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Free business software and services by topic: free-forever plans, trials, open-source editions and startup credits, each verified on the vendor’s pricing page and scored on how far it takes you before you pay.
Eleven free workflow automation tools — Activepieces, n8n, Make, Zapier, Windmill, Pipedream, Pabbly Connect, Integrately, Relay.app, Huginn, IFTTT — with monthly task and credit caps, multi-step support, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Twelve startup credit programs with stated amounts — Google for Startups Cloud (to $350K), Cloudflare (to $350K), AWS Activate (to $200K), Microsoft (to $150K), Claude, Vercel, GitHub, DigitalOcean, Zendesk, Intercom, HubSpot, Notion, Stripe Atlas — eligibility, duration and terms. Verified October 2026.
Eight free inventory management tools — Odoo Inventory, ERPNext, InvenTree, Zoho Inventory, Square for Retail, Katana, Sortly, Veeqo — with order, SKU and item caps, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Six free contract templates and management tools — Common Paper, YC SAFE documents, PandaDoc Free eSign, SignWell, Contractbook, Concord — with document caps, what is free, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Ten free helpdesk and ticketing tools — FreeScout, osTicket, UVdesk, Tidio, HubSpot Service, Help Scout, Zoho Desk, Spiceworks, Crisp, HESK — with agent and conversation caps, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Eleven free cloud storage options for business — MEGA (20 GB), Google Drive (15 GB), Box, Icedrive, Koofr and pCloud (10 GB), OneDrive, Proton Drive and Sync.com (5 GB), Dropbox (2 GB), Nextcloud (self-hosted) — with limits, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Twelve free project management tools — ClickUp, Trello, Jira, Plane, OpenProject, Notion, Wrike, Todoist, Taiga, monday.com, Asana, Basecamp — with seat and board caps, storage, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Ten free SEO tools — Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs Free, Semrush Free, Seobility, Bing Webmaster Tools, Yoast SEO, Google Keyword Planner, Ubersuggest, AnswerThePublic — with query and crawl limits, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Eight free social media scheduling tools — Zoho Social, Buffer, Metricool, Publer, Mixpost, Postiz, Typefully, Planoly — with channel and post caps, X/LinkedIn support, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Twelve free email marketing tools — Sender, EmailOctopus, beehiiv, Brevo, Zoho Campaigns, Loops, Kit, Benchmark, MailerLite, Omnisend, Mailchimp, listmonk — with subscriber and send caps, branding, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Ten free e-signature tools — OpenSign, DocuSeal, PandaDoc, Zoho Sign, SignWell, Dropbox Sign, Xodo Sign, jSign, Signaturely, DocuSign — with monthly send limits, templates, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
Ten free appointment scheduling tools — Cal.com, TidyCal, Setmore, zcal, Koalendar, YouCanBookMe, Zoho Bookings, Calendly, Google Calendar, SimplyBook.me — with event-type and calendar limits, card requirement and the cheapest paid step. Verified October 2026.
