Secret (JoinSecret) is a deals platform for startups that unlocks credits, discounts and extended trials on hundreds of popular SaaS products through one membership.
Startups routinely overpay for the software everyone uses. Secret negotiates directly with software companies and startup programs, then packages the offers, from cloud credits to deep first-year discounts on CRM, marketing, AI and finance tools, into a single curated catalog. Members browse 600+ deals, claim the ones they qualify for and follow guided instructions to redeem each credit or discount. Because many offers route through official startup programs such as cloud provider activate schemes, the savings can reach thousands of dollars per tool, making Secret a standard first stop when a young company sets up its stack.
Secret was founded in France in 2019 and has grown into one of the most-used perks platforms in the startup ecosystem, now listing hundreds of offers from more than a thousand software companies. Many flagship deals come from official startup programs such as cloud provider schemes, which Secret surfaces in one place so founders no longer have to hunt down each application separately. Eligibility varies by deal: some credits require a company website, a business email domain or acceptance into the underlying partner program.
Secret’s free plan includes hundreds of deals at no cost. Premium membership, which unlocks the full catalog including the highest-value credits, costs $149 per year, with a lifetime option at $399 one time.
Secret is designed for early-stage founders and small startup teams that want to cut their software bill and stretch runway by claiming credits they already qualify for.