Rank#1
Linear
4.8
Project management built for product velocity.
- Best for
- Product teams
- Price
- Free / $8+
- +Fast
- +Opinionated
- −Less customizable
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Start with Linear
Our top pick in Operate for most founders. Project management built for product velocity.
- Best for
- Product teams
- Price
- Free / $8+
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
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Rank#2
Mercury
4.7
Business banking with founder-friendly tooling.
- Best for
- US startups
- Price
- Free
- +Great UX
- +Built for startups
- −US-focused
Rank#3
Attio
4.6
Modern, AI-native CRM for founders and ops teams.
- Best for
- Startups
- Price
- Free / $29+
- +Beautiful UI
- +Flexible data model
- −Less for enterprise
Rank#4
Intercom Fin
4.5
AI customer support agent that resolves tickets.
- Best for
- Support teams
- Price
- $0.99/resolution
- +Real deflection
- +Great UX
- −Cost adds up