New tech tools are hitting the market every day, promising to increase productivity and help businesses stay competitive. Tech experts have their fingers on the pulse of innovation and often gain unique insights into which of these productivity tools actually delivers the best performance.
Below, 18 Forbes Technology Council members share the tools that have made the biggest impact on their organizations. Learn why these tools are indispensable in their daily routines and the improvements they’ve seen in their time and resource management.
1. ClickUp
I find ClickUp to be an indispensable tool for enhancing productivity and project management. The customization options and robust automation capabilities allow us to tailor ClickUp to our specific needs, while its user-friendly interface ensures quick onboarding and seamless integration with other tools we use. It combines task management, collaboration and time tracking. – Volodymyr Dudas, CodeLions
2. Notion
Notion is the best-performing productivity tool we currently use. It allowed us to implement our whole company’s operating-system on top of it and, using custom integrations and its APIs, we were able to connect to pretty much every workflow inside the organization. The only downside of the tool is that it might require a specific champion to maintain and develop it for more use cases. – Aviv Mussinger, Kodem
3. Loom
Even for the simplest messages, sending a 10-second Loom screen recording with your picture in the bottom corner eliminates all miscommunication, and you even get a notification when people watch it. This practice has proliferated our organization, and meetings are reduced or eliminated across the board. – Garrett Fritz, Swenson He
4. Jira
I find Jira to be a very relevant and effective productivity tool for the ad exchange business that I’m managing. It’s universal for different projects and specialists—tech developers, project managers, marketers and more. With its friendly interface, ease of use, wide variety of tools, and ability to track time and create boards, it’s among the best-performing productivity tools for my programmatic ads team. – Roman Vrublivskyi, SmartHub
5. Motion
A favorite tool of mine is the Motion app. Its intuitive interface allows seamless organization of tasks, schedules and reminders. The integration with calendars and to-do lists streamlines our workflow, while customizable features cater to individual needs. With real-time updates and collaboration options, it helps me be as productive as possible. – Shayan Hamidi, Rechat
6. Day One
Keeping track of conversations, ideas, meetings and priorities is important to me. I use the Day One app for all this. It is available on all my devices and syncs between them, so no matter which device I am using, I have access to the most current version of my information. I can securely create notes, make lists, add pictures and draw. It’s an amazing little app. – Robert Martin, Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
7. ChatGPT
ChatGPT has become an indispensable tool both within our team and in our offerings. It boosts performance by helping domain experts in research, idea generation and code creation. Additionally, it excels in summarizing large datasets and handling tasks that don’t require human oversight. This versatility makes it my top pick for enhancing productivity across various functions. – Rachel Lyubovitzky, Setuply, Inc.
8. Otter.ai
Otter.ai is a tool that automates the process of recording and transcribing meetings, leading to time savings and efficiency. It converts speech to text in real time, allowing users to focus on discussions. It also enhances collaboration by making it easy to search for essential discussion points and share them with team members. – Sarah Choudhary, Ice innovations
9. Trello
My favorite productivity tool is Trello. It’s incredibly user-friendly and flexible, allowing for seamless project management and team collaboration. The visual card system makes tracking progress intuitive, which helps in efficiently managing multiple projects and deadlines. – Savitri Sagar, Kenzo Infotech
10. Superhuman
Superhuman is the fastest email client I have used to date. As the CEO of a technology company, I get a lot of emails, and shaving milliseconds off triaging each email adds up to many minutes a day and hours a week. – Raghav Gupta, Nymble