Editor's picks
Six platforms, chosen by use case
Filter by category. Published prices, seat rules, contract terms and product limits are sourced from the vendors. Break-even points, payback thresholds and fit judgments are SaaS COMPASS models or editorial views; we show the assumptions and arithmetic behind them.
Editor's pick
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CRM & Revenue Platform
Start on the free CRM and consolidate sales, marketing and service onto one customer record. The fastest route out of deal-tracking that lives in one person's head.
Free tier
SSO
Localized UI
Check before choosing
If you manage only a few open deals, check whether the free CRM or Starter covers your needs. Budget for the step from Starter to Professional ($1,300/mo).
Starter
from $7 / seat (promo) · $20 regular
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SEO & Market Intelligence
See which keywords and paid campaigns actually bring your competitors traffic. Turns web spend from an act of faith into a budget line you can defend.
Competitor data
Ad research
AI visibility
Check before choosing
Decide who will review the reports and act on the findings. The subscription cost is easier to justify when that work has a place in the team's schedule.
SEO$139 / mo
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Work & Project Management
Replaces the shared spreadsheet with boards anyone can read at a glance. Its real value is showing, without a status meeting, exactly where work is stuck.
Intuitive UI
Automations
Localized UI
Check before choosing
With a three-seat minimum, one or two people pay for unused seats. Where the arithmetic starts to work depends on the plan and the hours it saves — run the numbers for your headcount →
Basic · annualfrom $9 / seat
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Tasks & Workflow
Its distinguishing feature is tying daily tasks to stated goals — so leadership can see whether the strategy has reached the people executing it.
Goal tracking
Free tier
Integrations
Check before choosing
If deal pipelines and contact histories are the main need, compare a CRM as well. Asana is designed primarily to manage work and projects.
Starter · annualfrom $10.99 / seat
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Commerce & Cross-border
Multi-currency, multi-language and local payment methods come as standard, so a new market is a configuration decision rather than a development project.
Multi-currency
Cross-border
App ecosystem
Check before choosing
At low volume the fixed monthly fee and payment terms dominate. The break-even against a marketplace depends on order value, payment method, marketplace fees and ad spend — not order count alone. Work it out for your own numbers →
Basic · annualfrom $29 / mo
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Corporate Site & Landing Pages
The floor on design quality is unusually high, which means a credible corporate presence without an agency. Well suited to recruitment and investor-facing sites.
Premium templates
Custom domain
SSL
Check before choosing
If you need deep integrations, membership areas or a multilingual site, check the available features and plan limits against your requirements before choosing.
Basic · annualfrom $19 / mo
