README.md

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

Cloud App Hosting:

• Amazon AWS - https://aws.amazon.com
• Microsoft Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com
• Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com
• Digital Ocean - https://digitalocean.com
• Linode - https://linode.com
• Vultr - https://vultr.com
• Heroku - https://www.heroku.com
• OpenShift by Red Hat https://www.openshift.com
• AppFog - https://console.appfog.com
• BlueHost - https://www.bluehost.com
• DreamHost - https://www.dreamhost.com

Static Site Hosting:

• GitHub pages - https://pages.github.com
• Google FireBase - https://firebase.google.com/products/hosting
• Surge - https://surge.sh
• Netlify - https://www.netlify.com
• Vercel - https://vercel.com

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 IDE/Editors:

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Microsoft Visual Studio (IDE) - https://www.visualstudio.com/
• Sublime Text - https://www.sublimetext.com/
• Atom - https://atom.io/
• PHPStorm - https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
• WebStorm - https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/
• NetBeans PHP - http://netbeans.org/
• Eclipse - https://eclipse.org/

Development online platforms/IDEs:

• CodeAnywhere - https://codeanywhere.com
• Cloud9 - https://c9.io
• Koding - https://koding.com
• Humanitec - https://humanitec.com

Development Playgrounds

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

Resource Management Tools

• Respresso - https://respresso.io/

Utilities:

• FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/
• Laragon - https://laragon.org/
• XAMPP - https://www.apachefriends.org
• WinScp - https://winscp.net
• Putty - http://www.putty.org/

Automated Code Reviews, linting, coding conventions

• Code Climate - https://codeclimate.com
• JSLint - Usually available as plugin for IDEs/Editors

Testing

• Sauce Labs - https://saucelabs.com/

Email Service for Developers

• 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/
• 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 - https://www.shopify.com

Analytics:

• Google Analytics - https://analytics.google.com
• Heatly - https://www.heatlyanalytics.com
• New Relic https://newrelic.com/
• Inspectlet http://www.inspectlet.com/plans
• Zoom Analytics http://zoomanalytics.co/
• LiveSession - https://livesession.io/

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/
• ZohoCRM - https://www.zoho.com/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://www.whatsapp.com/

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/

Productivity, Management, Organization

Note taking & Reading:

• Microsoft OneNote - https://www.onenote.com/
• Google Keep - https://keep.google.com/
• Evernote - https://evernote.com/
• Pocket - https://getpocket.com

Project/Task Management:

• Jira - https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
• Asana - https://asana.com
• Trello - https://trello.com
• Airtable - https://airtable.com
• Basecamp - https://basecamp.com
• Wrike - https://www.wrike.com
• ClickUp - https://clickup.com
• Monday - https://monday.com
• Meister Task - https://meistertask.com
• Pivotal Tracker - https://www.pivotaltracker.com
• Microsoft Todo - https://todo.microsoft.com (Replacing Wunderlist)
• Todoist - https://todoist.com
• Taskade - https://www.taskade.com
• Nozbe - https://nozbe.com
• I Done This https://idonethis.com

Attendance, Time Tracking and Management:

• Toggl - https://toggl.com/
• PrimaERP - https://primaerp.com
• ClockIt - https://clockit.io/
• Bitrix24 HR System - https://www.bitrix24.com/uses/free-hr-system.php
• Pomodoro Technique - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Graphics, Design, and Media

Video making:

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

Stock Photos/Illustrations:

• 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/

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