Tech directory

Everything a modern media company needs in one product: articles, DAM, video, subscribers, CDN and content planning. Built inside The Washington Post.

Satisfaction score 7.5/10 *

API-first headless CMS built for high-volume media, sport and publishing teams. Handles content modelling, digital assets, live reporting and multi-channel delivery, with AI-assisted editorial workflows built in.

Labrador CMS is a SaaS publishing platform built for news and media organizations, powering 400+ sites across 21 countries. Publishers love it for its flexibility, tight editorial workflows, and the breadth of integrations it supports letting newsrooms run lean without sacrificing capability.

Multidots designs, builds and supports WordPress platforms for digital publishers, connecting editorial workflows, websites, apps, subscriptions and print while enabling content reuse, audience growth and AI innovation.

Marketing and CRM platform covering email, SMS, automation and customer data in one place.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.1/10 *

AI Customer Engagement Platform connected to your Data Cloud. Orchestrate email, push, SMS and in-app campaigns, then let AI agents predict, assist and pilot performance. Used by Le Monde, L'Equipe, Highsnobiety.

Top 3 most used · Highest satisfaction score in category, 8.2/10 *

European marketing automation platform built around real-time customer data and cross-channel campaigns.

Highest satisfaction score in category, 8.5/10 *

Enterprise marketing suite for managing subscriber journeys, segmentation and campaign orchestration at scale.

Boost on-site engagement, increase registrations and subscriptions, and generate first-party data through the Viafoura Digital Experience Platform.

OpenWeb powers communities across the open internet, turning real participation into direct audience relationships, actionable insights, and revenue.

Trusted by 450+ newsrooms worldwide. Reach new audiences, connect with them in real time, and monetize their attention. All while simplifying editorial workflows with our intuitive liveblogging platform.

Dynamic paywall and registration wall. Segment readers by engagement, traffic source, location or content type, then build and test conversion journeys without developers.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.8/10 *

Subscription and experience platform spanning paywall, analytics and personalisation.

Non-blocking modules on site — pop-ups, banners, on/offboarding, landing pages, etc. — to drive engagement, conversion and retention.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.4/10 *

Subsets uses AI to find behavioral audiences, orchestrate journeys, and measure their impact on retention, LTV and engagement. Trusted by subscription brands like Hearst, The Atlantic and USA Today.

Subscriber experience and subscription management platform built for publishers, covering the full customer lifecycle, print & digital.

Subscription management for modern reader revenue, supporting publishers of all sizes across both digital and print business models.

Implement and scale a subscription base resilient to swings in global ad spend, with billing, pricing and retention tooling built in.

Satisfaction score 7.0/10 *

Payment infrastructure for subscription billing, card acceptance and reporting, with smart retries and automatic card updates that double as retention tools.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 8.3/10 *

Subscriber experience and subscription management platform built for publishers, covering the full customer lifecycle.

Donation forms and recurring giving tools for nonprofit and reader-funded publishers.

Membership and fundraising support built specifically for news organisations, combining technology with strategic guidance.

Membership and subscription platform for independent media creators and small publishers.

Authenticate, authorise and secure access for applications, devices and users, safeguarding billions of login transactions each month.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.7/10 *

Google's app development platform, including authentication, real-time database and analytics for mobile and web products.

Live analytics and homepage personalization for news publishers. Define your own KPIs instead of generic pageviews, see subscriber and paywall performance in real time, and automate placement on the homepage with personalization and editorial control.

Audience analytics used by French publishers as a cross-channel data governance hub, with granular segmentation and reporting.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.9/10 *

The Content Intelligence Platform. Aligns teams around data-informed decisions and delivers personalised experiences in real time, without code.

Top 3 most used · Highest satisfaction score in category, 8.1/10 *

Real-time content analytics for newsrooms, focused on engaged time rather than raw pageviews.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 8.0/10 *

A privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Fewer options and less immediately user-friendly, but it forces you to decide what you actually want to collect.

Satisfaction score 7.2/10 *

Editorial analytics that translate content performance into concrete recommendations for newsroom teams.

App platform that blends live content, digital editions, podcasts and video across iOS, Android and the web.

Twipe is the news app platform (unified, ePaper, editions SDK) & edition analytics partner of over 130 news organizations, building engaging news experiences readers love and publishers can integrate with ease.

Top 3 most used *

Develops platforms, apps and AI solutions for large and medium-sized companies looking to boost efficiency and growth.

In-app subscription and paywall management, with A/B testing of onboarding and conversion journeys without developer dependency.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.3/10 *

Connect identity, subscriptions, entitlements and engagement on a single user profile. Set access rules, build segments, and sync subscription status across your existing tools through one audience platform.

Audience platform built for a privacy-first web, letting publishers activate first-party data without third-party cookies.

European customer data platform combining audience segmentation, activation and campaign measurement.

Most used in category *

Newsletter platform built for publishers, with advertising and sponsorship management alongside sending.

Widely used email marketing platform with templates, automation and audience segmentation.

An all-in-one newsletter publishing and growth platform built specifically for content creators, independent publishers, and brands

Mobile-first customer engagement platform covering push notifications, in-app messaging and app experience.

Cross-channel messaging covering web and mobile push, email and SMS, with a free tier for smaller publishers.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.2/10 *

Norkon helps financial publishers turn real-time market data into engaging investor experiences, combining investor tools, content personalization and market intelligence in their digital products.

Interactive content — quizzes, contests, surveys — used to drive engagement and collect first-party data.

Satisfaction score 7.0/10 *

Technical SEO platform combining site crawling with log file analysis to show how search engines actually behave on your site.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.8/10 *

Keyword, position and competitor tracking for search visibility and content planning.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.9/10 *

Desktop crawler for technical SEO audits, widely used as the default tool for site-wide checks.

Top 3 most used · Satisfaction score 7.7/10 *

We help publishers identify, migrate or build the right platform for their needs — technology-agnostic, spanning CMS, apps and data/AI. Clients include Infopro Digital, Le Point, Libération, William Reed, Media24…

The Twenty One embeds senior operators inside subscription businesses and consumer brands to build or re-establish the growth engine, running acquisition, retention and paid media until it scales on its own.

Over 300 independent news organizations have chosen BlueLena's audience management and strategic services to accelerate business transformation and grow funding for journalism.