Best Dev & Startup Tools for Building, Scaling, and Shipping Fast

Discover the best tools for startups and developers to build faster, scale smarter, and stay ahead of the curve. From AI coding assistants to productivity boosters, this curated list features the top startup tools and dev platforms used by leading tech teams today. Whether you're shipping your MVP or optimizing for scale, these tools will save you time and help you grow.
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Baselight
Database
Baselight is a platform to discover, query, and share structured data across public and private sources
Data teams, engineers, etc.
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ahrefs
Website / Marketing
SEO software for competitor research, backlink tracking, and keyword planning.
Growth, Content, Founders
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umami
Website / Marketing
Simple, privacy-focused, self-hosted web analytics platform.
Product, Growth, Founders
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InterviewMaster.ai
Interviewing
AI-based mock interview platform for candidates and hiring teams.
Founders, Hiring Managers
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NATS
Infrastructure
Lightweight, high-performance messaging system for microservices, IoT, and cloud-native apps.
Backend Engineers, Platform Engineers
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A non exhaustive list of our favorite startup tools used across devtools, GTM, ai, and more.
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Phantombuster
Lead Gen
Automate actions across the web — scraping, outreach, and more.
Growth Hackers, Founders
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Rb2b
Lead Gen
B2B intent and lead data for outbound sales teams.
Growth, Sales, Founders
Figma Logo
Figma
Design
Collaborative interface design tool used to prototype, design, and share UIs.
Product Designers, Founders
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Hubspot
CRM
CRM and marketing platform for startups and scaleups.
Sales, Marketing, Founders
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Zapier
Automation
Automation platform to connect apps and automate workflows.
Ops, Growth, Founders
Pydantic Logo
Pydantic
Backend
Data validation and settings management using Python type hints.
Backend Engineers, Python Devs
Instantly Logo
Instantly
Lead Gen
Cold email outreach tool with inbox rotation and personalization.
Growth, Founders
Clay Logo
Clay
Lead Gen
Data enrichment and workflow automation for sales and recruiting.
Growth, Sales Ops, Founders
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Turbo / Turborepo
Build Tools
Build system and monorepo toolchain for high-performance JavaScript and TypeScript apps.
Founding Engineers, Infra Engineers
Linaria Logo
Linaria
Styling
Zero-runtime CSS-in-JS library that compiles to real CSS.
Frontend Engineers, Designers
Tanstack Logo
TanStack Query + TanStack Start
Frontend
A powerful data-fetching and routing framework for modern frontend apps.
Frontend Engineers, Founding Engineers
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Vite
Build Tools
Fast frontend build tool that serves your code via native ESM.
Frontend Engineers
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Auth0
Security / Identity
Authentication and authorization as a service.
Backend Engineers, Product Engineers
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LangChain
AI Framework
Framework for developing applications powered by language models. Helps chain LLM calls and connect them to external data.
Founders, ML Engineers
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Prisma
Backend
ORM that helps developers easily manage databases using TypeScript and JavaScript.
Founders, Full-stack Engineers
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ClickHouse
Database
Columnar OLAP database for real-time analytics at scale.
Data Engineers, Backend Engineers
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FastAPI
Backend
Modern, fast (high-performance), web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+.
Founders, Backend Engineers
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Temporal
Infrastructure
Open-source durable execution system for microservice orchestration and complex workflows.
Platform Engineers, Backend Engineers

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