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Property management

Baselane

Free plan· $20/mo 1–50 people

Banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for landlords

Key features

  • Online rent collection
  • Tenant screening
  • Lease management

Online database

Baserow

Free plan· $10 per user per month billed yearly (Premium) 1–500 people

Open-source no-code database and app builder

Key features

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

Benefits administration Category leader

Benefitfocus

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Benefits management platform for employers, health plans and brokers

Key features

  • Benefits decision support

Marketing automation Rising

Bento

$29/mo 1–50 people

Email marketing, automation and transactional email in one place

Key features

  • Visual workflow builder
  • Behavioral triggers
  • Contact segmentation

Error monitoring & observability Rising

Better Stack

Free plan· $29/month 1–500 people

Uptime monitoring, logs, tracing and incident management in one tool

Key features

  • Error tracking
  • Distributed tracing
  • Log management
  • Infrastructure metrics
  • Alerting and on-call routing
  • Custom dashboards

OKR & goal tracking Category leader

Betterworks

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Goals, OKRs, feedback and performance in one platform

Key features

  • OKR hierarchy
  • Progress tracking

E-commerce platform Category leader

BigCommerce

$29/mo (billed annually) 2–500+ people

Ecommerce platform for B2C and B2B brands, from small to enterprise

Key features

  • Built-in checkout
  • Product catalog
  • App marketplace
  • Multi-channel selling

Construction management Rising

Billdr

$200/mo billed annually 2–500 people

Quotes, projects, crews and finances for general contractors

Key features

  • Bid and estimating
  • Change orders
  • Project scheduling
  • Client portal
  • Document management

Accounts receivable and collections Category leader

Billtrust

Contact sales 51–500+ people

AR automation for invoicing, payments, credit, collections and cash app

Key features

  • Cash application
  • Customer payment portal

Contract management Rising

Bind

Paid 2–500 people

AI contract workspace for in-house legal teams

Key features

  • Contract templates
  • Redlining and negotiation
  • Renewal and expiry alerts
  • Central contract repository
  • Built-in e-signature

Online database Founder's app

Bionic Forms

Free plan· $29/mo for the whole team 1–500 people

Describe the internal tool you need and use it a minute later

Key features

  • Linked records
  • Multiple views
  • Rich field types
  • Entry forms

Online reputation management Category leader

Birdeye

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Reviews, listings and customer messaging for multi-location businesses

Key features

  • Review requests
  • Review monitoring
  • Response management
  • Listing management
  • Reputation reporting

Source code hosting & version control Category leader

Bitbucket

Free plan· $3.65/user/mo 1–500+ people

Atlassian's Git hosting with Pipelines CI/CD and Jira links

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Branch protection rules
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Self-hosted option
  • Code security scanning
  • Fine-grained permissions

Password manager Category leader

Bitwarden

Free plan· $4/user/mo 1–500+ people

Open source password manager for individuals and businesses

Key features

  • Shared vaults
  • Admin policy controls
  • Directory and SSO integration
  • Passkey support

CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising

Blacksmith

Free plan· $0.0025/min 2–500+ people

Faster, cheaper runners for GitHub Actions

Key features

  • Parallel and cached builds
  • Managed build runners

Intranet Rising

Blink

$3.75/user/mo 2–500+ people

Mobile-first intranet and communications for frontline teams

Key features

  • News feed and announcements
  • Employee directory
  • Portal search

Nonprofit and donor management Category leader

Bloomerang

$125/month, billed annually 2–500 people

Donor CRM with fundraising and volunteer modules for nonprofits

Key features

  • Donor database
  • Online donation forms
  • Gift processing and receipts
  • Campaign tracking
  • Recurring giving
  • Donor segmentation

Social media management Rising

Blotato

$29/mo 1–50 people

Social posting built for AI agents, API and automation

Key features

  • Multi-network publishing
  • Content calendar
  • Analytics reporting

Online whiteboard Rising

Boardmix

Free plan· $5/member/mo 1–500 people

AI whiteboard with mind maps, flowcharts and presentations

Key features

  • Infinite canvas
  • Real-time co-editing
  • Sticky notes
  • Template library
  • Diagram shapes
  • Presentation mode

Real estate CRM and agent software Category leader

BoldTrail

Contact sales 51–500+ people

CRM, IDX websites and back office platform from Inside Real Estate

Key features

  • IDX website

Employee engagement Category leader

Bonusly

Free plan· $3/user/mo 2–500+ people

Peer recognition and rewards inside Slack and Teams

Key features

  • Peer recognition with points

Salon and spa management Category leader

Booksy

$29.99/mo 1–50 people

Booking and business app for barbers, stylists and salon owners

Key features

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Client records
  • Automated reminders
  • Staff commissions

Chatbot software Rising

Botpress

Free plan· $150/mo 2–500+ people

Visual builder for AI agents on web, WhatsApp and Slack

Key features

  • Knowledge-grounded answers
  • Human handoff
  • No-code bot builder
  • Multi-channel deployment
  • Help desk integration

File sharing & cloud storage Category leader

Box

Free plan· $5/user/month 2–500+ people

Content cloud for secure file storage, sharing and workflows

Key features

  • Storage quota
  • File versioning
  • Admin controls

Digital asset management Category leader

Brandfolder

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Digital asset management for marketers and creatives

Key features

  • Central asset library
  • AI auto-tagging
  • Permissions and sharing
  • Version control
  • Brand portal

Email marketing Category leader

Brevo

Free plan· $9/month 2–500+ people

Email, SMS and CRM platform with a free plan and transactional email

Key features

  • Email templates
  • List segmentation
  • Automated emails
  • Campaign analytics

Expense management Category leader

Brex

Free plan· $12/user/mo 2–500+ people

Corporate cards, expenses, travel and bill pay in one platform

Key features

  • Receipt scanning
  • Corporate cards
  • Approval workflows
  • Spend policy enforcement
  • Employee reimbursement payouts

Software testing & QA Category leader

BrowserStack

$12.50/mo 1–500+ people

Web and mobile testing cloud with real devices and test management

Key features

  • Cross-browser and device testing
  • Test case management
  • Codeless test creation
  • CI integration
  • Visual regression testing
  • Test reporting

API development & testing Rising

Bruno

Free plan· $6/user/mo 1–500+ people

Open-source, local-first API client that stores collections in Git

Key features

  • Request builder
  • Automated API tests
  • Mock servers
  • Shared collections
  • Generated documentation

Social media management Category leader

Buffer

Free plan· $5/channel/mo 1–500 people

Social scheduling, inbox and analytics priced per channel

Key features

  • Multi-network publishing
  • Content calendar
  • Social inbox
  • Analytics reporting
  • Approval workflow

Construction management Category leader

Buildertrend

Contact sales 2–500 people

Construction management software for home builders and remodelers

Key features

  • Change orders
  • Client portal

Property management Category leader

Buildium

$62/mo 2–500 people

Property management software for rentals and associations

Key features

  • Online rent collection
  • Tenant screening
  • Maintenance requests
  • Property accounting
  • Listings and syndication

Digital asset management Category leader

Bynder

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Digital asset management and content workflow for brands

Key features

  • Central asset library
  • Permissions and sharing

Appointment scheduling

Cal.com

Free plan· $12/user/month 1–500 people

Open-source scheduling for booking meetings

Key features

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

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

Business phone system Rising

Calilio

$15/user/mo 1–50 people

Low-cost business calling and SMS with numbers in 100+ countries

Key features

  • Auto attendant
  • Ring groups and forwarding
  • Voicemail transcription
  • Business texting
  • Softphone apps
  • Number porting

Video editing Category leader

Camtasia

Paid 1–500+ people

Screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and training

Key features

  • Automatic captions
  • Audio editing

Digital asset management Category leader

Canto

Contact sales 51–500+ people

AI-powered digital asset management platform

Key features

  • AI auto-tagging
  • Brand portal

Graphic design Category leader

Canva

Free plan· $12/person/mo 1–500+ people

Online design editor with templates, brand tools and print ordering

Key features

  • Template library
  • Brand kit
  • Team collaboration

Medical practice management and EHR Rising

Canvas Medical

$4,000/month 2–500 people

Programmable EMR with AI agents for specialty and virtual-first care

Key features

  • Electronic health records
  • Appointment scheduling
  • E-prescribing

Async video messaging Rising

Cap

Free plan· $12/user/month

Open-source screen recorder with shareable links

Key features

  • Instant share link
  • View analytics
  • Recording length limit
  • Auto transcripts

Note-taking Rising

Capacities

Free plan 1 people

Object-based notes for linked personal knowledge

Key features

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

Commission software Category leader

CaptivateIQ

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Sales commission and compensation planning software

Key features

  • Commission plan builder
  • Automated calculation
  • Rep payout statements
  • CRM and billing integration
  • Quota management

Photo editing Category leader

Capture One

Paid 1–500 people

RAW photo editor with tethered shooting for professionals

Key features

  • RAW processing

Project portfolio management Category leader

Celoxis

$10/user/mo 51–500+ people

Projects, resources, budgets and risks in one execution platform

Key features

  • Portfolio dashboards
  • Prioritization scoring
  • Financial tracking
  • Scenario modeling
  • Risk and issue register

Professional services automation Category leader

Certinia

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Salesforce-native PSA for services revenue and delivery

Key features

  • Project and task delivery

Church management Rising

ChMeetings

Free plan· $12/mo 2–500 people

Low-cost church management with a free plan for up to 50 people

Key features

  • Member directory
  • Online giving
  • Attendance tracking
  • Children's check-in
  • Small group management
  • Volunteer scheduling

Subscription billing Category leader

Chargebee

Free plan 2–500+ people

Subscription billing, revenue recognition and quoting platform

Key features

  • Usage-based billing
  • Dunning and payment retries
  • Revenue recognition
  • Customer self-service portal

AI assistants & chatbots for work Category leader

ChatGPT

Free plan· $20/user/mo 1–500+ people

OpenAI's AI assistant for individuals and teams

Key features

  • No training on your data
  • Team workspace

Chatbot software

Chatbase

$32/mo 1–500 people

Build an AI support agent trained on your own content

Key features

  • Human handoff
  • Multi-channel deployment
  • Help desk integration
  • Automation actions

Live chat Rising

Chatway

Free plan· $31/month 1–50 people

Live chat widget with free plan, apps and an AI support agent

Key features

  • Website chat widget
  • Chat routing
  • Visitor tracking
  • Canned responses

Help desk

Chatwoot

Free plan· paid from $19/agent/mo 1–500 people

Open-source customer support inbox

Key features

  • Ticket management
  • Omnichannel inbox
  • Ticket routing
  • SLA management
  • Macros and canned replies
  • Support analytics

Asset tracking Category leader

Cheqroom

Contact sales 2–500+ people

Equipment tracking, checkouts and reservations for gear-heavy teams

Key features

  • Barcode and QR tagging
  • Check-in and check-out
  • Location tracking
  • Maintenance schedules
  • Custom asset fields
  • Audit and verification

Customer success software Category leader

ChurnZero

Contact sales 2–500+ people

Customer success platform with health scores, plays and renewal forecasting

Key features

  • Customer health scores
  • Playbooks
  • Product usage data
  • Renewal tracking
  • Onboarding workflows
  • CRM and help desk integration

Inventory management Category leader

Cin7

$349/mo 2–500 people

Cloud inventory, purchasing and order management for growing sellers

Key features

  • Multi-location stock
  • Barcode scanning
  • Reorder automation
  • Sales channel sync

CI/CD & DevOps automation Category leader

CircleCI

Free plan· $15/month 2–500+ people

Hosted CI/CD for build, test and deploy pipelines

Key features

  • Managed build runners

AI meeting assistants Rising

Circleback

Free plan· $15/user/mo 1–500+ people

AI meeting notes, action items and automations with search

Key features

  • Summary and action items
  • Supported meeting platforms
  • Searchable meeting archive
  • Bot-free recording
  • Supported languages

Conversation intelligence Rising

Claap

Free plan· $32/license/mo 2–500 people

Meeting recorder that writes call data into your CRM

Key features

  • Call recording
  • Transcription
  • AI call summaries
  • CRM auto-logging

Project portfolio management Category leader

Clarity by Broadcom

Contact sales 500+ people

Enterprise strategic portfolio management linking strategy, funding and execution

Key features

  • Financial tracking
  • Scenario modeling

AI assistants & chatbots for work Category leader

Claude

Free plan· $17/mo 1–500+ people

AI assistant from Anthropic for chat, research and documents

Key features

  • Model choice
  • No training on your data
  • Web search
  • Team workspace
  • Work app connectors

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