Like many first-time founders, I hit the same frustrating wall you may be facing now:

I couldn’t afford all the tools I needed to grow my startup.

From email automation and SEO software to graphic design apps and project management tools — everything came with a monthly subscription and a long list of features I barely used… yet still had to pay for.

As someone just starting out, I didn’t have deep pockets or investor funding. But I had something more valuable: the determination to find smarter ways to build.

So I spent months testing, comparing, and researching free alternatives to expensive SaaS products — tools that could actually help me grow without draining my budget.

That’s how StartupToolbox was born.