A popular to-do list and task manager app that works across devices. Todoist allows you to capture tasks, set due…

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Google’s sticky-note app for capturing quick notes, lists, and reminders. Keep is simple but effective for productivity — you can…

Microsoft’s note-taking application, part of Office. It mimics a spiral notebook with sections and pages, allowing rich text, images, and…

An open-source office suite that small businesses or individuals use as a free alternative to Microsoft. While the desktop LibreOffice…

A no-code automation tool that connects apps together, enabling automated workflows for everyday operations. With Zapier, a small business can,…

A leading business intelligence and data visualization tool (now part of Salesforce). Tableau connects to various data sources (spreadsheets, databases,…

Microsoft’s BI and data analysis platform, also targeted to business users. Power BI allows companies to aggregate data from Excel,…

The leading electronic signature platform. DocuSign enables businesses to prepare, send, and obtain legally-binding signatures on documents digitally – speeding…

A widely-used customer support and helpdesk SaaS. From an operations standpoint, Zendesk helps businesses manage incoming customer inquiries across email,…

Freshdesk is a comparable customer support platform by Freshworks, often favored by SMBs for its generous free tier and ease.…

A no-code operational workflow platform that allows companies to build custom business applications (forms, databases, automation) without coding. Quickbase can…