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967 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 967

10to8
Scheduling Booking
Appointment scheduling software
- Web
- iOS
- Android
Free plan, then $7.2/moResearched7-Zip
Productivity
Free and open-source file archiver with high compression and strong encryption
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
FreeResearched- 8
8th Wall
AR VR Metaverse
WebAR platform for browser-based AR experiences
- VR and AR
- Web
- Self-hosted
FreeResearched 
Abstract
Design Tools
Design version control and asset management
- macOS
- Web
Free plan, then $12/moResearched
AccuWeather
Weather Environment
Superior accuracy with proprietary RealFeel technology
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- macOS
Free plan, then $1.99/moResearched
Ada
Live Chat Chatbots
Conversational AI platform powered by machine learning
- Web
- iOS
- Android
FreeResearched
Adobe Lightroom
Photography
Photo editing and organization software for photographers
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- +2
Free plan, then $11.99/moResearched
Adventure Game Studio
Game Development
Create point-and-click adventure games
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- +2
FreeResearched
Affiliatly
Affiliate Marketing
Simple affiliate software for e-commerce stores
- Web
Free plan, then $16/moResearched
AGI STK
Aviation Aerospace
Systems Tool Kit for space and aerospace analysis
- Windows
- Linux
FreeResearched
AgriWebb
Agriculture Farming
Livestock management software for modern farmers
- Web
- iOS
- Android
Free plan, then 79/moResearched
Agworld
Agriculture Farming
Farm data management and collaboration platform
- Web
- iOS
- Android
FreeResearched
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