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Search and filter 812 marketing tools by category, price, business type, and features.

Ranked by Overall Score: our Editor Rating and Market Signal, 50/50. Market Signal uses Ahrefs and Semrush data through September 2026, pulled October 6 to 19, 2026. How we score

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HubSpot

Overall Score89/100
4.9Editor Rating
Market Signal 80

Customer platform pairing a free CRM with marketing, sales, service, content and data hubs.

Best for: Growing B2B and service businesses that want marketing, sales and support teams working from the same CRM records.

Top-rated in Email AutomationCRM & SalesMarketing AutomationAI features
From $7 per user/mo (annual billing)Free plan
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Zendesk

Overall Score81/100
4.1Editor Rating
Market Signal 84

Customer service suite combining tickets, messaging, voice, help center and resolution-billed AI agents.

Best for: Mid-size and enterprise support teams running email, chat, phone and self-service from one queue who want AI agents billed by resolution.

Top-rated in Live ChatCustomer SupportAI features
From $19 per agent/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Overall Score78/100
4.5Editor Rating
Market Signal 68

Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing platform with a transactional messaging API and sales CRM.

Best for: Small and midsize businesses that want marketing email, transactional messaging and a basic sales CRM from one vendor.

Top-rated in SMS MarketingEmail MarketingSMS & Messaging
From $9/moFree plan
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Klaviyo

Overall Score77/100
4.4Editor Rating
Market Signal 68

B2C CRM for ecommerce email, SMS and push, with predictive customer analytics.

Best for: Ecommerce brands that want email, SMS and support data tied to purchase history in one customer profile.

Top-rated in Cart RecoveryEmail MarketingSMS & Messaging
See pricingFree plan
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Manychat

Overall Score77/100
4.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 72

Visual chat automation for Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and TikTok direct messages.

Best for: Creators and consumer brands with heavy comment and DM volume on Instagram or Messenger who want to turn that engagement into leads.

Top-rated in Conversational MarketingSMS & MessagingMarketing AutomationAI features
From $14/mo (varies by active contacts)Free plan
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LiveChat

Overall Score75/100
4.1Editor Rating
Market Signal 71

Website chat software with routing, ticketing and AI assistance.

Best for: Sales and support teams that primarily need fast human live chat on websites and online stores.

Customer SupportAI features
From $19 per seat/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Hunter

Overall Score70/100
4.2Editor Rating
Market Signal 61

Email prospecting platform for finding, verifying, organizing, and contacting professional email addresses by company.

Best for: Sales, recruiting, PR, and link-outreach teams that need professional email discovery, verification, and lightweight campaign sending.

Top-rated in Cold EmailLead GenerationEmail Marketing
From $34/mo (annual billing)Free plan
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Tawk.to

Overall Score68/100
4.4Editor Rating
Market Signal 50

Website live chat with ticketing, knowledge base, visitor monitoring and optional human agents.

Best for: Small businesses that want website live chat and basic support tools with a free core product.

Customer Support
FreeFree plan
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WATI

Overall Score68/100
4.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 54

Customer engagement platform centered on WhatsApp with shared inbox, campaigns, chatbots, and APIs.

Best for: Businesses using WhatsApp as a primary customer channel that also want campaigns, automation, team routing, and additional messaging channels.

SMS & MessagingAI features
From $59/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Zoho Desk

Overall Score68/100
4.6Editor Rating
Market Signal 46

Omnichannel help desk with Zia AI, ticket automation, self-service, and analytics.

Best for: Support teams that need multichannel ticketing with automation and Zoho ecosystem connectivity.

Customer SupportAI features
From $7 per user/mo (annual billing)Free plan
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Help Scout

Overall Score66/100
4.5Editor Rating
Market Signal 44

Customer support platform with shared inboxes, knowledge bases and live messaging.

Best for: Customer-first support teams that want email-based service, knowledge content, and live help without a heavy ticketing interface.

Top-rated in Shared InboxCustomer SupportAI features
From $25 per user/moFree plan
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Crisp

Overall Score66/100
4.1Editor Rating
Market Signal 53

Customer messaging platform combining shared inbox, live chat and knowledge base.

Best for: Small and mid-sized support or sales teams that want live chat, shared messaging, and automation in one workspace.

Customer SupportAI features
From $45 per workspace/moFree plan
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Tidio

Overall Score65/100
4.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 49

Customer service platform combining live chat, Lyro AI Agent, chatbots, and ecommerce helpdesk tools.

Best for: Small ecommerce and online businesses that want live chat plus an AI agent for repetitive support questions.

Top-rated in Lead CaptureCustomer SupportAI MarketingAI features
From $24.17/moFree plan
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Twilio

Overall Score65/100
2.8Editor Rating
Market Signal 85

Developer APIs for sending SMS, MMS, WhatsApp and RCS messages from your own applications.

Best for: Engineering teams that want to build text and chat messaging into their own product or backend systems.

SMS & Messaging
See pricingFree trial
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OneSignal

Overall Score65/100
4.2Editor Rating
Market Signal 50

Push notifications, in-app, SMS and email messaging.

Best for: App and web teams adding push notifications.

Top-rated in Mobile Marketing AutomationSMS & Messaging
From $19/mo + usageFree plan
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Bird

Overall Score65/100
4.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 46

Communications platform for developer APIs, email and SMS.

Best for: Product and engineering teams that need programmable messaging channels plus business tools for customer communication.

SMS & Messaging
From $15/mo (varies by product)Free plan
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SimpleTexting

Overall Score64/100
4.0Editor Rating
Market Signal 55

Business texting platform for SMS campaigns, two-way messaging and keywords.

Best for: Small businesses and organizations that need both mass text campaigns and conversational customer texting from one number.

SMS & Messaging
From $29/mo (varies by credits)Free trial
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Gorgias

Overall Score64/100
4.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 45

Ecommerce customer service platform with helpdesk, AI agent, automation, and storefront-aware support workflows.

Best for: Shopify and ecommerce support teams that want customer service tied directly to order and storefront data.

Customer SupportAI MarketingAI features
From $10/moFree trial
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Front

Overall Score63/100
4.2Editor Rating
Market Signal 47

Customer service platform built around shared inboxes, collaborative workflows, AI, and omnichannel communication.

Best for: Customer-facing teams that want structured support workflows without replacing email-style collaboration with a traditional ticket queue.

Customer SupportAI features
From $25 per seat/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Snov.io

Overall Score62/100
3.9Editor Rating
Market Signal 53

Sales engagement platform combining email finding, verification and prospecting.

Best for: Small sales and lead-generation teams that want prospect data, email deliverability tools, campaigns, and lightweight CRM in one product.

Lead GenerationEmail Marketing
From $29.25/mo (annual billing), unlimited team seatsFree plan
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Missive

Overall Score61/100
3.7Editor Rating
Market Signal 55

Collaborative team inbox combining email, internal chat and tasks.

Best for: Teams that want to manage customer or operational email collaboratively while keeping internal discussion and task coordination inside the inbox.

Customer Support
From $14 per user/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Intercom

Overall Score61/100
3.9Editor Rating
Market Signal 50

AI customer service platform combining Fin AI Agent, helpdesk and messenger.

Best for: Digital businesses that want AI-first customer support with human handoff and a full service desk behind it.

Customer SupportAI MarketingAI features
From $29 per seat/mo (annual billing), plus $0.99 per Fin outcomeFree trial
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Gmelius

Overall Score59/100
3.7Editor Rating
Market Signal 52

Gmail collaboration platform with shared inboxes, workflow automation, sequences, and team analytics.

Best for: Google Workspace teams that want shared inbox ownership, automation, and sales or support collaboration directly inside Gmail.

Customer Support
From $19 per user/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Freshdesk

Overall Score59/100
4.2Editor Rating
Market Signal 39

Email-centered help desk with Freddy AI, SLA policies and a self-service customer portal.

Best for: Support teams that handle most requests by email and want SLAs, a knowledge base and an AI agent in one help desk.

Customer SupportAI features
From $19 per agent/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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SlickText

Overall Score59/100
3.9Editor Rating
Market Signal 45

SMS marketing platform with keywords, campaigns and workflows.

Best for: Businesses that want subscriber-growth tools and promotional SMS features such as keywords, coupons, contests, and loyalty programs.

SMS & Messaging
From $29/mo (varies by credits)Free trial
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Braze

Overall Score58/100
3.3Editor Rating
Market Signal 60

Customer engagement platform for cross-channel messaging.

Best for: Consumer brands running lifecycle messaging at scale.

SMS & MessagingAI features
Custom pricingFree trial
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Interakt

Overall Score57/100
4.0Editor Rating
Market Signal 39

WhatsApp commerce platform with campaigns, shared inbox and chatbots.

Best for: Shopify and ecommerce teams using WhatsApp for campaigns, customer support, cart recovery and sales conversations.

SMS & Messaging
From $12/moFree trial
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Semrush AI PR Toolkit (formerly Prowly)

Overall Score56/100
3.3Editor Rating
Market Signal –

Semrush PR suite for media discovery, outreach and monitoring.

Best for: PR and communications teams that want journalist discovery, outreach, monitoring, and AI-assisted analysis inside the Semrush ecosystem.

Top-rated in Media MonitoringDigital PR & OutreachAI features
From $149/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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respond.io

Overall Score55/100
3.6Editor Rating
Market Signal 47

Omnichannel messaging inbox with AI Agents, broadcasts, workflows, and contact management.

Best for: Sales and support teams managing high volumes of customer conversations across WhatsApp and other messaging channels.

SMS & MessagingAI features
From $79/moFree trial
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Brand24

Overall Score55/100
3.4Editor Rating
Market Signal 49

Media monitoring platform for tracking online mentions, sentiment and reach.

Best for: PR, social, and brand teams that need ongoing online mention monitoring with sentiment, source, influencer, and trend analysis.

Reputation ManagementSocial MediaAI features
From $249/moFree trial
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Business Wire

Overall Score55/100
2.5Editor Rating
Market Signal 73

Press release wire with geographic and industry circuits, investor disclosure and NewsTrak reporting.

Best for: Public companies and PR teams that send regular announcements and need targeted circuits plus post-release reporting.

Digital PR & Outreach
From $475 per release
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CleverTap

Overall Score54/100
3.6Editor Rating
Market Signal 45

Customer engagement platform combining behavioral analytics, segmentation, campaigns, and personalization.

Best for: Consumer app and digital-product teams using behavioral data to drive lifecycle messaging and retention campaigns.

SMS & Messaging
From $85/moFree trial
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Hiver

Overall Score54/100
4.0Editor Rating
Market Signal 32

Shared inbox and customer service platform available inside Gmail and as Hiver Omni.

Best for: Google Workspace support and operations teams that want shared inbox ticketing inside Gmail, with an option to expand into Hiver Omni.

Customer SupportAI features
From $25 per user/mo (annual billing)Free trial
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Podium

Overall Score54/100
2.9Editor Rating
Market Signal 60

Local business platform for AI-assisted lead handling, messaging and reviews.

Best for: Local businesses with high lead volume that want customer messaging, reviews, phone, and AI-assisted response workflows tied together.

Reputation ManagementSMS & MessagingAI features
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Attentive

Overall Score53/100
3.2Editor Rating
Market Signal 51

Commerce messaging platform for personalized SMS, email and subscriber growth.

Best for: Consumer and ecommerce brands that want behavior-driven SMS and email programs tied closely to storefront and customer data.

SMS & MessagingAI features
See pricingFree trial
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EIN Presswire

Overall Score52/100
3.0Editor Rating
Market Signal 54

Press release distribution with geographic, industry, media, and newsroom targeting.

Best for: Organizations and PR teams that want self-service press release distribution with configurable geographic and industry targeting.

Digital PR & Outreach
From $149 per press release