or Anything's free credits)
This is a guess from positioning, not confirmed.
Versus the rest
| Axis | Hercules | Replit | Anything | Fly | Multica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✅ "generous" | ✅ Starter | ✅ Free credits | 🟡 | ✅ All-OSS |
| Paid tiers public | ❌ Not captured | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 (calculator) | ❓ Cloud waitlist |
| Pricing page transparency | ❌ Need re-clip | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Calculator-only | N/A |
Sources
- hercules.app/pricing (fetched 2026-04-28 — content didn't render)