1 Close is a sales CRM built for outbound teams, with calling, SMS, email sequences and an AI assistant baked in — so reps don't juggle a separate dialer. It's a strong fit for SMB and startup sales teams, with a genuinely usable $9 solo tier. The catch: the features most teams actually want start at the $35/user Essentials plan.
Free trial From $9/mo
2 Riverside records studio-quality remote podcasts and video interviews in the browser, capturing separate high-res local tracks for each guest, then adds AI editing on top. It's a top pick for creators and marketing teams producing video content. Guests join free, and there's a real free tier — just re-check current plan prices, which vary across sources.
Freemium From $15/mo
3 Beautiful.ai uses smart templates that auto-adjust layout, spacing and alignment so every slide looks designed without design skills. It's excellent for teams that need on-brand decks fast and consistently. The trade-off is less pixel-level freedom than PowerPoint, and it's subscription-only with no free plan.
Free trial From $12/mo
4 Gamma turns a prompt or outline into a polished presentation, document or web page in seconds, with a flexible card-based editor. It's fast, has a genuine free tier, and is great for quick decks and pitches. Heavy brand-control users and slide purists may still prefer a more structured tool like Beautiful.ai.
Freemium Free tier
5 FullEnrich finds verified B2B emails and phone numbers by 'waterfalling' across many data providers, so hit-rates beat any single source. It's the ideal upstream partner to a cold-email tool like Instantly — better data in, better campaigns out. Pricing is transparent with a real free tier; just watch that phone lookups cost 10x an email credit.
Freemium Free tier
6 Databox unifies metrics from dozens of tools into clean dashboards and automated reports, with AI to summarise and forecast. It's a strong pick for marketing teams and agencies that report across many data sources. There's a real free tier, but the jump to team plans is steep once you outgrow it.
Freemium Free tier
7 Instantly is a cold-outreach powerhouse: unlimited sending accounts, built-in deliverability warmup and a large B2B lead database in one platform. It's a strong fit for sales teams and lead-gen agencies sending real volume. The catch is a modular pricing structure that can cost far more than the advertised entry price once you add leads and CRM.
Paid From $47/mo
8 Vista Social is a well-priced, agency-friendly social media management platform covering scheduling, engagement, analytics and optional listening and advocacy modules. It's a strong value pick against pricier category leaders. The main friction is a steep jump from the mid tier to the agency tier, and a slightly confusing affiliate setup.
Free trial From $79/mo