Productivity Software Reviews
In-depth looks at price, plan limits and trade-offs.
Productivity and Business Software: Reviews and Deals
Productivity software keeps teams organised: project management, time tracking, communication, documents and e-signatures. This section also covers business tools like accounting software, office suites and freelancer marketplaces.
Which kind of Productivity Tools do you need?
- Project Management Project management software organises tasks, deadlines and team workload in lists, boards and timelines.
- Time Tracking Time tracking software records hours for billing, payroll and productivity, from simple timers to employee monitoring.
- Communication Communication tools cover team chat, video meetings and business email.
- Documents & E-signature Document tools cover e-signatures, PDF editing, shared docs and knowledge bases.
- Business Tools Business tools include accounting and invoicing software, office suites, freelancer marketplaces and software deal sites.
Productivity Tools we track
Listed by coverage, then A to Z. This is not a ranking.
Asana
Project Management Timelines and goals
ClickUp
Project Management Many views per project
DocuSign
Documents & E-signature Electronic signatures
Monday.com
Project Management Customisable boards
Notion
Documents & E-signature Flexible databases
Slack
Communication Channels and huddles
Toggl
Time Tracking One-click timers
Airtable
Project Management
Basecamp
Project Management
Clockify
Time Tracking
Coda
Documents & E-signature
Dropbox Sign
Documents & E-signature
Everhour
Time Tracking
Fastmail
Communication
Fiverr
Business Tools
FlexJobs
Business Tools
Flowlu
Project Management
Freelancer.com
Business Tools
FreshBooks
Business Tools
GanttPRO
Project Management
Google Workspace
Business Tools
GoToMeeting
Communication
Guru
Business Tools
Harvest
Time Tracking
Hubstaff
Time Tracking
MarketerHire
Business Tools
Microsoft 365 Business
Business Tools
PandaDoc
Documents & E-signature
Parallels
Business Tools
pdfFiller
Documents & E-signature
PeoplePerHour
Business Tools
Proton Mail
Communication
QuickBooks
Business Tools
RescueTime
Time Tracking
Sage
Business Tools
signNow
Documents & E-signature
Smartsheet
Project Management
Synder
Business Tools
Teamwork
Project Management
Time Doctor
Time Tracking
Toptal
Business Tools
Trello
Project Management
Upwork
Business Tools
Wave
Business Tools
We Work Remotely
Business Tools
Wellfound
Business Tools
Wishup
Business Tools
Wrike
Project Management
Xero
Business Tools
Zoho Workplace
Business Tools
Zoom
Communication
Productivity questions, answered
Which project management tool suits a small team?
It depends on how your team works. Board-style tools suit simple workflows, while tools with timelines, dependencies and automation suit larger projects. Most have a free plan you can test.
Are electronic signatures legally valid?
In many places, including the US under the ESIGN Act and the EU under eIDAS, e-signatures are legally recognised for most contracts. Some documents still need a handwritten signature, so check local rules.
How is productivity software priced?
Most tools charge per user per month and offer a free plan for small teams. Annual billing is usually cheaper than paying monthly.