# hilmanski/freeStuffDev

Complete list of free stuff for developer

Repository: https://github.com/hilmanski/freeStuffDev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freestuffdev
Homepage: https://freestuff.dev
Language: Astro
License Family: other
Topics: good-first-issue, freestuff, tool, hacktoberfest, awesome-list, awesome-lists, free-for-developers, first-contributions, first-timers-friendly, hacktoberfest2023
Last push: 2026-02-22T04:05:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1904, "days_push": 192, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1952, forks 1142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.333400+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated directory of free services and tools for developers, covering databases, hosting, authentication, and more, published as a website built with Astro. Contributions are made via markdown files in the repository, making it both an awesome-list and a static site.

## Use cases
- find free database hosting for a side project
- free services to prototype an MVP
- list of free developer tools and free tiers
- free authentication or hosting services for startups
- discover free alternatives to paid developer services
- contribute to a beginner-friendly open source list

## When to choose
- you want a curated, filterable catalog of free-tier developer services
- you're bootstrapping a prototype or MVP on a zero budget
- you want a beginner-friendly repo to make a first open source contribution

## When to avoid
- you need language- or framework-specific libraries and tools
- you need tools with only short trials rather than genuine free tiers
- you need an API or programmatic access to the list data

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, free-for-developers, curated-list, astro, hacktoberfest, free-tier, mvp-prototyping, web-server

## Member repositories
- hilmanski/freeStuffDev (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.333400+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:06:35.782139+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hilmanski/freeStuffDev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.333400+00:00, sha a76c6c03e3f5)
  - homepage: https://freestuff.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.737837+00:00, sha a4bb88d2f3b4)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/alternative/awesome-docsify (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.764040+00:00, sha df0979115970)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.749180+00:00, sha e9f650e2f598)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/api-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.751259+00:00, sha f426ffe122fb)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/documentation-generator (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.753515+00:00, sha bc60700e1472)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.755806+00:00, sha 92724222e3d1)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/support-docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.760131+00:00, sha e129ed7f0e49)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.762175+00:00, sha 2bea9361116a)
  - site_page: https://freestuff.dev/tags/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:43.758096+00:00, sha 5c40c2fd0ab0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.