>> to clarify, i have nothing to do with this site, i used it once, years back and there was a free tier or at least a free/crippled version at that time

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42291616

Per ‘bagpuss, the backup was free when they used it, and they were referring to the backup, not the CMS.

So, I would argue you were mistaken.