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List of all tools (apps, services) that startups should use.
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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 IDE/Editors:

- Microsoft Visual Studio Code - 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/



### Online Development Platforms/IDEs:

- VS Code for Web - https://vscode.dev

- 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/



### Utilities:

- FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/

- Laragon - https://laragon.org/

- XAMPP - https://www.apachefriends.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/

- 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

- 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://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/

- 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

- Pocket - https://getpocket.com



### Documentation:

- 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/



### Storage:

- Microsoft OneDrive - https://onedrive.com

- Google Drive - https://drive.google.com

- Amazon S3 - https://aws.amazon.com/pm/serv-s3/



### 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

- Monday - https://monday.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



### 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