Developer Toolkit

Curated list of development tools and services, prioritizing free or low-cost options. Covers domains, development, deployment, monitoring, content, and marketing for solo developers and small teams.

🌐 Domain Services

Domain Price Comparison

• TLD List - Compare domain prices across registrars.

Domain Purchase

• Spaceship - Transparent pricing, beginner-friendly.
• Sav - Affordable, high-value domains.
• Regery - User-friendly, supports multiple extensions.
• Namecheap - Free Whois privacy, budget-friendly.

🛠️ Core Development Services

Databases

• 🟡 Supabase - Open-source PostgreSQL with authentication and real-time features.
• 🟡 Turso - Lightweight SQLite for edge computing.
• 🟡 Neon - Serverless PostgreSQL, highly scalable.

Caching

• 🟡 Upstash - Serverless Redis and Kafka for lightweight projects.

Messaging

• 🟡 CloudAMQP - Managed RabbitMQ, free tier with limited resources for message queues.

Authentication

• 🟡 Supabase - Integrated, easy-to-use authentication.
• 🟡 Clerk - Modern auth with rich UI components.
• 🟡 Auth0 - Robust, supports 7,000 active users.

Storage

• 🟢 Cloudflare R2

🚀 Deployment & Monitoring

Deployment Platforms

• 🟢 Cloudflare - Global CDN with edge computing, supports static sites and serverless functions.
• 🟢 Vercel - Top choice for frontend, seamless integration.
• 🟢 Render - Supports static sites and backend services.
• 🟢 Netlify - Ideal for JAMstack projects.

Error Monitoring

• 🟢 Sentry - Real-time error tracking with ample event quota.

Log Services

• 🟢 Axiom - Efficient log analysis for startups.

User Behavior Analytics

• 🟢 Clarity - Free heatmaps and behavior analytics.
• 🟡 Mixpanel - In-depth event tracking, supports 100K monthly users.

💻 Developer Productivity Tools

Code Management

• 🟢 GitHub
• 🟢 GitLab

Code Editors

• 🟢 VS Code - The open source AI code editor.
• 🟢 Google Colab - Free Jupyter Notebook.

AI Assistance

• ChatGPT - General-purpose AI for Q&A and code.
• Claude - Conversational AI for complex tasks.
• Deepseek - Efficient code generation.
• Copilot - AI-powered code completion.
• Tabnine - Privacy-friendly code completion.

📊 Content & Design

CMS

• 🟢 Sanity - Modern headless CMS, highly flexible.
• 🟢 Keystatic - Lightweight CMS for static sites.
• 🟢 Strapi - Open-source headless CMS, self-hosted.

Design Tools

• 🟢 Figma - Leading collaborative design tool.

Note-Taking Tools

• 🟢 Obsidian - Local-first, bi-directional linking.
• 🟢 Notion - All-in-one notes and collaboration.
• 🟢 Lark - Team collaboration and docs.
• 🟢 Logseq - Open-source notes with bi-directional linking.

📈 Marketing & Analytics

Email Services

• 🟢 Resend - Simple email API for developers.
• 🟢 Cloudflare Email Routing - Free email forwarding.
• 🟡 SendGrid - 100 free emails/month for automation.

Web Analytics

• 🟢 Google Analytics - Comprehensive website analytics.
• 🟢 Openpanel - Lightweight analytics tool.
• 🟢 PostHog - Open-source analytics platform.
• 🟡 Plausible - Privacy-friendly, lightweight analytics.

SEO Tools

• 🟢 Google Trends - Keyword trend analysis.
• Ahrefs - Professional SEO and competitor analysis.
• SEMrush - Comprehensive SEO and marketing insights.
• 🟢 Ubersuggest - Free keyword research tool.

🔧 Other Utilities

Task Management

• 🟢 Notion - Flexible task and project management.
• 🟢 Lark - Team collaboration and tasks.
• 🟢 ClickUp - Feature-rich with strong free plan.

Payment Services

• 🟢 Stripe - Global payment solution.
• 🟡 Paddle - Ideal for SaaS, handles global taxes.

📝 Notes

• Free-First Focus: Prioritizes tools with free tiers or credits for budget-conscious developers.
• Regular Updates: Free policies may change; check limits (e.g., Cloudflare R2, Supabase) periodically.
• Suggestions: Tailor tools to project scale (solo, small team, enterprise) or tech stack (frontend, backend, full-stack).
• Badge Compatibility: Uses 🟢 for fully free tools and 🟡 for free credit/trial to ensure Markdown compatibility.

📜 License

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