Get the gift of deals with 12 Days of AWS Activate

Fuel your innovation and trim your expenses—it’s time to reward the people on the nice list with 12 Days of tech-tastic AWS Activate deals. 

From our workshop, to yours: AWS Activate is our flagship startup program where founders go to build their teams with cloud credits, technical support, and business mentorship. Once you’re in, get guidance from AWS experts, access members-only deals, and more. 

Why build your startup with AWS Activate?

AWS Activate supercharges startup growth and helps break common barriers as you move your ideas to reality:

• Joining is 100% free, and gives you access to events, resources, and trainings specific to startup use cases on the AWS Activate website.
• Eligible startups can apply to receive up to $100,000 in AWS Credits to take advantage of eligible AWS services.
• Access member-only discounts on tools, memberships, products, and services that will help you scale.

Whether you’re a founder just starting to ideate an MVP or on track to IPO, AWS Activate is a startup’s first step to prove that their world-changing ideas are possible. As hard as he may try, not even the Grinch can take away that holiday spirit.

Check out our 2024 AWS Activate offers

Get ready for 12 days of festive deals—the AWS Activate elves in our Provider network of top startup accelerators, angel investors, and seed/venture capital firms are gifting exclusive offers you won’t find outside of AWS.

Every day until December 23rd, 2024, check below to unwrap a new present. (Remember, you'll have to be an Activate member to claim the offers.) ‘Tis the season!

Day 1 – Slack

Slack is the work operating system that helps teams work faster with agents and automation, share and find everything they need, and bring the right people together to accomplish anything.

Get the offer: For one year, AWS Activate members save 30% off eligible plan upgrades.

Day 2 – Bubble

Making apps the traditional way takes a long time—even for the most experienced developers. Bubble’s AI-powered no-code development platform lets you build and deploy your first app in days, not months.

Get the offer: AWS Activate members receive $2,500 Bubble credits upon joining.

Day 3 – Confluent

Confluent is an industry-leading cloud-based data streaming service, powered by Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, to help maintain the speed and agility that early-stage businesses need.

Since its launch in October 2022, Confluent for Startups has received 700 applications from 70 countries around the world—with a quarter of all startup applicants coming directly from AWS Activate!

Get the offer: The Confluent for Startups program includes technical help to get you up and running—AWS Activate members receive one year of Confluent Cloud when they join.

Day 4 - Auth0 by Okta

Auth0 by Okta adds sophisticated authentication and authorization to your apps. Since its launch in 2020, Auth0 for Startups has helped 4,000+ startups launch and grow—you've got the next big thing to build, so let them handle your login box.

Get the offer: Auth0 for Startups includes a 100k monthly active user allowance, enterprise MFA, Inbound SCIM, and more. AWS Activate members can access the B2B Professional plan free for one year.

Day 5 - supabase

supabase is a back-end as a service tool that includes Hosted Postgres Database, Authentication, Authorization, Edge Functions, File Storage, Realtime Subscriptions and Vector Databases—that’s basically all the pieces you need to build any web, mobile, or Generative AI application.

Get the offer: Until December 31st, 2024, AWS Activate members receive $500 in free credits and specialized support.

Day 6 - Temporal

Temporal is an open source development model that removes the complexity of building distributed systems so your developer can focus on business logic, and not plumbing. Join over 2,000 companies who are using Temporal Cloud to ship features faster, drive engineering efficiency and guarantee reliability.

Get the offer: After joining, get $3,000 in Temporal Credits.

Day 7: Miro

Miro is a virtual visual workspace that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure and security to help team members collaborate, communicate, and manage projects with ease—no matter where they are located. With Miro for AWS, teams can work together to build architectures with advanced diagramming tools and features like AWS Shape Packs, Reference Architecture Templates, and a Well-Architected Tool integration.

Get the offer: With Miro, you can innovate faster, go to the market quicker, and supercharge your business’ collaboration. Startups on AWS Activate receive $1,000 in Miro credit.

Day 8: MongoDB

Experience effortless integration of AI/ML and data services, turbocharge development, and build the next generation of intelligent applications—MongoDB is a document-oriented database program that helps developers build scalable applications using data.

Get the offer: Embrace the spirit of the holiday season by unlocking data-driven innovation with MongoDB Atlas on AWS—AWS Activate members receive up to $500 in MongoDB Cloud credits.

Day 9: Hubspot

HubSpot is an AI-powered customer platform with all the software, integrations, and resources needed to integrate and scale your business. They also offer a variety of resources critical for startup growth, including masterclasses, personalized onboarding, software deals, and more.

Get the offer: AWS Activate members receive the Startup Fundraising Kit (including tips for managing your raise, a winning pitch deck template, industry reports, and access to upcoming pitch competitions) + up to 75% off their HubSpot membership. 

Day 10: Notion

Notion is a workspace where modern teams create and share docs, take notes, manage projects, and organize knowledge—all in one place.

Get the offer: Eligible AWS Activate members receive six months of Notion Plus for free, including unlimited AI use.

Day 11: Atlassian

From MVP to IPO, Atlassian for Startups provides early-stage companies with best-in-class tools to plan, track, and collaborate on work—without worrying about big upfront costs.

Get the offer: Builders using AWS Activate can benefit from up to $30,000 in AtlassianCloud discounts, and eligible startups get up to 50 seats free for one year while using certain Atlassian Intelligence (AI)-powered products.

Day 12: DataDog

Datadog is a service that brings together data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services to make your stack entirely observable—helping DevOps teams avoid downtime, resolve performance issues, and ensure customers are getting the best user experience.

Get the offer: Eligible AWS Activate members receive up to US $100k in value while using the Datadog monitoring, observability, and security platform. Certain rules may apply.

Year-round help from AWS Activate

For members, AWS Startups serves as a comprehensive hub, offering exclusive deals and resources tailored specifically for startups. It provides a curated selection of tools, content, and materials designed to support startups at every phase of their growth.

Whether you're just beginning your AWS journey or looking to expand your business, the AWS Startup website is your go-to resource for getting started with scaling effectively on AWS.