The toolbox for founders building with AI.
Which tool to use for payments, email, login or hosting, what each one costs, and what’s taking off on GitHub this week. 72 tools compared, free, no sign-up.
Tools by goal
72 tools for payments, email, login, database, hosting and AI, with the price read on the official page, the free tier, who each one fits and when to skip it.
- Global payments5



- Transactional email6



- Login and accounts5



- Database6



- Hosting6



- AI models5



- File storage4



- Email marketing5



- Product analytics4



- Errors and monitoring3



- Search3



- Support and chat3



Most compared
Trending GitHub repos
Who gained the most stars this week, updated every day.
Stack builder
Build your app’s stack piece by piece: pick what you’re making, put a technology in each slot and see when it’s complete, with what each piece costs and whether you can start without paying.
Tech directory
7,741 technologies in 124 categories, from hosting and payments to analytics, CMS and AI, with what each one does and its price range.
Case studies
How 30 software companies built their product: every tool, what it is for, why they chose it and the source. Copy any stack into the builder.
Built in phases, in this order. Each one gets its own page.
- Free credits for startupsPhase 2
Cloud, AI and tool programs that give startups credits, and how to apply to each.
Example
AWS ActivateGoogle for StartupsMicrosoft for Startups - AI cost calculatorPhase 2
How much each user costs you per month when your app calls Claude, GPT or Gemini.
Example
$0.08 / user / month
- The growth playbookPhase 4
How famous apps keep you inside: onboarding, streaks, push, emails, paywalls and funnels, with the dark patterns flagged.
Example
- Visit100%
- Sign up46%
- Habit24%
- Pays9%
Browse free. Take it to your project. Faundr keeps it on track.
- 01
Pick
Compare the tools for each part of your app and see what people are building with. Every page is open.
- 02
Take it
Each page has a paste for Claude Code or Codex, so your AI starts from the right choice.
- 03
Keep it
With Faundr installed, every stack and design decision stays in memory and every screen is checked against it.
Start with the right stack.
Then let Faundr keep every decision your AI makes on track.


