Here are 20+ companies that offer free credits, discounts, and extended trials for startups

by Colaeb

If you’re an early-stage founder, you understand how important it is to keep your spending low while delivering top-notch results. Startups have access to over $500K+ in FREE credits using various programs!

Here are 22 companies that offer free credits, discounts, and extended trials for startups:

1. Notion (6 months free) - 
🔗 https://www.notion.com/startups​

2. Miro ($1K credits) -
🔗 https://miro.com/startups/apply​

3. Linear (6 months free)
🔗 https://linear.app/startups​

4. Atlassian (12 months free)
🔗 https://www.atlassian.com/software/startups​

5. Shortcut (12 months free)
🔗 https://www.shortcut.com/startups​

6. Cloudflare (up to $250K credits)
🔗 https://www.cloudflare.com/forstartups​

7. IBM (up to $120K in cloud credits)
🔗 https://rihub.org/startup-with-ibm​

8. Amazon AWS Activate (up to $100K in AWS Activate credits)
🔗 https://aws.amazon.com/startups

9. Microsoft ($5K in Azure credits)
🔗 https://portal.startups.microsoft.com/signup​

10. Google Cloud (up to $350K cloud credits)
🔗 https://cloud.google.com/startup​

11. Scaleway (up to €36K in cloud credits)
🔗 https://www.scaleway.com/en/startup-program​

12. Datadog (up to $100K credits)
🔗 https://www.datadoghq.com/partner/datadog-for-startups​

13. Posthog ($50K in credits)
🔗 https://posthog.com/startups​

14. Retool (up to $60K + $200K in partner deals)
🔗 https://retool.com/startups​

15. Intercom (90% discount + 1 year of Fin free)
🔗 https://www.intercom.com/early-stage

16. Zendesk (6 months Zendesk Suite trial for 50 agents)
🔗 https://www.zendesk.com/business/startups​

17. HubSpot (up to 90% off first year)
🔗 https://www.hubspot.com/startups​

18. ElevenLabs (11M characters per month, free for 3 months)
🔗 https://elevenlabs.io/grants-application#Conditions​

19. Vapi AI (90K free usage minutes)
🔗 https://vapi.ai/blog/vapi-ai-startups​

20. Gumlet (50% off monthly first year)
🔗 https://www.gumlet.com/startups​

21. Shotstack (80% discount)
🔗 https://shotstack.io/solutions/startups​

22. Algolia ($10K credits for 12 months)
🔗 https://www.algolia.com/industries/startups​