For side hustlers and bootstrappers

The book of software for small budgets

A curated directory of free plans, lifetime deals and startup credits, picked for people building something on their own dime.

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Grigora

Grigora

Website, blog and email newsletter in one builder, with your own domain, for one payment. Tier 1 covers one site, 100,000 pageviews and 2,500 subscribers.

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#Website Builder #Blog #Newsletter
Deal Type
Lifetime Deal
Deal Price
69
Normal Price
Starter $15/mo billed monthly
Deal Platform
AppSumo
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Hashnode

Hashnode

Free blogging platform for developers and tech founders. Add your own domain with Pro for $5 a month.

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#Blog #Developer
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Pro $5/month
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Ghost

Ghost

Open-source blog and newsletter platform: Ghost(Pro) Starter includes your own custom domain and no payment fees.

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#Blog #CMS
Deal Type
Subscription
Deal Price
15
Normal Price
Starter $15/mo billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
WordPress.com

WordPress.com

Free hosted WordPress site with no expiry date: 1 GB storage, Jetpack essentials and dozens of themes, no card needed.

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#Website Builder #Blog
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Personal $4/mo (billed every 12 months)
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Webflow

Webflow

Free Starter site plan: build on a webflow.io domain with CMS, AI and form submissions, then upgrade when you launch.

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#Website Builder #CMS
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Basic $15/mo (billed yearly)
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Framer

Framer

Free no-code website builder: design and publish pages on a Framer domain, with AI credits to try.

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#Website Builder #No-Code
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Basic $10/mo
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD
Carrd

Carrd

One-page sites free to start; custom domains, forms and 10 sites for $19 a year.

Build a Website
#Landing Pages #No-Code
Deal Type
Free Plan
Deal Price
0
Normal Price
Pro Standard $19/yr
Deal Platform
Direct
Deal Status
Verified
Currency
USD