# 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.

## Git Repos

* GitHub - <https://github.com>
* BitBucket - <https://bitbucket.com>
* GitLab - <https://gitlab.com>

## Cloud App Hosting:

* GitHub pages - <https://pages.github.com/>
* Amazon AWS - <https://aws.amazon.com>
* Microsoft Azure - <https://azure.microsoft.com>
* Google Cloud - <https://cloud.google.com/>
* Heroku - <https://www.heroku.com/>
* OpenShift by Red Hat [www.openshift.com](http://www.openshift.com)
* AppFog - <https://console.appfog.com>
* BlueHost - <https://www.bluehost.com/>
* DreamHost - <https://www.dreamhost.com/>
* Pagodabox <https://pagodabox.com/>
* Surge - <http://surge.sh/>
* Netlify - <https://www.netlify.com/> Hi Adele

## 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/related>
* Web Scraper - <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-scraper/jnhgnonknehpejjnehehllkliplmbmhn>

## Development IDE/Editors:

* Sublime Text - <https://www.sublimetext.com/>
* Microsoft Visual Studio Code - <https://code.visualstudio.com/>
* Microsoft Visual Studio (IDE) - <https://www.visualstudio.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>

## 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/>

## 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/>
* Browser Stack - <https://www.browserstack.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/>

## Changelog

* Headway - <https://headwayapp.co/>

## 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/>

## Note taking & Reading:

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

## Productivity & Project/Task Management:

* Asana - <https://asana.com/>
* Basecamp - <https://basecamp.com/>
* Trello - <https://trello.com/>
* Airtable - <https://airtable.com/>
* Meister Task - <https://meistertask.com>
* LeanKit - <https://www.leankit.com/>
* Pivotal Tracker - <https://www.pivotaltracker.com>
* Wrike - <https://www.wrike.com/>
* Wunderlist - <https://www.wunderlist.com/> (Replaced by Microsoft Todo)
* Microsoft Todo - <https://todo.microsoft.com> (Replacing Wunderlist)
* Todoist - <https://todoist.com/>
* I Done This <https://idonethis.com/>
* Taskade - <https://www.taskade.com/>
* Nozbe - <https://nozbe.com/>

## Attendance, Time Tracking and Management:

* Toggl - <https://toggl.com/>
* PrimaERP - <https://primaerp.com>
* ClockIt - <https://clockit.io/>
* Zoho People - <https://www.zoho.com/people>
* Bitrix24 HR System - <https://www.bitrix24.com/uses/free-hr-system.php>
* Pomodoro Technique - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro\\_Technique>

## 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>

## Accounting & Finance

* Wave Apps - <https://www.waveapps.com>

## CRM:

* HubSpot CRM - <https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm>
* Insightly - <https://www.insightly.com>
* ZohoCRM - <https://www.zoho.com/crm/>

## Enterprise Team Chat

* Slack - <https://slack.com/>
* Microsoft Teams - <https://teams.microsoft.com/>
* Mattermost - <https://mattermost.com/>
* Rocker.Chat - <https://rocket.chat/>

## 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 - <https://www.whatsapp.com/>

## Social Media

* Facebook - <http://facebook.com>
* Twitter - <http://twitter.com>
* LinkedIn - <http://linkedin.com>
* Google+ - <http://plus.google.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>
* QuickTwit - <https://quicktwit.com>
* Uber Keyword Suggest - <http://ubersuggest.org/>
* Social Media - <http://locowise.com/>
* Visual Website Optimizer - <https://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/>
* Tweriod - <http://www.tweriod.com/>
* My Site Auditor - <http://mysiteauditor.com>
* Upcity free tools - <http://upcity.com/free-tools/seo-report-card>
* 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/>
* Twitalyzer - <http://twitalyzer.com/5/index.asp>
* Trendsmap - <http://trendsmap.com/>
* Shortstack - <http://www.shortstack.com>
* Post Planner - <http://www.postplanner.com/>

## Video making:

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

## Stock Photos:

* Pexels - <https://www.pexels.com/>
* Shopify Burst - <https://burst.shopify.com/>
* Unsplash - <https://unsplash.com>
* Place Image (Stock photos generator) - <http://placeimg.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/>
* Microsoft Expression Design - <https://www.microsoft.com/en-pk/download/details.aspx?id=36180>
* 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/>