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Free tools for a small shop, with the limits written down.
We opened each vendor's own page. If the free plan has a cap, it is on the listing. If we could not find an ongoing free plan, the tool is not in this list.
37 tools. No sponsor spots are filled. How the order works.
Aisles
- Aisle 01Invoicing & paymentsMake an invoice, a quote, or a simple payment link, and see what the free part actually covers.
- Aisle 02AccountingBooks you can keep without a monthly software fee, when the vendor still offers that.
- Aisle 03SchedulingBooking pages, meetings, and social posts you can schedule on a free plan.
- Aisle 04Email & newslettersSend mail to a small list, with the contact and send caps written down.
- Aisle 05DesignLayouts, graphics, and files you can make before a paid design seat.
- Aisle 06Website buildersA page on the web that does not start with a monthly hosting bill. One listing here is a Google profile, not a site builder.
- Aisle 07Forms & surveysCollect answers. The useful difference is how many responses stay free.
- Aisle 08Docs & e-signSign a document without a subscription. We checked the usual names and did not find an ongoing free plan.
- Aisle 09CRMKeep contacts and deals when the vendor still gives a free seat.
- Aisle 10Project managementBoards, docs, chat, and short videos for getting work out the door.
- Aisle 11Password & securityPasswords, and the free website protection that is not a password manager.
- Aisle 12AI helpersWriting help with a stated free allowance, not an unlimited claim.
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Aisle 01Invoicing & payments
- Made by usFree
Print a check from your own account. Nothing is uploaded.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Made by usFree
A free invoice PDF in the browser. No account. Published by us.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Made by usFree
Work out a late fee from a due date, a paid date, and a rate.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Made by usFree
A free quote PDF, with a button that turns it into an invoice.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Freemium
No monthly fee. Gumroad takes a cut when something sells.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Freemium
Hosted free plan for 5 clients and unlimited invoices.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Freemium
Invoices are included with a PayPal account. Getting paid has a fee.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Freemium
A $0 software plan called Square Free. Card processing is not free.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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- Freemium
Invoicing Zoho still calls forever free, with a yearly invoice cap.
Aisle 01 · Invoicing & payments
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Aisle 02Accounting
- Free
Free Starter plan for invoices and bookkeeping. Card payments are extra.
Aisle 02 · Accounting
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Aisle 03Scheduling
- Freemium
Schedule social posts. Free covers 3 channels and 10 posts each.
Aisle 03 · Scheduling
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- Freemium
Free scheduling for one person, with unlimited event types.
Aisle 03 · Scheduling
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- Freemium
A free booking page with one event type and one calendar.
Aisle 03 · Scheduling
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- Freemium
The Basic plan is free and cuts a group meeting at 40 minutes.
Aisle 03 · Scheduling
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Aisle 04Email & newsletters
- Freemium
A free plan with no card, then 300 emails a day after they approve sending.
Aisle 04 · Email & newsletters
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- Freemium
A $0 block for 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month.
Aisle 04 · Email & newsletters
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- Freemium
A free audience of 250 contacts and 500 sends a month.
Aisle 04 · Email & newsletters
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Aisle 05Design
- Made by usFree
A QR code drawn in the browser for a link, Wi-Fi, a contact, or a payment page.
Aisle 05 · Design
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- Freemium
A free design seat for one person, with a storage cap and a small AI allowance.
Aisle 05 · Design
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Aisle 06Website builders
A free listing on Google Search and Maps. Not a website builder.
Aisle 06 · Website builders
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- Freemium
A $0 site plan with no card. A custom domain is not something we are calling free.
Aisle 06 · Website builders
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- Freemium
Free one-page sites, up to three per account.
Aisle 06 · Website builders
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Aisle 07Forms & surveys
- Freemium
Free plan: 5 forms, 100 submissions a month, 100 MB.
Aisle 07 · Forms & surveys
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- Freemium
Unlimited forms and submissions, free inside a fair-use rule.
Aisle 07 · Forms & surveys
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- Freemium
A free plan exists. The response cap was not printed in the text we could quote.
Aisle 07 · Forms & surveys
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- Price unclear
The form product page loaded. It does not state a price.
Aisle 07 · Forms & surveys
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Aisle 09CRM
- Freemium
Free CRM for up to 2 users. No credit card, the page says.
Aisle 09 · CRM
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- Freemium
A free CRM edition for 3 users.
Aisle 09 · CRM
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Aisle 10Project management
- Freemium
The Personal plan is free for 2 people.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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- Freemium
A Free Forever plan. The storage line we could quote is 60 MB.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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- Freemium
Free screen recordings: 25 videos, 5 minutes each.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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- Freemium
Free for a solo workspace. Files are 5 MB. A team hits a block limit.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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- Freemium
Free team chat. Message history is 90 days, and you get 10 apps.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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- Freemium
Free boards for up to 10 people, with a 10-board cap.
Aisle 10 · Project management
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Aisle 11Password & security
- Free
A $0 plan for DNS, CDN, SSL, and basic firewall. Not a password manager.
Aisle 11 · Password & security
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- Freemium
A free password account. The caps did not render in the text we could quote.
Aisle 11 · Password & security
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Aisle 12AI helpers
- Freemium
A $0 writing plan with 100 AI prompts. Plagiarism checking is not on Free.
Aisle 12 · AI helpers
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