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Hosting a small interactive R Shiny analytics dashboard for colleagues or a public tutorial.

Facts

Free allowance
5 published Shiny applications
Plan limits
25 active instance-hours per month across apps
Storage
Deployment bundle size up to 1 GB per app according to Shiny platform docs; ephemeral runtime filesystem is not persistent data storage.
Account
shinyapps.io Free account required; provider does not clearly state Free card policy in reviewed sources.
Retention
Ongoing Free plan; apps suspend when idle and reactivate on demand within monthly active-hour allowance.
Custom domain
Free public shinyapps.io site address; custom branded domain is not verified on Free (Professional-tier domain support in docs).
Password protection
Public Free apps only; app authentication is offered with paid Standard tier.
Billing
Ongoing $0 Free plan with 25 active hours per month; paid plans require a card, while Free signup card requirement and quota exhaustion/overage policy are unconfirmed.
Execution
R Shiny server instances start on-demand; 25 total active instance-hours/month and five apps; idle timeout applies.

Worth knowing

For R Shiny apps only. The five-app allowance shares 25 active instance-hours monthly. Instances sleep when idle. Posit recommends Connect Cloud for new projects.

Reviewed 2026-11-14 from official documentation. Deployments have not been tested.

Sources

Current Free pricing ↗Shinyapps user guide ↗Custom domains guide ↗Application bundle-size limits ↗App authentication by paid tier ↗
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