12 developer tools with referral programs across 9 categories. Earn credits, cash, and commissions by referring other developers to cloud, email, database, and infrastructure tools.
12 developer tools with active referral programs across 9 categories. Earn credits, cash, and commissions by referring other developers to infrastructure, email, database, and cloud tools.
4 of 12. If you sign up through the “Use our code” link we may be paid for it. See our affiliate disclosure. Within this section the order is the same unbiased daily rotation we use everywhere else — not by how much any of them pays us. How we order lists.
| Vendor | Category | Referee Benefit | Referrer Benefit | Type | Status | Terms read | Link |
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| Vultr | Cloud IaaS | $300 in credit What you have to do to get it
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$100 cash per verified paid signup | Self-service | Use our code | 2026-08-29 | View |
| Replit | IDE & Code Editors | $20 in credits on becoming a paying customer What you have to do to get it
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$20 in credits per new paying customer | Self-service | Use our code | 2026-10-05 | View |
| Railway | Cloud Hosting | $20 in credits when the new account upgrades to a paid plan What you have to do to get it
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15% commission (first 12 months) | Self-service | Use our code | 2026-10-05 | View |
| Lovable | AI Coding | 10 bonus credits on signing up through the link What you have to do to get it
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100 bonus credits when they pay for their first Pro or Business subscription | Self-service | Use our code | 2026-10-05 | View |
8 of 12. We earn nothing from these. They are here because the programme exists, not because of any relationship with us.
| Vendor | Category | Referee Benefit | Referrer Benefit | Type | Status | Terms read | Link |
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| Netlify | Cloud Hosting | Standard pricing | Up to 20% revenue share | Partner | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| Proton Pass | Password Managers | $20 in Proton credit after a full month on a paid plan (two months on a monthly plan) | $20 in Proton credit when they subscribe to a paid plan | Self-service | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| Proton VPN | VPN & Privacy | $20 in Proton credit after a full month on a paid plan (two months on a monthly plan) | $20 in Proton credit when they subscribe to a paid plan | Self-service | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| Neon | Databases | No benefit stated on the changelog | $5 in credits when the referred account spends $5 | Self-service | — | 2026-10-05 | View |
| Proton Drive | Storage | $20 in Proton credit after a full month on a paid plan (two months on a monthly plan) | $20 in Proton credit when they subscribe to a paid plan | Self-service | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| DigitalOcean | Cloud IaaS | No credit stated on the referral page | $25 credit | Self-service | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| Proton Mail | Consumer Email | $20 in Proton credit after a full month on a paid plan (two months on a monthly plan) | $20 in Proton credit when they subscribe to a paid plan | Self-service | — | 2026-10-08 | View |
| Akamai Cloud | Cloud IaaS | $100 credit for 60 days, after adding a valid payment method | $25 non-expiring credit once the new user has been active 90 days and spent $25, after their promotional credit has been used or has expired | Self-service | — | 2026-10-06 | View |
We track 12 developer tools with active referral programs across 9 categories, including Akamai Cloud, Proton Drive, Proton VPN, Vultr, Lovable, and more. These programs let you earn credits, cash, or commissions by referring other developers.
Sign up for a vendor's referral program, get your referral link, and share it. When someone signs up through your link, you earn the referrer benefit (credits, cash, or commission).
Query this data programmatically via /api/referral-programs (JSON), our MCP tools, or REST API.