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Awesome list of FREE tools Startups should be using

This is a curated list of tools for everything from productivity to hosting to development tools to designing. These tools are all digital i.e., either app, SaaS, online service, or downloadable software. Most of them are either free or have a free plan that is enough for startups, indie hackers, entrepreneurs, individuals, or anyone to use. Feel free to suggest and contribute in this list.

For contributors: this list accepts only credible, established tools hosted on their own custom domain that offer a permanent free plan or free tier. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. Pull requests that do not meet the criteria are closed.

Featured listings: put your product in front of founders and builders using this list. Limited to 5 at any time, labelled Sponsored, and kept separate from the curated list. Get featured

Tech

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chat

Claude - https://claude.ai
ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com
Google Gemini - https://gemini.google.com
Grok - https://grok.com
Microsoft CoPilot - https://copilot.microsoft.com
Kimi - https://www.kimi.com
Qwen - https://qwen.ai
DeepSeek - https://www.deepseek.com
Mistral Le Chat - https://chat.mistral.ai
Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai

Git Repos

GitHub - https://github.com
Bitbucket - https://bitbucket.org
GitLab - https://gitlab.com
Azure Repos - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops/repos
Amazon AWS CodeCommit - https://aws.amazon.com/codecommit/

Cloud and Traditional Hosting

Amazon AWS - https://aws.amazon.com
Microsoft Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com
Digital Ocean - https://digitalocean.com
Render - https://render.com
Vultr - https://www.vultr.com/free-tier-program/

Static Site Hosting

Cloudflare Pages - https://pages.cloudflare.com
Cloudflare Workers - https://workers.cloudflare.com
GitHub pages - https://pages.github.com
Google FireBase - https://firebase.google.com/products/hosting
Netlify - https://www.netlify.com
Vercel - https://vercel.com
Amazon S3 - https://aws.amazon.com/s3/
Surge - https://surge.sh
Sevalla - https://sevalla.com/static-site-hosting/

Email Hosting

Lark Email - https://www.larksuite.com/en_us/product/email

DNS, CDN, & SSL

Cloudflare - https://www.cloudflare.com/
ClouDNS - https://cloudns.net/
Let's Encrypt - https://letsencrypt.org/

Maps & Geolocation

MapAtlas - https://mapatlas.eu

Site Performance Tools

Page Gym - https://pagegym.com
Pingdom https://tools.pingdom.com/fpt pingdom.com - Website monitor
Google Page Insight https://pagespeed.web.dev
Web Page Performance Test - https://www.webpagetest.org/
GTMetrix https://gtmetrix.com/

Web Scraping Tools

Import.io - https://www.import.io/
Webz.io - https://webz.io
Dexi.io - https://dexi.io/
Parse Hub - https://www.parsehub.com/
80Legs - https://80legs.com/
Zyte Scrapy Cloud - https://www.zyte.com/pricing/?service=scrapy-cloud
Scrapy - https://scrapy.org/
Scraper - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scraper/mbigbapnjcgaffohmbkdlecaccepngjd
Web Scraper - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-scraper/jnhgnonknehpejjnehehllkliplmbmhn
Scraping API - https://www.abstractapi.com/web-scraping-api
Browserbase - https://www.browserbase.com/

Development IDEs/Editors (including AI-based)

Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VSCode) - https://code.visualstudio.com
Microsoft Visual Studio (IDE) - https://www.visualstudio.com
JetBrains IDEs - https://www.jetbrains.com/ides
- WebStorm - https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm
Sublime Text - https://www.sublimetext.com
NetBeans - https://netbeans.apache.org
Eclipse - https://eclipse.org

Online Development Platforms/IDEs

VSCode for Web - https://vscode.dev
Humanitec - https://humanitec.com

AI-based Online Development Platforms/IDEs

Base44 (AI based) - https://base44.com
Bolt.new (AI baseed) - https://bolt.new
Lovable (AI based) - https://lovable.dev
Replit (AI based) - https://replit.com
v0 by Vercel (AI based) - https://v0.app
Google AI Studio - https://aistudio.google.com

AI-based Code Agents

GitHub Copilot - https://github.com/features/copilot
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) - https://devin.ai/desktop
Qodo - https://www.qodo.ai
Cline - https://cline.bot

Development Playgrounds

Local Development Environments

Docker - https://www.docker.com
Laragon - https://laragon.org
XAMPP - https://www.apachefriends.org
Laravel Herd - https://herd.laravel.com
Local (for WordPress) - https://localwp.com

Utilities

FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/
FreeFileSync - https://freefilesync.org/
CryptoMator - https://cryptomator.org/
WinScp - https://winscp.net
PuTTY - https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Testing and Code Insights

Sauce Labs - https://saucelabs.com/
Code Climate - https://codeclimate.com

Data

Email Services

Resend - https://resend.com/
Brevo (Ex Sendinblue) - https://www.brevo.com/
MailGun - https://www.mailgun.com , https://www.mailgun.com/google
SendGrid - https://sendgrid.com
MailChimp - https://mailchimp.com
Mandrill - https://www.mandrill.com/
AWS SES - https://aws.amazon.com/ses/
Sweego - https://www.sweego.io/
Elastic Email - https://elasticemail.com/
ForwardEmail - https://forwardemail.net/
MX Toolbox - https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx
DMarcian - https://dmarcian.com/dmarc-tools/
Mailtrap - https://mailtrap.io/
Email Validation API - https://www.abstractapi.com/email-verification-validation-api
Stripo - https://stripo.email

Notification (Push, SMS etc) Service for Developers

Changelog

Headway - https://headwayapp.co/

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Ecommerce CMS

WooCommerce for WordPress - https://www.woocommerce.com
OpenCart - https://www.opencart.com
Prestashop - https://www.prestashop.com

Business, Marketing, Sales, Finance

Analytics

Google Analytics - https://analytics.google.com
New Relic https://newrelic.com/
Inspectlet https://www.inspectlet.com/plans
LiveSession - https://livesession.io/
Amplitude - https://amplitude.com/
Microsoft Clarity - https://clarity.microsoft.com
PostHog - https://posthog.com/

ERP / Business Management

Odoo - https://www.odoo.com
Bitrix24 - https://www.bitrix24.com

Accounting & Finance

Wave Apps - https://www.waveapps.com
Odoo Accounting - https://www.odoo.com/app/accounting

CRM

HubSpot CRM - https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm
Capsule CRM - https://capsulecrm.com
Insightly - https://www.insightly.com
Bitrix24 CRM - https://www.bitrix24.com/tools/crm
Google Contacts (can be used as lightweight CRM) - https://contacts.google.com
Attio - https://attio.com/
Dealboard - https://getdealboard.com
EventSync - https://eventsync.io

Sales & Marketing

HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com
- Marketing - https://www.hubspot.com/products/marketing
- Sales - https://www.hubspot.com/products/sales
- Website Grader - https://website.grader.com
Buffer App - https://buffer.com
HootSuite - https://hootsuite.com
PinGroupie - https://pingroupie.com
SocialEcho - https://www.socialecho.net/
Ubersuggest - https://ubersuggest.org
My Site Auditor - https://mysiteauditor.com
WooBox - https://woobox.com
BuzzSumo - https://buzzsumo.com
Ritetag - https://ritetag.com
Tagboard - https://tagboard.com
Shortstack - https://www.shortstack.com
Post Planner - https://www.postplanner.com
Carousel Hero - https://carouselhero.com
Cello - https://cello.so
Social Proof Examples - https://socialproofexamples.com
Website Headlines - https://websiteheadlines.com
Vidclue - https://vidclue.com
AnswerThePublic - https://answerthepublic.com
Where Should I Launch? - https://mydentify.com/tools/startup-directory-finder
Optux AI - https://optux.ai

Automation

Team Chat & Communication

Slack - https://slack.com
Microsoft Teams - https://teams.microsoft.com
Google Chat - https://chat.google.com
Mattermost - https://mattermost.com
Rocket.Chat - https://rocket.chat
Twist - https://twist.com

Customer Support/Live Chat

Olark - https://www.olark.com/
Facebook Messenger - https://web.facebook.com/business/products/messenger-for-business
WhatsApp for Business - https://business.whatsapp.com
LiveChat - https://www.livechat.com
Tawk.to - https://www.tawk.to
WishKit - https://www.wishkit.io
UserJot - https://userjot.com

Social Media

Blogging, Writing

Productivity, Management, Organization

Note-taking & Reading

Notion - https://www.notion.com
Microsoft OneNote - https://www.onenote.com (part of Microsoft 365 Copilot)
Google Keep - https://keep.google.com
Capacities - https://capacities.io
Obsidian - https://obsidian.md

Journaling

DailyWins - https://dailywins.ibexoft.com (by Ibexoft, maintainer of this list)

Documentation & Collaboration

Atlassian Confluence - https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence
Microsoft Loop - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-loop
Microsoft Word - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word (part of MS Office - https://www.office.com)
Google Docs - https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/
Microsoft Excel - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/excel (part of MS Office - https://www.office.com)
Google Sheets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/
Peony - https://www.peony.ink

Video & Screen Recording

Atlassian Loom - https://www.loom.com
LICEcap - https://www.cockos.com/licecap

Product Demos & Tutorials

supademo - https://supademo.com

Storage

Microsoft OneDrive - https://onedrive.com
Google Drive - https://drive.google.com
Amazon S3 - https://aws.amazon.com/pm/serv-s3
Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com
Box - https://www.box.com
Mega - https://mega.io
Proton Drive - https://proton.me/drive
Cloudflare R2 - https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/r2/

Project/Task Management

Good for personal tasks

Todoist - https://todoist.com
Superlist - https://www.superlist.com
Microsoft Todo - https://todo.microsoft.com (Previously Wunderlist)
Any.do - https://www.any.do
Tick Tick - https://ticktick.com
Meister Task - https://meistertask.com
Google Tasks - https://tasks.google.com
Memorigi - https://memorigi.app

Good for team projects

Jira - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
Asana - https://asana.com
GitHub Projects - https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/learning-about-projects/about-projects
Trello - https://trello.com
Airtable - https://airtable.com
Teamwork - https://teamwork.com
ClickUp - https://clickup.com
Wrike - https://www.wrike.com
Basecamp - https://basecamp.com
Shortcut - https://www.shortcut.com
Paymo - https://www.paymoapp.com
GoodDay - https://www.goodday.work
Taskade - https://taskade.com

Calendar

Google Calendar - https://calendar.google.com
Outlook Calendar - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/outlook/calendar-app
Proton Calendar - https://proton.me/calendar
Calendly - https://calendly.com

Attendance & Time Tracking

Toggl - https://toggl.com
Clockify - https://clockify.me
TimeCamp - https://www.timecamp.com
Everhour - https://everhour.com
My Hours - https://myhours.com
Paymo - https://www.paymoapp.com
Jibble - https://www.jibble.io
Connecteam - https://connecteam.com/employee-time-clock-app/employee-time-tracking-app/

Productivity Techniques

Pomodoro Technique - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
GTD - https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/getting-things-done
Eisenhower Matrix - https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/eisenhower-matrix

Graphics, Design, and Media

Video making

Google Vids - https://workspace.google.com/products/vids
Biteable - https://biteable.com
Powtoon - https://www.powtoon.com
Animoto - https://animoto.com
Openshot - https://www.openshot.org
VEED - https://www.veed.io
Tavus (AI based) - https://www.tavus.io

Stock Photos/Illustrations/Icons

Unsplash - https://unsplash.com
Pexels - https://www.pexels.com
Shopify Burst - https://burst.shopify.com
Undraw - https://undraw.co/illustrations
Excalidraw - https://excalidraw.com
Icons8 - https://icons8.com
Favicon Generator - https://favicon.io
APPLORE App Icon Generator - https://applore.app/app-icon-generator

Online Logo

Shopify Logo Maker - https://www.shopify.com/tools/logo-maker
Looka - https://looka.com
Cool Text - https://cooltext.com
Free Logo Services - https://freelogoservices.com
Graphic Springs - https://graphicsprings.com
Design Mantic - https://designmantic.com
Zillion Designs - https://zilliondesigns.com
Logo Maker - https://logomaker.com

Designing & Editing

Gamma (AI based) - https://gamma.app
Canva - https://www.canva.com
Snappa - https://snappa.com
Photoshop - https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
Photoshop Express - https://www.photoshop.com/tools
Pixlr - https://pixlr.com/
Fotor - https://www.fotor.com/
Stamp creator - https://www.speedystamps.co.uk/
Method Draw (SVG Editor) - https://editor.method.ac
AConvert (Image to SVG Converter) - https://www.aconvert.com/image/png-to-svg/
Image Compression and Optimization API - https://www.abstractapi.com/image-processing-optimization-api
Figma - https://www.figma.com/
BulkPicTools - https://bulkpictools.com/
EnigmaEasel - https://enigmaeasel.com/
flow-chart.io (AI based) - https://flow-chart.io

Security and Privacy

Password Managers

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Proton VPN - https://protonvpn.com

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