Open to every Nirvana account. No cap on who you tell.
Refer a team. You both get $250.
Send your link to a team that needs real storage performance. They get $250 once they have a card on file and a qualifying workload. You get $250 once they have been going three months. Up to ten teams a year.
- To you, per referred team
- $250
- To them, as soon as they are running
- $250
- Teams per year
- 10
- Maximum you can earn
- $2,500
To you, per referred team
To them, as soon as they are running
Teams per year
Maximum you can earn
Your link
Generate it, send it on
Enter the email on your Nirvana account. Your code is tied to it, so we know who to credit.
Your referral link
One link, unlimited sends. Credits are capped at ten qualifying teams.
Send it on
The message goes out with your link already in it.
Sign up at Nirvana Labs and we both get $250 in cloud credit. High-performance storage cloud, 20,000 sustained IOPS included at $94.90 per TB per month. No more throttling or bill shock.
Generate your link and the share buttons fill in with it — X, LinkedIn, Telegram and email.
Four steps
How a referral pays out
Nothing to claim. The credit is applied to the next invoice after it qualifies.
Step 1
Share your link
Anyone who signs up through it is attributed to you.
Step 2
They sign up and add a card
A card on file is not enough on its own. Their $250 is applied to the first bill once there is a card on file and a qualifying workload.
Step 3
They run 3 months
An active account with a card on file, for three consecutive months, is what qualifies the referral.
Step 4
You get $250
Credited to your account on the next invoice. Repeat up to ten times.
The rules
What qualifies
Short version: real teams, real workloads, one credit each.
- They must add a card. A valid payment method on file is what activates the referral. Signups without one never start the clock, for them or for you.
- New accounts only. The team you refer cannot already be a Nirvana customer or have an account on file.
- Three consecutive months. Active, with a card on file. A cancelled account resets the clock rather than paying out.
- One credit per company. Not per seat, per project, or per email domain variant.
- Ten teams a year. Referring more is welcome; credits stop at ten, so $2,500 is the most any account earns in a calendar year.
- No self-referrals. Subsidiaries, second domains, and alt emails do not count.
- Credits, not cash. They apply to invoices and cover them in full until used up. Unspent credit expires 90 days after landing.
- What counts as running. The referred account has created a VM or agent sandbox and run it for at least one continuous hour, or written at least 1 GB to Accelerated Block Storage.
FAQ
Common questions
When exactly do I get paid?
On the first invoice after the referred team completes three consecutive active months. If your next invoice is smaller than $250, the balance rolls to the following one until it expires.
Can the team I refer stack this with other offers?
Yes. The referral credit stacks with the welcome credit and with annual prepay discounts, and their $250 applies to the first bill either way. A company referred while the welcome campaign is open collects both, so it starts with $500 rather than $250.
What if they signed up before clicking my link?
They have to use your referral code at signup. Attribution is by account, not cookie, so an account that already exists does not qualify and a code cannot be added afterwards. Send the link before they sign up.
Do I need to be a paying customer to refer?
You need a Nirvana account. You do not need to be spending: trial and startup-programme accounts can refer and earn.
Is there a programme for agencies or investors?
Yes, separately. If you expect to send more than ten teams a year, talk to us about a partner agreement instead of the standard programme.
Can I see who signed up through my link?
Not on this page yet. Referrals are matched by hand while we finish the automated version — email april@nirvanalabs.io and we will tell you where each one sits in the three-month clock.
Generate your referral link now and start earning.
Send it to the team you would have recommended anyway.
Referral credits apply to invoices only, cover them in full until used up, expire 90 days after being applied, and are capped at ten qualifying referrals per referring account per year. Nirvana Labs may withhold credits for referrals it judges to be self-dealing. Full terms
Referral programme, terms and conditions
Last updated 22 September 2026. Applies to referrals logged on or after that date.
1. The programme
1.1Any Nirvana Labs account holder may share a referral link. When a new company signs up through it and runs a qualifying workload, both companies receive $250 in promotional service credit.
1.2The referral programme is ongoing. It is not limited to the September 2026 welcome campaign and has no end date.
1.3The referred company's $250 is its own credit, in addition to any new-account credit it qualifies for. A company referred between 22 September 2026 and 31 October 2026 receives $500 in total; referred after that, $250.
1.4Credit is promotional. It has no cash value, is not transferable or refundable, and is never paid out in cash.
1.5The programme is operated by Nirvana Labs ("we", "us").
2. Who can refer
2.1You need a Nirvana Labs account. You do not need to be spending: trial and startup-programme accounts can refer and earn.
2.2Your code is generated from the email address on your account, so the same address always produces the same code.
3. Who can be referred
3.1The referred company must be new to Nirvana Labs: no existing account, and no prior account under the same payment method, billing entity or domain.
3.2The referred company must add a valid payment method. A signup without one starts the clock for neither side.
3.3The code must be used at signup. Attribution is by account rather than by cookie, and a code cannot be added to an account that already exists.
3.4One referral credit per referred company, not per seat, per project, or per variant of a domain.
4. When each side is credited
4.1The referred company's $250 is applied to its first invoice once a payment method is on file and it has run a qualifying workload.
4.2Your $250 is applied on the first invoice after the referred company has been an active account with a payment method on file for three consecutive months. Invoices covered in full by credit still count.
4.3An account has run a qualifying workload once it has created a VM or agent sandbox and run it for at least one continuous hour, or written at least 1 GB to Accelerated Block Storage.
4.4If the referred account cancels or lapses before three consecutive months, the clock resets rather than paying out.
5. Caps
5.1Ten qualifying referrals per referring account per calendar year, so $2,500 is the most any one account can earn.
5.2Referring more teams is welcome, but credit stops at ten.
5.3If you expect to refer more than ten teams a year, contact us about a partner agreement instead.
6. How credit applies
6.1Referral credit is applied to your account balance and drawn down against invoices.
6.2Referral credit covers invoices in full until it is used up. It is not capped as a share of any single invoice.
6.3Referral credit expires 90 days after it is applied. Unused credit is not refunded or extended.
6.4Referral credit stacks with startup credit and with annual prepayment discounts, subject to the startup credit terms.
7. What does not qualify
7.1Self-referrals. Subsidiaries, second domains, alternative email addresses and accounts you control do not count.
7.2Referrals obtained through spam, unsolicited bulk messaging, impersonation, or paid placement that misrepresents Nirvana Labs.
7.3We may withhold or reverse credit for referrals we judge to be self-dealing or obtained in breach of these terms.
8. General
8.1We may change or end the programme, or change these terms, at any time. Credit already applied is not affected, except under clause 7.3.
8.2If we end the programme, referrals already logged are honoured on the terms in force when they were logged, including the three-month wait, even where that falls after the end date.
8.3These terms sit alongside the Nirvana Labs Terms of Service.
Questions about a referral or a credit: email April at april@nirvanalabs.io or Jeff at jw@nirvanalabs.io.
Nirvana Labs may update these terms. Credit already on your account is not affected by a later change.