Startup stack builder
A recommended stack — and every credit for it.
Pick your startup type. We assemble a modern stack across cloud, DB, auth, payments, AI and monitoring — with the credit programs that fund each layer.
Estimated stack credits
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Recommended for SaaS · Product-led SaaS
Cloud provider
Compute, networking, edge
.TECH
Cloud
Domain extensions for tech startups, projects, and portfolios
Alibaba Cloud
Cloud
Cloud platform — free student server, 100+ courses & certs
Appwrite
Cloud
Build secure backends for web and mobile apps
Database
Primary datastore
Couchbase
Database
Capella Credits, 3 virtual consulting days, and associate developer certification for modern AI-ready applications.
MongoDB
Database
Atlas credits for MongoDB's multi-cloud database platform. Includes technical support and free access to MongoDB University.
PlanetScale
Database
Credits for PlanetScale's serverless MySQL platform with branching, schema migrations, and infinite scale.
Authentication
Users, sessions, SSO
Supabase
Database
Credits for Supabase's open-source Firebase alternative including Postgres database, authentication, storage, and edge functions.
Clerk
Dev Tools
Authentication and user management with drop-in sign-in, sign-up, profile and B2B org UI for your apps
Payments
Billing & checkout
Stripe
Other
Delaware C-corp incorporation with tax ID, 83(b) filing, banking, and access to extensive partner perks and discounts.
Air India
Finance
Airline offering special discounted fares for academic travelers
Amtrak
Finance
Save on train tickets across the US with a valid student ID
Transactional email
HubSpot
CRM, marketing automation, sales, and customer service software at significant discounts.
Intercom
Customer messaging platform with live chat, bots, and customer support tools at startup-friendly pricing.
Twilio
Communication APIs for voice, video, SMS, and messaging. Build customer engagement solutions globally.
Monitoring
Errors + logs + APM
Datadog
Analytics
Comprehensive monitoring platform including APM, infrastructure monitoring, log management, and real-time observability.
PostHog
Analytics
All-in-one platform with product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and surveys. Free tier covers 30M events/month.
Sentry
Analytics
Error tracking and performance monitoring with detailed stack traces, breadcrumbs, and release tracking.
Storage & CDN
Object storage, CDN
Cloudflare
Other
Credits for Cloudflare's Developer Platform including Workers, Pages, R2 storage, D1 database, and enterprise-level security features for up to 3 domains.
Cloudflare
Cloud
Serverless platform for building, deploying, and scaling applications
Cloudflare, Inc.
Deals
1 Year Cloudflare Workers Paid Plan for Students (US only)
Analytics
Product + web analytics
Amplitude
Analytics
Full access to Amplitude's paid Growth plan for product analytics, behavioral cohorts, and experimentation.
Datadog
Analytics
Comprehensive monitoring platform including APM, infrastructure monitoring, log management, and real-time observability.
Mixpanel
Analytics
One year free of Mixpanel Growth plan including product analytics, session replay (500K sessions), and unlimited seats.
AI models
LLMs & multimodal
Kiro
AI & ML
Agentic AI code editor with spec-driven development and vibe coding
Lovable
AI & ML
AI app builder for creating full-stack applications instantly
OpenCode Go
AI & ML
Open-source AI coding API — Kimi K2.5, MiniMax M2.5/M2.7 & GLM-5 models.
Hosting
Frontend hosting
Vercel
Other
Credits and discounts for Vercel's frontend cloud platform. Automatic scaling, edge functions, and preview deployments included.
Netlify
Cloud
Deploy and host web apps with previews, functions & global CDN
Vercel
Cloud
Deploy frontend apps and static sites with global CDN, HTTPS & CI/CD