--- title: "All software categories" description: "Every category Saaskly reviews, grouped by what it does for a business, with how many products are ranked in each." canonical: "https://saaskly.com/categories" last-updated: "2026-09-09" --- # All software categories > 139 products ranked across 13 categories. Each category page carries the ranked table, both price bases and the Trustpilot score; empty categories are in testing. ## Marketing & content Reach people and make the things you show them. - [SEO/GEO/AEO](https://saaskly.com/category/seo-geo-aeo.md): 11 ranked; top: Ahrefs (4.4), Geogen (4.4), Screaming Frog SEO Spider (4.1). SEO tools plus generative and answer engine optimization tracking. - [Social Media Management](https://saaskly.com/category/social-media-management.md): 9 ranked; top: Metricool (4.5), DemandBird (4.3), Planable (3.8). Social media scheduling and management platforms. - [Content Creation](https://saaskly.com/category/content-creation.md): 10 ranked; top: Descript (4.5), DaVinci Resolve (4.4), Final Cut Pro (4.0). Video editing, recording and design software for making marketing content in-house. ## Infrastructure & communications The plumbing: cloud, email delivery, phones, domains and servers. - [Cloud Management](https://saaskly.com/category/cloud-management.md): 10 ranked; top: Proxmox VE (4.5), MultiPortal (4.5), XCP-ng + Xen Orchestra (4.0). Multi-cloud and infrastructure management platforms. - [Email](https://saaskly.com/category/email.md): 9 ranked; top: Postmark (4.4), SMTP2GO (4.4), Resend (3.9). Email marketing and transactional email platforms. - [VoIP](https://saaskly.com/category/voip.md): 12 ranked; top: VoIPstudio (4.5), Microsoft Teams Phone (3.9), Ringover (3.8). Business VoIP and phone system providers. - [Domain Names](https://saaskly.com/category/domain-names.md): 10 ranked; top: Namecheap (4.5), Porkbun (4.2), Cloudflare Registrar (3.5). Domain registrars compared on the price you actually pay (the renewal, not the first-year promo), plus WHOIS privacy, DNS freedom, transfer-out policy and whether you can reach a human in the UK. - [VPS & Hosting](https://saaskly.com/category/vps-hosting.md): 11 ranked; top: Vultr (4.4), Hetzner (4.2), UpCloud (4.0). Cloud servers compared on what a real server costs per month (the instance, backups and a public IP, then the egress bill), where the data sits and who owns the company, whether the one-click images stay maintained, and the services a small team uses: managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, an API and Terraform. ## Security & identity Who gets in and what they can reach: private networks and credentials. - [VPN](https://saaskly.com/category/vpn.md): 10 ranked; top: Proton VPN (4.5), NordVPN (4.3), Mullvad (4.1). VPN providers compared on the price you actually pay (the renewal, not the two-year promo), plus who owns them, where they answer to, whether the no-logs claim was audited, and the features a small team needs: fixed IP, device-to-device networking, SSO. - [Password Managers](https://saaskly.com/category/password-managers.md): 11 ranked; top: Proton Pass (4.3), 1Password (4.2), Bitwarden (4.1). Password managers compared on the price per user you will actually pay on the business tier, on both bases, whether the vendor has been breached and how it behaved afterwards, whether the code is open source and audited, where the company and your vault sit, and the features a small team needs: passkeys, two-factor codes, shared vaults, SSO and an MCP server. - [Antivirus & Endpoint Security](https://saaskly.com/category/antivirus.md): 13 ranked; top: Bitdefender GravityZone (4.5), ESET Protect (4.1), Microsoft Defender for Business (4.0). Business antivirus and endpoint security compared on the price per device you will actually pay for the business tier, on both bases, what the independent test labs say, whether EDR and servers are included, whether you can buy and deploy it yourself without a reseller, and who owns and engineers it, with Russian or Chinese links recorded and marked down. ## Business tools Running the company day to day. - [CRM](https://saaskly.com/category/crm.md): 12 ranked; top: HubSpot (4.4), Pipedrive (4.2), Capsule (4.0). CRM software compared on the price you will actually pay, not the entry tier: the plan a small team needs, its seat minimum and onboarding fee, what the contract allows at renewal, how much you can set up yourself, and the features that matter (sequences, marketing automation, quotes, phone, EU data hosting, an MCP server). Also: when a spreadsheet and Mailchimp are all you need. - [Accounting Software](https://saaskly.com/category/accounting-software.md): 11 ranked; top: Xero (4.4), QuickBooks Online (4.1), FreeAgent (4.0). Accounting software compared on what it costs once the introductory discount ends, whether HMRC recognises it for Making Tax Digital, whether your accountant will work in it, how well bank feeds and payment collection work, and what it plugs into: payroll, receipt capture, an API and an MCP server. --- Researched and drafted with AI assistance; reviewed and approved by Tim Meredith. See https://saaskly.com/ai-transparency.md and https://saaskly.com/editorial-policy.md. Canonical HTML: https://saaskly.com/categories ยท Markdown index: https://saaskly.com/llms.txt