This is a curated list about tools for everything from productivity to hosting to development tools to designing. These tools are all digital i.e. either app, online service, or downloadable software. Most of them are either free or have limited free option that is enough for startups. Feel free to suggest and contribute in this list.
- GitHub - https://github.com
- BitBucket - https://bitbucket.com
- GitLab - https://gitlab.com
- GitHub pages - https://pages.github.com/
- Amazon AWS - https://aws.amazon.com
- Microsoft Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com
- Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/
- Heroku - https://www.heroku.com/
- OpenShift by Red Hat www.openshift.com
- AppFog - https://console.appfog.com
- BlueHost - https://www.bluehost.com/
- DreamHost - https://www.dreamhost.com/
- Pagodabox https://pagodabox.com/
- Surge - http://surge.sh/
- Netlify - https://www.netlify.com/
- CloudFlare - https://www.cloudflare.com/
- ClouDNS - https://cloudns.net/
- Let's Encrypt - https://letsencrypt.org/
- Pingdom http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt pingdom.com - Website monitor
- Google Page Insight https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights
- Web Page Performance Test - http://www.webpagetest.org/
- GTMetrix http://gtmetrix.com/
- Import.io - https://www.import.io/
- Web Hose - https://webhose.io/scraping-tools
- Dexi.io - https://dexi.io/
- Parse Hub - https://www.parsehub.com/
- 80Legs - http://80legs.com/
- Scraping Hub - https://scrapinghub.com/
- Scrapy - https://scrapy.org/
- Visual Scraper - http://www.visualscraper.com/
- Scraper - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scraper/mbigbapnjcgaffohmbkdlecaccepngjd/related
- Web Scraper - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-scraper/jnhgnonknehpejjnehehllkliplmbmhn
- Sublime Text - https://www.sublimetext.com/
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
- Microsoft Visual Studio (IDE) - https://www.visualstudio.com/
- Atom - https://atom.io/
- PHPStorm - https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
- WebStorm - https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/
- NetBeans PHP - http://netbeans.org/
- Eclipse - https://eclipse.org/
- CodeAnywhere - https://codeanywhere.com
- Cloud9 - https://c9.io
- Koding - https://koding.com
- JSFiddle - https://jsfiddle.net
- Plunker - https://plnkr.co/
- CodePen - http://codepen.io/
- JSBin - https://jsbin.com/
- FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/
- Laragon - https://laragon.org/
- XAMPP - https://www.apachefriends.org
- WinScp - https://winscp.net
- Putty - http://www.putty.org/
- Code Climate - https://codeclimate.com
- JSLint - Usually available as plugin for IDEs/Editors
- Sauce Labs - https://saucelabs.com/
- Browser Stack - https://www.browserstack.com/
- MailGun - http://www.mailgun.com , http://www.mailgun.com/google
- SendGrid - https://sendgrid.com
- MailChimp - https://mailchimp.com
- Mandrill - http://www.mandrill.com/
- AWS SES - https://aws.amazon.com/ses/
- Mail Trap (for testing only) - https://mailtrap.io/
- Headway - https://headwayapp.co/
- Google Analytics - https://analytics.google.com
- Heatly - https://www.heatlyanalytics.com
- New Relic https://newrelic.com/
- Inspectlet http://www.inspectlet.com/plans
- Zoom Analytics http://zoomanalytics.co/
- Microsoft OneNote - https://www.onenote.com/
- Evernote - https://evernote.com/
- Google Keep - https://keep.google.com/
- Pocket - https://getpocket.com
- Asana - https://asana.com/
- Basecamp - https://basecamp.com/
- Trello - https://trello.com/
- Airtable - https://airtable.com/
- Meister Task - https://meistertask.com
- LeanKit - https://www.leankit.com/
- Pivotal Tracker - https://www.pivotaltracker.com
- Wrike - https://www.wrike.com/
- Wunderlist - https://www.wunderlist.com/ (Replaced by Microsoft Todo)
- Microsoft Todo - https://todo.microsoft.com (Replacing Wunderlist)
- Todoist - https://todoist.com/
- I Done This https://idonethis.com/
- Taskade - https://www.taskade.com/
- Nozbe - https://nozbe.com/
- Toggl - https://toggl.com/
- PrimaERP - https://primaerp.com
- ClockIt - https://clockit.io/
- Zoho People - https://www.zoho.com/people
- Bitrix24 HR System - https://www.bitrix24.com/uses/free-hr-system.php
- Pomodoro Technique - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
- WordPress - https://www.wordpress.org
- Drupal - https://www.drupal.com
- Joomla - https://www.joomla.org
- WooCommerce for WordPress - https://www.woocommerce.com
- Magento - https://www.magento.com
- OpenCart - https://www.opencart.com
- Prestashop - https://www.prestashop.com
- Shopify - https://www.shopify.com
- Wave Apps - https://www.waveapps.com
- HubSpot CRM - https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm
- Insightly - https://www.insightly.com
- ZohoCRM - https://www.zoho.com/crm/
- Zendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) - https://www.zopim.com/
- Olark - https://www.olark.com/
- Facebook Messenger - https://web.facebook.com/business/products/messenger-for-business
- WhatsApp - https://www.whatsapp.com/
- Facebook - http://facebook.com
- Twitter - http://twitter.com
- LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com
- Google+ - http://plus.google.com
- Instagram - http://instagram.com
- Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/
- YouTube - http://youtube.com
- HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com/
- Website Grader by HubSpot http://grader.com
- Buffer App - https://buffer.com
- HootSuite - https://hootsuite.com
- TweetDeck - https://tweetdeck.twitter.com
- CrowdFire - https://www.crowdfireapp.com
- QuickTwit - https://quicktwit.com
- Uber Keyword Suggest - http://ubersuggest.org/
- Social Media - http://locowise.com/
- Visual Website Optimizer - https://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/
- Tweriod - http://www.tweriod.com/
- My Site Auditor - http://mysiteauditor.com
- Upcity free tools - http://upcity.com/free-tools/seo-report-card
- Free traffic increase - http://www.10khits.com/
- WooBox http://woobox.com/
- Add Shoppers - http://addshoppers.com
- BuzzSumo - http://buzzsumo.com/
- Static html app - https://statichtmlapp.com/
- Hashtagify - http://hashtagify.me/
- Ritetag - http://ritetag.com/
- Tagboard - https://tagboard.com/
- Twitalyzer - http://twitalyzer.com/5/index.asp
- Trendsmap - http://trendsmap.com/
- Shortstack - http://www.shortstack.com
- Post Planner - http://www.postplanner.com/
- Biteable - https://biteable.com
- Powtoon - https://www.powtoon.com
- Animoto - http://animoto.com/
- Openshot - https://www.openshot.org
- Pexels - https://www.pexels.com/
- Shopify Burst - https://burst.shopify.com/
- Unsplash - https://unsplash.com
- Place Image (Stock photos generator) - http://placeimg.com/
- Shopify Logo Maker - https://www.shopify.com/tools/logo-maker
- Logo Joy - https://logojoy.com
- Logaster - https://www.logaster.com/
- Cool Text - http://cooltext.com/
- Online Logo Maker 24 - http://onlinelogomaker24.com
- Free Logo Services - http://freelogoservices.com
- Graphic Springs - http://graphicsprings.com
- Design Mantic - http://designmantic.com
- Zillion Designs - http://zilliondesigns.com
- Logo Maker - http://logomaker.com
- Pagemodo http://www.pagemodo.com
- Canva - https://www.canva.com
- Snappa - https://snappa.com
- Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
- Photoshop Express - http://www.photoshop.com/tools
- Pixlr - https://pixlr.com/
- Microsoft Expression Design - https://www.microsoft.com/en-pk/download/details.aspx?id=36180
- Fotor - http://www.fotor.com/
- Create GIF - http://gifbrewery.com/
- Stamp creator - http://www.speedystamps.co.uk/
- Method Draw (SVG Editor) - http://editor.method.ac
- AConvert (Image to SVG Converter) - https://www.aconvert.com/image/png-to-svg/