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SaaS tools that get things done for tech startups

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Re: SaaS tools that get things done for tech startups

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Post by macNchz »

delgaudm wrote: post #20

I'm not a dev, so some of the dev specific tools I can't speak to, but after looking through this list, for biz admin I suggest looking at Zoho One -- it literally has 90 percent of the tools already and they're integrated, for one price per user. It's been incredible for me as a freelancer to have one place and one price for all my needs: docs, mail, social, email campaigns, transactional email, website, crm, invoic…

I feel like the promise of Zoho One is strong, but when I was using it I found myself frequently frustrated with the way that most of the services seemed to range from slightly-to-dramatically worse than the competition. As soon as you start paying for a couple of alternatives because the Zoho versions are bad, the one-price-for-everything proposition becomes less appealing.

Re: SaaS tools that get things done for tech startups

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Post by delgaudm »

getcrunk wrote: post #29
delgaudm wrote: post #20

I'm not a dev, so some of the dev specific tools I can't speak to, but after looking through this list, for biz admin I suggest looking at Zoho One -- it literally has 90 percent of the tools already and they're integrated, for one price per user. It's been incredible for me as a freelancer to have one place and one price for all my needs: docs, mail, social, email campaigns, transactional email, website, crm, invoic…

Which tools?

I use these: contracts / signatures, docs, e-mail, social, email campaigns, transactional email, website, crm, invoicing, books, appointments, webinars, meetings, project management, helpdesk, ecommerce.

But there are way waaaay more apps included: https://www.zoho.com/one/applications/web.html

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Post by ghaff »

SpacePortKnight wrote: post #24

Good list. It's a little surprising that Google still can't bundle a better chat application in Google Workspace.

Really? I use Google Chat all the time in Workspace. I admit that my needs are pretty undemanding but it does what I want.

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Post by arvindamirtaa »

jeffwask wrote: post #14

Travis CI and Solarwinds on the list eh...

As far as the Get Things Done aspect goes, I'd happy replace Github + Github Actions + Travis/other CI/CD tools with Gitlab. It really does all that, and the CI/CD tool is >>> Github Actions.

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Post by juanse »

yucky wrote: post #26
2c2c2c wrote: post #21

expensify -> brex sendgrid -> mailgun travis -> probably anything else

As someone who moved from Mandrill to Sendgrid, and not exactly satisfied...can you tell me what Mailgun does better?

Deliverability is not one of its strengh. Considering a change right now.

Re: SaaS tools that get things done for tech startups

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Post by dsr_ »

croes wrote: post #10
dsr_ wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article says they value convenience over security.

So they value profit over their customers

There are individual cases where this is the right move. E.g. your main business is consulting services, and you choose a quick-and-dirty service to host a marketing website with no form input and no production content. Convenience of, say, WordPress might trump a static site generator.
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