Business Tools
The admin layer behind a company.
Software for forming, administering and running a business — company formation, registered agent and compliance services, all-in-one operations suites and the deal marketplaces founders buy their stack from. Assessed on what a founder or small team can operate without hiring an administrator.
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UpdraftPlus
The WordPress backup plugin most sites end up on — and the reason to pay is incremental backups, remote storage choice and one-click migration.
Northwest Registered Agent
Sells the registered-agent relationship first and the formation filing second — the strongest documented option for founders who don't want their home address on the public record.
WPForms
The WordPress form builder most sites default to — worth buying for logic, uploads and point-of-submission payments, not for capture your CRM already does.
LifterLMS
The ownership-first way to sell courses and memberships: a capable free WordPress LMS core with a mature paid add-on catalogue — you keep the site, the student list and the checkout, and you take on the hosting.
Imagify
Cloud image compression with WebP and AVIF conversion — worth buying for a real library of unoptimised originals, not for a job your CDN is already doing.
UPDF
A desktop-first PDF editor with an optional AI assistant — the appeal is one licence covering four devices rather than an Acrobat subscription.
GRC Solutions
Professional cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance training, toolkits and services covering standards including ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2 and DORA.
pdfFiller
Browser-based PDF editing, form filling, document storage and e-signature workflow platform.
Fiverr
A freelance services marketplace, not software — best for well-specified one-off work, weakest as a substitute for an ongoing function.
B12
An AI website builder aimed squarely at professional services firms — the real product is the scheduling, contracts, invoicing and client portal behind the site.
PDF Agile
PDF productivity software for editing, converting, compressing, organizing and annotating documents.
Bizee
US business formation and administration service covering LLCs, corporations and nonprofits plus registered agent, EIN and filings.
AISQ Meteor
An AI-powered agency growth stack combining SEO, social, email, content, audits and other marketing tools for agencies managing multiple clients.
Harbor Compliance
Registered-agent service, entity compliance, licensing and managed compliance for US businesses and nonprofits.
1-800Accountant
US accounting, bookkeeping and business tax service delivered by accountants, CPAs and enrolled agents through an online platform.
Business Anywhere
Launch and manage a US business remotely, with company formation and essential business administration tools in one platform.
Online Check Writer
A B2B payables platform that keeps paper cheques, ACH and eChecks in one place — useful precisely because US vendors still ask for cheques.
Lensmor
Pre-event B2B research that labels where each record came from - organiser-supplied visitor data, official exhibitors, or public interest signals. Useful precisely because it does not claim to be an attendee list.
DealFuel
A marketplace for discounted SaaS, AI, design, development, marketing, WordPress and other digital tools.
LightPDF
A broad browser-based PDF suite with a hard free limit and privacy claims we could not independently confirm.
Integra Global Solutions
Dedicated offshore teams for accounting and back-office work — a services engagement, not software you can trial.
NameRobot
A naming platform that separates generating name ideas from evaluating them. The second half is the part free AI does badly - and the part that decides whether you buy.
PhotoWhoa
A curated marketplace of discounted photography presets, overlays, templates and courses — judge it as a shop, checking licence scope and compatibility on every listing.
Sellful
An all-in-one SMB platform sold at an all-in-one price. Breadth is documented; depth and entitlement are not.
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