Best Tools For Local Businesses

Choose from 50 small business tools and software to help run your business like a pro. Click on the categories below to jump to each section. This list has been updated as of Jan. 2021.

Communication Software for Small Businesses

Team Messaging
1. Flock
2. Slack

Video Conferencing
3. Flock
4. Zoom

Email
5. Gmail
6. Titan

Collaboration Software for Small Businesses

Project Management
8. Asana
9. Trello

File & Document Manager
9. Google Drive
10. Dropbox

Note-taking Apps
11. Todoist
12. Evernote

Productivity Software for Small Businesses

Workspace Organization
13. Shift
14. Station

Time Management

15. TimeDoctor
16. RescueTime

Process Automation
17. Zapier
18. Automate.io

Scheduling
19. Calendly
20. Doodle

Marketing Software for Small Businesses

CRM Apps
21. HubSpot
22. Zoho

Social Media Marketing
23. Buffer
24. Hootsuite

Email Marketing
25. Mailchimp
26. ConvertKit

Website Host
27. GoDaddy
28. Siteground

Website Builder
29. WordPress
30. Wix

Design Tools
31. Adobe Creative Cloud
32. Canva

Accounting Software for Small Businesses

Bookkeeping
33. QuickBooks
34.Freshbooks

Payments
35. PayPal
36. Stripe

Invoicing
37. Xero
38. Wave

Tax Filing
39. TurboTax
40. H&R Block

Operations Software for Small Businesses

Customer Service
41. Zendesk
42. Help Scout

Contract Management
43. DocuSign
44. HelloSign

Performance Management
45. BambooHR
46. 15Five

Recruitment
47. LinkedIn Recruiter
48. AngelList

Learning and Development
49. LinkedIn Learning
50. General Assembly