Tools for a one-person company

No hardware, no logistics: everything here is a service you set up in an afternoon and keep for years. Nothing is ranked or reviewed; each card says what the tool does, and the seller says what it costs.

Security & privacy

1Password

Password manager for one person or a whole team.

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Proton

Encrypted mail, calendar, drive and VPN from Switzerland.

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Surfshark

VPN for every device on one subscription.

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Website & hosting

Hostinger

Web hosting and a domain for a small site.

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Cloudflare

DNS, CDN and a firewall in front of any site.

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DigitalOcean

Cloud servers and managed databases, billed by the hour.

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Mail & productivity

SaneBox

Sorts your inbox so only what matters stays on top.

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Notion

Notes, docs and databases in one workspace.

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Google Workspace

Business email on your own domain, with Drive, Docs and Meet.

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Zapier

Automations between the apps you already use.

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Marketing

Semrush

SEO and keyword research.

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GetResponse

Email newsletters and automation.

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Buffer

Schedule and publish posts across social accounts.

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Content & AI

Canva

Design tool for social posts, decks and print, with templates.

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Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.

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ElevenLabs

AI voices and dubbing for video, podcasts and apps.

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Selling & payments

Shopify

A store with checkout, payments and shipping built in.

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Stripe

Payments, invoices and subscriptions for a website or app.

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Paddle

Merchant of record: sells your software and handles sales tax worldwide.

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Wise

Business account that holds and sends money in many currencies.

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Guides

How the tools fit together, one guide per category: Security · Website · Mail and productivity · Marketing · Content and AI · Getting paid.

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