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Free API tools and backend services. Authentication, storage, messaging, and more for your applications.

15 tools · Updated March 2026

$10,000 credits

Algolia

$10K in credits for startups

☁️ SaaSStartups

$1,000+ credits

Anthropic API Credits

API credits for AI startups

🤖 AIStartups

Startup pricing

DeepL Pro

Discounted translation API for startups

🤖 AIStartups

$2,000+ credits

Google Cloud AI

AI/ML credits via Google Cloud programs

🤖 AIStartupsStudents

95% off first year

Intercom

95% off for early-stage startups

☁️ SaaSStartups

$420/year

Mailgun

12 months free with 20,000 emails/month via GitHub Education

🛠 DevStudents

$500+ credits

Mapbox

5 GB storage for student map projects

🛠 DevStudents

$2,500+ credits

OpenAI Startup Program

API credits and support for AI startups

🤖 AIStartups

$200/year

Perplexity Pro

1 year free Perplexity Pro for students

🤖 AIStudents

Startup credits

Scaleway

European cloud with startup program

🌐 CloudStartups

$50K credits

Segment

Free Startup plan for early companies

☁️ SaaSStartups

$108/year

Simple Analytics

Free privacy-first analytics for 1 year

☁️ SaaSStudents

$500/year

Slack

Pro plan credits through partner programs

☁️ SaaSStartups

Startup credits

Twilio

Startup credits for communications APIs

☁️ SaaSStartups

$250 credit

Vultr

$250 free credit for new accounts

🌐 CloudStartups

Free APIs & Backend Tools

Algolia

Anthropic API Credits

DeepL Pro

Google Cloud AI

Intercom

Mailgun

Mapbox

OpenAI Startup Program

Perplexity Pro

Scaleway

Segment

Simple Analytics

Slack

Twilio

Vultr

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