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Adobe Firefly

AI Image

Adobe’s family of generative AI models and apps for creating and editing images, with features that also appear inside Adobe products…

Main use
Extending or editing photos
Free plan
Not yet verified
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Afrihost

Web Hosting

A South African internet service provider (fibre, LTE/5G, mobile and VoIP) that also offers web hosting.

Main use
Hosting a simple website
Free plan
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Asana

Project Management

Work-management software for planning projects, assigning tasks and tracking progress across teams, with list, board, calendar and…

Main use
Team project planning
Free plan
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Audacity

Podcasting

Free, open-source audio editing and recording software for Windows, macOS and Linux. A long-standing favourite for editing podcasts and…

Main use
Editing podcasts
Free plan
Yes
Pricing
Free & open source
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Brevo

Email Marketing

A marketing platform (formerly Sendinblue) covering email campaigns, transactional email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns, plus a built-in CRM.

Main use
Newsletters
Free plan
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Buffer

Social Media

A social media scheduling tool for planning and publishing posts across several platforms, with analytics and a simple, uncluttered…

Main use
Planning a week of posts
Free plan
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Calendly

Booking

A scheduling tool that gives you a booking link. People pick a time that suits them from your real availability, and the meeting lands in…

Main use
Booking client calls
Free plan
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Canva

Graphics

A browser-based design platform with templates for social posts, thumbnails, presentations, documents and print. It also includes…

Main use
Social media graphics
Free plan
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CapCut

Video Editing

A video editor for mobile, desktop and web, popular for short-form social video. It includes templates, auto-captions and effects…

Main use
TikToks and Reels
Free plan
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ChatGPT

AI Writing

OpenAI’s general-purpose AI assistant. You type (or speak) a request and it replies conversationally — drafting text, explaining topics,…

Main use
Drafting emails and posts
Free plan
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Claude

AI Writing

Anthropic’s AI assistant. Like other chat assistants it drafts, edits, analyses and explains, and it is often used for working through…

Main use
Reviewing contracts or reports for key points
Free plan
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Cursor

AI Coding

An AI-first code editor built on the same foundations as Visual Studio Code. It lets you chat with your codebase and ask the AI to make…

Main use
Refactoring
Free plan
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DaVinci Resolve

Video Editing

Professional desktop software from Blackmagic Design combining editing, colour correction, visual effects and audio post-production. A…

Main use
YouTube videos
Free plan
Yes
Pricing
Not yet verified
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Descript

AI Audio

An audio and video editor that transcribes your recording so you can edit it by editing the text. It also includes AI tools for cleaning…

Main use
Editing podcasts
Free plan
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Domains.co.za

Web Hosting

A South African provider of domain registration (including .co.za), web hosting, WordPress hosting, email hosting, VPS servers and SSL…

Main use
Registering a .co.za domain
Free plan
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ElevenLabs

AI Audio

An AI voice platform for realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing. You paste text, choose a voice and download…

Main use
Voiceovers for videos
Free plan
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GitHub Copilot

AI Coding

GitHub’s AI pair programmer. It suggests code as you type and offers a chat assistant inside popular code editors and on GitHub itself.

Main use
Writing boilerplate faster
Free plan
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Grammarly

AI Writing

A writing assistant that checks spelling, grammar and clarity as you type, with AI features for rewriting and adjusting tone. It works…

Main use
Proofreading emails
Free plan
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HOSTAFRICA

Web Hosting

A web hosting provider offering shared hosting, WordPress hosting, domain registration (including .co.za) and business email hosting.

Main use
Hosting a WordPress site
Free plan
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HubSpot’s customer relationship management system, the foundation of its wider marketing, sales and service software. It tracks contacts,…

Main use
Tracking sales leads
Free plan
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Jasper

AI Marketing

An AI content platform aimed at marketing teams, with brand-voice settings and templates for campaigns, ads, blogs and social posts.

Main use
Ad copy variations
Free plan
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Mailchimp

Email Marketing

One of the best-known email marketing platforms. It manages subscriber lists, newsletters, automated emails and basic landing pages, and…

Main use
Monthly newsletters
Free plan
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MailerLite

Email Marketing

An email marketing tool known for a clean, beginner-friendly editor. It covers newsletters, automations, signup forms and simple landing…

Main use
Creator newsletters
Free plan
Not yet verified
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Make

Automation

A visual automation platform (formerly Integromat) where you design workflows on a canvas, with detailed control over data, branching and…

Main use
Complex multi-app workflows
Free plan
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Meta’s free hub for managing Facebook Pages and connected Instagram accounts — scheduling posts, replying to messages and viewing…

Main use
Scheduling Instagram posts
Free plan
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Midjourney

AI Image

An AI image generator known for stylised, artistic results. You describe an image in words and it produces several variations you can…

Main use
Concept art and mood boards
Free plan
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NotebookLM

AI Research

A Google research assistant grounded in the sources you upload. Add documents, notes or links and ask questions — answers reference your…

Main use
Studying for exams
Free plan
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Notion

AI Productivity

A flexible workspace for notes, documents, wikis and simple databases, with AI features for writing, summarising and searching your…

Main use
Team wikis
Free plan
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Otter.ai

AI Productivity

An AI meeting assistant that records and transcribes meetings and generates summaries, so you can focus on the conversation instead of…

Main use
Meeting notes
Free plan
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Payfast

Ecommerce

A South African online payment gateway that lets websites and online stores accept a range of local payment methods. It integrates with…

Main use
Checkout for online stores
Free plan
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Perplexity

AI Research

An AI-powered answer engine that searches the web and responds with a written answer plus links to its sources, so you can check where…

Main use
Quick research with sources
Free plan
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QuickBooks Online

Accounting

Intuit’s cloud accounting software for tracking income and expenses, invoicing customers and producing financial reports.

Main use
Bookkeeping
Free plan
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Riverside

Podcasting

A remote recording studio in the browser. Each participant is recorded locally, then uploaded, which helps keep quality high even when…

Main use
Remote podcast interviews
Free plan
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Runway

AI Video

A creative platform focused on AI video. It generates short video clips from text or images and offers AI-assisted editing tools for…

Main use
B-roll and visual effects
Free plan
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Sage Accounting

Accounting

Sage’s cloud accounting product for small businesses. Sage is a long-established name in South African business software, and the product…

Main use
Bookkeeping for small businesses
Free plan
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SA-relevant

Shopify

Ecommerce

A hosted ecommerce platform for building an online store and selling across channels, with an app store for extra features and…

Main use
Launching an online store
Free plan
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Pricing
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Squarespace

Website Builders

A hosted website builder known for polished, design-led templates. It includes blogging, commerce and scheduling options alongside hosting.

Main use
Portfolios
Free plan
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Synthesia

AI Video

An AI video platform that turns a script into a presenter-style video using digital avatars and synthetic voices — no camera or studio…

Main use
Staff training videos
Free plan
Not yet verified
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TikTok Studio

TikTok

TikTok’s own creator tools for uploading, managing and analysing your videos. Like YouTube Studio, it is the first place to look for…

Main use
Checking video performance
Free plan
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Trello

Project Management

A visual project tool built around boards, lists and cards. Move cards across columns as work progresses — simple enough for anyone to…

Main use
Content calendars
Free plan
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vidIQ

YouTube

A YouTube growth toolkit with keyword research, video ideas and channel analytics, available as a web app and browser extension.

Main use
Finding video topics
Free plan
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Meta’s WhatsApp offering for businesses. The free WhatsApp Business app adds a business profile, product catalogue, quick replies and…

Main use
Customer support
Free plan
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SA-relevant

Wix

Website Builders

A hosted, drag-and-drop website builder with templates, plus add-ons for online stores, bookings and blogs. Hosting and security updates…

Main use
Small-business websites
Free plan
Not yet verified
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WooCommerce

Ecommerce

A free, open-source ecommerce plugin that turns a WordPress site into an online store. Payment gateways, shipping and other features are…

Main use
Adding a shop to a WordPress site
Free plan
Yes
Pricing
Free & open source
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed
SA-relevant

WordPress

Website Builders

Free, open-source software that powers a large share of the web. You install it on hosting you choose, then extend it with themes and…

Main use
Business websites
Free plan
Yes
Pricing
Free & open source
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed

Xero

Accounting

Cloud accounting software for small businesses and their accountants. It handles invoicing, bank reconciliation, bills and financial…

Main use
Day-to-day bookkeeping
Free plan
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xneelo

Web Hosting

A South African hosting company offering domain names, web hosting, cloud hosting and managed or self-managed servers, with prices shown…

Main use
Hosting a business website
Free plan
Not yet verified
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Yoco

Ecommerce

A South African payments company offering card machines and tools for accepting payments in person and online, aimed at small businesses.

Main use
Accepting card payments at markets and shops
Free plan
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YouTube Studio

YouTube

YouTube’s own free dashboard for creators. Upload and manage videos, read analytics, respond to comments and manage monetisation — all…

Main use
Understanding what viewers watch
Free plan
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Zapier

Automation

A no-code automation platform that connects thousands of apps. You build "if this happens, do that" workflows — for example, adding new…

Main use
Syncing leads to a CRM
Free plan
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Zoho CRM

CRM

Zoho’s CRM for managing leads, contacts and sales pipelines. It connects with the wider Zoho suite of business apps such as Books,…

Main use
Managing a sales team
Free plan
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Zoho Invoice

Invoicing

A dedicated invoicing app from Zoho for creating quotes and invoices, tracking payments and sending reminders — a lighter option than…

Main use
Invoicing clients as a freelancer
Free plan
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