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Awesome list of FREE tools Startups should be using

This is a curated list about tools for everything from productivity to hosting to development tools to designing. These tools are all digital i.e. either app, online service, or downloadable software. Most of them are either free or have limited free option that is enough for startups. Feel free to suggest and contribute in this list.

Tech

Git Repos

• GitHub - https://github.com
• BitBucket - https://bitbucket.com
• 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 (Free tier available) - https://aws.amazon.com
• Microsoft Azure (Free tier available) - https://azure.microsoft.com
• Google Cloud (Free tier available) - https://cloud.google.com
• Digital Ocean (Free tier available) - https://digitalocean.com
• Vultr (Paid plan) - https://vultr.com
• Heroku (Paid plan) - https://www.heroku.com
• BlueHost (Paid plan) - https://www.bluehost.com
• DreamHost (Paid plan) - https://www.dreamhost.com

Static Site Hosting:

• 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

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/

Site Performance Tools:

• Pingdom http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt pingdom.com - Website monitor
• Google Page Insight https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights
• Web Page Performance Test - http://www.webpagetest.org/
• GTMetrix http://gtmetrix.com/

Web Scraping Tools

• Import.io - https://www.import.io/
• Web Hose - https://webhose.io/scraping-tools
• Dexi.io - https://dexi.io/
• Parse Hub - https://www.parsehub.com/
• 80Legs - http://80legs.com/
• Scraping Hub - https://scrapinghub.com/
• 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

Development IDEs/Editors

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

Online Development Platforms/IDEs

• Project IDX by Google - https://idx.dev
• VSCode for Web - https://vscode.dev
• Windsurf - https://codeium.com/windsurf
• CodeAnywhere - https://codeanywhere.com
• Cloud9 - https://c9.io
• Koding - https://koding.com
• Humanitec - https://humanitec.com

Other Development Tools:

• Codium - https://codeium.com
• Qodo - https://www.qodo.ai

Development Playgrounds

• JSFiddle - https://jsfiddle.net
• Plunker - https://plnkr.co/
• CodePen - http://codepen.io/
• JSBin - https://jsbin.com/

Local Development Environments

• Docker - https://www.docker.com
• Laragon - https://laragon.org
• XAMPP - https://www.apachefriends.org

Utilities:

• FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/
• FreeFileSync - https://freefilesync.org/
• CryptoMator - https://cryptomator.org/
• WinScp - https://winscp.net
• Putty - http://www.putty.org/

Testing and Code Insights

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

Email Service for Developers

• Brevo (Ex Sendinblue) - https://www.brevo.com/
• MailGun - http://www.mailgun.com , http://www.mailgun.com/google
• SendGrid - https://sendgrid.com
• MailChimp - https://mailchimp.com
• Mandrill - http://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/
• Mail Trap (for testing only) - https://mailtrap.io/
• Email Validation API - https://www.abstractapi.com/email-verification-validation-api

Notification (Push, SMS etc) Service for Developers

• OneSignal - https://onesignal.com
• Pusher - https://pusher.com
• Twilio - https://www.twilio.com

Changelog

• Headway - https://headwayapp.co/

Business, Marketing, Sales, Finance

Idea Validation

• AreYouInterested - https://areyouinterested.co/
• SurveyWave - http://surveywave.xyz/

Content Management Systems (CMS):

• WordPress - https://www.wordpress.org
• Drupal - https://www.drupal.com
• Joomla - https://www.joomla.org

Ecommerce CMS:

• WooCommerce for WordPress - https://www.woocommerce.com
• Magento - https://www.magento.com
• OpenCart - https://www.opencart.com
• Prestashop - https://www.prestashop.com
• Shopify (Paid) - https://www.shopify.com

Analytics:

• Google Analytics - https://analytics.google.com
• New Relic https://newrelic.com/
• Inspectlet http://www.inspectlet.com/plans
• Zoom Analytics http://zoomanalytics.co/
• LiveSession - https://livesession.io/
• Amplitude - https://amplitude.com/
• Microsoft Clarity - https://clarity.microsoft.com

Accounting & Finance

• Wave Apps - https://www.waveapps.com

CRM:

• HubSpot CRM - https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm
• Capsule CRM - https://capsulecrm.com
• Insightly - https://www.insightly.com
• Bitrix24 (CRM version) - https://www.bitrix24.com/tools/crm/
• Google Contacts (can be used as lightweight CRM) - http://contacts.google.com

Team Chat

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

Customer Support/Live Chat:

• Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) - https://www.zopim.com/
• 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

Social Media

• Facebook - http://facebook.com
• Twitter - http://twitter.com
• LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com
• Instagram - http://instagram.com
• Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/
• YouTube - http://youtube.com

Sales & Marketing:

• HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com/
  • Marketing: https://www.hubspot.com/products/marketing
  • Sales: https://www.hubspot.com/products/sales
• Website Grader by HubSpot http://grader.com
• Buffer App - https://buffer.com
• HootSuite - https://hootsuite.com
• TweetDeck - https://tweetdeck.twitter.com
• CrowdFire - https://www.crowdfireapp.com
• Ubersuggest - http://ubersuggest.org/
• Visual Website Optimizer - https://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/
• Tweriod - http://www.tweriod.com/
• My Site Auditor - http://mysiteauditor.com
• Free traffic increase - http://www.10khits.com/
• WooBox - http://woobox.com/
• Add Shoppers - http://addshoppers.com
• BuzzSumo - http://buzzsumo.com/
• Static html app - https://statichtmlapp.com/
• Hashtagify - http://hashtagify.me/
• Ritetag - http://ritetag.com/
• Tagboard - https://tagboard.com/
• Trendsmap - http://trendsmap.com/
• Shortstack - http://www.shortstack.com
• Post Planner - http://www.postplanner.com/
• Carousel Hero - https://carouselhero.com/
• Cello - https://cello.so/

Productivity, Management, Organization

Note-taking & Reading:

• Microsoft OneNote - https://www.onenote.com (part of MS Office - https://www.office.com)
• Google Keep - https://keep.google.com
• Capacities - https://capacities.io
• Pocket - https://getpocket.com

Documentation & Collaboration

• Atlassian Confluence - https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence
• 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/
• Microsoft Loop - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-loop

Video Recording

• Atlassian Loop - https://www.loom.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

Project/Task Management:

Good for personal tasks

• Todoist - https://todoist.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 - Mobile app or as part of Google Calendar

Good for team projects

• Jira - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
• Trello - https://trello.com
• Asana - https://asana.com
• Airtable - https://airtable.com
• Teamwork - https://teamwork.com
• ClickUp - https://clickup.com
• Wrike - https://www.wrike.com
• ActiveCollab - https://activecollab.com
• Basecamp - https://basecamp.com
• Pivotal Tracker - https://www.pivotaltracker.com
• Shortcut - https://www.shortcut.com
• Paymo - https://www.paymoapp.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:

• Biteable - https://biteable.com
• Powtoon - https://www.powtoon.com
• Animoto - http://animoto.com/
• Openshot - https://www.openshot.org
• Video captions - https://subsvideo.com

Stock Photos/Illustrations/Icons:

• Unsplash - https://unsplash.com
• Pexels - https://www.pexels.com
• Shopify Burst - https://burst.shopify.com
• Place Image (Stock photos generator) - http://placeimg.com
• Undraw - https://undraw.co/illustrations
• DrawKit - https://www.drawkit.io
• Excalidraw - https://excalidraw.com
• Icons8 - https://icons8.com
• Favicon Generator - https://favicon.io

Online Logo:

• Shopify Logo Maker - https://www.shopify.com/tools/logo-maker
• Logo Joy - https://logojoy.com
• Logaster - https://www.logaster.com/
• Cool Text - http://cooltext.com/
• Online Logo Maker 24 - http://onlinelogomaker24.com
• Free Logo Services - http://freelogoservices.com
• Graphic Springs - http://graphicsprings.com
• Design Mantic - http://designmantic.com
• Zillion Designs - http://zilliondesigns.com
• Logo Maker - http://logomaker.com

Designing & Editing:

• Pagemodo http://www.pagemodo.com
• Canva - https://www.canva.com
• Snappa - https://snappa.com
• Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
• Photoshop Express - http://www.photoshop.com/tools
• Pixlr - https://pixlr.com/
• Fotor - http://www.fotor.com/
• Create GIF - http://gifbrewery.com/
• Stamp creator - http://www.speedystamps.co.uk/
• Method Draw (SVG Editor) - http://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

Security and Privacy

Password Managers

• Proton Pass - https://proton.me/pass
• Avira PWM - https://passwords.avira.com

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

• Proton VPN - https://protonvpn.com