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Free Tools with free-for-dev

Name: Free Tools with free-for-dev
Author: ripienaar

Get free SaaS, PaaS, IaaS tiers for devops and infradev with 122k+ GitHub stars, for developers and founders

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

139,400 stars+732★ this week14,753 forksHTMLGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jun 30Updated 10/12/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Search for and list free software tools for developers to use.

Real use case example

"A founder looking to build a new web application can use this skill to quickly find free databases and cloud services to power their project. They can search by category, find tools like Firebase or FaunaDB, and integrate them into their application. In just a few clicks, they can have a production-ready system."

Best insideAny AI Client

When to use it

•When exploring cost-effective solutions for development and infrastructure
•When looking for free alternatives to paid services for proof-of-concept or small-scale projects
•When trying to reduce costs and optimize budget for devops and infradev expenses

Ready-to-paste prompt

To find a free database service, navigate to the 'Database' section in the README and explore the options listed, such as MongoDB or PostgreSQL

Heads up: Be aware that some services listed may have usage limits, require registration, or have specific restrictions, so be sure to review the terms and conditions for each service before using it

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/free-for-dev && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/free-for-dev/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/free-for-dev/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Free Tools with free-for-dev works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Free Tools with free-for-dev is a documents-only repository (6 doc files) — something you read, not something you run. There is nothing to install. Last commit this month, no license file.

Size

Documents only

6 documents · 56 min skim

Setup

Nothing to install

A guide / curated list. Just read it and follow the links.

Runs on

Nowhere — you read it

A reading resource, not a program.

HTML 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows

What's in each folder

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)1 files

READMEDocumentedNo licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/free-for-dev && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/free-for-dev/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/free-for-dev/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

ripienaar

Language

HTML