A great list. As a founder of a bootstrapped SaaS, I am always on the lookout for discounted startup plans, and am amazed at how hard it is to find this information.
For instance, we had been using the free edition of HubSpot (mentioned in this list) for about 6 months, and it wasn't until we spoke to support about a problem that a return callback from a sales rep mentioned that they have a 90% discount on their paid plans for a year. It was a no brainer to unlock the full suite for around $140 a month as opposed to $1500/mo. Their discount is stepped over 3 years too (so you don't pay full price until the 3rd year).
Wish more companies had similar initiatives. Also, I don't know why a lot of companies offer 'startup discounts' only to funded companies. I would think that a company that just received a cool million dollars from a VC could afford to pay full tote odds, whereas a bootstrapped company that has to eke out an existence from a small, growing subscriber base cannot get a discount to help cashflow?
I believe it's under the assumption that you (a funded start up) will be around longer than something that might go under and not worth eating the cost of the discount without the pay off of a full price subscription later.
For instance, we had been using the free edition of HubSpot (mentioned in this list) for about 6 months, and it wasn't until we spoke to support about a problem that a return callback from a sales rep mentioned that they have a 90% discount on their paid plans for a year. It was a no brainer to unlock the full suite for around $140 a month as opposed to $1500/mo. Their discount is stepped over 3 years too (so you don't pay full price until the 3rd year).
Wish more companies had similar initiatives. Also, I don't know why a lot of companies offer 'startup discounts' only to funded companies. I would think that a company that just received a cool million dollars from a VC could afford to pay full tote odds, whereas a bootstrapped company that has to eke out an existence from a small, growing subscriber base cannot get a discount to help cashflow?