Cate Dennis

Expanding my reality

[GrowAIHub @GrowAIHub]

PAID VERSION → FREE ALTERNATIVE

1. ChatGPT Plus → Google Gemini
2. Netflix Premium → Tubi
3. Spotify Premium → SoundCloud
4. YouTube Premium → NewPipe
5. Canva Pro → Adobe Express
6. Microsoft 365 → LibreOffice
7. Adobe Photoshop → GIMP
8. Figma Pro → Penpot
9. Adobe Premiere Pro → DaVinci Resolve
10. Grammarly Premium → LanguageTool
11. Midjourney → Microsoft Designer
12. Notion AI → Obsidian
13. Claude Pro → Google Gemini
14. Adobe Illustrator → Inkscape
15. Zoom Pro → Google Meet
16. Slack Pro → Discord
17. Dropbox → Google Drive
18. Adobe Acrobat Pro → PDFgear
19. GitHub Copilot → Codeium
20. CapCut Pro → DaVinci Resolve
21. After Effects → Blender
22. Microsoft Visio → draw io
23. 1Password → Bitwarden
24. LastPass Premium → Bitwarden
25. Webflow → Framer
26. Trello Premium → ClickUp
27. Calendly Premium → Cal. com
28. Audible → LibriVox
29. Amazon Prime Video → Pluto TV
30. Disney+ → Tubi
31. Apple TV+ → Pluto TV
32. Xbox Game Pass → Epic Games Store
33. Final Cut Pro → DaVinci Resolve
34. Adobe Lightroom → Darktable
35. Loom → OBS Studio
36. Typeform → Google Forms
37. Mailchimp Premium → Brevo
38. Zapier → Make
39. Miro → FigJam
40. Google Workspace → Zoho Workplace
41. Perplexity Pro → You com
42. Cursor Pro → Continue
43. Evernote → Joplin
44. Todoist Pro → Microsoft To Do
45. NordVPN → Proton VPN
46. ExpressVPN → Windscribe
47. AutoCAD → FreeCAD
48. Salesforce → HubSpot
49. Shopify → WooCommerce
50. Jira Premium → Plane

AI + CREATOR TOOLS

51. Jasper AI → Writesonic
52. Synthesia → HeyGen
53. ElevenLabs → TTSMaker
54. Murf AI → TTSMaker
55. Runway → Kling AI
56. Pika → Luma Dream Machine
57. Leonardo AI → Playground AI
58. DALL·E → Craiyon
59. Ideogram → Microsoft Designer
60. Gamma → Google Slides
61. Beautiful ai → Google Slides
62. Tome → Google Slides
63. Otter ai Pro → Notta
64. Fireflies ai → Fathom
65. Krisp Pro → NVIDIA Broadcast
66. Descript → Audacity
67. Riverside → OBS Studio
68. VEED Pro → CapCut
69. InVideo Pro → CapCut
70. Camtasia → OBS Studio
71. ScreenFlow → OBS Studio
72. Snagit → ShareX
73. Screen Studio → OBS Studio
74. QuillBot Premium → LanguageTool
75. Hemingway Editor Plus → LanguageTool
76. Freepik Premium → unDraw
77. Envato Elements → Mixkit
78. Shutterstock → Unsplash
79. Adobe Stock → Pexels
80. Epidemic Sound → Pixabay Music
81. Artlist → Free Music Archive
82. Flaticon Premium → SVG Repo
83. Icons8 Pro → Lucide
84. Font Awesome Pro → Heroicons
85. Adobe Fonts → Google Fonts
86. Sketch → Penpot
87. Affinity Photo → GIMP
88. Affinity Designer → Inkscape
89. CorelDRAW → Inkscape
90. Adobe InDesign → Scribus
91. Affinity Publisher → Scribus
92. Adobe XD → Penpot
93. Cinema 4D → Blender
94. Autodesk Maya → Blender
95. Autodesk 3ds Max → Blender
96. ZBrush → Blender
97. Substance 3D Painter → ArmorPaint
98. Pro Tools → Audacity
99. FL Studio → LMMS
100. Ableton Live → LMMS
101. Logic Pro → GarageBand
102. Adobe Audition → Audacity
103. Motion → Blender
104. DaVinci Resolve Studio → Kdenlive
105. Final Cut Pro → Shotcut

MARKETING + BUSINESS

106. Semrush → Ubersuggest
107. Ahrefs → Google Search Console
108. Moz Pro → Google Search Console
109. Surfer SEO → Google Keyword Planner
110. Similarweb → Google Trends
111. BuzzSumo → Google Trends
112. Hotjar Pro → Microsoft Clarity
113. Hootsuite → Buffer
114. Sprout Social → Metricool
115. Later → Buffer
116. SocialBee → Buffer
117. ConvertKit → Substack
118. Beehiiv → Substack
119. HubSpot Marketing Hub → Mautic
120. Intercom → Tawk to
121. Zendesk → Zammad
122. Freshdesk → Zammad
123. DocuSign → SignWell
124. PandaDoc → Jotform
125. SurveyMonkey → Google Forms
126. Airtable → Baserow
127. Asana Premium → OpenProject
128. Monday com → Taiga
129. ClickUp → OpenProject
130. Microsoft Project → ProjectLibre
131. QuickBooks Online → Wave
132. FreshBooks → Wave
133. Xero → Wave
134. Dropbox Sign → SignWell
135. Nitro PDF Pro → PDF24
136. Smallpdf Pro → PDF24
137. CamScanner Premium → Microsoft Lens
138. TeamViewer → RustDesk
139. AnyDesk → RustDesk
140. Dashlane Premium → Bitwarden
141. NordPass Premium → Bitwarden
142. Squarespace → WordPress
143. Wix Premium → WordPress
144. BigCommerce → WooCommerce
145. Elementor Pro → Brizy
146. Divi → Brizy
147. WP Rocket → LiteSpeed Cache
148. Yoast SEO Premium → Rank Math
149. Rank Math Pro → The SEO Framework
150. WPForms Pro → Forminator
151. Gravity Forms → Forminator
152. MemberPress → Paid Memberships Pro
153. Google One → Proton Drive
154. Microsoft OneDrive → MEGA
155. Microsoft Teams → Jitsi Meet

DEVELOPER + TECH

156. Replit Core → StackBlitz
157. Postman Pro → Insomnia
158. Docker Desktop Pro → Podman
159. Datadog → Grafana
160. New Relic → Grafana
161. Sentry → GlitchTip
162. Firebase → Supabase
163. MongoDB Atlas → Supabase
164. Vercel Pro → Cloudflare Pages
165. Netlify Pro → Cloudflare Pages
166. Heroku → Render
167. AWS → Oracle Cloud Free Tier
168. Twilio → Telnyx
169. Algolia → Meilisearch
170. Pinecone → Qdrant
171. OpenAI API → Google AI Studio
172. Claude API → Gemini API
173. WebStorm → VS Code
174. PyCharm Professional → VS Code
175. DataGrip → DBeaver
176. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate → Eclipse
177. Rider → Visual Studio Community
178. Visual Studio Professional → Eclipse
179. Sublime Text → Notepad++
180. UltraEdit → Notepad++
181. Charles Proxy → mitmproxy
182. Splunk → OpenSearch
183. Terraform Cloud → OpenTofu
184. GitHub Enterprise → Gitea
185. GitLab Premium → Gitea
186. Elasticsearch Cloud → OpenSearch
187. SendGrid → Brevo
188. Mailgun → Brevo
189. Make → n8n
190. PagerDuty → Grafana OnCall

DATA + ENGINEERING + PROFESSIONAL

191. MATLAB → GNU Octave
192. Mathematica → SageMath
193. SPSS → PSPP
194. Stata → Gretl
195. Tableau → Apache Superset
196. Power BI Pro → Looker Studio
197. Qlik Sense → Metabase
198. Alteryx → KNIME
199. Minitab → Jamovi
200. ArcGIS → QGIS
201. SolidWorks → FreeCAD
202. SketchUp Pro → Blender
203. Revit → FreeCAD
204. Fusion 360 → FreeCAD
205. Rhino 3D → Blender
206. MATLAB Simulink → Scilab Xcos
207. LabVIEW → GNU Radio
208. COMSOL → OpenFOAM
209. ANSYS → OpenFOAM
210. Wolfram Alpha Pro → GeoGebra
211. QuarkXPress → Scribus
212. Microsoft Project → ProjectLibre
213. Microsoft Visio → diagrams net
214. Tableau → Metabase
215. Power BI Pro → Apache Superset

MORE FREE ALTERNATIVES

216. Adobe Premiere Pro → Kdenlive
217. After Effects → Natron
218. Final Cut Pro → Kdenlive
219. Adobe Acrobat Pro → PDF24
220. Adobe Express Premium → VistaCreate
221. Canva Pro → VistaCreate
222. Figma Pro → Lunacy
223. Sketch → Lunacy
224. Photoshop → Photopea
225. Lightroom → RawTherapee
226. Illustrator → Vectr
227. InDesign → Scribus
228. Pro Tools → Cakewalk
229. Ableton Live → Cakewalk
230. ScreenFlow → OBS Studio
231. Loom Business → ScreenPal
232. Slack Pro → Mattermost
233. Zoom Pro → Jitsi Meet
234. Discord Nitro → Telegram
235. 1Password → KeePassXC
236. LastPass Premium → KeePassXC
237. Evernote → Standard Notes
238. Todoist Pro → Super Productivity
239. Notion → Anytype
240. Airtable → NocoDB
241. Jira → OpenProject
242. Monday com → OpenProject
243. Calendly → ZCal
244. Typeform → Tally
245. Mailchimp → MailerLite
246. Hootsuite → Publer
247. Sprout Social → Buffer
248. HubSpot → Bitrix24
249. Adobe Stock → Pixabay
250. Shutterstock → Pexels
251. Envato Elements → Pixabay
252. Freepik Premium → Pixabay
253. Epidemic Sound → Free Music Archive
254. Artlist → Pixabay Music
255. Dropbox → Proton Drive
256. Google Drive Storage → MEGA
257. NordVPN → Windscribe
258. ExpressVPN → Proton VPN
259. TeamViewer → RustDesk
260. AnyDesk → Chrome Remote Desktop
261. AutoCAD → LibreCAD
262. SolidWorks → SolveSpace
263. MATLAB → Scilab
264. SPSS → Jamovi
265. Tableau → Metabase
266. Power BI Pro → Metabase
267. ArcGIS → QGIS
268. WebStorm → VSCodium
269. PyCharm Professional → VSCodium
270. DataGrip → Beekeeper Studio
271. Postman Pro → Bruno
272. Docker Desktop Pro → Rancher Desktop
273. Datadog → Prometheus
274. New Relic → OpenTelemetry
275. Sentry → Highlight io
276. Firebase → Appwrite
277. MongoDB Atlas → Neon
278. Vercel Pro → GitHub Pages
279. Netlify Pro → GitHub Pages
280. Algolia → Typesense
281. Pinecone → Weaviate
282. Elasticsearch Cloud → OpenSearch
283. GitHub Copilot → Continue
284. Cursor Pro → VS Code + Continue
285. Zapier → n8n
286. Miro → Excalidraw
287. Trello Premium → Taiga
288. Asana Premium → Taiga
289. Adobe XD → Penpot
290. ProtoPie → Penpot
291. Zeplin → Storybook
292. Adobe Audition → Ocenaudio
293. Camtasia → ShareX + OBS Studio
294. Microsoft 365 → ONLYOFFICE
295. Google Workspace → ONLYOFFICE
296. Adobe Acrobat Pro → Stirling PDF
297. Microsoft Visio → yEd
298. Microsoft Project → GanttProject
299. QuickBooks → GnuCash
300. Xero → GnuCash

300 PAID TOOLS.
300 FREE ALTERNATIVES.

Stop paying for subscriptions when free options exist.

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Check it before you buy your next tool.

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@SqSehrish -20

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@batister_john @omwambaKE Apana check vizuri hii bill date format ni mm/dd/yy. Ilipostiwa before midnight by the time it's cashed out ni 20/7/2026. The bill is okay

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

Tax waiver has kicked off in Kenya.

Starting today, 1st July 2026, the tax amnesty introduced by the Finance Act, 2026 has officially taken effect.

• How does it work?

KRA shall delete your tax penalties, interest and non-compliance fines,

Provided you pay the principal (actual tax) due.

• What period does it cover?

It covers tax liabilities that arose on or before 31st December 2025.

Under one condition.

- You must clear the principal tax before 1st Jan 2027.

Example.

Say your actual tax bill for 2020 was Ksh 100,000.

You did not pay it because of cash flow challenges.

Over the years, penalties and interests have accumulated to Ksh 30,000.

If you pay the Ksh 100,000 before 2027,

KRA shall take the rubber, and erase the 30,000.

• One question many people are asking:

- Will KRA also waive the penalties for late filing of your 2025 tax return late?

The answer is: Yes.

• So what should you do?

• Check your iTax ledger immediately.

• Identify the principal tax outstanding.

• Pay the principal tax.

• Leave the penalties, interest and fines untouched.

KRA shall erase them.

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@KenyaPower_Care

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@KenyaPower_Care I reported a meter issue earlier. I was switched from a working meter to a non-working one and I’ve now been without electricity for 10 days. This needs urgent inspection.”

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@KenyaPower_Care #trending

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@KenyaPower_Care I am currently without electricity. I was switched from a working meter to another meter that is not supplying power. I have had no electricity for 5 days.
Kindly assist with inspection.
Meter number: 14245265260

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@Kibet_bull There's this lady on YouTube her name is "Omowunmi virtual assistant" her channel is an eye opener. She can use that as a free resource

[Davis @davis_O94]

Mwananchi ajitolee, aamke 5am, akae kwa jam mpaka afike job 7:30am. Then apige 8-5 yake. Alipe 30% tax. Alafu bado aswim akienda home while fighting for his life.
Aren't we angry enough Kenyans?

[Cate Dennis @cate_dennis]

@Asswetooo I like this

[Jim Njue @Jim_Njue_]

We should stand for this man.

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7) Always saving information but never using it?
Read "Building a Second Brain" by Tiago Forte.

8) In debt or bad at budgeting?
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9) Want to change your limited mindset?
Read "Mindset" by Carol Dweck.

10) Terrible at small talk?
Read "The Fine Art of Small Talk" by Debra Fine.

11) Scared of starting a creative project?
Read "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield.

12) Want to make smarter financial decisions?
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Read "Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke.

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Read "$100M Offers" by Alex Hormozi.

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[Saddique Shaban @SaddiqueShaban]

Where's the condolence message for these young people abducted, tortured and killed by government of Kenya?

[Billy @MwangiHub]

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[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

My fellow Kenyans, there is something important about CBC and Grade 10 that is not being honestly explained to the public, by the William Ruto government and, unfortunately, by much of the mainstream media.

On television, we are told that Grade 10 learners are failing to join schools because of lack of fees, and that schools lack textbooks.

But there is a bigger question that neither government briefings nor prime-time news panels are asking.

In 2025, the government signed a €180 million World Bank loan for grade 10 & cbc education.

The money was released in December 2025.
Repayment by all Kenyan taxpayers begins in 2029.

According to the official loan documents, part of this money was meant to:

- Provide textbooks for every Grade 10 learner (1:1 ratio)
- Offer full scholarships to needy students
- Build classrooms to support the CBC transition
- Provide free lunch for Grade 10 learners

Now ask yourself:

If textbooks were funded, why are parents being asked to buy them?
If scholarships were funded, why are many learners failing to report for Grade 10?
If classrooms were funded, why do many schools show no new infrastructure?
Something does not add up.

What is even more troubling is that a huge chunk of this loan is allocated to ministry offices, administration, and so-called "consultations," while less than half directly benefits learners.

If loans are borrowed in the name of our children, why do offices benefit more than classrooms and students?

This is not noise.
It is accountability.

Some truths will never lead the evening news.
But they must still be told.
Evidence attached below. Judge for yourself.

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[Andrew Bolis @AndrewBolis]

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