awesome-startup-credits
github.com/dakshshah96/awesome-startup-credits ↗✨ A collection of awesome companies offering free/discounted plans for eligible startups
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Cloud Telephony
- Agora for Startups
The Agora for Startups program aims to support and nurture entrepreneurs and developers who are incorporating live voice and video into their applications as they work to make their fresh ideas and concepts a reality. Startups accepted into the program gain access to Agora’s cutting-edge real-time engagement solutions, a dedicated team of product experts, and generous free minutes that allow startups to scale up with minimal or no cost.
- Dialpad for Startups
Dialpad for Startups provides qualified startups with 10 free, lifelong seats of Dialpad Talk (business phone lines) and UberConference (video conferencing). Discounts on phone lines continue while video conferencing is always free.
- Exotel for Startups [INDIA ONLY]
Exotel for Startups is a special account for startups that gives you access to all of Exotel’s features.
- Knowlarity for Startups
Unicorn dreams? Knowlarity is happy to offer free credits for its communications suite product—SuperReceptionist. Contact them for exclusive benefits.
- MSG91 for Startups [INDIA ONLY]
A complimentary communication API package for every product startup. Get 25,000 SMS credits every month for 6 months.
- MyOperator Startup Program [INDIA ONLY]
MyOperator's full-fledged call management ‘startup kit’ comes with products & features that boost your business growth. It helps you manage your business calls and enhances your customer calling experience, at zero cost.
Analytics
- Amplitude Startup Scholarship
The Amplitude Startup Scholarship provides one year of Amplitude's paid Growth plan features for free to eligible startups.
- Mixpanel for Startups
One year of Mixpanel, for free. Startups that launched less than two years ago and have less than five million USD in funding receive $50,000 in credits towards the Mixpanel Growth plan for one year.
- Segment Startup Program
Eligible startups get full access to Segment's Team Plan (up to $25,000 value) free for up to two years.
Hardware
- Autodesk Fusion 360 for Startups
Fusion 360 for startups is eligible for venture-backed, angel-backed or bootstrap startups that are less than three years old, have 10 or fewer employees and generate less than $100,000 USD in gross annual revenue.
- SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE® Works for Startups Program
For early-stage hardware startups that meet the eligibility criteria, the 3DEXPERIENCE® Works for Startups program offers software, training, and co-marketing resources at no cost to help you succeed.
Cloud Computing
- AWS Activate
AWS Activate provides startups with a host of benefits, including AWS credits, technical support and training, to help grow your business.
- Clever Bootstrap Program
Clever Cloud is an IT Automation platform. They manage all the ops work while you focus on your business value. The Clever Bootstrap Program provides startups with 90% off on the first three months. Then a 10% discount is applied on your first apps for an unlimited amount of time.
- Create@Alibaba Cloud
Create@Alibaba Cloud is a global program focused on accelerating business success for startups.
- Google Cloud for Startups
Google Cloud for Startups empowers startups to grow with the same tools and infrastructure used to build Google. Your early-stage startup can take advantage of Cloud credits, community events, and training as you scale your business.
- Hatch by DigitalOcean
Hatch helps developers create, launch, and scale their startups. This includes a range of perks to get you started, including 12 months of DigitalOcean credit to easily deploy and scale your infrastructure.
- Heroku for Startups Program
The Heroku for Startups Program provides teams with the resources they need to quickly get started on Heroku—including platform credits, technical support, and networking.
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Payments
- Chargebee Launch Programme
Chargebee makes managing subscription billing easier for you. With Chargebee’s Launch Plan, you get your first USD 50k in revenue for free.
- Razorpay Zero Plan [INDIA ONLY]
Razorpay presents the ideal plan for startups and budding businesses to kickstart their online payments. Eligible startups have to pay zero transaction fees for the first 6 months (for a maximum transaction volume of 1 lakh per month).
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- CloudApp Elevate
CloudApp offers a better way to acquire, engage and support your customers with quick shareable videos and images using an easy-to-use screen recorder. Get up to $1,000 CloudApp Credit for up to 12 months.
- Taskade
Startups get a year of Taskade Pro for free. Taskade is a team productivity tool for creating structured task lists, collaborative notes, and kanban boards.
Customer Engagement
- Crisp Startup Program
Customers use Crisp to provide a modern customers lifecycle experience for potential customers, generate more qualified leads, enhance customers help, improve customers satisfaction leading to a global increase in the revenue.
- Drift for Early Stage Startups
Using Drift will give you an edge and 10X your business by allowing you to speed up your sales cycles, increase your pipeline, and more. Get 93% off of the Essential Plan for 1 year.
- Help Scout for Startups
Help Scout has everything you need to start talking with customers and growing your business. For eligible startups, your first year with Help Scout is just $50/month.
- The GoSquared Early Stage Plan
GoSquared makes elegant software to help you grow your SaaS business. Get all GoSquared features for a fixed, low price for the first year of use.
- The Intercom Early Stage Program
Intercom helps you build customer relationships through conversational, messenger-based experiences across the customer journey. Eligible startups get all of Intercom’s Pro products for a flat rate of $49/mo for up to one year.
- Zendesk for Startups
The program provides qualifying net new startup customers access to Zendesk's full family of products at a 100% discount for their first 6 months of subscription of product selection (up to 100 agent seats).
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