The average startup wastes 34% of its software budget on unused tools. If you're ready to cut — here are 9 platforms built for exactly that.
1. NachoNacho — https://nachonacho.com — 900+ products, lifetime discounts up to 30%, free
2. Secret — https://www.joinsecret.com — 606 deals, 329 free + 277 for $149/year
3. FounderPass — https://www.founderpass.com — 350+ deals, free to start, $99–149/year full access
4. Spendbase — https://www.spendbase.co — discount marketplace + negotiates with vendors on your behalf
5. StartGround — https://startground.com — 250+ deals community, free or $99/year
6. GetAIPerks — https://www.getaiperks.com/en — 200+ AI tools: Cursor, OpenAI, Supabase, Anthropic
7. StartupPerks — https://startup-perks.com — free directory, cloud/infra credits (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare)
8. TechDella — https://techdella.com/founder-perks — free perks directory, dev tools focus
9. Founderly — https://founderly.com/perks — $100K+ in perks via accelerator ecosystems
Here's the part nobody puts in the headline: most deals are for new users only.
That HubSpot 90% discount? For companies that haven't used HubSpot before. The Notion free months? Same. AWS credits? New accounts. The pattern repeats across virtually every major offer on every platform.
If your startup is 18 months in and the stack is already built — most of these deals don't apply to you. You're not a new user. You're a loyal paying customer. And in the startup perks economy, that's the least interesting segment.
Use these platforms before picking a new tool, not after you've been paying for it for a year.
For tools you already pay for: negotiate. Annual billing. Ask the CSM about retention pricing. Spendbase does this for you.
Full breakdown — lifetime deals, bank-bundled perks, and how to actually negotiate existing contracts — in the newsletter (link in first comment).
What's your tactic for keeping the SaaS bill from growing faster than revenue?
1. NachoNacho — https://nachonacho.com — 900+ products, lifetime discounts up to 30%, free
2. Secret — https://www.joinsecret.com — 606 deals, 329 free + 277 for $149/year
3. FounderPass — https://www.founderpass.com — 350+ deals, free to start, $99–149/year full access
4. Spendbase — https://www.spendbase.co — discount marketplace + negotiates with vendors on your behalf
5. StartGround — https://startground.com — 250+ deals community, free or $99/year
6. GetAIPerks — https://www.getaiperks.com/en — 200+ AI tools: Cursor, OpenAI, Supabase, Anthropic
7. StartupPerks — https://startup-perks.com — free directory, cloud/infra credits (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare)
8. TechDella — https://techdella.com/founder-perks — free perks directory, dev tools focus
9. Founderly — https://founderly.com/perks — $100K+ in perks via accelerator ecosystems
Here's the part nobody puts in the headline: most deals are for new users only.
That HubSpot 90% discount? For companies that haven't used HubSpot before. The Notion free months? Same. AWS credits? New accounts. The pattern repeats across virtually every major offer on every platform.
If your startup is 18 months in and the stack is already built — most of these deals don't apply to you. You're not a new user. You're a loyal paying customer. And in the startup perks economy, that's the least interesting segment.
Use these platforms before picking a new tool, not after you've been paying for it for a year.
For tools you already pay for: negotiate. Annual billing. Ask the CSM about retention pricing. Spendbase does this for you.
Full breakdown — lifetime deals, bank-bundled perks, and how to actually negotiate existing contracts — in the newsletter (link in first comment).
What's your tactic for keeping the SaaS bill from growing faster than revenue?