Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
I've been assembling  a list of these lately for a book that I'm working on. (http://startingandsustaining.com) Some of the categories are fairly loose as some apps don't fit nicely into categorical buckets, but hopefully this is a helpful list.--Browser/Email TestingBrowserStack (http://www.browserstack.com)Litmus (http://litmus.com)--Bug/Issue TrackingBugHerd (http://bugherd.com)Lighthouse (http://lighthouseapp.com)Sifter (http://sifterapp.com) (Disclaimer: I built this.)--Planning & Project ManagementSprintly (http://sprint.ly)Podio (https://podio.com)Flow (http://www.getflow.com)Interstate (http://interstateapp.com)Basecamp (http://basecamp.com)Apollo (http://www.apollohq.com)Pivotal (http://www.pivotaltracker.com)Asana (http://www.asana.com)Trello (https://trello.com)Blossom (https://www.blossom.io)Trajectory (https://www.apptrajectory.com)--Business & Traffic AnalyticsKissMetrics (http://kissmetrics.com)MixPanel (http://mixpanel.com)DigMyData (http://digmydata.com)--Continuous Integration / Code QualityTravis (https://travis-ci.org)Circle (http://circleci.com)CodeClimate (http://codeclimate.com)Sempaphore (https://semaphoreapp.com)--DashboardsDucksboard (http://ducksboard.com)Geckoboard (http://www.geckoboard.com)Instrumental (https://instrumentalapp.com)--Error/Exception HandlingSentry (https://getsentry.com)Coalmine (https://www.getcoalmine.com)HoneyBadger (https://www.honeybadger.io)BugSnag (https://bugsnag.com)Raygun (http://raygun.io)--Log MonitoringLoggly (http://loggly.com)Papertrail (https://papertrailapp.com)LogEntries (https://logentries.com)--Billing & Payment ProcessingBraintree (https://www.braintreepayments.com)Stripe (http://stripe.com)Pin (http://pin.net.au)PayMill (http://paymill.com)Recurly (http://recurly.com)Chargify (http://chargify.com)Spreedly (http://spreedly.com)Spreedly Core (https://core.spreedly.com)--Support/Help DesksDesk (http://desk.com)HelpScout (http://helpscout.net)ZenDesk (http://zendesk.com)Groove (http://groovehq.com)Intercom (http://intercom.io)Tender (http://tenderapp.com)--Transactional EmailPostmark (https://postmarkapp.com)Mandril (http://mandrill.com)MailGun (http://www.mailgun.com)SendGrid (http://sendgrid.com)CloudSMTP (http://www.cloudsmtp.com)CritSend (http://www.critsend.com)Postage (http://postageapp.com)--Email Collection/Landing Page AppsLaunchrock (http://launchrock.com)Unbounce (http://unbounce.com)KickoffLabs (http://www.kickofflabs.com)Launch Effect (http://launcheffectapp.com)Prefinery (https://www.prefinery.com)LaunchGator (http://launch.deskgator.com)