Up to $5,000 in AWS credits for self-funded founders, or up to $200,000 with an Activate Provider Org ID.
Get deal βπ Startup credits and perks programmes
Many SaaS companies give early-stage startups free credits or deep discounts. These 34 programmes are the ones we can verify on the provider's own page right now. Most have eligibility rules (funding stage, company age, team size or a partner referral), which we summarise on each card.
Deals
$10,000 in credits if bootstrapped; $100,000 or $350,000 if funded by an affiliated partner.
Get deal β12 months of DigitalOcean credits plus 15 months of free support for startups that raised $10M or less.
Get deal βUp to $2,000 pre-funding, up to $200,000 once VC-funded, and up to $350,000 for AI-first startups.
Get deal βUp to $1,000 in Neon credits if self-funded, or up to $200,000 in Neon and Databricks credits if VC-backed.
Get deal βRender for Startups: $500 credits for qualified seed-funded startups (min $25K raised, under 4 years old, new customer); higher tiers via partner accelerators/VCs. Credits valid 1 year.
Get deal βUp to $30,000 in Vercel credit plus Enterprise-tier access for eligible teams.
Get deal βUp to $1,000 Miro credit for early startups ($500 without a partner).
Get deal β80% off annual Pro in year one and 30% in year two for venture-backed or partner startups.
Get deal β90% off year one, 50% year two, 25% year three on Professional/Enterprise for pre-seed to Series A startups via approved partners.
Get deal β$10,000 in Algolia search credits valid for 12 months for new customers.
Get deal βOne year of Auth0 B2B Professional free with 100,000 MAUs for young, venture-backed startups.
Get deal βA year of Datadog Pro with up to $100,000 in credits for Series A or earlier startups, via a referral partner.
Get deal β12 months of ElevenLabs with 33M characters for voice AI startups under 25 people.
Get deal β$10,000 in GitHub credits for Enterprise, Copilot, Actions and Advanced Security, via a partner investor.
Get deal β50% off JetBrains IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI, up to 10 licences each, for five years.
Get deal β100% off Retool Team or Business for a year (up to $60,000), then 25% off year two.
Get deal βUp to $5,000 in Sentry credits and priority support for startups under two years old with under $5M raised.
Get deal βBilling free until $1M cumulative revenue billed, for partner-backed startups under $5M raised.
Get deal βPolar Scale plan free for 12 months for early-stage AI startups (application required).
Get deal β75% off Typeform Business for one year on annual billing, for small early-stage startups.
Get deal β$500 in free Airtable credit for one workspace, plus startup educational content.
Get deal βJira, Confluence, Loom, Bitbucket and Rovo Premium free for 12 months for up to 50 users.
Get deal βFree Linear Business for partner-affiliated startups under 50 employees.
Get deal βn8n Start-up Plan: companies under 20 employees can apply for 50% off the Business plan (eligibility check required).
Get deal βUp to 6 months free on Notion Business with Notion AI, for startups under 100 employees.
Get deal β20% off monthly or annual plans for a year via Secret; companies under 50 staff and under $10M funding.
Get deal βFirst year of Amplitude Growth free (up to 100M events a month), then 40% off year two.
Get deal βFirst year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan, with up to 1B events and Session Replay.
Get deal β$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months for startups under two years old.
Get deal βSix months of Help Scout Plus free, with AI Answers, for incorporated tech startups under two years old.
Get deal β93% off year one, 50% year two, 25% year three, for startups under $10M raised and 15 staff.
Get deal βZendesk free for up to 2 years for eligible startups (per Zendesk for Startups, 19 Oct 2026).
Get deal βA free year of Framer Pro (worth $360) for pre-seed or seed startups backed by a Framer-approved partner.
Get deal βFAQ
Which startup programmes give the most credits?
The cloud programmes are the largest: Google Cloud and Cloudflare list up to $350,000 for eligible startups, and AWS Activate up to $200,000 with a provider Org ID.
Do I need investors to qualify?
Some programmes require a partner VC or accelerator referral; others accept bootstrapped startups with smaller amounts. Each card summarises the rules.
Are these the vendors' own offers?
Yes. Every card links to the provider's official startup page with the date we last checked it.
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