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Curated tools with meaningful free tiers — organized by role.

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Notion
DocumentationFree tier
Product Manager

Write PRDs, roadmaps, meeting notes. Better than Confluence for small teams.

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Miro
WhiteboardingFree tier
Product Manager

Collaborative whiteboard for user journey mapping, wireframes, retros.

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Figma
DesignFree tier
Product Manager

Wireframes and basic prototypes. PMs use it to sketch ideas for designers.

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Google Analytics (GA4)
AnalyticsFree
Product Manager

Understand user behavior on web products. Essential for product metrics.

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Google BigQuery (Sandbox)
SQL / CloudFree tier
Data Analyst

Run SQL on real datasets. 10GB free storage, 1TB query free per month.

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Kaggle
PracticeFree
Data Analyst

Datasets, notebooks, competitions. The best place to build a data portfolio.

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Google Looker Studio
VisualizationFree
Data Analyst

Build dashboards and reports, connect to Google Sheets and BigQuery.

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Tableau Public
VisualizationFree (public)
Data Analyst

Create interactive charts. Free to publish publicly. Great for portfolio.

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Figma
DesignFree tier
UX Designer

The industry-standard design tool. Free for up to 3 projects.

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Maze
User TestingFree tier
UX Designer

Run unmoderated usability tests. Share prototypes and collect feedback.

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Whimsical
WireframingFree tier
UX Designer

Fast wireframes and flowcharts. Great for quick sketches before Figma.

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Postman
API TestingFree
QA Engineer

Test APIs manually and write automated API test collections.

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Chrome DevTools
DebuggingFree
QA Engineer

Built into Chrome. Inspect elements, network requests, console errors.

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BrowserStack (free trial)
Cross-browserFree trial
QA Engineer

Test on real devices and browsers. Essential for compatibility testing.

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Slack
CommunicationFree tier
All roles

Used at virtually every tech company. Learn the culture, shortcuts, and workflows.

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Jira (free)
Project trackingFree (10 users)
All roles

Track issues, user stories, bugs. Standard tool at most tech companies.

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