A Practical Software Directory for Solo Builders
Canva brings together tools for social graphics, presentations, short videos and printable or downloadable documents. Start with a template or your own content, then arrange text, images and other elements using a drag-and-drop editor. The ongoing free plan includes templates, stock media and downloads without watermarks when you use your own uploads or free content. Paid plans add premium resources and further editing and brand tools.
Infomaniak provides domain names, web hosting and website-building tools from Switzerland. Its Site Creator lets you build from templates without coding, with a free, branded one-page website on an Infomaniak address. Paid plans support larger sites and custom domains. WordPress hosting and professional email are also available. The company publishes environmental commitments covering renewable electricity, energy efficiency and extending the useful life of its equipment.
Buffer helps you prepare and schedule social posts from one workspace. Save ideas, adapt updates for different networks and organise a publishing routine around the time you have. Its ongoing free plan supports one user and three channels, with ten scheduled posts waiting in each channel’s queue. Each published post frees a slot for another. Paid plans expand scheduling capacity and add more detailed analytics, with pricing based on the channels connected.
systeme.io brings course hosting, sales pages, checkout and email tools together. Turn your knowledge into lessons using video, text and downloadable resources, then manage student access and follow-up messages from the same account. The ongoing free plan includes one course for up to 500 students and 2,000 contacts, with limits on automation. There is no platform transaction fee, although payment processors charge their own fees. Paid plans increase the available allowances.
ClickUp brings tasks, shared documents and project planning into one workspace. Break larger jobs into smaller steps, set priorities and deadlines, and follow progress using lists, boards or a calendar. Work alone or assign tasks as other people become involved. Its ongoing free plan includes unlimited tasks and members, with 60 MB of file storage and limits on some features. Paid plans expand storage and add further planning, time-tracking and reporting tools.