Discounts for Student Developers

An open-source, community-maintained list of discounts, free services, and special offers for student developers across tooling, hosting, and learning resources.

Overview

Type: Themed directory / curated list
Focus: Software and services for student developers (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, IDEs, and related tools)
Source: GitHub repository (AchoArnold/discount-for-student-dev)

The project aggregates links to products and platforms that offer free tiers or discounted access specifically for students, inspired by the free-for-dev list but targeted at people currently in education.

Features

General

• Curated list of discounts and free offerings for student developers.
• Includes software across multiple categories, including:
  • Source code hosting and collaboration
  • IDEs and code editors
  • Developer tools and platforms (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.).
• Focuses on offers that are:
  • Free for students (time-limited or as-long-as-student)
  • Discounted student licenses or academic plans.
• Continuously updated via community contributions on GitHub.

Source Code Repositories

• Bitbucket (Academic License)
  • Free academic access for users and teams.
  • Unlimited public and private repositories for academic users.
• GitHub Student Developer Pack
  • Free personal account (normally paid) with:
    • Unlimited private repositories while you are a verified student.

IDEs and Code Editors

• JetBrains IDE Pack for Students
  • Free access to professional JetBrains IDEs and tools for students (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.).
• Visual Studio Community 2022
  • Free IDE for multiple languages (C#, JavaScript, C++, and others).
  • Includes tooling for mobile development (e.g., Xamarin).
• Bootstrap Studio (Student License)
  • Free license for students.
  • Visual IDE for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.
• MATLAB Student
  • Discounted student license.
  • High-level technical computing environment for:
    • Algorithm development
    • Data visualization
    • Data analysis
    • Numerical computation.
• GitHub Codespaces via Student Developer Pack
  • Free personal plan for students.
  • Cloud-based development environment available from GitHub with one click.

Community & Contribution

• Open to contributions via Pull Requests on GitHub.
• Contribution guidelines are documented in contributing.md.
• Maintainer accepts suggestions both via PRs and social channels (e.g., Twitter handle listed in the repo).

Pricing

This project itself is free to access and use; it is a directory of third-party offers. Pricing models are determined by each listed service. Examples from the content provided:

• Bitbucket Academic License – Free for academic users and teams (unlimited public and private repositories).
• GitHub Student Developer Pack – Free while you are a verified student (unlimited private repositories and other benefits; some partner services may have their own limits).
• JetBrains Student Pack – Free for eligible students.
• Visual Studio Community 2022 – Free.
• Bootstrap Studio Student License – Free for students.
• MATLAB Student – Discounted (paid, but at a reduced student rate).
• GitHub Codespaces (via Student Pack) – Free personal plan for as long as you are a student (within GitHub’s specified limits).

Note: Details such as exact dollar amounts, term lengths, or usage limits depend on each provider’s current offer and may change over time; refer to the linked provider pages for the latest terms.

Useful Links

• Repository: https://github.com/AchoArnold/discount-for-student-dev
• Readme / main list: https://github.com/AchoArnold/discount-for-student-dev#readme
• Contribution guidelines: contributing.md in the repository