Startup Programs for SaaS (2026): 83 Programs, Accelerators & Perks
Software and B2B SaaS companies. 83 listings on startups.ws state that they accept saas.
🎁 Startup programs for SAAS
Filter all startup programs →Google for Startups Cloud Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $2,000 in Google Cloud credits pre-funding, or up to $200,000 ($350,000 for AI-first startups) once VC-funded.
🔥 Up to $2,000 (Start) or up to $200,000 / $350,000 for AI-first startups (Scale) in Google Cloud credits
AWS Activate 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $5,000 in AWS credits if you are self-funded, or up to $200,000 with an Activate Provider Org ID.
🔥 Up to $5,000 (Founders) or up to $200,000 (Portfolio, with Activate Provider Org ID) in AWS creditsPostHog for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 months, plus merch and partner perks, for startups under two years old.
🔥 $50,000 in PostHog credits for 12 monthsCloudflare for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in Cloudflare credits if bootstrapped, $100,000 or $350,000 if funded by an affiliated partner.
🔥 $10,000 (bootstrapped), $100,000 or $350,000 (partner-funded) in Cloudflare credits for one yearMicrosoft for Startups (Azure AI and Foundry) 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $150K in Azure credits (up to $200K via investor partners) usable on Microsoft Foundry models.
🔥 Up to $150K in Azure Startup credits (up to $200K for Investor Network-backed startups)Microsoft for Startups (Azure credits) 🎁 ProgramFree
Azure credits from $200 up to $150,000, with higher tiers unlocked by progress or an Investor Network referral code.
🔥 Up to $150,000 in Azure Startup credits (higher tiers via Investor Network referral code)HubSpot for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to 90% off HubSpot Professional or Enterprise in year one for funded or partner-backed startups
🔥 Up to 90% off HubSpot Professional/Enterprise in year one (50% year two, 25% year three)Amplitude for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
First year of Amplitude Growth free (up to 100M events a month, about $60,000 value), then 40% off year two.
🔥 First year of Amplitude Growth free (up to 100M events/month), then 40% off year twoMixpanel for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Your first year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan: up to 1B events, Session Replay and all add-ons.
🔥 First year of Mixpanel free on the Startup Plan (Mixpanel values it at $145,000)SR&ED Tax Incentive (Canada) 🎁 ProgramFree
Refundable 35% R&D tax credit for Canadian-controlled private corporations on up to C$6 million of R&D a year.
Notion for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to 6 months free on Notion Business with Notion AI included, for startups under 100 employees
🔥 Up to 6 months free on Notion Business with Notion AI includedIntercom Early Stage 🎁 ProgramFree
93% off Intercom in year one, then 50% and 25%, for startups under $10M raised and 15 staff
🔥 93% off year one, 50% year two, 25% year threeR&D Tax Incentive (Australia) 🎁 ProgramFree
Refundable R&D tax offset of your company tax rate plus 18.5% for Australian companies with turnover under A$20 million.
WBSO (Dutch R&D tax credit) 🎁 ProgramFree
Dutch payroll-tax credit of 36% (50% for starters) on R&D wage costs up to about EUR 391,000, then 16%.
Atlassian for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Jira, Confluence, Loom, Bitbucket and Rovo Premium free for 12 months for up to 50 users.
🔥 Atlassian Premium products free for 12 months for up to 50 usersAuth0 for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
One year of Auth0 B2B Professional free with 100,000 MAUs for young, venture-backed startups.
🔥 One year of Auth0 B2B Professional free with 100,000 MAUsRetool for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
100% off Retool Team or Business for a year (value up to $60,000), then 25% off the following year.
🔥 100% off Retool Team or Business for one year (up to $60,000), then 25% off year twoAttio Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
80% off Attio Pro in year one and 30% in year two for venture-backed or partner startups
🔥 80% off the annual Pro plan in year one, 30% off in year twoNeon / Databricks Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $1,000 in Neon credits if self-funded, or up to $200,000 in Neon and Databricks credits if VC-backed.
🔥 Up to $1,000 (self-funded) or up to $200,000 (VC-backed) in Neon and Databricks creditsUK R&D Tax Relief (merged scheme and ERIS) 🎁 ProgramFree
A 20% R&D expenditure credit, or a 186% deduction plus payable credit for loss-making R&D-intensive UK SMEs.
Sentry for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $5,000 in Sentry credits and priority support for startups under two years old with under $5M raised.
🔥 Up to $5,000 in Sentry credits (12 months) and priority supportStripe Atlas Partner Perks 🎁 ProgramFree
Over $50,000 in partner discounts plus $2,500 in Stripe credits for companies incorporated with Atlas
🔥 Over $50,000 in partner discounts + $2,500 Stripe credits for Atlas companiesZendesk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Free Zendesk Professional Suite and Copilot for funded startups, 6 months baseline and up to 2 years via partners
🔥 Zendesk Professional Suite and Copilot free for 6 months (up to 2 years with partner)DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch) 🎁 ProgramFree
12 months of DigitalOcean credits, 15 months of free support and partner perks for startups that raised $10M or less.
🔥 12 months of DigitalOcean credits (amount set by your partner) plus 15 months of free Standard supportJetBrains Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
50% off JetBrains IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI for up to 10 licences each, for five years.
🔥 50% off JetBrains IDEs, team tools and JetBrains AI (up to 10 licences each) for five yearsOVHcloud Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $12,000 (Start) or $120,000 (Scale) in OVHcloud public cloud credits for 12 months, plus free engineer time.
🔥 Up to $12,000 (Start) or $120,000 (Scale) in OVHcloud US public cloud credits for 12 monthsMongoDB for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
MongoDB Atlas credits and Voyage AI tokens in four tiers, from bootstrapped to rapidly scaling startups.
🔥 MongoDB Atlas credits and Voyage AI tokens (amount depends on tier)
Akamai Cloud Rise (formerly Linode) 🎁 ProgramFree
A three-year startup program on Akamai Cloud (Linode): $500 to $120,000 in year-one credits, then discounts.
🔥 $500 to $120,000 in year-one Akamai Cloud credits, then discounted years two and threeAlgolia for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in Algolia search credits, valid for 12 months, for new customers.
🔥 $10,000 in Algolia credits, valid for 12 monthsHelp Scout for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Six months of Help Scout Plus free, with AI Answers, for incorporated tech startups under two years old
🔥 6 months free on Help Scout PlusPinecone for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Free Pinecone Standard tier with Pro Support plus usage credits and discounts for early-stage startups.
🔥 Free Standard tier with Pro Support plus usage creditsDatadog for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
A year of Datadog Pro with up to $100,000 in credits for Series A or earlier startups, via a referral partner.
🔥 One year of Datadog Pro, up to $100,000 in credits (via a referral partner)Vercel for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $30,000 in Vercel credit, Enterprise-tier access and startup support for eligible teams.
🔥 Up to $30,000 in Vercel Flexible Commitment Amount plus Enterprise-tier accessLinear Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Free access to Linear Business for partner-affiliated startups under 50 employees
🔥 Free access to Linear Business plan via an official partnerScaleway Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
European cloud credits from a €1,000 Founders voucher up to about €36,000 for growth-stage startups.
🔥 From a €1,000 Founders voucher up to €36,000 (Growth Stage) in Scaleway creditsGitHub for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$10,000 in GitHub credits for Enterprise, Copilot, Actions and Advanced Security, through a partner investor.
🔥 $10,000 in GitHub credits for 12 months (via a GitHub for Startups partner)Zoho for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Zoho Wallet credits for 55+ Zoho apps, valid 360 days, for startups via Zoho collaborators
🔥 Zoho Wallet credits for 55+ Zoho apps, valid 360 daysAirtable for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$500 in free Airtable credit plus startup educational content for new workspaces.
🔥 $500 in free Airtable credit applied to one workspace, plus startup educational contentmonday dev for Startups 🎁 ProgramFreemium
Ten monday dev seats with full features for $2 per seat per month in year one, for venture-backed startups under 50 people.
🔥 10 monday dev seats with full features at $2/seat/month for year one, for VC-backed startups under 2 years old and 50 peopleVultr Digital Startup Program 🎁 ProgramFree
Up to $100K in cloud credits and 35% long-term discounts for recently funded Series A-E startups.
Clerk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
A discount on Clerk Pro authentication features for early-stage startups within a year of launch.
Fivetran for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
$50,000 in free Fivetran usage over 12 months for current and recent Y Combinator companies.
🔥 $50,000 in free Fivetran Standard-plan usage over 12 months for current/recent YC companies (50 or fewer employees)PagerDuty for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree
Six months of AI-powered incident response free for new Seed to Series B customers, no credit card required.
🔥 6 months of AI-Powered Operations free for new Seed-Series B customers (20 seats, 20K events, 1K AI actions), no credit card requiredSecret (JoinSecret) 🎁 ProgramFreemium
A deals marketplace bundling 350+ startup discounts behind a free tier and a paid Premium plan.
🚀 Accelerators & incubators for SAAS
Filter all accelerators & incubators →Y Combinator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
$500K for 7% plus an MFN SAFE, a three-month batch in San Francisco and the best-known demo day.
Alchemist Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Six-month accelerator for enterprise AI-SaaS and deeptech; most companies grant about 5% equity.
🧾 Founder services for SAAS
Filter all founder services →Cloudflare Registrar 🧾 ServicePaid
Register and renew domains at cost with no markup, plus free WHOIS redaction and one-click DNSSEC.
Stripe 🧾 ServicePaid
Online payments, subscriptions and invoicing with no monthly fee: 2.9% + 30c per US card payment.
Stripe Atlas 🧾 ServicePaid
Form a Delaware C-corp or LLC from anywhere for a one-time $500, with EIN, equity and 83(b) filing.
🔥 $500 fee refunded if you fund Stripe Treasury with $5,000 within 90 daysVercel 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Frontend and full-stack hosting with Git deploys; free Hobby tier, Pro at $20 per developer seat a month.
🔥 Vercel for Startups: up to $30,000 in Flexible Commitment Amount for eligible teams.Framer 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Design-first website builder with CMS and AI; paid plans from $10 a month and a free Pro year for startups.
🔥 Framer for Startups: a free year of Framer Pro (worth $360) for pre-seed or seed startups backed by a Framer-approved partner.Gusto 🧾 ServicePaid
US payroll, benefits and HR in one place, with unlimited payroll runs and automatic tax filing.
Mercury 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Online business banking for US companies, with a $0 base plan and founders accepted from most countries.
🔥 Mercury Books ($35/mo) fee waived until 31 December 2026Deel 🧾 ServicePaid
Hire and pay contractors and employees in 150+ countries through EOR, contractor management and a US PEO.
QuickBooks Online 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Intuit's cloud accounting for US small businesses, with a free plan and paid plans from $38 a month.
🔥 50% off paid plans for three months (shown on the US pricing page on 11 October 2026).Porkbun 🧾 ServicePaid
Low-cost domain registrar: .com at $11.08 a year to register and renew, with free WHOIS privacy and SSL.
Wise Business 🧾 ServicePaid
Multi-currency business account: hold, receive and pay in many currencies at low, transparent fees.
Webflow 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and AI tools; free Starter plan, Basic from $15 a month.
Xero 🧾 ServicePaid
Cloud accounting for small businesses: invoices, bills, bank reconciliation and payroll add-on, from $27 a month.
🔥 80% off for three months for new US customers (code DC80325309US, base plan only).Netlify 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Web hosting and deploys on a credit-based plan: free tier, Personal at $9 and Pro at $20 a month.
Paddle 🧾 ServicePaid
Merchant of record for SaaS, apps and digital products: 5% + 50c per transaction, global tax handled.
Render 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Cloud platform for web services, workers, Postgres and cron jobs; free tier and startup credits up to $100K.
🔥 Render for Startups: $500 to $100K in credits valid for one year, depending on funding stage and partner investors.Clerky 🧾 ServicePaid
Delaware incorporation plus the legal paperwork startups need for fundraising and hiring.
iubenda 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Privacy and cookie policies, consent banner and compliance tools for sites selling into the EU and beyond.
Termly 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Privacy policy, terms and cookie consent banner generator with a free plan and paid plans from $10 a month.
🔥 Extra 20% off annual plans with code FALL2026 (shown on the pricing page on 11 October 2026).Rippling 🧾 ServicePaid
Payroll, HR, IT and spend on one employee platform, sold per employee per month on a custom quote.
Ramp 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free corporate cards, expense management and business account for US companies, plus $350K+ in startup perks.
Brex 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Corporate cards, business account and spend management for funded US startups, free on the Essentials plan.
Relay 🧾 ServiceFreemium
No-fee US business banking with up to 20 checking accounts, open to owners from over 200 countries.
🔥 Scale plan at $90/mo instead of $120/mo (limited-time offer)Pilot 🧾 ServicePaid
Bookkeeping, startup tax filing and fractional CFO services for US startups, from $99 a month.
🔥 Newly formed single-member LLCs and newly incorporated partnerships/S corps: tax from $750 a year (limited availability); pre-revenue companies can ask for a Core plan discount.Rho 🧾 ServiceFree
Business banking, cards, treasury and AP for US startups with $0 subscription and no account minimums.
🔥 $100 when you open an account and deposit (terms apply)Puzzle 🧾 ServicePaid
AI accounting software for startups, from $30 a month, with optional expert-reviewed bookkeeping and tax.
🔥 Starter plan free for two months.Firstbase 🧾 ServicePaid
Form a Delaware or Wyoming company from anywhere, then add registered agent, mailroom, accounting and tax.
🔥 Formation $99 one-time instead of $399, plus state feeRevolut Business 🧾 ServicePaid
Multi-currency business account and cards for companies registered in the UK, EEA or US.
Chargebee 🧾 ServicePaid
Subscription billing on top of your payment gateway, free for partner-backed startups up to $1M billed.
🔥 Startup Program: Billing free until $1M cumulative revenue billed (partner-backed, under $5M raised)Polar 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Merchant of record and usage billing for AI and software companies, free plan at 5% + 50c.
🔥 Startup Program: Scale plan free for 12 months for early-stage AI startups (application)doola 🧾 ServicePaid
US LLC or C-corp formation for founders in 175+ countries, with EIN, address, bookkeeping and tax plans.
Kruze Consulting 🧾 ServicePaid
CPA firm for seed and VC-backed Delaware C corps: bookkeeping, startup tax, R&D credits and CFO work.
Every 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Free Delaware C-corp incorporation plus banking, payroll, bookkeeping and tax for startups.
Fondo 🧾 ServicePaid
Bookkeeping, corporate tax filing and R&D credits built for Delaware C corp startups.
🔥 Limited-time pricing: monthly bookkeeping from $399 (listed $499) and TaxPass from $1,450 a year (listed $1,950).Lemon Squeezy 🧾 ServicePaid
Merchant of record for digital products and SaaS, owned by Stripe: 5% + 50c per transaction.
Carta 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Cap table and equity management platform used by 50,000+ companies, with a free Launch plan for early-stage founders.
Vanta 🧾 ServiceFreemium
Compliance automation platform that gets startups audit-ready for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and 35+ other security frameworks.
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- Keep a list of what you claimed and when it expires.