Switching costs.
Your history, settings and habits live there, and moving them hurts.
29apps lean on switching costs
24%of the 120 apps on the list
2still not worth rebuilding (NOT REALLY)
7rebuildable anyway (YES)
Apps
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AirtableSpreadsheet-like database with linked tables, many views, forms and automationsDatabases$24/moper seatYES$24/mo - 02
1PasswordEncrypted password vault that syncs everywhere and autofills logins in every browserSecurity$4.99/moKINDA$4.99/mo - 03
AsanaTeam task and project tracker with lists, boards, timelines, rules and goalsProject management$13.49/moper seatKINDA$13.49/mo - 04
ChatGPT PlusOpenAI's assistant with its newest models, voice, images, deep research and CodexAI assistants$20/moKINDA$20/mo - 05
IntercomLive chat, a shared inbox and an AI agent that answers customers from your help contentCustomer support$39/moper seatKINDA$39/mo - 06
NotionOne workspace for notes, docs, wikis and databases, with AI and sharing built inNotes & knowledge$12/moper seatKINDA$12/mo - 07
PipedriveSales CRM built around a drag-and-drop deal pipeline, with email and automationsCRM$24/moper seatKINDA$24/mo - 08
WebflowDesign sites on a visual canvas that writes real HTML and CSS, with a CMS and hostingWebsite builders$25/moKINDA$25/mo - Max MiskowSponsoredAI agents, automations and MVPs, built for your company.Visit site ›
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ZendeskTurn customer email and chat into tickets that a team assigns, answers and tracksCustomer support$25/moper seatKINDA$25/mo - 10
BitlyShort links on your own domain, with QR codes and click analyticsAnalytics$35/moYES$35/mo - 11
CannyFeedback boards where customers post and upvote ideas, with a roadmap and changelogUser research$99/moYES$99/mo - 12
CrowdinLocalization hub where translators and machine translation fill in your app's stringsLocalization$59/moYES$59/mo - 13
Matomo CloudHosted Matomo: Google Analytics-style reports without sampling, plus heatmaps and funnelsAnalytics$24.61/moYES$24.61/mo - 14
RetoolBuilder for internal admin apps, dashboards and workflows on your databases and APIsNo-code apps$12/moper seatYES$12/mo - 15
YNABZero-based budgeting app: give every dollar a job, then track spending against itPersonal finance$14.99/moYES$14.99/mo - 16
ActiveCampaignEmail marketing with tag-driven automations, segments, forms and a light CRMNewsletters$19/moKINDA$19/mo - 17
BubbleVisual builder for web and mobile apps, with the database, logic and hosting includedNo-code apps$32/moKINDA$32/mo - 18
DatadogCloud monitoring that collects metrics, logs and traces from servers and appsMonitoring$18/moKINDA$18/mo - 19
FlutterFlowVisual builder for Flutter mobile and web apps, with backend wiring and code exportNo-code apps$39/moKINDA$39/mo - 20
Ghost(Pro)Managed hosting for Ghost: a blog, an email newsletter and paid memberships in onePublishing$18/moKINDA$18/mo