Software is one of the biggest bills for any founder, freelancer or student. The good news: almost every tool has a deal somewhere. A lifetime licence on a marketplace, a coupon code, cloud credits for early-stage startups, a student plan, an extended free trial. The bad news: those deals are scattered across hundreds of pages, and many of the sites that collect them are full of expired codes and fake urgency.
FounderOffers is our answer to that. One place for software deals, freebies and perks, organised so you can find the right one in a few seconds, and honest about what each offer really is.
What you will find here
Every offer belongs to one deal type, so you always know what kind of saving it is:
- Lifetime Deals: pay once, use the tool for good, with the real price and what the plan includes.
- Coupons: working codes, with what they take off and when they expire.
- Deals: straight price cuts, no code needed.
- Freebies and Free Trials: paid software that is free for a while, and trials longer than the standard one.
- Startup Credits: cloud, AI and API credits, with the eligibility rules spelled out.
- Student Discounts and Giveaways: student plans and real vendor giveaways.
On top of that, every offer sits in a software category: AI Tools, Marketing, Development, Finance, Data & Cloud, Apps and nine more, each with its own sub-categories. Looking for an SEO tool or a CRM? Open the category and you will see every current deal for it.
How to read an offer
We kept the offer cards simple on purpose. Each one shows the software and its category, the offer itself, and the value in big numbers, with the old price struck through so you can see the real saving.
- A red Ends in 2 days under the price means the deadline is close. We only show it in the last three days, so it always means something.
- A coloured label in the corner (Featured, Staff pick, Exclusive, Steal deal or Limited time) tells you why an offer stands out.
- The store name in the top corner tells you where the deal is sold, for example a marketplace such as AppSumo. If there is no store, you buy straight from the software company.
For coupons, press Get code. The code is copied for you, a small window shows it, and the store opens in a new tab so you can paste it at checkout.
How we keep it honest
A deals site is only useful if you can trust it. These are the rules we hold ourselves to:
- Paid placements are always labelled. If a company paid for a spot, the offer says Sponsored, every time.
- No fake popularity. We do not invent view counts, “trusted by” logos or ticking timers. Likes and code ratings come from real visitors.
- Codes are rated by the people who use them. After you copy a code we ask a single question: did it work? Once enough people have answered, the offer page shows the real success rate.
- Expired offers do not hide. They are marked as expired and kept out of the default view, instead of pretending to be live.
- Affiliate links are disclosed. Some links earn us a small commission at no extra cost to you, and we say so on the offer.
If an offer is not worth your time, it does not belong on FounderOffers.
Make it yours
Like an offer to keep track of it, no account needed. Create a free account if you want to save offers and see them on any device. And if you would rather not check the site every day, the weekend newsletter sends you the best new software deals and startup credits in one short email.
What comes next
This blog is where we will publish practical guides: which startup credit programmes are worth applying for, how to tell a good lifetime deal from a risky one, and roundups of the best tools by category. If there is a deal we are missing or a guide you would like to read, tell us through the contact page.
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