Rubric

New apps launch every day. We try them so you don’t have to.

The right tools,
picked for your idea.

Describe what you’re building. Rubric picks the apps to use from tools we’ve vetted and approved, shows how they fit together, and what they cost each month.

Plan my stack How we vet tools
  • 1Password
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Adobe Express
  • Ahrefs
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Asana
  • Attio
  • beehiiv
  • Big Cartel
  • BigCommerce
  • Bonsai
  • Brevo
  • Bubble
  • Buffer
  • Buttondown
  • Buzzsprout
  • Cal.com
  • Calendly
  • Canva
  • Captivate
  • Carrd
  • ChatGPT
  • Chatwoot
  • Circle
  • Claude
  • Clerk
  • ClickUp
  • Coda
  • Convex
  • Crisp
  • Descript
  • Discord
  • Discourse
  • Documenso
  • Docusign
  • Dropbox
  • Dropbox Sign
  • Durable
  • Ecwid
  • Fathom Analytics
  • Figma
  • Fillout
  • Firebase
  • Fireflies.ai
  • FlutterFlow
  • folk
  • Framer
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Gamma
  • Ghost
  • GitBook
  • Glide
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Workspace
  • Grammarly
  • Gumroad
  • Help Scout
  • Hootsuite
  • Hotjar
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Intercom
  • Invoice Ninja
  • Jasper
  • Jotform
  • Kajabi
  • Kit
  • Later
  • LearnWorlds
  • Lemon Squeezy
  • Linear
  • Linktree
  • Loom
  • Loops
  • Mailchimp
  • MailerLite
  • Make
  • Memberstack
  • Metricool
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Mighty Networks
  • Mintlify
  • Mixpanel
  • monday.com
  • n8n
  • Neon
  • Netlify
  • Notion
  • Otter.ai
  • Outseta
  • Paddle
  • PandaDoc
  • Paperform
  • Payhip
  • Perplexity
  • Pipedream
  • Pipedrive
  • Pitch
  • Plausible
  • Podia
  • PostHog
  • Postmark
  • Printful
  • Publer
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Railway
  • Render
  • Resend
  • Riverside
  • SavvyCal
  • Semrush
  • Senja
  • Shopify
  • Skool
  • Slack
  • Softr
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe
  • Substack
  • Supabase
  • Super
  • Surfer
  • Tally
  • tawk.to
  • Teachable
  • Tella
  • Thinkific
  • TidyCal
  • Todoist
  • Transistor
  • Trello
  • Typeform
  • Typefully
  • Umami
  • VEED
  • Vercel
  • Wave
  • Webflow
  • Wix
  • WordPress.com
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoom

147 Rubric Approved tools across 24 categories, and growing. See all approved tools

From every app out there to the few you actually need.

Every day

new apps launch, each promising to be the one you need

147

tools are Rubric Approved, across 24 categories

5–6

end up in your stack, picked for your idea

01

We vet the tools

We sign up, use them, read what customers say and check the pricing page. Only tools that pass get the Rubric Approved badge.

02

You describe your idea

A sentence or two is enough. Add a few preferences if you like, such as #Start free or #No coding.

03

Rubric builds your stack

In seconds: the apps to use, why each one, how they connect and what they cost per month. Then copy a setup prompt for your AI assistant.

Idea

“An online Figma course for beginners, with a small paid community and a weekly newsletter.”

Example
  1. Course hosting
    Podia Rubric Approved
    From $42/mo

    Courses · Hosts courses, memberships, websites, and email

    Hosts the course videos and sells them from one storefront, so you don't need a separate site at launch.

    Upload your first module and publish a pre-sale page.

  2. Community
    Discord Rubric Approved
    Free plan

    Community · Voice, text, and community chat platform

    Designers already use it, and paid members can get a private role.

    Create a server with a #feedback channel for students.

  3. Newsletter
    Kit Rubric Approved
    Free plan

    Email · Email marketing and creator commerce platform

    Built for creators selling to a list; the free tier covers an early audience.

    Add a signup form and a 3-email welcome sequence.

Independent

No ads. No affiliate fees. No paid placement.

Tools can’t pay to be listed or ranked. Rubric is paid for only by its subscribers.

Read our standards

Pricing

Monthly search credits. Cancel any time.

Pro
$9.99/ month

For founders planning a few ideas a month.

  • 500 search credits every month
  • About 50 standard stacks
  • Swap tools and plans for free
  • AI setup prompt for every stack
Get Pro
MaxBest value
$19.99/ month

For builders and studios planning ideas every week.

  • 1,500 search credits every month
  • About 150 standard stacks
  • Swap tools and plans for free
  • AI setup prompt for every stack
Get Max
Search credits per stackLean · 5Standard · 10Complete · 25

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Questions

Is this business advice?+

No. Rubric recommends software tools and estimates what they cost. It doesn't advise on strategy, legal, tax or finances, and it never predicts revenue.

What does Rubric Approved mean?+

Only from our 147 Rubric Approved tools. Each one was vetted against our standards before it was listed, and prices come from each tool's official pricing page. If no approved tool fits a need, Rubric says so instead of guessing.

Do tools pay to be recommended?+

We take no ads, no affiliate fees and no payment for placement. Tools cannot pay to be listed or ranked.

What is a search credit?+

Each stack uses search credits based on size: Lean 5, Standard 10, Complete 25. Swapping tools and plans inside a stack is free, and declined ideas use no search credits.

Are there ideas you won't plan?+

Yes. We don't plan stacks for gambling, adult, financial, crypto, health and a few other categories. The full list is on our Standards page.

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Rubric recommends software tools only. It is not business, legal, tax or financial advice.