Tech Stack Shopping Spree For Small Businesses

Your tech stack is more than just a collection of apps and subscriptions - it’s the digital backbone of your business. From your CRM to your project management tool to the hardware on your desk, each component either accelerates your growth or slows you down. Over time, upgrading your stack isn’t just about convenience; it’s about scalability. The right tools help you automate repetitive tasks, improve collaboration, and create systems that can run without you.

In this post, we’ve compiled a curated list of the best and most relevant software for early-stage companies - organized by department so you can shop smart. Whether you’re looking to level up marketing, sales, operations, or finance, these tools can help you build a foundation that’s lean, efficient, and ready to scale. Think of it as your blueprint for working smarter and preparing your startup for the next stage of growth.

Human Resources 

1. BambooHR

2. Gusto

3. Rippling

4. Zoho People

5. HiBob

6. Paycor

7. Justworks

8. ADP Run

9. Conectteam

10. Workable

11. Eddy

12. OrangeHRM

13. Deel

14. HRMS buy Apps365

15. Paychex

16. Personio

17. Zoho Workerly/Zoho People Add-ons

18. BrightHR

19. Workday

20. Paylocity

Content Creation

21. BambooHR

22. Gusto

23. Rippling

24. Zoho People

25. HiBob

26. Paycor

27. Justworks

28. ADP Run

29. Conectteam

30. Workable

31. Eddy

32. OrangeHRM

33. Deel

34. HRMS buy Apps365

35. Paychex

36. Personio

37. Zoho Workerly/Zoho People Add-ons

38. BrightHR

39. Workday

40. Paylocity

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Web Development

41. BambooHR

42. Gusto

43. Rippling

44. Zoho People

45. HiBob

46. Paycor

47. Justworks

48. ADP Run

49. Conectteam

50. Workable

51. Eddy

52. OrangeHRM

53. Deel

54. HRMS buy Apps365

55. Paychex

56. Personio

57. Zoho Workerly/Zoho People Add-ons

58. BrightHR

59. Workday

60. Paylocity

Social Media Automations

61. Hootsuite

62. Sprout Social

63. Buffer

64. Zoho Social

65. Agorapulse

66. Sendbible

67. SocialBee

68. Later

69. Loomly

70. Iconosquare

71. Sprinklr

72. VistaSocial

73. Planable

74. MeetEdgar

75. SocialPilot

76. OneUp

77. Metricool

78. Sociabble

79. YouScan

80. Zapier

Accounting/Finance/Banking

81. QuickBooks (Intuit)

82. Xero

83. FreshBooks

84. Zoho Books

85. Wave

86. Sage

87. Patriot Accounting & Payroll

88. GnuCash

89. Moneyspire

90. ANNA Money

91. Kashoo

92. Zoho Invoice

93. FreeAgent

94. KashFlow

95. Stripe

96. Lili

97. TurboCash

98. Receipt Bank/Dext/Hubdoc

99. ERP

100. LedgerSMB

Product Fulfillment 

101. Zoho Inventory

102. Ordoro

103. Extensive

104. Logiwa WMS

105. Cin7

106. Mintsoft

107. ShipBob

108. Veeqo

109. ecomdash

110. Zenventory

111. Unicommerce

112. FF Inventory

113. SixBit

114. SoapBox

115. Fulfillrite

116. ShipStation

117. Zendrop

118. Katana

119. ERPAG

120. Zetsuite Commerce

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

121. Zoho CRM

122. Hubspot CRM

123. Pipedrive

124. Salesforce

125. Freshsales/Freshworks CRM

126. ActiveCampaign

127. Salesmate

128. Agile CRM

129. Insightly

130. Vtiger

131. Bigin by Zoho

132. Capsule CRM

133. Really Simple Systems

134. Streak

135. Launch (or Flowlu)

136. Monday.com

137. Bitrix24

138. Keap

139. Odoo CRM

140. Nutshell CRM

Artificial Intelligence

141. ChatGPT

142. Grammarly

143. Hubspot

144. Zapier

145. Make

146. Fireflies.ai

147. Notion AI

148. Copy.ai

149. Jasper.ai

150. Beautiful.ai

151. Pictory

152. Glassix

153. Brand24

154. Smartly.io

155. MarketMuse

156. Textio

157. SuperAnnotate

158. Frontline.ai

159. Lumio AI

160. Alta

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