Software ranked on the facts vendors publish.

Every ranking

Each product is scored out of 100 against rules published for its category before any product was scored. Every point comes from a fact on a vendor's own pages or from an independent lab, with a source and a date. How we score.

Cloud, Backup & PC

Best backup softwareEaseUS Todo Backup leads with 100 points · 9 rankedBest cloud storage servicesProton Drive leads with 73 points · 10 rankedBest data recovery softwareStellar Data Recovery leads with 75 points · 11 rankedBest disk partition softwareEaseUS Partition Master leads with 92 points · 12 rankedP7Best file compression softwarePeaZip leads with 95 points · 10 rankedVBest media player softwareVLC media player leads with 86 points · 12 rankedBest remote desktop softwareRustDesk leads with 87 points · 8 rankedBest web browsersBrave leads with 84 points · 12 ranked

Design, Video & Audio

Best 3D modeling softwareBlender leads with 80 points · 9 rankedBest digital audio workstationsWaveform leads with 85 points · 8 rankedBest photo editing softwareON1 Photo RAW leads with 76 points · 9 rankedBest podcast hosting platformsPodbean leads with 77 points · 10 rankedBest screen recording softwareBandicam leads with 75 points · 9 rankedBest video converter softwareShutter Encoder leads with 94 points · 11 rankedDBest video editing softwareDaVinci Resolve leads with 87 points · 12 ranked

Customer Service

Best AI customer service agentsLyro AI Agent leads with 71 points · 11 rankedBest call center softwareCallHippo leads with 81 points · 10 rankedBest chatbot buildersTidio leads with 82 points · 12 rankedBest customer community softwareDiscourse leads with 93 points · 8 rankedBest customer feedback softwareFeaturebase leads with 95 points · 10 rankedBest help desk softwareZoho Desk leads with 87 points · 12 rankedBest knowledge base softwareProProfs Knowledge Base leads with 81 points · 11 rankedBest live chat softwareTidio leads with 88 points · 12 rankedBest WhatsApp customer service softwarerespond.io leads with 85 points · 11 ranked

Developer Tools

Best API clientsInsomnia leads with 85 points · 11 rankedBest code editorsVisual Studio Code leads with 94 points · 12 rankedBest database client softwareDBeaver leads with 91 points · 12 rankedBest error monitoring softwareSentry leads with 88 points · 12 rankedBest SSH clientsTabby leads with 81 points · 12 rankedBest uptime monitoring softwareHyperping leads with 89 points · 10 rankedBest virtual machine softwareOracle VirtualBox leads with 92 points · 12 ranked

Security & Privacy

Best ad blockersuBlock Origin leads with 95 points · 12 rankedKBest antivirus softwareBitdefender leads with 94 points · 10 rankedBest authenticator appsEnte Auth leads with 91 points · 12 rankedKBest parental control appsKaspersky Safe Kids leads with 89 points · 10 rankedBest password managersBitwarden leads with 94 points · 10 rankedBest VPN servicesProton VPN leads with 81 points · 9 ranked

Productivity

Best note-taking appsAnytype leads with 76 points · 10 rankedBest project management softwareClickUp leads with 97 points · 11 rankedBest time tracking softwareTimeCamp leads with 100 points · 12 rankedTBest to-do list appsTodoist leads with 89 points · 12 ranked

Documents & Writing

Best e-signature softwareBoldSign leads with 92 points · 9 rankedBest PDF editorsWondershare PDFelement leads with 90 points · 9 rankedBest survey softwareLimeSurvey leads with 80 points · 12 ranked

Communication

Best email clientsMozilla Thunderbird leads with 88 points · 10 rankedSBest secure messaging appsSimpleX Chat leads with 86 points · 12 ranked

Web Hosting & Domains

GBest email hostingGoogle Workspace Gmail leads with 82 points · 9 rankedBest encrypted email servicesProton Mail leads with 85 points · 9 ranked

Business Operations

Best form builder softwareZoho Forms leads with 94 points · 11 ranked

Other categories

Best git clientsGitKraken Desktop leads with 74 points · 11 ranked

Websites & Online Business

Best newsletter platformsbeehiiv leads with 97 points · 12 ranked