Software Directory

Honest reviews and comparisons of the tools small businesses actually use. CRM, invoicing, project management, and more.

51 tools found

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Figma

Figma is the industry-standard collaborative design tool for UI/UX designers and product teams, used at Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, and thous...

★★★★☆ Starter: Free (limited files) | Professional: $12/editor/mo | Organization: $45/editor/mo | Enterprise: $75/editor/mo (billed annually; 2026)
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Canva

Canva is the world's most accessible graphic design platform, with 180 million+ users creating everything from social media graphics to pitc...

★★★★☆ Free: full access to core features | Pro: $15/mo per user | Teams: $10/user/mo (3+ users) (billed annually; 2026)
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Gusto

Gusto is the most popular all-in-one payroll and HR platform for small businesses, used by 300,000+ companies across the US. It handles full...

★★★★☆ Simple: $40/mo + $6/employee | Plus: $80/mo + $12/employee | Premium: custom (2026 pricing)
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Stripe

Stripe is the developer-first payment processing platform trusted by millions of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies. It handl...

★★★★☆ No monthly fee; 2.9% + $0.30 per successful card charge; ACH: 0.8% (capped $5); Stripe Billing adds 0.5–0.8%
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Google Workspace

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) is the cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite that includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides...

★★★★☆ Business Starter: $7/user/mo (30GB pooled); Business Standard: $14/user/mo (2TB pooled); Business Plus: $22/user/mo; Enterprise: custom
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Rippling

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, payroll, benefits, IT, and device management in a single system. What makes Rip...

★★★★☆ Starting at $8/employee/mo (Core HR) — full pricing requires custom quote; payroll and IT modules add-on (2026)
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Shopify

Shopify is the leading e-commerce platform powering over 4 million businesses worldwide. It provides everything small businesses need to sel...

★★★★☆ Basic: $39/mo | Shopify: $105/mo | Advanced: $399/mo (billed annually; 2026 pricing)
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Semrush

All-in-one SEO and digital marketing platform. Covers keyword research, competitor analysis, site audits, backlink tracking, content tools, ...

★★★★☆ From $139.95/mo
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Webflow

Webflow is the professional no-code/low-code website builder that gives designers and developers pixel-perfect control without writing HTML ...

★★★★☆ Basic: $14/mo; CMS: $23/mo; Business: $39/mo; Enterprise: custom; E-commerce: from $29/mo (all annually)
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ConvertKit

ConvertKit (now rebranded as Kit) is an email marketing platform purpose-built for creators, bloggers, and online course sellers. It combine...

★★★★☆ Free: up to 10,000 subscribers | Creator: $25/mo (1k subs) | Pro: $50/mo (1k subs) — scales with list size (2026 pricing)
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ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign is an advanced marketing automation and email platform trusted by 150,000+ businesses. It combines email marketing, CRM, SMS,...

★★★★☆ Starter: $15/mo (1k contacts) | Plus: $49/mo | Pro: $79/mo | Enterprise: $145/mo (billed annually; 2026 pricing)
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BambooHR

BambooHR is a comprehensive HR software platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets. It centrali...

★★★★☆ Essentials: ~$6/employee/mo | Advantage: ~$9/employee/mo (custom pricing, contact for quote; 2026)
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Pipedrive

Sales-focused CRM built around a visual pipeline interface. Popular with small sales teams for its simplicity, deal tracking, and activity-b...

★★★★☆ From $14/user/mo
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Intercom

Intercom is a conversational customer service platform that blends live chat, AI chatbots, a help center, and customer data into a unified i...

★★★★☆ Essential: $29/seat/mo | Advanced: $85/seat/mo | Expert: $132/seat/mo + Fin AI: $0.99/resolution (billed annually; 2026)
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Squarespace

Squarespace is a premium all-in-one website builder known for its beautifully designed templates and polished, professional aesthetic. It of...

★★★★☆ Basic: $16/mo; Core: $23/mo (with e-commerce); Plus: $39/mo; Advanced: $99/mo (all billed annually)
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Sprout Social

Sprout Social is a premium social media management platform designed for brands and agencies that need deep analytics, social listening, and...

★★★★☆ Standard: $249/mo (5 profiles); Professional: $399/mo (unlimited profiles); Advanced: $499/mo; Enterprise: custom
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ClickUp

All-in-one productivity platform that replaces separate tools for tasks, docs, goals, and chat. Known for extreme customizability and a gene...

★★★★☆ Free / From $7/user/mo
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Freshdesk

Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support software from Freshworks that offers a full-featured help desk at a competitive price point. It ...

★★★★☆ Free: unlimited agents, limited features | Growth: $15/agent/mo | Pro: $49/agent/mo | Enterprise: $79/agent/mo (billed annually; 2026)
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Hotjar

Hotjar is a behavioral analytics platform that visualizes how real users interact with your website through heatmaps, session recordings, an...

★★★★☆ Basic: free (35 daily sessions); Plus: $39/mo (100 daily sessions); Business: $99/mo (500 daily sessions); Scale: $213/mo
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Google Analytics

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is the world's most widely used web analytics platform, providing free, in-depth data on website traffic, user beha...

★★★★☆ Free for standard use; Google Analytics 360: $50,000+/year (enterprise, SLA, higher data limits)
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Mixpanel

Mixpanel is a product analytics platform that helps SaaS companies and apps understand user behavior through event tracking, funnel analysis...

★★★★☆ Free: up to 20M events/mo; Growth: $28/mo (up to 100M events); Enterprise: custom pricing
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WooCommerce

WooCommerce is the world's most popular open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress, powering over 6 million online stores. It gives busines...

★★★★☆ Free core plugin | Hosting: $5–30/mo | Extensions: $0–300/yr | Payments: transaction fees vary
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Later

Later is a visual social media scheduling platform built around Instagram, though it now supports all major networks including TikTok, Pinte...

★★★★☆ Starter: $25/mo (1 user, 1 social set); Growth: $45/mo (3 users, 3 social sets); Advanced: $80/mo; Agency: $200/mo
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BigCommerce

BigCommerce is an enterprise-grade e-commerce platform designed for growing businesses that need robust multi-channel selling capabilities. ...

★★★★☆ Standard: $39/mo | Plus: $105/mo | Pro: $399/mo (billed annually; 2026 pricing)
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Square

Square is the all-in-one payment and commerce platform built for in-person businesses — retail, restaurants, and service providers — offerin...

★★★★☆ Free POS + 2.6% + $0.10 per tap/dip; Online: 2.9% + $0.30; Keyed: 3.5% + $0.15; Plus plans from $29/mo per location
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Zendesk

Zendesk is the most widely deployed customer service platform, powering support operations for 100,000+ businesses from startups to Fortune ...

★★★★☆ Support Team: $19/agent/mo | Support Professional: $55/agent/mo | Suite Team: $55/agent/mo | Suite Professional: $115/agent/mo (billed annually; 2026)
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Zoho CRM

Feature-rich CRM built for small and mid-sized businesses. Offers sales automation, lead management, multichannel communication, and AI-powe...

★★★★☆ Free / From $14/user/mo
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Zoho Books

Online accounting software from the Zoho suite. Covers invoicing, expense tracking, bank reconciliation, inventory, and tax compliance — wit...

★★★★☆ Free (up to $50K revenue) / From $15/mo
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Box

Box is the enterprise content cloud platform built for businesses that need security, compliance, and governance alongside collaboration. Un...

★★★★☆ Business: $15/user/mo (3+ users, unlimited storage); Business Plus: $25/user/mo; Enterprise: $35/user/mo; Enterprise Plus: custom
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Wix

Wix is the world's most popular drag-and-drop website builder, powering over 250 million websites worldwide with its intuitive visual editor...

★★★★☆ Free plan (Wix-branded domain); Light: $17/mo; Core: $29/mo; Business: $36/mo; Business Elite: $159/mo (annually)
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Wave Accounting

Free accounting, invoicing, and receipt scanning software for freelancers and small businesses. Revenue comes from optional paid payroll and...

★★★★☆ Free / Payroll from $20/mo
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Adobe Express

Adobe Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is Adobe's entry-level design platform aimed at marketers, social media managers, and small business ow...

★★★★☆ Free: generous access with Adobe branding | Premium: $9.99/mo or included with Creative Cloud ($59.99/mo) (billed annually; 2026)
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Buffer

Social media scheduling and analytics tool for small businesses and creators. Schedule posts across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, TikTok...

★★★★☆ Free (3 channels) / From $6/channel/mo
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Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a leading social media management platform that lets businesses schedule posts, monitor brand mentions, and analyze performance...

★★★★☆ Professional: $99/mo (1 user, 10 accounts); Team: $249/mo (3 users, 20 accounts); Enterprise: custom pricing
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Dropbox Business

Dropbox Business is the cloud storage and team collaboration platform that pioneered file sync and sharing, now offering 5TB+ team storage, ...

★★★★☆ Business: $15/user/mo (3+ users, 9TB pooled); Business Plus: $24/user/mo (unlimited storage); Enterprise: custom
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Microsoft Teams

Enterprise communication and collaboration platform bundled with Microsoft 365. Combines chat, video meetings, file collaboration (SharePoin...

★★★★☆ Free / From $6/user/mo (M365 Business Basic)
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Constant Contact

Constant Contact is one of the original email marketing platforms, trusted by 700,000+ small businesses and nonprofits since 1995. It offers...

★★★★☆ Lite: $12/mo (500 contacts) | Standard: $35/mo | Premium: $80/mo (billed annually; 2026 pricing)
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PayPal Business

PayPal Business is the world's most recognized online payment platform, enabling businesses to accept payments via PayPal balance, credit ca...

★★★★☆ No monthly fee; Standard: 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction; PayPal Checkout: 3.49% + $0.49; Invoicing: 3.49% + $0.49
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