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Appointment scheduling Category leader

Acuity Scheduling

$16/mo 1–500 people

Online appointment booking for service businesses, by Squarespace

Key features

  • Calendar sync
  • Booking page
  • Automated reminders
  • Team scheduling
  • Payment at booking

Online database Category leader

Airtable

Free plan· $20 per seat per month billed annually (Team) 1–500+ people

Spreadsheet-style databases with views and automations

Key features

  • Linked records
  • Multiple views
  • Rich field types
  • Formulas and rollups
  • Entry forms
  • Field-level permissions

Internal tool builder Category leader

Appsmith

Free plan· $15/user/month 2–500+ people

Open-source low-code platform for admin panels and internal tools

Key features

  • Drag-and-drop UI builder
  • Database connectors
  • API connectors
  • Custom code support
  • Roles and permissions
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment

Appointment scheduling Category leader

Calendly

Free plan· $10/seat/mo 1–500+ people

Scheduling links, routing and reminders for individuals and teams

Key features

  • Calendar sync
  • Booking page
  • Availability rules
  • Automated reminders
  • Team scheduling
  • Payment at booking

Documents & knowledge base Category leader

Coda

Free plan 2–500 people

Docs that combine text, tables and apps in one page

Form builder Category leader

Cognito Forms

Free plan· $24/mo 1–500+ people

Form builder with payments, e-signatures and approval workflows

Key features

  • Payment collection

Documents & knowledge base Category leader

Confluence

Free plan 2–500+ people

Team workspace for pages, whiteboards and shared knowledge

Key features

  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Nested page structure
  • Full-text search
  • Page permissions
  • Page templates
  • Version history

Note-taking Category leader

Evernote

Free plan 1–50 people

Notes, tasks and calendar in one app

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Web clipper
  • Offline access
  • Shared notes

Form builder Category leader

Jotform

Free plan· $39/month 1–500+ people

Online form builder with payments, AI form creation and 150+ integrations

Key features

  • Conditional logic
  • Payment collection
  • Integrations and webhooks

Workflow automation Category leader

Make

Free plan 1–500 people

Visual automation platform for connecting apps

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Branching logic
  • Visual builder
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

Note-taking Category leader

Microsoft OneNote

Free 1–500+ people

Free digital notebook from Microsoft

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Search inside content
  • Web clipper
  • Offline access
  • Shared notes

Internal tool builder Category leader

Microsoft Power Apps

$20/user/month 2–500+ people

Build business apps with drag and drop, AI or code, on Microsoft Dataverse

Key features

  • Drag-and-drop UI builder
  • API connectors
  • Custom code support

Documents & knowledge base Category leader

Notion

Free plan· $10/member/month 1–500+ people

Docs, wikis and project tracking in one workspace

Key features

  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Nested page structure
  • Full-text search
  • Page permissions
  • Page templates
  • Version history

Note-taking Category leader

Obsidian

Free plan· $4/user/month billed annually 1–50 people

Private Markdown notes stored as local files

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Offline access

Internal tool builder Category leader

Retool

Free plan· $10 per builder per month billed annually (Team) 1–500+ people

Build internal tools on top of your data

Key features

  • Drag-and-drop UI builder
  • Database connectors
  • API connectors
  • Custom code support
  • Roles and permissions
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment

Appointment scheduling Category leader

Setmore

Free plan 1–50 people

Online booking, reminders and payments for service businesses

Key features

  • Calendar sync
  • Booking page
  • Automated reminders
  • Team scheduling
  • Payment at booking

Online database Category leader

SmartSuite

$15/seat/mo 2–500+ people

Relational work platform with tables, automations and dashboards

Key features

  • Linked records
  • Multiple views
  • Rich field types
  • Formulas and rollups
  • Entry forms
  • Field-level permissions

Form builder Category leader

Typeform

Free plan 1–500+ people

Conversational forms and surveys with logic, payments and AI

Key features

  • Conditional logic
  • File upload fields
  • Payment collection
  • Integrations and webhooks

Workflow automation Category leader

Zapier

Free plan· $19.99/month billed annually (Professional, 750 tasks); $29.99 billed monthly 1–500+ people

Connect your apps and automate tasks

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Branching logic
  • Visual builder
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

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