Browse 15 categories
Software categories
Each category page explains what that kind of software does, how the market has changed and which companies build the best-known products.
Every software profile on SoftwareLore has one primary category and up to two secondary ones, so a product such as Jira appears under both project management and developer tools. Each category page explains what that kind of software does, lists the products and companies that compete in it, and offers a short buying guide with questions worth answering before choosing a tool.
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Design & Creative
Interface design, graphic design, illustration and visual collaboration tools.
Affinity · Canva · FigJam · Figma · Autodesk Maya
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3D, CAD & Engineering
Computer-aided design, building information modeling, 3D animation and product engineering.
AutoCAD · Autodesk Fusion · Autodesk Maya · Revit · Unreal Engine
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Productivity & Collaboration
Workspaces, wikis, file sharing, e-signatures and async video for teams.
Confluence · DocSend · Dropbox · Dropbox Sign · Loom · Notion
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Project Management
Tools to plan, track and ship work, from kanban boards to agile issue trackers.
Jira · Trello · GitLab · Notion
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Developer Tools
IDEs, programming languages, source control, DevOps platforms and serverless runtimes.
Bitbucket · Cloudflare Workers · GitLab · GitLab Duo · IntelliJ IDEA · Java
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Databases
Relational, in-memory and document databases that store and serve application data.
MongoDB · MongoDB Atlas · MySQL · Oracle Database · SAP HANA · Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
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Data & AI Platforms
Cloud data warehouses, lakehouses, analytics engines and enterprise AI platforms.
Apache Spark · Databricks Data Intelligence Platform · MLflow · Palantir AIP · Palantir Foundry · Palantir Gotham
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Cloud & Infrastructure
Cloud computing, content delivery and the network services the internet runs on.
Cloudflare CDN · Oracle Cloud Infrastructure · 1.1.1.1 · Cloudflare One · Cloudflare Workers · MongoDB Atlas
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Cybersecurity
Endpoint protection, zero trust networking, threat intelligence and privacy tools.
1.1.1.1 · Cloudflare One · CrowdStrike Falcon · Cloudflare CDN · GitLab
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ERP, HR & Operations
ERP suites, HR platforms and IT service management for running an organization.
NetSuite · SAP S/4HANA · SAP SuccessFactors · ServiceNow AI Platform · ServiceNow IT Service Management · Zoho One
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CRM & Marketing
Customer relationship management, marketing automation and email marketing.
HubSpot Marketing Hub · HubSpot Smart CRM · Mailchimp · Zoho CRM · Zoho One
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Finance, Accounting & Tax
Bookkeeping, tax preparation, expense management and personal finance.
Credit Karma · QuickBooks · SAP Concur · TurboTax · Zoho Books · NetSuite
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Games & Game Engines
Game engines, PC gaming storefronts and the multiplayer games that define them.
Counter-Strike 2 · Dota 2 · Epic Games Store · Fortnite · Steam · Unreal Engine
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Communication & Community
Chat, voice, email and online community platforms.
Discord · Thunderbird · Tumblr · Zoho Mail · Loom
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Browsers & Web Publishing
Web browsers, content management systems and e-commerce for the open web.
Firefox · WooCommerce · WordPress · Tumblr