Developer Tool Perks to validate your idea
Free or discounted plans of databases, monitoring, analytics, auth and the rest of the developer stack. Every listing below helps you validate your idea. Ranked by editor score with what you get and who qualifies.
Updated October 2026 · 3 listings
How to choose developer tool perks to validate your idea
Check three things before you apply: whether you qualify without a partner code, how long the credits last, and what the paid price is once they run out. Apply with a real company domain and a live landing page; many programmes reject Gmail addresses and empty sites.
PostHog 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 monthsAmplitude 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)More for this step
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