111 Free Tools to Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

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There are more than 10,000 coronavirus cases and more than 150 deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC. The stock market has taken a hit. Businesses are losing customers, and workers are losing jobs. It has become frightening, frustrating and even maddening. 

In response to the pandemic, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan recently reminded us that we can all help each other in our own ways. He has provided K-12 educators with free access to the videoconferencing platform so students can continue learning.

Inspired, I shared an idea with Jason Feifer, editor in chief at Entrepreneur: a simple, organized list of free product and service offerings from all types of companies. Access to these powerful tools can help organizations, teams and families.

He responded quickly. “I like that. Maybe it starts as a post on Entrepreneur.com?”

Boom. Here we go:

111 free tools to help you through the coronavirus pandemic

Communications

1. Zoom*: Free video conferencing tools for K-12 schools.

2. RingCentral*: Free video conferencing for educators (K-12 schools), health-care provider, or non-profit.

3. Google: Free, premium version of its workplace video chat tool until July, to help businesses and schools working remotely due to coronavirus. Those features include having up to 250 participants per call, live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers within a domain, and the ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive.

4. Slack*: Free upgrades to paid plans for teams working on coronavirus pandemic research, response, or mitigation. Interested teams can email a special address to get this set up, and a consultation on how best to get started with remote collaboration.

5. Comcast: Free Xfinity WiFi for everyone, with hotspots available to all, including non-Xfinity subscribers. To access the service, look for the “xfinitywifi” network name in a list of hotspots.

6. LogMeIn: Free site-wide licensing for 3 months of its video conferencing solution, GoToMeeting, for eligible organizations (health care providers, educational institutions, municipalities and non-profits).

7. Loom*: Free video recording and sharing service for teachers and students at K-12 schools, universities and educational institutions. They have also removed the recording limit on free plans and have cut the price for Loom Pro in half.

8. Intermedia: Free Video Conferencing for all of 2020, and Pro Video Conferencing until 2021.

9. Vonage*: Free 3 months of Vonage Business Communications services for educational, healthcare and non-profit organizations within the US, UK, and Australia.

10. Vidyard: Free secure video messaging to enhance internal communications for all businesses.

11. Discord: Free, enhanced Go Live streaming service so that it can now support 50 simultaneous users rather than 10.

12. Dialpad: Free two months of its cloud-based phone system, Dialpad Talk Pro. This also includes video conferences and UberConference Business.

13. Panopto: Free three-month access to capture and distribute video content for businesses, universities, colleges and schools will enable employees and students to continue learning and working remotely.

14. BlueJeans*: Free access to video conference service to first responders and NGOs for 90-days.

15. 8×8: Free video meetings to all users. Offers 80+ local dial-in numbers (11 toll-free) from 55+ countries and meetings of up to 50 participants without any time restrictions.

16. Bloomz: Free premium version of its communication service to all schools through Jun. 30, 2020. The software allows users to communicate updates in real-time to parents and students; and share lessons, student work and feedback.

17. EZTexting: Free emergency text alert services to schools. Receive 100,000 free outgoing text messages for six months, access to a set of coronavirus message templates, and one-on-one consulting.

18. Lifesize: Free unlimited licenses for all organizations impacted by coronavirus worldwide are immediately eligible to use the company’s cloud-based video collaboration platform for six months.

19. Ribbon Communications: Free Work@Home licenses are available until June 30, 2020. With Work@Home, enterprises that need to switch their operational model to an all-remote workforce have access to a complete Unified Communications and Collaboration solution.

20. Panopto: Free three-month access to capture and distribute video content for businesses, universities, colleges and schools will enable employees and students to continue learning and working remotely.

21. Yext: Free, new site search product, Yext Answers, for a 90-day period. Eligible businesses will be able to transform their website into a search engine capable of answering consumers’ COVID-19 specific queries in real-time.

22. Jamm: Free audio-visual communication tool used by remote and distributed teams. You can quickly record videos or do a live call with your team. Available for 3 months.

Collaboration and productivity

23. Microsoft: Free six-month Office 365 E1 Trial, including Microsoft Teams.

24. Atlassian: Free access to Cloud products for issue-tracking and project-tracking software including Jira and Confluence. Also Free access to Trello Business Class for organizing plans is offered for one-year to educators at K-12 and higher education.

25. Zoho: Free suite of Remotely apps until July 1. There are 11 apps in all, including ones for online meetings, training sessions, storage, project management and everyday work (in the form of word processing, spreadsheets and presentations).

26. Dropbox*: Free Dropbox Business and HelloSign Enterprise subscriptions for a three-month period to nonprofits and NGOs that are focused on fighting COVID-19. Organizations working to stop the virus or providing relief to those impacted are encouraged to apply.

27. Box: Free secure file sharing and collaboration platform for 3 months. The offer is for the Business plan and includes unlimited storage, mobile access, and advanced user and security reporting.

28. Wrike: Free licenses of the versatile collaborative work management platform (Professional edition) to new customers for 6 months. Current customers are able to add unlimited collaborators. Webinars and advice on remote work are both on the website.

29. Smartsheet: Free templates that can be used by other organizations to build their own coronavirus preparedness dashboard, rich with CDC documentation and other resources, and related sheets and forms.

30. PandaDoc*: Free eSign plan gives companies unlimited users, unlimited document uploads, unlimited eSignatures and payment processing.

31. Docusign: Free access to Docusign for managing electronic agreements.

32. Lucidchart: Free single user account with access to Lucidchart introductory library and basic templates. Lucidchart is the ultimate online collaboration platform where teams can share, collaborate, visualize complex concepts and save their work in real-time.

33. Airtable*: Free use of Airtable Pro plan as a modern database for any non-political, humanitarian effort tackling COVID relief. There is no time limit. It is also planning to make service free for students too.

34. Calendly*: Free Zoom And GoToMeeting integrations for their online appointment scheduling software to help remote workers stay connected. These were previously Premium tier features and will be available through June 30th. Also Free premium plan access to teams working directly on COVID-19.

35. Evernote: Free sign up and access of Evernote Basic plan. Take notes. Keep a journal. Clip anything from the web. Evernote lets you store and share information quickly and securely.

36. Project44: Free tracking for organizations — including non-profits, NGOs, government agencies, hospitals, pharmacies, and grocers — to help them support coronavirus relief and prevention efforts.

37. GanttPRO*: Free account till August 15, 2020, for healthcare and non-profit organizations. Other businesses that suffered from covid-19 are welcome to apply for a free account too. GanttPRO — chart-based software for project planning and management. We help teams execute their projects efficiently even from home.

38. Nimbus Note: Free Business Version for next few months. Nimbus Note is a flexible yet comprehensive information repository that helps you simplify your work and bring your team together.

39. Threads: Free access to their collaboration tools and Pro/Team plans for all users through July 1, 2020.

40. RedmineUP: Free Small plan for 10 users until the end of the year. Project Management is simple with RedmineUP Cloud, and you can manage your projects from home.

41. Igloo Software: Free access to digital workspace solution with Igloo’s Business Continuity Bundle for new customers until July 6, 2020.

42. Relytree*: Free trial of Stackby, a cloud software that combines best of spreadsheets, databases and business APIs to let anyone build their own custom work tools and collaborate with their team. Offer is Free Economy plan for 3 months till July 1st and free access to NGOs and Non-profits supporting C-19 relief efforts for life.

43. GForge: Free 12 months for organizations new to GForge in both SaaS or on-premises. For existing customers, we are offering a free upgrade to unlimited users for up to 12 months.

44. Kissflow: Free 14-day trial of this SaaS-based business process management (BPM) and workflow automation tool.

Marketing

45. Hootsuite: Free access for Hootsuite Professional to small businesses and nonprofits until July 1st, 2020. Helping to manage social media, and stay connected with your customers and communities.

46. Salesforce*: Free access to technology for emergency response teams, call centers and care management teams for health systems affected by coronavirus.

47. Mailchimp*: Free Standard accounts to eligible groups sending critical public health information about COVID-19 through June 30, 2020.

48. SurveyMonkey: Free questionnaire templates written by survey research experts to gather data/feedback from employees, customers and broader groups impacted by the coronavirus.

49. Ubersuggest: Free plan for Neil Patel’s Ubersuggest, which helps you generate keywords for your content marketing strategy and production.

50. Moz: Free Moz Academy courses for our community — just use the promo code “wegotthis”.

51. Adobe*: Free home access to Creative Cloud apps is available by request of students and educators until May 31, 2020. Adobe also offers free 90-day access to Adobe Connect for web conferencing until July 1, 2020.

52. Benchmark: Free trial of a powerfully simple email marketing solution designed to help you create and send compelling campaigns with ease.

53. Hatchbuck: Free trial of our all-in-one sales and marketing platform combines email marketing, CRM and marketing automation to turn emails into conversations, website visitors into handshakes, and customers into raving fans. We also provide marketing agencies an alternative solution for their small business clients.

54. Chamaileon.io : Free plan for email design editor tool. It’s specialty, the collaborative suite: it’s the best email design builder for teams featuring real-time multi-user simultaneous design editing and many other remote-work enabling features.

Software support and security

55. Cisco: Free license for new customers of Duo Security’s two-factor authentication tool, and current customers can go above their user limit as their employees increasingly work from home. Same deal for its web security tool Umbrella and its VPN product AnyConnect, which is available until July 1. Cisco is extending services for existing customers of Webex, its video conference platform. The offer includes unlimited usage without time restriction, support for fewer than 100 participants and toll free dial-in.

56. Support.com: Free tech support to anyone working or studying remotely right now.

57. Okta: Free access to Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) and Okta Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

58. Kaspersky: Free six-month licenses for our core solutions. Health-care facilities are struggling with the current coronavirus epidemic, so we must help them with cyberprotection.

59. Ping Identity: Free cloud single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA). This way, everyone can conveniently access all your IT resources remotely to keep business running.

60. 1Password: Free business accounts for the first 6 months. Manage your workforce from anywhere, and safely share logins and other important resources with remote workers.

61. SecureAuth: Free Intelligent Identity Cloud package through 12/15/2020, including: Risk-based Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO) and Passwordless/Biometric Access and Phone Fraud Prevention.

62. Cloudfare: Free Teams products to small businesses and remote workers to operate securely and easily. This policy will continue for at least the next 6 months.

63. OneLogin: Free access to the Trusted Experience Platform™️ for educators who are moving to a virtual learning environment in light of health concerns. The free platform, consisting of single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and certificate-based authentication, will deliver secure virtual experiences for all educators K-12, colleges and universities.

64. Bitdefender: Free 12 months of enterprise-grade, end-to-end protection services available to healthcare customers until the end of June 2020.

65. Slashtop: Free 60-day licenses to its Business Access remote access software.

66. SentinelLabs: Free cybersecurity platform SentinelOne Core between Monday, March 16 through Friday, May 16, 2020. SentinelOne’s cloud-based platform seamlessly scales, making it well suited to protect both businesses and employees rapidly transitioning to a work-from-home environment.

67. Waterfall Security: Free Remote Screen View product licenses available to customers whose vendor personnel or key employees are no longer able to travel to industrial and critical infrastructure sites. Remote Screen View sends real-time images of industrial workstations to a web server that remote vendors can access.

68. OneClick: Free remote access Basic Starter Package for the next three months to assist those working remotely.

69. TechSmith: Free licenses to TechSmith Snagit screen capture software and the TechSmith Video Review software through June 30th, 2020.

70. Clappia: Free licenses to the Nocode platform for apps created to implement COVID19 use cases.

71. Ericom Shield: Free trial of Ericom Shield remote browser isolation (RBI) technology protects endpoints and enterprise resources from the dangers of the public web, bringing Zero Trust security to browsing, email and downloads.

72. Systancia: Free teleworking service from Systancia Gate, a cybersecurity solution which provides ultra-secured access to corporate resources and applications for any type of remote user (roaming users, teleworkers, third party service providers, etc.)

73. Commvault: Free Metallic Endpoint Backup and Recovery with unlimited Microsoft Azure backup storage for up to 1,000 endpoint devices, in the U.S. and Canada through September 1, 2020.

74. Aventri*: Free registration and website software for 60 days for non-profits, schools, universities, cities/towns, and other organizations that are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The software can be used to set up online sign ups or informational websites for meal pick up times, volunteer sign ups, online learning, aid requests and more.

75. Creatio (formerly bpm’online)*: Free customer center edition to organizations working to stop the spread and/or mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 through October 1, 2020. It will help organizations on the front line in the fight against COVID-19 react to requests quickly and in accordance with their rules and guidelines.

Research and development

76. Qualtrics*: Free for all organizations to use Qualtrics Remote Work Pulse.

77. Nvidia*: Free 90-day license to Parabricks to any researcher in the worldwide effort to fight the novel coronavirus.

78. Autodesk: Free access to select Autodesk products and services. Products and services will include BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 Design, Fusion 360, Fusion Team, AutoCAD Web and Mobile and Shotgun — all for commercial use.

79. Carto*: Free visualization software for organizations fighting COVID-19.

Finance and accounting

80. Bill.com: Free 90-day subscription for new customers impacted by COVID-19. The cloud-based service helps small and mid-sized businesses to automate the processing of bills, generate invoices, send/receive payments, and manage their cash flows.

81. Expensify: Reimburse you up to $50 for essential goods and groceries purchased on your SNAP card.

82. Wave: Free financial software solutions (accounting, bookkeeping, invoicing) for small businesses to help with cash flow, which becomes increasingly important during economic turmoil. In response to COVID-19, Wave has reduced paid services where possible to active customers, in an effort to provide financial relief during a time of need.

83. Kabbage: Free account through Kabbage Payments, and you can start sharing your custom gift certificate URL on your website, through social media and in other communications. Your business will also be searchable on the site by industry and location.

People and recruiting

84. Humu: Free nudges to anyone who wants science-backed advice for how to best work remotely, partner with colleagues who are all over the place, show appreciation for those who don’t have the flexibility to work remotely (e.g. cashiers, medical personnel).

85. Workable: Free use of the new video interviewing software for all customers, and access to a library of Covid-19 response content for use by HR professionals and business leaders.

86. HR Acuity: Free version of its SaaS solution to help businesses manage employee issues related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The limited edition provides employee documentation and tracking functionality that will equip businesses to monitor the people impact of the crisis. The limited edition will be available through at least July 1 to businesses with more than 100 employees.

87. Lever: Free video interviewing for 1:1s and panels via Zoom Integration. Lever’s recruiting software enables scheduling and joining Zoom meetings from within its app.

88. Harver: Free pre-employment assessment platform for hiring at scale for those affected by COVID-19. Offer valid for at least 60 days. No strings attached.

89. OutMatch: Free access to OutMatch’s video interviewing platform for 60 days — no strings attached. HR professionals can use pre-recorded and live video interviewing to screen and hire candidates 100 percent virtually.

90. Lystloc: Free Lystloc Office (Remote) User & API licenses for organizations fighting COVID-19 till June 1st, 2020. Lystloc is a Real-Time Location Intelligence and Analytics SaaS product company.

Education

91. Linkedin: Free 16 learning courses that provide tips on how to stay productive, build relationships when you’re not face-to-face, use virtual meeting tools and balance family and work dynamics in a healthy way.

92. Codeacademy*: Free 10,000 scholarships to Codecademy Pro to high school and college students across the world for the rest of the school year. 

93. Amazon*: Free online access to sponsored computer science courses in the United States. That’s intended for learners in grades 6-12, and teachers who are remotely teaching this age group. Parents can also access this curriculum.

94. McGraw-Hill*: Free resources for out-of-school learning to help K-12 teachers make the transition to remote instruction.

95. Scholastic*: Free five days of content, and 15 additional days is on the way.

96. Age of Learning*: Free at-home access for families at affected schools to ABCmouse, a learning resource for ages 2 to 8.

97. Crowdmark: Free access to its online grading and analytics platform until May 31.

98. Epic*: Free remote access of its reading platform to elementary educators and librarians until June 30, 2020, with no credit card required. Students may access the company’s digital library, which has 35,000-plus books, read-to-me and audiobooks, videos and quizzes. Teachers and librarians can stay connected to their students by assigning books or collections and monitoring their progress.

99. ClassTag*: Free communication platform available to help districts and schools communicate with their families. The software sends messages through SMS, email, apps and the web and automatically translates them into one of 55 languages. The platform can also be used to post videos, assignments and other resources for students to access at home and allow users to run virtual lessons with a video conferencing tool.

100. Listenwise*: Free access to the Listenwise platform that supports distance learning by allowing you to roster your students, make online customized written assignments, and assign multiple-choice autos-cored listening quizzes. This will give you and your students the ability to learn through May 31st, or until your school reopens.

101. Avid: Free, temporary licenses of creative tools to qualified media enterprise and educational customers. Starting today, March 16, through Friday, April 17, users who must work remotely because their facility has been closed may obtain 90-day licenses free of charge for Media Composer | Ultimate, Pro Tools, Pro Tools | Ultimate and Sibelius | Ultimate. In addition, any student of an institution who uses our products and can no longer attend school and/or access school facilities can receive a 90-day license of the same products. 

General

102. Shopify: Free 90-day trial for all new customers. If you’re currently on a 14-day trial, you can extend it to 90 days.

103. Peloton: Free 90-day trial of its subscription workout app as more gyms shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The fitness freebie doesn’t require a Peloton-branded bike or treadmill. Users can choose from classes such as yoga, meditation, strength training and more.

104. U-Haul*: Free self-storage for 30 days to all college students who have been impacted by schedule changes at their universities.

105. TripIt: Free six-month licenses to their Tripit Pro flight tracking service.

106. UrbanSitter: Free parent subscription for two months during the COVID-19 outbreak. Parents can find trusted childcare help to support them as they work from home during this period. Every sitter is background checked and UrbanSitter provides parents with as much information as possible to make informed decisions.

107. Brit.co: Free DIY classes for next one to two weeks. Use discount code “selfcare” at checkout.

108. Zencastr: Free Hobbyist plans will have no recording time limits or limits on the amount of people in your recording. Effective through July 1, 2020.

109. Headspace: Free meditations you can listen to anytime.

110. Calm: Free resources from Calm to take care of our minds and stay grounded, including content hand-picked to support your mental and emotional wellness through this time. 

111. Audible (Amazon): Free stories for kids of all ages to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. For as long as schools are closed, we’re open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.

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