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

• 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/