Basically, all CRM providers have the same features – the only difference is how they present them. If paying $150/user/month sounds too much, try SuiteCRM. But, they all are shamelessly expensive (after all, they’re created by the sales team for sales teams). There’s also Pipedrive, which is geared to small-medium businesses. Salesforce and MS Dynamics are the most well-known CRM enterprise solutions. Later, you can run time reports and manage projects in Clockify. If you use Freshdesk and want to be able to easily track time spent on tickets right from Freshdesk, try Clockify’s integration with Freshdesk. You can even use the Google Docs integration with Clockify to see how much time you’ve spent on a particular project. Another major benefit is that you don’t have to install anything. The best thing about Google Docs – and why you should switch – is that there are no files that you send back and forth via emails Instead, you create a document online, send a link, and the other person can open, see, edit things right along with you. Google Docs comes with fewer features than Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which is actually a good thing. Cons: they don’t look as nice as Microsoft Office, take some time to get used to, and don’t have a web version.Īn even better alternative to MS Office is Google Docs. Instead, you’ll have to use either LibreOffice or OpenOffice.īoth LibreOffice and OpenOffice are 100% free, work exactly like MS Office, and can read and write Office files with no problem. Linux doesn’t have Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Linux Mint Instead of Microsoft Office, try Google Docs or LibreOffice

Replace Sketch+ Invision+ Zeplin with Figma.Replace Premiere/ After Effects with DaVinci Resolve/Lightworks.Replace MS Office with Google Docs/LibreOffice.Here’s a list of popular but expensive software that you can substitute with free alternatives that work just as good as the paid options. Software can be quite a big item in your budget – especially you’re paying a monthly subscription for dozens of different apps.Īccording to statistics, an average freelancer spends $518/month on software.

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