# 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) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### Create Awesome Social media Posts - [canva](https://www.canva.com/) - [pablo](https://pablo.buffer.com/) - [snappa](https://snappa.com/) ---------- ### Manage Social Media Accounts - [crowdfireapp](https://www.crowdfireapp.com/) - [buffer](https://buffer.com/) - [hootsuite](https://hootsuite.com/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### Project & Task management - [moo.do](https://www.moo.do/) - [trello](https://trello.com/) - [pipefy](https://www.pipefy.com/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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 ) ---------- ### 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/) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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.) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### Bookmarks - [getpocket](https://getpocket.com/) (add to pocket to read later) - [alltabs](https://alltabs.oxyzen.in/) (save all your tabs at once) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### 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) ---------- ### Influencer Marketing - [brand24](https://brand24.com/) - [ninjaoutreach](https://ninjaoutreach.com/) - [buzzsumo](http://buzzsumo.com/) - [buzzstream](http://www.buzzstream.com/) ---------- ### 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/)