# Business tools: tools in this layer of The Stack

> Payments, analytics, the daily kit. 6 tools, from Nicolas Dao's defaults to what he would never use (Cloudless Labs, Sydney).

- Web page: https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/layers/business/

## My default

- [PostHog](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/posthog/index.md), Analytics: Product analytics, feature flags and session replay in one tool.
- [Stripe](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/stripe/index.md), Payments: Payments, mine and my clients'.

## Use when it fits

- [Dashlane](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/dashlane/index.md), Password manager: Works, but glitchy. Looking for something more robust.
- [Trello](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/trello/index.md), Task board: Acceptable, if the cards stay minimal.

## Never

- [Jira, Asana, Monday.com and heavy project-management software](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/project-management-suites/index.md): A waste of time for a lean team. Instead: A minimal Trello board, and notes as Markdown in GitHub.
- [Slack](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/slack/index.md): A distraction. Email and WhatsApp are enough. Instead: Email and WhatsApp for clients; notes and docs as Markdown in GitHub.

## Related

- [A traffic spike I can see coming](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/use-cases/flash-sale/index.md): a job that picks or avoids tools from this layer
- [Running the business](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/use-cases/business/index.md): a job that picks or avoids tools from this layer
- [Every layer, use case and tool in one file](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/brief.md)
- [Map of every Markdown file on cloudlesslabs.com, with what each one answers](https://ask.cloudlesslabs.com)