Catalogue 195 Free Tools Every Developer Should Know

195 Free Tools Every Developer Should Know coverabout 1.1 MB

195 Free Tools Every Developer Should Know

195 free tiers, tools and assets a working developer actually uses — every link machine-verified before printing.

Look inside

The payments chapter. Each service lists what it costs, what it charges per transaction, and who it is genuinely for.
The payments chapter. Each service lists what it costs, what it charges per transaction, and who it is genuinely for.

A directory of dead links is worse than no directory, which is why every URL in this book was checked by script immediately before it went to print. Of 184 links, none were broken. Two were found wrong during that check and corrected; one that could not be verified at all was removed rather than printed on trust. The method and the numbers are stated in the book itself.

Beyond the links, it is written to save you from the traps. Which free database sleeps after a week of inactivity. Which hosting plan forbids commercial use, so a client site on it breaks the rules. Which authentication service prices per monthly active user in dollars, which can exceed your entire revenue at Nigerian price points. Which storage charges nothing for egress, and why that is the bill that usually explodes.

The last chapter does the arithmetic: roughly $150–200 a month of typical SaaS spend, replaced by tiers that do not expire — with an honest note on what to do when a free tier closes.

What you get

  • 195 entries across 6 parts, every link verified on 3 September 2026
  • Licence stated for every asset — all safe for commercial work
  • The Nigerian filter: Paystack, Termii, USSD, and no-dollar-card options first
  • A cost table showing what each free tier replaces

Before you buy

This is a digital download of about 1.1 MB. Your licence covers one person or one business, on any number of jobs and clients, commercial ones included. Edit it freely. The one thing you may not do is resell or redistribute it. The full licence is in the download.

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