Comparison Tool
The easiest way to compare business software side by side. Choose a category, add providers and start comparing them in detail.
What is the Comparison Tool?
Business software comparisons create a competitive edge and differentiate between success and failure. Still, picking the best tools for your requirements can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. That’s because often, too many unnecessary variables are available.
Software comparison sites recommend dozens of apps in every niche, each serving a somewhat different purpose. It is quite a challenge to figure out the distinction between them to find quality products that will help you.
Our software comparison tool cuts down hours and days of overwhelming searches and unnecessary things to look at. Our team conducts in-depth software research to make tools comparable in terms of technical parameters, key functionalities, and pricing plans, providing you with essential data to make a well-informed decision.
Our approach to comparing software
Comparing software solutions is not just about browsing software comparison websites. Don’t be convinced that all website information is relevant, objective, up to date, and not a bold prepaid advertisement. Countless reviews published on the web are subjective, and critical business decisions should not be made based on those anonymous opinions.
What we do instead is use a scientific approach to compare software. Our seasoned team of professionals starts with comprehensive market research. We identify the most reliable providers across the globe and capture all the information about their products and services.
After that, we carefully study the differences and similarities between the offers. This information is the foundation for determining and categorizing the essential parameters based on user needs.
You know how much research is under the hood of an entire software comparison process at this point.
Want more details about the research? Check our Best Picks page.
For our software comparison tool, we narrow down the database of our best picks research to create a concise list of absolutely vital features and draw software comparisons from there.
Here is our quick roadmap to developing the best software comparison tool.
1. Market Research & Understanding
It makes little sense to develop a comparison tool for software without knowing anything about the market. To compare relevant data, we first jump into market research with the right experts to fully understand what each software category is about, who the customers are and what they need.
2. Collecting Data
Next, we collect a bunch of data to see which providers are in the market, their offers, and how they differentiate themselves. This data also further helps us to identify key differences between software providers.
3. Structuring Data
It is required to structure the data to bring the same features of providers together. We do so by categorizing attributes and merging them if there is sufficient commonality.
4. Filtering Data
We use a lot of data for our Best Picks rankings to calculate which providers perform the best overall and for specific criteria. However, we can’t display all this data on our website and comparison tool as it would get highly unclear. That’s why we filter for the most relevant information to display in our tools.
5. Presenting Data
Where possible, we break down data into categories using clear text, numbers, or checkboxes. To make it even easier for you to compare software providers, we have designed our comparison tool so that you always have the necessary information in your view.
All of this adds to developing the best software comparison tool. Let's briefly describe how you can best use the comparison tool for yourself.
How does the Comparison Tool work?
We wrapped a complex analysis in a simple, user-friendly interface.
To run a quick comparison of software products, you just need to take a few steps:
- At the top of this page, select a category of software.
- Search and choose software companies that you would like to compare.
- Compare providers side by side, switch their positions for better visibility and even filter only to show the differences between providers.
- Click "Visit Website" to go directly to your favorite software provider.
You can customize your selection of software providers anytime, and it’s saved while you are on our platform. So feel free to use our other tools, add a few providers, and come back. Our software comparison tool will help you make an informed choice to select business software that fits your requirements.
Start comparing software now
Find the right software that meets your requirements without browsing endless software comparison sites, articles, and reviews. Softailed finds roots in extensive, regularly updated research, and the software comparison tool makes science the cornerstone of your business decisions.
In case you feel like you want more than just a robust software comparison and would like to see which providers could be interesting from our perspective, head to the Best Picks.
If you are confused and don’t know where to start, the Finder Tool will provide a custom suggestion based on your unique business needs.
FAQ
What makes the comparison tool special?
The unique feature of the comparison tool is that it only includes the most critical data for each software category. Often you see comparisons where a lot of data is unnecessary or less relevant to display. We make sure to use the space wisely so that you can compare essential features only, making our tool easier to use as there are not hundreds of data points to compare. Focussing on relevancy and simplicity further helps to keep the data up-to-date at a higher frequency. Getting to this point requires a lot of information about the software categories and the market around them. Fortunately, we have our extensive research data and experts for this to filter all relevant attributes accordingly.
How do we differ from other software comparisons?
The most significant difference makes the foundation of our research. We study the market, use industry experts and conduct the most in-depth research possible to filter the best comparison criteria for each software niche. This is based on objectivity and transparency. Most other websites look at a few providers and things to compare while being subjective to make the most effective amount of commissions.
Is my selection saved when switching between pages and categories?
Yes, you can select and save providers on our platform and adjust everything within the comparison tool. If you compare providers of a software category and then switch the category to another one, you will still be able to see your selected providers once going back to the initial category and the other way around. It also works if you look into more than two software categories.