Adobe Photoshop
Design
Instead of ~$23/mo
PhotopeaFREE
Get →Photoshop clone in your browser
GIMPFREE
Get →Full open-source editor
KritaFREE
Get →Open-source, great for painting
Affinity PhotoFREE
Get →Free for individuals since Canva bought it
Adobe Illustrator
Design
Instead of ~$23/mo
InkscapeFREE
Get →Open-source vector editor
Affinity DesignerFREE
Get →Free for individuals, pro vectors
VectrFREE
Get →Simple free vector tool
Adobe Lightroom
Photo
Instead of ~$10/mo
DarktableFREE
Get →Open-source RAW workflow
RawTherapeeFREE
Get →Powerful free RAW editor
Capture OneCHEAPER
Get →Pro RAW, one-time or sub
Adobe Premiere Pro
Video
Instead of ~$23/mo
DaVinci ResolveFREE
Get →Free pro editor + colour grading
CapCutFREE
Get →Free, fast, great for social
ShotcutFREE
Get →Open-source cross-platform editor
KdenliveFREE
Get →Open-source video editor
Adobe After Effects
Video
Instead of ~$23/mo
DaVinci FusionFREE
Get →Free node-based VFX in Resolve
BlenderFREE
Get →Open-source 3D, VFX & compositing
NatronFREE
Get →Open-source node compositor
Adobe Acrobat Pro
PDF
Instead of ~$20/mo
Stirling PDFFREE
Get →Self-hostable PDF toolkit
PDF24FREE
Get →Free full-featured PDF tools
SejdaFREE
Get →Free online PDF editor
XodoFREE
Get →Free PDF reader & editor
Microsoft Office
Office
Instead of ~$100/yr
LibreOfficeFREE
Get →Full open-source office suite
Google WorkspaceFREE
Get →Free Docs/Sheets/Slides online
OnlyOfficeFREE
Get →Office suite, great Word/Excel fidelity
WPS OfficeFREE
Get →Free, familiar Office-style UI
Microsoft Excel
Office
Instead of ~$70/yr
Google SheetsFREE
Get →Free, collaborative online
LibreOffice CalcFREE
Get →Powerful free spreadsheet
OnlyOfficeFREE
Get →Best Excel compatibility, free
Notion
Notes
Instead of ~$10/mo
ObsidianFREE
Get →Local-first markdown notes
AppFlowyFREE
Get →Open-source Notion alternative
AnytypeFREE
Get →Local-first, encrypted
LogseqFREE
Get →Open-source outliner
Evernote
Notes
Instead of ~$15/mo
NotionFREE
Get →Generous free plan
JoplinFREE
Get →Open-source, encrypted notes
ObsidianFREE
Get →Local markdown notes
Figma
Design
Instead of ~$15/mo
PenpotFREE
Get →Open-source design & prototyping
LunacyFREE
Get →Free, works offline
FramerFREE
Get →Design + publish sites free tier
Sketch
Design
Instead of ~$10/mo
FigmaFREE
Get →Free tier, browser-based
PenpotFREE
Get →Open-source, self-hostable
LunacyFREE
Get →Free native design app
Slack
Comms
Instead of ~$8/user/mo
DiscordFREE
Get →Free chat, voice & communities
MattermostFREE
Get →Open-source, self-hostable
Rocket.ChatFREE
Get →Open-source team chat
Zoom
Comms
Instead of ~$16/mo
Google MeetFREE
Get →Free video calls
Jitsi MeetFREE
Get →Open-source, no account
WherebyFREE
Get →Simple browser rooms, free tier
Loom
Video
Instead of ~$12.50/mo
Screen StudioCHEAPER
Get →One-time, beautiful recordings
OBS StudioFREE
Get →Open-source screen recorder
VidyardFREE
Get →Free screen recording tier
Dropbox
Storage
Instead of ~$12/mo
pCloudCHEAPER
Get →Lifetime plans, EU privacy
Proton DriveFREE
Get →Encrypted, free tier
Sync.comFREE
Get →Zero-knowledge, free tier
1Password
Security
Instead of ~$3/mo
BitwardenFREE
Get →Open-source, generous free tier
KeePassXCFREE
Get →Free, local, open-source
Proton PassFREE
Get →Free, encrypted
Grammarly
Writing
Instead of ~$12/mo
LanguageToolFREE
Get →Open-source grammar checker
ProWritingAidCHEAPER
Get →Deep style analysis
QuickBooks
Finance
Instead of ~$30/mo
WaveFREE
Get →Free accounting & invoicing
GnuCashFREE
Get →Open-source double-entry
Zoho BooksFREE
Get →Free plan for small biz
Mailchimp
Marketing
Instead of ~$13/mo
MailerLiteFREE
Get →Generous free tier
BrevoFREE
Get →Free contacts, pay per send
EmailOctopusFREE
Get →Cheap & simple
Ahrefs / Semrush
Marketing
Instead of ~$100+/mo
Google Search ConsoleFREE
Get →Free, first-party search data
UbersuggestCHEAPER
Get →Cheap keyword research
SerpstatCHEAPER
Get →Budget all-in-one SEO
Zapier
Automation
Instead of ~$20/mo
MakeFREE
Get →Visual automations, free tier
n8nFREE
Get →Open-source, self-hostable
PipedreamFREE
Get →Dev-friendly, free tier
IFTTTFREE
Get →Simple consumer automations
Calendly
Productivity
Instead of ~$10/mo
Cal.comFREE
Get →Open-source scheduling
TidyCalCHEAPER
Get →One-time $29 lifetime
Google Calendar AppointmentsFREE
Get →Free with Google
Typeform
Productivity
Instead of ~$25/mo
TallyFREE
Get →Free unlimited forms
Google FormsFREE
Get →Free & simple
FilloutFREE
Get →Powerful free forms
Airtable
Productivity
Instead of ~$20/mo
NocoDBFREE
Get →Open-source Airtable alt
BaserowFREE
Get →Open-source, self-hostable
NotionFREE
Get →Free databases
Postman
Dev
Instead of ~$14/mo
BrunoFREE
Get →Open-source, offline API client
InsomniaFREE
Get →Open-source REST/GraphQL
HoppscotchFREE
Get →Free web API client
Jira
Dev
Instead of ~$8/user/mo
LinearFREE
Get →Fast, free for small teams
PlaneFREE
Get →Open-source, self-hostable
OpenProjectFREE
Get →Open-source PM
Tableau
Data
Instead of ~$75/mo
Power BIFREE
Get →Free desktop version
MetabaseFREE
Get →Open-source BI
Looker StudioFREE
Get →Free Google BI
Zendesk
Comms
Instead of ~$55/mo
FreshdeskFREE
Get →Free tier helpdesk
ChatwootFREE
Get →Open-source support
osTicketFREE
Get →Open-source ticketing
DocuSign
Productivity
Instead of ~$15/mo
DocumensoFREE
Get →Open-source e-signing
PandaDocFREE
Get →Free e-sign tier
SignWellFREE
Get →Free plan
Squarespace
Web
Instead of ~$16/mo
WordPress.comFREE
Get →Free plan, blogging
CarrdFREE
Get →One-page sites from free
FramerFREE
Get →Design + host, free tier
Adobe Audition
Audio
Instead of ~$23/mo
AudacityFREE
Get →Open-source audio editor
ReaperCHEAPER
Get →Cheap, pro DAW
OcenaudioFREE
Get →Free, simple editor
Microsoft Project
Productivity
Instead of ~$10/mo
ProjectLibreFREE
Get →Open-source MS Project alt
OpenProjectFREE
Get →Open-source PM + Gantt
GanttPROCHEAPER
Get →Cheap Gantt-focused
LastPass
Security
Instead of ~$3/mo
BitwardenFREE
Get →Open-source, free tier
Proton PassFREE
Get →Free, encrypted
KeePassXCFREE
Get →Free & local