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# awesome-free-and-essential-products-for-startups

Curated list of free and essential products



### Domain name suggestion



-   [domainwheel](http://domainwheel.com/)  (generate different variations of your desired domain name)

-   [domainhack](https://www.domainhack.me/)  (take advantage of different TLDs and hack your domain e.g hy.pe)

-   [agiledomainsearch](http://agiledomainsearch.com/)  (generate domain names by adding some random but related word)

-   [domaindart](https://www.domaindart.com/)  (Generate domain name by adding prefix or suffix)



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### Domain Name Booking



-   [namecheap](https://namecheap.com/)

-   [Google Domains](https://domains.google/)  (easy to access, focused on domains only)

-   [name](https://www.name.com/)

-   [hover](https://www.hover.com/)

-   [gandi](https://www.gandi.net/)



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### Create Logo



-   [canva](https://www.canva.com/en_in/create/logos/)  (Do It Yourself)

-   [squarespace](https://logo.squarespace.com/)  (Do It Yourself)

-   [wix](https://www.wix.com/logo/maker)  (Do It Yourself)

-   [hipsterlogogenerator](http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com/)  (Generates only hipster logos)

-   [withoomph](https://withoomph.com/)

-   [logomakers](https://logomakers.co/free-logo-design)  ( Custom made by designers, only for open source or free products)



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### Create website by yourself



-   [squarespace](https://www.squarespace.com/)  (starts from $12 / month)

-   [strikingly](https://www.strikingly.com/)

-   [wix](https://www.wix.com/)

-   [webflow](https://webflow.com/)

-   [strikingly](https://www.strikingly.com/)

-   [launchaco](https://www.launchaco.com/)

-   [google sites](https://sites.google.com/new)

-   [sheet2site](https://www.sheet2site.com/)  (convert your google sheet into a dynamic website)

-   [carrd](https://carrd.co/)  (Create Personal Website)

-   [tilda.cc](https://tilda.cc/)



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### Create blog



-   [wordpress](https://wordpress.org/)  (self hosted cms, you need to pay for server or hosting)

-   Managed  [wordpress](https://wordpress.com/)  hosting, free with wordpress.com sub domain

-   [medium](https://medium.com/)  ( $75 on time for custom domain)

-   [tumblr](https://tumblr.com/)  (use with your custom domain for free, limited features)

-   [blogger](https://www.blogger.com/)  (everything is free. use your domain, customize theme.)

-   [jekyll-now](https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now)  (host your blog on github)



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### Create Ecommerce Website



You can use open source software and host on your server, but must have prior knowledge of server management and PHP & Mysql.



-   [woocommerce](https://woocommerce.com/)  (self hosted)

-   [magento](https://magento.com/)  (self hosted)

-   [opencart](https://www.opencart.com/)  (self hosted)



If you don’t have technical background you can start from these hosted version of e-commerce platforms.



-   [wix for ecommerce](https://www.wix.com/ecommerce/website)  (free)

-   [shopify](https://www.shopify.com/)  (starts from $29/month)

-   [squarespace](https://www.squarespace.com/)  (starts from $26 / month)

-   [bigcommerce](http://bigcommerce.com/)  (starts from $29/month)



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### Host for free



-   [github pages](https://pages.github.com/)  (host only static website)

-   [google cloud](https://cloud.google.com/free)  ($300 free credit for 1 year and some resources are forever free)

-   [firebase hosting](https://firebase.google.com/products/hosting)  (host only html pages but some backend process can be handled with nodejs by writing cloud functions )

-   [google appengine](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/quotas)  (supports Go, Java, Python, PHP)

-   [aws](https://aws.amazon.com/free)  (1 year free resources)

-   [aws s3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3)  (host static website)

-   [microsoft](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free) [azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free)

-   [surge.sh](http://surge.sh/)  (host static website)



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### Communicate



-   [google gsuite](https://gsuite.google.com/)  (starts from $5 / user/month)

-   [hangouts](https://hangouts.google.com/)  (free for gmail/gsuite users)

-   [slack](https://slack.com/)

-   [facebook workplace](https://www.facebook.com/workplace)

-   [Zulip](https://www.zulipchat.com/) (open source)



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### Lead Generation



-   [hunter.io](https://hunter.io/)  (100 leads/month)

-   [clearbit](https://clearbit.com/)  (paid)

-   [pipl](https://pipl.com/)

-   [fullcontact](https://www.fullcontact.com/)

-   [linkedin sales navigator](https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/sales-navigator)  (only for premium users)



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###  Get Work done



-   [fiverr](https://www.fiverr.com/)

-   [upwork](https://www.upwork.com/)

-   [freelancer](https://www.freelancer.com/)

-   [peopleperhour](https://www.peopleperhour.com/)

-   [99designs](https://99designs.com/)



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### Analytics & Tracking



**Website Traffic Monitoring**



-   [google analytics](https://www.google.com/analytics)  (worlds most popular analytics)

-   [google webmasters](https://www.google.com/webmasters)  (monitor your search trafifc)

-   [hotjar](https://www.hotjar.com/)  (free till 2,000 page views / day)

-   [mixpanel](https://mixpanel.com/)  (5M data points per month free)

-   [matomo](https://matomo.org/)  (self hosted)

-   [clicky](https://clicky.com/)  ( 3,000 page views/day)

-   [fullstory](https://www.fullstory.com/)  (records and reproduces real user experiences, 1,000 monthly sessions are free)



**Track Email**



-   [mailtrack](https://mailtrack.io/)

-   [mailtag](https://www.mailtag.io/)

-   [mixmax](https://mixmax.com/)  (track 100 emails / month)



**Track Link**



-   [bitly](https://bitly.com/)

-   [rebrandly](https://www.rebrandly.com/)



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### Create Awesome Social media Posts



-   [canva](https://www.canva.com/)

-   [pablo](https://pablo.buffer.com/)

-   [snappa](https://snappa.com/)



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### Manage Social Media Accounts



-   [crowdfireapp](https://www.crowdfireapp.com/)

-   [buffer](https://buffer.com/)

-   [hootsuite](https://hootsuite.com/)



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### Create Promotional Video



-   [biteable](https://biteable.com/)

-   [powtoon](https://www.powtoon.com/home/)

-   [spark](https://spark.adobe.com/about/video)

-   [renderforest](https://www.renderforest.com/)

-   [wideo](https://wideo.co/)  (paid)

-   [slide.ly](https://slide.ly/promo)  (paid)

-   [shakr](https://www.shakr.com/)  (paid)

-   [videos.pexels.com](https://videos.pexels.com/)  (free stock videos)

-   [coverr.co](http://www.coverr.co/)  (free stock video)



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### Launching Startup



-   [betapage](https://betapage.co/)

-   [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/)

-   [hacker news](https://news.ycombinator.com/show)

-   [indiehackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/new-product)

-   [reddit.com/r/SideProject](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject)

-   [reddit.com/r/growmybusiness](https://www.reddit.com/r/growmybusiness)



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### Note Taking



-   [bear app](http://www.bear-writer.com/)

-   [google keep](https://keep.google.com/)

-   [box notes](https://www.box.com/notes)

-   [paper by dropbox](https://paper.dropbox.com/)

-   [dynalist](https://dynalist.io/)

-   [simplenote](https://simplenote.com/)



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### Project & Task management



-   [moo.do](https://www.moo.do/)

-   [trello](https://trello.com/)

-   [pipefy](https://www.pipefy.com/)



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### File Hosting & Sharing



-   [google drive](https://www.google.com/intl/en/drive)  (15GB for free)

-   [dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/)  (2 GB of space)

-   [wetransfer](https://wetransfer.com/)  (send upto 2GB file for free)



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### Work Automation



-   [zapier](https://zapier.com/)

-   [ifttt](https://ifttt.com/)

-   [flow by microsoft](https://flow.microsoft.com/)

-   [workflow](https://workflow.is/)

-   [apify](https://www.apify.com/)



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### Create Forms



-   [google forms](https://www.google.com/forms/about/)  (everything is free)

-   [typeform](https://www.typeform.com/)

-   [jotform](https://www.jotform.com/)

-   [wufoo](https://www.wufoo.com/)

-   [surveymonkey](https://www.surveymonkey.com/)



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### Transactional & Newsletter Emailing



-   [mailjet](https://www.mailjet.com/)  (200 emails / day)

-   [mailerlite](https://www.mailerlite.com/)  (free till 1,000 subscribers)

-   [emailoctopus](https://emailoctopus.com/)  (free till 2,500 subscribers)

-   [sendgrid](https://sendgrid.com/)  (2,000 contacts and 100 emails/day)

-   [mailchimp](https://mailchimp.com/)  (2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails/month)

-   [sendinblue](https://www.sendinblue.com/)  (300 emails/day)

-   [aws ses](https://aws.amazon.com/ses)  (62,000 emails/month using SMTP only)



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### Chat & Support



-   [crisp chat](https://crisp.chat/)  (2 agents, limited features)

-   [freshworks live chat softwar](https://www.freshworks.com/live-chat-software/pricing)e (10 agents, unlimited contacts)

-   [tawk.to](https://www.tawk.to/)  (completely free)

-   [skype webcontrol](https://dev.skype.com/webcontrol)  ( use with your skype account )



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### Get Payments



-   [stripe](https://stripe.com/)

-   [paypal](https://paypal.com/)

-   [amazon pay](https://pay.amazon.com/)

-   [skrill](https://www.skrill.com/)

-   [payoneer](https://www.payoneer.com/)



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### On Site Search



-   [Google Custom Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse/)  (add the power of google search engine in your website)

-   [algolia](https://www.algolia.com/)  (most recommended search engine for your application. free till 10,000 records)

-   [elastic](https://www.elastic.co/downloads)  (self hosted, you need to pay server cost)

-   [aws elasticsearch-service](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service)  ( managed elastic search service. start with aws free tier)



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### Track Competitors



-   [mention](https://mention.com/)  (Starts from $29 / month)

-   [alexa](https://alexa.com/)  (most popular website ranking provider)

-   [builtwith](https://builtwith.com/)  (check what third party technology powering a website. free , paid plans starts from $295)

-   [whatruns](https://www.whatruns.com/)  (Discover what runs a website, when you open a website.)



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### Security



-   [cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/)  (Protect your website from DDos attack)

-   [letsencrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)  (Get Free SSL for website)

-   [securityheaders](https://securityheaders.com/)  (Check website security header )

-   [lastpass](https://www.lastpass.com/)  (save your password securely)



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### Bookmarks



-   [getpocket](https://getpocket.com/)  (add to pocket to read later)

-   [alltabs](https://alltabs.oxyzen.in/)  (save all your tabs at once)



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### Engagement



-   [addthis](http://www.addthis.com/)  (Add sharing buttons)

-   [sumo](https://sumo.com/)  (Grow your subscriber list)

-   [sharethis](https://www.sharethis.com/)  (Get sharing buttons)

-   [onesignal](https://onesignal.com/)  (cross platform push notifications)

-   [mailmunch](https://www.mailmunch.co/)  (captures leads from your website)



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### Free Stock Photographs



-   [pexels](https://www.pexels.com/)

-   [unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)

-   [stocksnap](https://stocksnap.io/)

-   [pixabay](https://pixabay.com/)

-   [gratisography](https://gratisography.com/)

-   [burst](https://burst.shopify.com/)  (free stock photographs for e-commerce website)



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### Influencer Marketing



-   [brand24](https://brand24.com/)

-   [ninjaoutreach](https://ninjaoutreach.com/)

-   [buzzsumo](http://buzzsumo.com/)

-   [buzzstream](http://www.buzzstream.com/)



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### Others



-   [grammarly](https://grammarly.com/)

-   [imgix](https://www.imgix.com/)  (Optimize and Resize Images)

-   [streak](https://www.streak.com/)

-   [ludus.one](https://ludus.one/)

-   [pushbullet](https://www.pushbullet.com/)