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    Cross-Functional Software: 208 Recorded Tools (2026)

    Cledara records 208 products classified for cross-functional teams. Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Slack lead their trailing 12-month payment-activity ranking; Collaboration & Productivity and Engineering & DevOps have the largest observed category spend shares. Team labels classify products' intended functions; the payment data does not identify the buying team.

    208 products • 10 categories. Data as of 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC.

    Intelligence Overview

    These indicators describe the available ranked sample of 100 products, which may be capped at 100, rather than every product in the catalogue.

    48.4%
    Products gaining activity rank
    Rank #10 of 12 teams
    35%
    AI share of ranked sample
    Rank #3 of 12 teams
    54.3%
    AI products gaining activity rank
    Rank #4 of 12 teams

    Payment activity counts observed purchase and renewal transactions over the trailing 12 months. Activity and spend shares use all software tracked by Cledara as their denominator. These signals describe the Cledara customer population; they do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage.

    The recorded catalogue contains 208 products classified for Cross-functional. Among the displayed products with a 2026-10 activity-rank observation, the ranking starts with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack. Payment activity counts trailing 12-month purchase and renewal transactions in Cledara. Shares use all tracked software as their denominator; activity ranks do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage. Team labels classify product functions and do not identify the buying team. The displayed ranked sample may be smaller than the catalogue; changing coverage and classifications can affect comparisons.

    How Cross-Functional software payment-activity share has changed

    The 208 products classified for cross-functional teams account for 11.6% of trailing 12-month software payment transactions and 16.9% of recorded software spend across Cledara. Both shares use all tracked software as the denominator; the chart shows monthly observations.

    Payment-activity share
    SeriesJan-2022Oct-2026Change in percentage points
    Cross-functional
    10.34%11.57%+1.23 pp
    Jan-2022Nov-2022Sep-2023Jul-2024May-2025Mar-20260%4%8%14%

    Source: Cledara-observed software payments. Published 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC. Monthly observations use their named periods; the customer population can change.

    Cledara Research
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    Cross-functional monthly share observations
    MonthPayment-activity share (%)Spend share (%)
    Jan-202210.3410.53
    Feb-202210.3310.5
    Mar-202210.0610.85
    Apr-202210.2911.28
    May-202210.1710.98
    Jun-202210.1111.05
    Jul-202210.1711.19
    Aug-202210.1812.05
    Sep-20229.9811.72
    Oct-20229.9311.54
    Nov-20229.9111.5
    Dec-20229.8711.37
    Jan-20239.8511.6
    Feb-20239.8211.35
    Mar-20239.7611.01
    Apr-20239.8111.14
    May-20239.7910.96
    Jun-20239.8911.16
    Jul-202310.2711.84
    Aug-202310.1311.66
    Sep-20239.9811.63
    Oct-202310.111.9
    Nov-202310.212.22
    Dec-202310.2712.55
    Jan-202410.2912.68
    Feb-202410.3612.87
    Mar-202410.3813.15
    Apr-202410.4613.48
    May-202410.5114.22
    Jun-202410.514.42
    Jul-202410.5814.81
    Aug-202410.5914.92
    Sep-202410.6115.36
    Oct-202410.6515.3
    Nov-202410.7615.45
    Dec-202410.8915.55
    Jan-202510.9515.77
    Feb-202511.1116.13
    Mar-202511.2116.46
    Apr-202511.2916.74
    May-202511.4817.06
    Jun-202511.5817.07
    Jul-202511.6717.1
    Aug-202511.8117.27
    Sep-202511.8717.35
    Oct-202511.9517.5
    Nov-202512.0917.59
    Dec-202512.0517.52
    Jan-202612.0317.94
    Feb-202611.9717.88
    Mar-202611.8217.38
    Apr-202611.6317.33
    May-202611.4416.91
    Jun-202611.3916.74
    Jul-202611.2516.54
    Aug-202611.2116.28
    Sep-202611.3216.13
    Oct-202611.5716.88

    Spend shares of software classified for Cross-Functional teams

    Collaboration & Productivity is the largest cross-functional software category by spend share at 16.1%, followed by Engineering & DevOps at 0.5%, across 208 tools tracked from real company purchases.

    0%3%6%9%12%Collaboration & ProductivityCollaboration…Marketing & GrowthMarketing & G…AI Platforms & Model OpsAI Platforms …UnknownUnknown
    Team Stats
    11.6%
    Payment-activity share
    16.9%
    Spend Share
    208
    Total Products
    10
    Categories
    Pattern Radar
    Supercut moved +1459 positions YoY
    35% of tools are AI-enhanced, 54% of AI tools with comparisons gained activity-rank positions
    Top 3 by activity (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack) hold 14.9% of all recorded software spend
    Higher activity rank

    Activity rank is top 20 and more than 10 positions ahead of spend rank. This does not establish free pricing or a sales model.

    Zapier
    Zapier
    Activity #16 • Spend #27
    AI-Embedded
    Competitive Trends
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    Tools displacing incumbents within the same subcategory. These pairs show products with opposite rank trajectories, indicating a competitive shift where the challenger is gaining ground as the incumbent loses market position.

    Document Collaboration
    5 patterns
    ILovePDF
    ILovePDF
    #1749 +163 positions YoY
    replacing
    Smallpdf
    Smallpdf
    #1860 -601 positions YoY
    ChatPDF
    ChatPDF
    #1747 +72 positions YoY
    replacing
    Smallpdf
    Smallpdf
    #1860 -601 positions YoY
    ChatPDF
    ChatPDF
    #1747 +72 positions YoY
    replacing
    PDFFiller
    PDFFiller
    #1629 -47 positions YoY
    Sejda
    Sejda
    #1191 +614 positions YoY
    replacing
    Smallpdf
    Smallpdf
    #1860 -601 positions YoY
    Jumpshare
    Jumpshare
    #1306 +318 positions YoY
    replacing
    Zight
    Zight
    AI-Embedded
    #777 -135 positions YoY
    Note-Taking
    3 patterns
    Plaud
    Plaud
    AI-Native
    #759 +108 positions YoY
    replacing
    Meetgeek
    Meetgeek
    AI-Native
    #551 -49 positions YoY
    Sembly
    Sembly
    AI-Native
    #1011 +1036 positions YoY
    replacing
    Meetgeek
    Meetgeek
    AI-Native
    #551 -49 positions YoY
    Notta
    Notta
    AI-Native
    #843 +394 positions YoY
    replacing
    Tactiq
    Tactiq
    AI-Embedded
    #761 -39 positions YoY
    Project Management
    1 pattern
    TimeLog
    TimeLog
    #1717 +409 positions YoY
    replacing
    Timeneye
    Timeneye
    #1697 -254 positions YoY
    Scheduling & Calendar
    1 pattern
    Superpeer
    Superpeer
    #1625 +127 positions YoY
    replacing
    SuperSaaS
    SuperSaaS
    #1769 -49 positions YoY
    Peer Comparison

    How Cross-functional compares to other teams across key metrics. Rankings show relative position among all 12 teams tracked.

    AI share of ranked sample
    #3 of 12
    35%
    Data (55%)
    Marketing (38%)
    Cross-functional (35%)
    Product (31%)
    Customer (28%)
    Tool Diversity
    #11 of 12
    208 tools
    Marketing (1704)
    Engineering (1142)
    IT (786)
    Sales (503)
    People (421)
    Market Share
    #4 of 12
    11.6%
    Data (21.1%)
    Engineering (19.8%)
    Marketing (12.6%)
    Cross-functional (11.6%)
    IT (6.5%)

    Cross-functional ranks #3 in AI share of ranked sample, #11 in tool diversity, and #4 in market share among 12 teams.

    Annual activity-rank risers in the displayed cross-functional sample

    Supercut and Obsidian have the largest measured annual activity-rank gains in the displayed cross-functional sample. The catalogue records 208 products; they currently rank #1,415 and #260 by global payment activity in Cledara's latest team data.

    Supercut
    Supercut
    Annual rank riser
    Document Collaboration+1459 positions (12M)
    Obsidian
    Obsidian
    Annual rank riser
    Note-Taking+1111 positions (12M)
    Copilot
    Copilot
    Annual rank riser
    Workflow Automation+878 positions (12M)
    Wispr Flow
    Wispr Flow
    Annual rank riser
    Productivity+717 positions (12M)
    Superwhisper
    Superwhisper
    Annual rank riser
    Note-Taking+623 positions (12M)
    Subcategory Breakdown
    0%2%4%6%8%Paid Ads & AttributionPaid Ads & At…ProductivityProductivityOtherOtherNote-TakingNote-TakingProject ManagementProject Manag…Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Man…

    Cross-Functional software ranked by payment activity

    Microsoft 365 leads the current ranking for cross-functional teams, followed by Google Workspace and Slack, among 208 SaaS tools measured from real company purchases tracked by Cledara.

    #
    1#3
    -1
    2#4
    -1
    3#11
    0
    4#16
    0
    5#43
    -12
    6#85
    -20
    7#91
    +306
    8#96
    +717
    9#99
    -21
    10#151
    +28
    11#163
    -54
    12#176
    +6
    13#201
    +145
    14#204
    +10
    15#221
    +94
    16#239
    -11
    17#260
    +1111
    18#306
    +204
    19#366
    -66
    20#512
    -77
    21#533
    —
    22#551
    -49
    23#570
    -43
    24#611
    +278
    25#615
    +4
    26#635
    +379
    27#711
    -273
    28#728
    -48
    29#761
    -39
    30#787
    -4
    31#789
    +158
    32#826
    -159
    33#843
    +394
    34#873
    +878
    35#914
    -352
    36#945
    +623
    37#1134
    +186
    38#1140
    +284
    39#1191
    +614
    40#1269
    +302
    41#1274
    +41
    42#1306
    +450
    43#1415
    +1459
    44#1749
    +198
    45#1775
    —
    46—
    —
    47—
    —
    48—
    —
    49—
    —
    50—
    —

    Frequently asked questions

    Which cross-functional products lead the payment-activity ranking?

    Microsoft 365 leads the products classified for cross-functional teams, followed by Google Workspace and Slack. Its 4.4% share is of trailing 12-month transactions across all software recorded in Cledara. This does not measure distinct teams or customers.

    How many products are classified for cross-functional teams?

    The catalogue records 208 products classified for cross-functional teams across 10 categories. This is a catalogue count, not the size of a typical team's software stack.

    Which cross-functional products have gained activity-rank positions?

    Supercut and Obsidian lead the measured 12-month payment-activity rank gains among the displayed products classified for cross-functional teams with current and year-earlier observations. Rank changes do not establish new customer adoption.

    Where does this data come from?

    From anonymized, aggregated software purchasing data across companies that manage their software with Cledara — real payments, not surveys. Last updated 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC.

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