└── README.md /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # awesome-free-and-essential-products-for-startups 2 | Curated list of free and essential products 3 | 4 | 5 | ### Domain name suggestion 6 | 7 | 8 | - [domainwheel](http://domainwheel.com/) (generate different variations of your desired domain name) 9 | - [domainhack](https://www.domainhack.me/) (take advantage of different TLDs and hack your domain e.g hy.pe) 10 | - [agiledomainsearch](http://agiledomainsearch.com/) (generate domain names by adding some random but related word) 11 | - [domaindart](https://www.domaindart.com/) (Generate domain name by adding prefix or suffix) 12 | 13 | ---------- 14 | 15 | ### Domain Name Booking 16 | 17 | 18 | - [namecheap](https://namecheap.com/) 19 | - [Google Domains](https://domains.google/) (easy to access, focused on domains only) 20 | - [name](https://www.name.com/) 21 | - [hover](https://www.hover.com/) 22 | - [gandi](https://www.gandi.net/) 23 | 24 | ---------- 25 | 26 | ### Create Logo 27 | 28 | - [canva](https://www.canva.com/en_in/create/logos/) (Do It Yourself) 29 | - [squarespace](https://logo.squarespace.com/) (Do It Yourself) 30 | - [wix](https://www.wix.com/logo/maker) (Do It Yourself) 31 | - [hipsterlogogenerator](http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com/) (Generates only hipster logos) 32 | - [withoomph](https://withoomph.com/) 33 | - [logomakers](https://logomakers.co/free-logo-design) ( Custom made by designers, only for open source or free products) 34 | 35 | ---------- 36 | 37 | ### Create website by yourself 38 | 39 | 40 | - [squarespace](https://www.squarespace.com/) (starts from $12 / month) 41 | - [strikingly](https://www.strikingly.com/) 42 | - [wix](https://www.wix.com/) 43 | - [webflow](https://webflow.com/) 44 | - [strikingly](https://www.strikingly.com/) 45 | - [launchaco](https://www.launchaco.com/) 46 | - [google sites](https://sites.google.com/new) 47 | - [sheet2site](https://www.sheet2site.com/) (convert your google sheet into a dynamic website) 48 | - [carrd](https://carrd.co/) (Create Personal Website) 49 | - [tilda.cc](https://tilda.cc/) 50 | 51 | ---------- 52 | 53 | ### Create blog 54 | 55 | 56 | - [wordpress](https://wordpress.org/) (self hosted cms, you need to pay for server or hosting) 57 | - Managed [wordpress](https://wordpress.com/) hosting, free with wordpress.com sub domain 58 | - [medium](https://medium.com/) ( $75 on time for custom domain) 59 | - [tumblr](https://tumblr.com/) (use with your custom domain for free, limited features) 60 | - [blogger](https://www.blogger.com/) (everything is free. use your domain, customize theme.) 61 | - [jekyll-now](https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now) (host your blog on github) 62 | 63 | ---------- 64 | 65 | ### Create Ecommerce Website 66 | 67 | You can use open source software and host on your server, but must have prior knowledge of server management and PHP & Mysql. 68 | 69 | - [woocommerce](https://woocommerce.com/) (self hosted) 70 | - [magento](https://magento.com/) (self hosted) 71 | - [opencart](https://www.opencart.com/) (self hosted) 72 | 73 | If you don’t have technical background you can start from these hosted version of e-commerce platforms. 74 | 75 | - [wix for ecommerce](https://www.wix.com/ecommerce/website) (free) 76 | - [shopify](https://www.shopify.com/) (starts from $29/month) 77 | - [squarespace](https://www.squarespace.com/) (starts from $26 / month) 78 | - [bigcommerce](http://bigcommerce.com/) (starts from $29/month) 79 | 80 | ---------- 81 | 82 | ### Host for free 83 | 84 | 85 | - [github pages](https://pages.github.com/) (host only static website) 86 | - [google cloud](https://cloud.google.com/free) ($300 free credit for 1 year and some resources are forever free) 87 | - [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 ) 88 | - [google appengine](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/quotas) (supports Go, Java, Python, PHP) 89 | - [aws](https://aws.amazon.com/free) (1 year free resources) 90 | - [aws s3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3) (host static website) 91 | - [microsoft](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free) [azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free) 92 | - [surge.sh](http://surge.sh/) (host static website) 93 | 94 | ---------- 95 | 96 | ### Communicate 97 | 98 | - [google gsuite](https://gsuite.google.com/) (starts from $5 / user/month) 99 | - [hangouts](https://hangouts.google.com/) (free for gmail/gsuite users) 100 | - [slack](https://slack.com/) 101 | - [facebook workplace](https://www.facebook.com/workplace) 102 | - [Zulip](https://www.zulipchat.com/) (open source) 103 | 104 | ---------- 105 | 106 | ### Lead Generation 107 | 108 | 109 | - [hunter.io](https://hunter.io/) (100 leads/month) 110 | - [clearbit](https://clearbit.com/) (paid) 111 | - [pipl](https://pipl.com/) 112 | - [fullcontact](https://www.fullcontact.com/) 113 | - [linkedin sales navigator](https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/sales-navigator) (only for premium users) 114 | 115 | ---------- 116 | 117 | ### Get Work done 118 | 119 | 120 | - [fiverr](https://www.fiverr.com/) 121 | - [upwork](https://www.upwork.com/) 122 | - [freelancer](https://www.freelancer.com/) 123 | - [peopleperhour](https://www.peopleperhour.com/) 124 | - [99designs](https://99designs.com/) 125 | 126 | ---------- 127 | 128 | ### Analytics & Tracking 129 | 130 | **Website Traffic Monitoring** 131 | 132 | - [google analytics](https://www.google.com/analytics) (worlds most popular analytics) 133 | - [google webmasters](https://www.google.com/webmasters) (monitor your search trafifc) 134 | - [hotjar](https://www.hotjar.com/) (free till 2,000 page views / day) 135 | - [mixpanel](https://mixpanel.com/) (5M data points per month free) 136 | - [matomo](https://matomo.org/) (self hosted) 137 | - [clicky](https://clicky.com/) ( 3,000 page views/day) 138 | - [fullstory](https://www.fullstory.com/) (records and reproduces real user experiences, 1,000 monthly sessions are free) 139 | 140 | **Track Email** 141 | 142 | - [mailtrack](https://mailtrack.io/) 143 | - [mailtag](https://www.mailtag.io/) 144 | - [mixmax](https://mixmax.com/) (track 100 emails / month) 145 | 146 | **Track Link** 147 | 148 | - [bitly](https://bitly.com/) 149 | - [rebrandly](https://www.rebrandly.com/) 150 | 151 | ---------- 152 | 153 | ### Create Awesome Social media Posts 154 | 155 | - [canva](https://www.canva.com/) 156 | - [pablo](https://pablo.buffer.com/) 157 | - [snappa](https://snappa.com/) 158 | 159 | ---------- 160 | 161 | ### Manage Social Media Accounts 162 | 163 | - [crowdfireapp](https://www.crowdfireapp.com/) 164 | - [buffer](https://buffer.com/) 165 | - [hootsuite](https://hootsuite.com/) 166 | 167 | ---------- 168 | 169 | ### Create Promotional Video 170 | 171 | 172 | - [biteable](https://biteable.com/) 173 | - [powtoon](https://www.powtoon.com/home/) 174 | - [spark](https://spark.adobe.com/about/video) 175 | - [renderforest](https://www.renderforest.com/) 176 | - [wideo](https://wideo.co/) (paid) 177 | - [slide.ly](https://slide.ly/promo) (paid) 178 | - [shakr](https://www.shakr.com/) (paid) 179 | - [videos.pexels.com](https://videos.pexels.com/) (free stock videos) 180 | - [coverr.co](http://www.coverr.co/) (free stock video) 181 | 182 | ---------- 183 | 184 | ### Launching Startup 185 | 186 | 187 | - [betapage](https://betapage.co/) 188 | - [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/) 189 | - [hacker news](https://news.ycombinator.com/show) 190 | - [indiehackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/new-product) 191 | - [reddit.com/r/SideProject](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject) 192 | - [reddit.com/r/growmybusiness](https://www.reddit.com/r/growmybusiness) 193 | 194 | ---------- 195 | 196 | ### Note Taking 197 | 198 | 199 | - [bear app](http://www.bear-writer.com/) 200 | - [google keep](https://keep.google.com/) 201 | - [box notes](https://www.box.com/notes) 202 | - [paper by dropbox](https://paper.dropbox.com/) 203 | - [dynalist](https://dynalist.io/) 204 | - [simplenote](https://simplenote.com/) 205 | 206 | ---------- 207 | 208 | ### Project & Task management 209 | 210 | - [moo.do](https://www.moo.do/) 211 | - [trello](https://trello.com/) 212 | - [pipefy](https://www.pipefy.com/) 213 | 214 | ---------- 215 | 216 | ### File Hosting & Sharing 217 | 218 | - [google drive](https://www.google.com/intl/en/drive) (15GB for free) 219 | - [dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/) (2 GB of space) 220 | - [wetransfer](https://wetransfer.com/) (send upto 2GB file for free) 221 | 222 | ---------- 223 | 224 | ### Work Automation 225 | 226 | - [zapier](https://zapier.com/) 227 | - [ifttt](https://ifttt.com/) 228 | - [flow by microsoft](https://flow.microsoft.com/) 229 | - [workflow](https://workflow.is/) 230 | - [apify](https://www.apify.com/) 231 | 232 | ---------- 233 | 234 | ### Create Forms 235 | 236 | - [google forms](https://www.google.com/forms/about/) (everything is free) 237 | - [typeform](https://www.typeform.com/) 238 | - [jotform](https://www.jotform.com/) 239 | - [wufoo](https://www.wufoo.com/) 240 | - [surveymonkey](https://www.surveymonkey.com/) 241 | 242 | ---------- 243 | 244 | ### Transactional & Newsletter Emailing 245 | 246 | - [mailjet](https://www.mailjet.com/) (200 emails / day) 247 | - [mailerlite](https://www.mailerlite.com/) (free till 1,000 subscribers) 248 | - [emailoctopus](https://emailoctopus.com/) (free till 2,500 subscribers) 249 | - [sendgrid](https://sendgrid.com/) (2,000 contacts and 100 emails/day) 250 | - [mailchimp](https://mailchimp.com/) (2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails/month) 251 | - [sendinblue](https://www.sendinblue.com/) (300 emails/day) 252 | - [aws ses](https://aws.amazon.com/ses) (62,000 emails/month using SMTP only) 253 | 254 | ---------- 255 | 256 | ### Chat & Support 257 | 258 | - [crisp chat](https://crisp.chat/) (2 agents, limited features) 259 | - [freshworks live chat softwar](https://www.freshworks.com/live-chat-software/pricing)e (10 agents, unlimited contacts) 260 | - [tawk.to](https://www.tawk.to/) (completely free) 261 | - [skype webcontrol](https://dev.skype.com/webcontrol) ( use with your skype account ) 262 | 263 | ---------- 264 | 265 | ### Get Payments 266 | 267 | - [stripe](https://stripe.com/) 268 | - [paypal](https://paypal.com/) 269 | - [amazon pay](https://pay.amazon.com/) 270 | - [skrill](https://www.skrill.com/) 271 | - [payoneer](https://www.payoneer.com/) 272 | 273 | ---------- 274 | 275 | ### On Site Search 276 | 277 | 278 | - [Google Custom Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse/) (add the power of google search engine in your website) 279 | - [algolia](https://www.algolia.com/) (most recommended search engine for your application. free till 10,000 records) 280 | - [elastic](https://www.elastic.co/downloads) (self hosted, you need to pay server cost) 281 | - [aws elasticsearch-service](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service) ( managed elastic search service. start with aws free tier) 282 | 283 | ---------- 284 | 285 | ### Track Competitors 286 | 287 | - [mention](https://mention.com/) (Starts from $29 / month) 288 | - [alexa](https://alexa.com/) (most popular website ranking provider) 289 | - [builtwith](https://builtwith.com/) (check what third party technology powering a website. free , paid plans starts from $295) 290 | - [whatruns](https://www.whatruns.com/) (Discover what runs a website, when you open a website.) 291 | 292 | ---------- 293 | 294 | ### Security 295 | 296 | - [cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/) (Protect your website from DDos attack) 297 | - [letsencrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) (Get Free SSL for website) 298 | - [securityheaders](https://securityheaders.com/) (Check website security header ) 299 | - [lastpass](https://www.lastpass.com/) (save your password securely) 300 | 301 | ---------- 302 | 303 | ### Bookmarks 304 | 305 | - [getpocket](https://getpocket.com/) (add to pocket to read later) 306 | - [alltabs](https://alltabs.oxyzen.in/) (save all your tabs at once) 307 | 308 | ---------- 309 | 310 | ### Engagement 311 | 312 | - [addthis](http://www.addthis.com/) (Add sharing buttons) 313 | - [sumo](https://sumo.com/) (Grow your subscriber list) 314 | - [sharethis](https://www.sharethis.com/) (Get sharing buttons) 315 | - [onesignal](https://onesignal.com/) (cross platform push notifications) 316 | - [mailmunch](https://www.mailmunch.co/) (captures leads from your website) 317 | 318 | ---------- 319 | 320 | ### Free Stock Photographs 321 | 322 | - [pexels](https://www.pexels.com/) 323 | - [unsplash](https://unsplash.com/) 324 | - [stocksnap](https://stocksnap.io/) 325 | - [pixabay](https://pixabay.com/) 326 | - [gratisography](https://gratisography.com/) 327 | - [burst](https://burst.shopify.com/) (free stock photographs for e-commerce website) 328 | 329 | ---------- 330 | 331 | ### Influencer Marketing 332 | 333 | - [brand24](https://brand24.com/) 334 | - [ninjaoutreach](https://ninjaoutreach.com/) 335 | - [buzzsumo](http://buzzsumo.com/) 336 | - [buzzstream](http://www.buzzstream.com/) 337 | 338 | ---------- 339 | 340 | ### Others 341 | 342 | - [grammarly](https://grammarly.com/) 343 | - [imgix](https://www.imgix.com/) (Optimize and Resize Images) 344 | - [streak](https://www.streak.com/) 345 | - [ludus.one](https://ludus.one/) 346 | - [pushbullet](https://www.pushbullet.com/) 347 | 348 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------