Best Software in Canada (2026)

Indian software company with more than 55 business apps, from CRM and accounting to HR and office tools.

CRMIndia

• Zoho CRM
• Zoho Books
• Zoho People

Australian maker of Jira, Confluence, Trello and Bitbucket – tools for software, IT and business teams.

Project ManagementAustralia

• Jira
• Confluence
• Trello

Customer platform with a free CRM and hubs for marketing, sales, service, content and operations.

CRMUnited States

• HubSpot Smart CRM
• Marketing Hub
• Service Hub

Maker of Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure cloud, Teams and Dynamics 365 business applications.

Public Cloud Platforms (IaaS / PaaS)United States

• Microsoft 365
• Dynamics 365

Cloud CRM platform for sales, service, marketing and commerce teams, including Slack and Tableau.

CRMUnited States

• Sales Cloud
• Service Cloud
• Slack

German enterprise software company best known for ERP, with HR, spend management and analytics software.

ERPGermany

• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP Business One
• SAP SuccessFactors

Customer service and IT service management software, founded in Chennai as Freshdesk.

CRMUnited States

• Freshdesk
• Freshservice
• Freshsales

Search and technology company offering Google Cloud and Google Workspace to businesses.

Public Cloud Platforms (IaaS / PaaS)United States

• Google Workspace

Israeli cybersecurity pioneer – network firewalls, cloud security, e-mail and endpoint protection.

SecurityIsrael

• Check Point Network Security
• Check Point Workspace Security

Israeli work operating system for projects, CRM, software development and service management.

Project ManagementIsrael

• monday work management
• monday CRM

Connected workspace for notes, documents, wikis, projects and databases, with built-in AI.

ProductivityUnited States

• Notion

British provider of accounting, financial management, HR and payroll software for small and mid-sized businesses.

AccountingUnited Kingdom

• Sage Intacct
• Sage Accounting

Payments infrastructure for the internet – online payments, billing, invoicing and financial services APIs.

FinanceUnited States

• Stripe Payments
• Stripe Billing

Zero-trust cloud security – secure internet and private app access without traditional firewalls and VPNs.

Cloud SecurityUnited States

Work management platform for planning projects, goals and cross-team workflows.

Project ManagementUnited States

• Asana

Cybersecurity company whose cloud-native Falcon platform protects endpoints, cloud workloads and identities.

SecurityUnited States

• CrowdStrike Falcon

Global HR and payroll platform to hire, pay and manage employees and contractors in 150+ countries.

PayrollUnited States

• Deel Employer of Record
• Deel HR

AI-powered learning platform for employee, customer and partner training.

LMSCanada

• Docebo Learning Platform

Payroll, benefits and HR for small businesses in the United States.

PayrollUnited States

• Gusto Payroll

Online accounting software for small businesses and their accountants, from New Zealand.

AccountingNew Zealand

• Xero Accounting
• Xero Payroll