The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box. Visual proof of ease: The demo walks viewers through exactly how tap-to-pay works in the app, making the product feel approachable and foolproof. 5 from 8K+ reviews) is front and center.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

I've been working remotely for my entire tech writing career—well over a decade now—so I have a lot of experience testing apps and actually using online collaborative tools. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

It can crunch vast datasets for that aha insight, prototype a web app for a partner, or rapidly test new product features while your team dreams up the next big thing. Using Zapier , you can connect your apps and orchestrate the entire process, setting up triggers, actions, and conditional logic that put the AI models to work.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

These apps offer the AI, automation, documentation, and reporting features that you need to keep the lead pipes (the ones pronounced leed , not led ) flowing smoothly. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

“ Campaign Monitor is the best app “ “I have four stores and use Campaign Monitor on all four. With its drag-and-drop email builder, prebuilt automated journeys, and straightforward yet effective segmentation capabilities, it’s ideal for businesses that want professional results without the complexity.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Extensive App Marketplace – Connect with over 300 integrations to extend functionality. “ Campaign Monitor is the best app “ “I have four stores and use Campaign Monitor on all four. The platform excels at helping businesses create visually stunning emails without sacrificing deliverability or analytics depth.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

AI orchestration vs. traditional AI apps Traditional AI applications are standalone programs designed to perform specific tasks using artificial intelligence, like a chatbot that can answer customer questions, a recommendation engine that suggests products, or an image recognition app that can tell you what breed of dog you just photographed.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Today you can make calls using FaceTime, Messenger, WhatsApp, or dozens of other call apps, and virtual phone systems do the same for your office number. Download an app to start making calls from a desktop, laptop, and mobile phone in a matter of minutes. Getting started with VoIP is super simple. Select your phone number(s).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

5 things you should automate today Start automating I've been using and writing about graphic design apps since Photoshop was available on physical disks, and while I enjoy Canva, it isn't my go-to tool in most situations. It's an app that can fit almost any workflow or budget. It's not even the design app I use.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. Zoho has approximately one zillion apps that cover you across your organization, and here, I'll walk you through everything on offer.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. I didn't just read these apps' marketing materials and customer reviews.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. For example, in order to manage alerts, you're navigated to Opsgenie, a totally separate Atlassian app. Integrating Zendesk and Jira Plot twist: the two apps also natively integrate, and you can use them together.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Behavioral Targeting — Create automated messages based on real-time customer behavior across web, app, email, and purchase touchpoints. “ Campaign Monitor is the best app “ “I have four stores and use Campaign Monitor on all four.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. This year, to help you avoid analysis paralysis, I researched more than 50 free invoicing apps and spent several days testing the top contenders. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. Mind mapping with a pen and paper is a joy.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. There's no one single best AP automation software.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Instead of dividing enterprise automation into those categories, I'll stick to a people-first framing here—because automation is only valuable if it actually helps teams work better. Zapier, for example, integrates with 8,000+ apps, so it's likely to cover all your bases. Also, take stock of your workflows' complexity.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 9, 2025

The BLOOM⁴³ Device: Redefining Surgical Prehabilitation BLOOM⁴³ integrates a wearable device with a companion app, enabling patients to precondition their skin with intermittent, safe thermal stimulation. Plexāā is building a category-defining platform that can transform care not just in the U.S. but globally.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

I considered and researched dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top 20 contenders to narrow it down to these eight form plugins for WordPress. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics. Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce Wix and Squarespace are two of the most popular website-building apps. Wix is best for small businesses.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

APIs also perform a lot of the heavy lifting for programming new apps. Getting started with APIs How to use an API How to connect an app to an API REST vs. GraphQL vs. SOAP APIs Types of APIs Why use an API? Connect apps without coding using Zapier API FAQ What is an API? Think about your favorite weather app.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Try the news story categorizer agent Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Categorize articles into relevant groups (default categories: U.S., Compile summaries and categories into a final Google Doc report.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Every other term on this list falls under the umbrella of AI, so it's a pretty fuzzy category to define. Tools like Zapier make it possible to add AI to almost any service or workflow, so you can, for example, pull the power of ChatGPT into any of the other apps you use at work.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Automatically extract data from your apps with Zapier Learn how And again, like oil, not all data comes out of the ground with the same properties. Whether it's the names of individuals, categories of products, or song titles, as long as the information is organized within a framework, it's structured data.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

I use some of these apps daily as a prompt to make my writing more concise and, hopefully, more enjoyable. I considered dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top contenders to narrow it down to these six apps. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Tinybop 's revenues have enabled it to build more and more apps--meaning that when you discover them, there are so many more titles to choose from for your kids. Now, you can buy their apps in bundles at better pricing than just one at a time. Something interesting happened when Hungryroot got more popular and started to scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. But deep down I personally yearn for bigger ideas and more profound products.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

Physical and Mental Health Apps. Meditation apps like Headspac e and Calm will provide opportunities for users to unwind after a long day of solitary work or managing a household full of kids off school. Brands like ClassPass can draw customers to their database of online yoga, pilates and HIIT classes. Games, Toys & Projects.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

It's been launching AI offerings for every major category (think Firebase Studio for vibe coding), and Veo is its answer to AI-generated videos. Veo 3 is available in both the Gemini chatbot and Flow , Google's AI filmmaking app. Google has decided to change that. And it's impressive. wide, close-up, tracking shots).

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. And it plays nice with thousands of other apps. Try the template 2. Try the template 5.

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Y Combinator

MAY 6, 2020

Consumers’ desire for social engagement while shopping is highlighted by sales within categories. Social shopping is particularly important for categories where consumers seek feedback or recommendations from friends. To maximize this effect, Pinduoduo launched in the fruits and vegetables category.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Joining the fray is Heart to Heart , an audio-first dating app aiming to bring back some intimacy to the process of finding the right person for your next foray, whether that’s a saucy encounter or a mate for life. “When it came down to the dating apps, it was never something I could get into. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

In freight brokerage, Convoy and Uber Freight digitized the traditional process of matching truckers with loads, enabling them to streamline hours of emails and phone calls with simple app-based workflows. Again and again, we see these call-and-response patterns of disruptive innovation across supply chain categories.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Mobile apps have become part of the bedrock of how the world at large gets things done and spends a lot of its leisure time, so it’s no surprise that the development of them has become increasingly democratized, too. There are a number of apps out there (and more being built) to build mobile apps without the need for coding expertise.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

On its app, students watch live classes from educators and later engage in sessions to review topics in more detail. Even as most Indians tend not to pay for online services — just ask Google and Facebook, both of which count India as their biggest market by users but make little in the country — the education category is an outlier.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

tapped into a new wave of businesses wanting their own native apps with a turnkey approach, accelerated by the rapid digitization of life during the pandemic. Builder’s “Natasha” AI will be available to users of Teams, and made available when they are looking to build apps and software. We see Builder.ai

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