In this article we list 21 software that have discounts, promotions or free to help offices overcome the consequences of the Coronavirus. We collect these tips from different places and organize the display by categories that we consider essential to our customers.
Online Sales / E-Commerce
With doors closed, it is very difficult to make sales in the retail sector, but people still need to live their lives and buy supplies. Instead of customers going to your store, how about having your products reach their homes?
Below are some tools that can help your business set up an online store or apps and keep your sales active:
Shopify
- Offer : 90-day free trial
- After free period: from US$29/month
- Offer link: https://pt.shopify.com/covid19
Wix
- Offer : Free plan with advertising
- Initial plan without advertising: from R$13/month
- Website link: https://pt.wix.com/
Ecwid
- Offer : Free plan forever with limited functionality
- Starter plan with professional features: from US$15/month
- Website link: https://www.ecwid.com/br
Productivity / Communication
Maybe you have a lot of employees in the office who don't have work emails, but still need to communicate with remote staff and stay productive. Here are some software tips that help communication between employees, regardless of their location and without spending anything extra.
Microsoft Teams
- Useful for offices that want to stay in touch with remote employees via email, chat, video and online calls
- Offer : Free plan for remote and resource-limited teams
- Initial paid plan: Mircrosoft 365 Business Basic from R$23.60/user/month
- Website link: https://www.microsoft.com/pt-br/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free
Quip
- Useful for companies that use Salesforce and do not have documents and spreadsheets in the cloud
- Offer : Free until September 30, 2020
- Price after discount period: $10/user/month
- Offer link: https://quip.com/work-from-home
Slack
- Similar to Microsoft Teams, Slack is useful for grouping company communication in one place and dividing topics by channels and sectors
- Offer : Free plan for small teams who want to try Slack for an unlimited period
- Initial paid plan: Standard $4.80/user/month
- Website link: https://slack.com/intl/pt-br/
Accounting and Operations
If your office has complex on-premises software, it becomes very difficult to try to run your business from home. Therefore, ERP systems that run on local servers are gradually being replaced by online ERP systems. The advantages of a cloud system are many when working remotely. And the current moment is ripe for reevaluating the back office and preparing for a post-pandemic boom.
QuickBooks Business
- Ideal for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Offer : Free trial for 30 days
- After the trial period: R$64.50/month
- Website link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/br/
Bling
- Management system for micro and small businesses
- Offer : Free trial for 30 days
- After the trial period: Initial R$25/month
- Website link: https://www.bling.com.br/home
Tiny ERP
- Optimizes your company’s routine
- Offer : Free trial for 30 days
- After the trial period: Starter plan R$50/month
- Website link: https://tiny.com.br/
HR and Health
Your office is empty and all your employees are working from home. Are they able to concentrate on their tasks? How is their mental health? These survey tools help you communicate informally with your team to find out if they are doing well and capable of generating results for your company.
Qualtrics Remote Work Pulse
- Helps you understand whether your organization is prepared for a remote workforce and whether your employees have what they need to succeed in this new environment
- Offer : Free for organizations of all sizes, no end date.
- Price after discount period: not found
- Link to offer: https://www.qualtrics.com/pt-br/estamos-aqui-para-ajudar/
Feedz
- Climate Survey for Home Office Employees
- Offer : Free
- Link to offer: https://www.feedz.com.br/pesquisa-de-engajamento-gratuita/
Vitalk
- Platform that helps you take care of your emotional well-being during this period, in addition to informing you and assessing the need to seek care based on the symptoms presented
- Offer : Free
- Website link: https://personal.vitalk.com.br/novocoronavirus/
Livia.bot
- a virtual assistant that helps with questions about COVID-19 and blood donation requirements
- Offer : Free
- Link to website: https://livia.bot/
Web Security and VPN
Many employees are working from home , working on confidential documents, outside the secure corporate network. See how you can protect your employee and company's confidential data, wherever it may be.
Cisco Umbrella
- Cloud-based firewall, web gateway, threat detection and DNS layer security
- Offer : Existing customers receive all extra licenses for free until July 1, 2020. New customers can extend the free trial from 14 days to 90 days (upon request).
- Price after discount period: approx. costs US$2.70/user/month
- Link to offer: https://signup.umbrella.com/
Lumiun
- Cloud-based service that protects your company from internet threats, making the network safer and the team more productive. Firewall and internet access control : reports on internet usage, web content filters and more secure browsing. Business VPN: Solution that will bring external collaborators closer together
File sharing
If you don't want to use a VPN to access your office file server, you can move your most important files to cloud-based storage services. Companies have used online storage for many years to improve collaboration between employees and partners.
Amazon WorkDocs
- It's basically Drop box for companies. Replaces the file server with a cloud-synced desktop drive and collaboration features such as commenting, approval workflows, offline editing, versioning, and good data security.
- Offer : Free for the first 50 users (1 TB per user) from March 16 to June 30, 2020.
- Pricing after discount period: $5-8/user/month (prices vary by AWS region)
- Offer link: https://aws.amazon.com/pt/workdocs/pricing/
Box
- File sharing and collaboration platform
- Offer : 90-day free trial
- Price after discount period: US$51.90 for 3 users/month
- Offer link: https://account. box .com/signup/business?tl=oWgBWV
Digital signatures
At this time of social isolation, it is difficult to go to a client's company to sign a contract. Digital signatures have legal legitimacy and are possibly more secure than a paper signature.
DocuSign
- Helps millions of users send and sign contracts remotely
- Offer : 3 months free for the Business Pro plan, offer open until May 30
- Price after discount period: from US$10/month
- Offer link: https://go.docusign.com/o/trial/br-goog-trynow-90day/
Video conference
The problem with holding meetings only via phone calls is the loss of body language. Therefore, video conferencing appears as a major advance in making meetings better, as if they were in person. Now you can try it for free.
Cisco Webex
- Offer : Free plan now has unlimited usage, support for up to 100 participants, free dialing and VoIP features
- Price after discount period: US$13.50/user/month
- Link to offer: https://www.webex.com
Google Meet
- Offer : Until September 30, 2020, Google Meet's advanced video conferencing features like larger meetings (up to 250 participants), live streaming, and recording are free for all G Suite customers
- Price after offer period: R$ 24.30/user/month
- Offer link: https://meet.google.com/
zoom
- Offer : basic plan, up to 100 participants, unlimited meetings, 40 minute limit
- This plan is free forever, but if you want advanced features you can subscribe to the Professional plan for $14.99/month/host
- Offer link: https://zoom.us/docs/pt-pt/covid19.html
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