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Productivity software
27 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.
Showing 1–24 of 27



Bear Notes
Beautiful note-taking app for Apple devices
Free plan, then $1.99/mo- macOS
- iOS
4 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Circleback
AI meeting notes that join calls from your calendar and push action items into other tools
Free plan, then $20.83/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Coggle
Simple, Fast, and Powerful Mind Maps. Just Coggle it!
Free plan, then $5/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

DeskTime
Automatic computer activity tracking and productivity analytics
Free plan, then $9/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +3
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

DocuSeal
Open source document signing platform
Free plan, then $20/mo4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

FigJam
Free online whiteboard for teams
Free plan available- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- +2
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Focus@Will
Subscription streaming of instrumental music channels intended to be worked to rather than listened to
Free plan, then $4.95/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +2
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Focusmate
Virtual co-working platform for accountability and productivity
Free plan, then $8/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Google Slides
Google's browser presentation editor, free with a Google account and included in every Workspace edition
Free plan, then €4.76/mo3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Granola
AI notepad that transcribes meetings and merges transcripts with user notes
Free plan, then $14/mo- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- +1
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Habitica
Open source task manager that runs your habits, dailies and to-dos as a role-playing game
Free plan, then $4.99/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

iLovePDF
Browser toolbox for merging, splitting, compressing and converting PDFs, processed on the vendor's servers
Free plan, then $7/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Kami
The ultimate document annotation and collaboration tool
Free plan, then $12/mo- Web
- Browser extension
- iOS
- +1
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Lazy
Simple task management that actually works
Free plan, then $4/mo- Web
- iOS
3 alternatives · 1 question answered

Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft's free-form notebook, free with a Microsoft account and synced through OneDrive
Free plan available- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +2
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Milanote
Board-based visual workspace for creative planning, free up to 100 items for the whole account
Free plan, then $9.99/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

MindMeister
Collaborative online mind mapping, free for three maps in total
Free plan, then $6/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered


RemNote
Note-taking where lines become spaced repetition flashcards as you write them
Free plan, then $8/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Rows
Browser spreadsheet whose formulas call live data from analytics, CRM and payment services
Free plan available4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Sejda
Browser based access to all PDF tools
Free plan, then $5/week4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

SignWell
Electronic signature service priced per sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans
Free plan, then $10/mo4 alternatives · 4 questions answered
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