Software is a global business force. Virtually every major economic sector from education and healthcare to food and retail benefits from digital products programmed to enhance safety, productivity and accuracy. In Canada, software companies produce billions in revenue each year, making them integral to the country’s tech landscape. The following are a few of the top Canadian software companies to keep an eye on.
Software Companies in Canada to Know
- Toast
- KUBRA
- Simpplr
- Descartes
- Maropost
- Jobber
- Plooto
- Zeffy
Top Software Companies in Canada
Plooto offers a payment solution for small and medium-sized businesses and the accountants who serve them. It provides tools for managing and automating payment operations. The software’s full suite of financial services includes automated invoices, international payments and compliance, internal credit card processing and e-commerce functionality. Plooto integrates with QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite.
GitLab is a comprehensive DevSecOps platform that works to help programmers deliver software faster and more efficiently while improving security and compliance. The company strives to deliver innovative solutions each month to help developer teams ship high-quality code quickly.
Lansweeper’s platform gives businesses insights into their IT, OT and IoT assets. Its tech lets them discover and inventory these tools, providing them with comprehensive visibility into their device and network ecosystems. Lansweeper serves companies including Hilton, American Airlines and Fujifilm. It operates several global offices with one in Montreal, Quebec.
Zeffy is a registered B Corp that makes free fundraising software for nonprofit organizations. It’s proudly zero-fee forever, which includes covering credit card fees. The company generates revenue by soliciting optional contributions from donors. Features of the platform include donor management, forms for ticketing and an e-commerce platform where nonprofits can run digital stores.
ServiceNow makes software for workflow management, which gives enterprise companies clearly articulated processes for delegating and accomplishing the regular tasks that maintain the business’s operations. Its platform includes workflows for tech, employees, creators and customer interactions, with the goal of providing a coherent plan and accountability across departments from a single operations dashboard.
KUBRA develops digital solutions that streamline payment processes and enable customer communications for businesses in industries like utilities, healthcare, insurance and waste management. Its products include KUBRA BizInsights, a business intelligence solution that allows organizations to access real-time analytics and visualizations based on their customer data, and the KUBRA iDoxs Suite, which offers multiple e-billing delivery options.
Thumbtack offers a platform that connects homeowners who need help on improvement and maintenance projects with professionals who can complete the task. It also provides homeowners with personal guidance on what projects to fo and when to do them. The company hires remotely in Canada.
Maropost runs a B2B customer engagement platform for e-commerce that focuses on building wholesale and multichannel customer bases. It uses marketing channels like email and SMS to support clients through growth and scaling, with automated processes for customer journeys, sales and conversational customer support.
Toast provides an all-in-one digital platform for restaurants that works to connect front-of-house operations to back-of-house operations, including payments, partner integrations and more. The company’s service extends into the Canadian market, helping restaurants across several provinces manage everything from digital ordering and delivery to payroll and HR operations.
Place Exchange is an advertising and marketing company that offers out-of-home and place-based media, which includes all advertising that consumers encounter outside of their domestic spaces, ranging from billboards to bus ads and leaflets. Place Exchange focuses on programmatic OOH, which automates the buying and selling of such ad placements and targets locations where a desired audience will see media throughout the course of their day.
Adyen is an engineering company that helps companies solve complex challenges. Its fintech platform offers solutions for payments, data and financial products. Its customer base includes enterprises such as Facebook, Uber, H&M and Microsoft.
Jobber operates a platform for home service contractors, who use it to solicit and schedule jobs, manage their work teams, generate invoices and receive payments. The platform has a mobile app with full functionality, a client hub and a customer communications center that allows users to connect directly with the people who hire them. Jobber clients range from cleaners and landscapers to plumbers, general contractors and electricians.
Dropbox offers a cloud-based solution for file sharing and storing. It also provides users with AI-powered products. The company aims to build out its team with roles that include data scientists and engineers to optimize its products, scale the business, launch initiatives and grow revenue.
Simpplr is an HR tech company that offers a platform for employee experience management, which is powered by AI that delivers intuitive personalization throughout the interface. The platform works like an internal social network and is built to facilitate employee productivity, in-company communication and information sharing.
Level Access makes software and offers consulting services for digital accessibility and accessibility training. With the mission of supporting clients in improving the accessibility of their websites, apps and other digital assets, the company offers education in how to align with best practices for auditory, visual and cognitive accessibility, as well as how to gain compliance with WCAG and ADA standards.
Environmental, health and safety software company VelocityEHS offers simple solutions for companies to meet their EHS and ESG, or environmental, social and governance goals. Serving both small businesses and global enterprise corporations including Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Toyota, the company simplifies complex issues for more than 10 million users around the world.
Skillsoft is a learning company that offers upskilling opportunities for working professionals. Its AI-driven platform, Percipio, delivers curriculum on content subjects like ethics training, technical skills and leadership. It works by identifying users’ skill proficiencies to develop personalized learning plans. The company hires remote workers in Canada.
Zone & Company makes software to support and optimize finance processes within the NetSuite software ecosystem. NetSuite provides all the base functionality, and Zone & Company augments its features with customized, flexible solutions that make processes like reporting, reconciling, approvals, payments and payroll work seamlessly, with as much reliance on automation as possible. In Canada, the company has offices in Ottawa.
Warner Bros. Discovery is one of the world’s largest entertainment and media companies. It owns and operates television and movie production studios, as well as brands like CNN and HBO. The company distributes streaming entertainment, film and digital content to over 200 countries globally.
Descartes is a multinational tech company that provides software for supply chain management and logistics. Based in Canada, the company was an early adopter of the SaaS business model and serves clients in the retail, transportation and logistics, manufacturing and distribution as well as sales sectors. The company offers solutions for functions like e-commerce fulfillment, customs compliance, telematics and routing.
