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A directory of subscription tools

Find the tool. Get on with the work.

Every entry here answers one question: what job is this thing good at, and who is it for. Browse by category, or search for what you are actually trying to get done.

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Websites & Hosting

Cloudways Manages Cloud Servers Without the Terminal

Cloudways lets a developer deploy a WordPress or Magento site on AWS, Google Cloud or DigitalOcean's infrastructure without ever opening a server terminal, choosing a provider and size from a simple dashboard instead. For a small technical team that doesn't want to hire dedicated DevOps help, that's

Best for: Developers and small technical teams


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What are you trying to do?

Build a site

Hosting, page builders, forms and the WordPress plugins that do the heavy lifting.

Reach an audience

Email, CRM, landing pages, SEO research and social scheduling.

Make things

Video and audio editing, AI writing, stock assets and design subscriptions.

Run a business

Project management, customer support, e-commerce, courses and communities.

Stay private

VPNs, password managers and encrypted mail, described by what they actually protect.

Learn a skill

Instruments, languages, woodworking, dog training — subscriptions that teach.

Not sure where to start?

The full directory is searchable and filters by category. Type what you need — “email”, “hosting”, “guitar” — and see what comes back.

Guides are on the way. In the meantime, the directory is the fastest way in.

How this works

A directory, not a leaderboard

There is no single best tool, only the one that fits what you are doing. So nothing here is ranked against everything else. More on the approach →

One job per entry

Each listing names the specific task the tool is good at, and the moment you would reach for it.

Who it suits

Described concretely enough that you can recognise yourself in it, or rule yourself out in one line.

No prices quoted

Plans change constantly and vary by country. We send you to the provider for the current figure rather than quoting one that goes stale.

How it is funded

We earn a commission on some sign-ups, at no extra cost to you. Listings are not sold.