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
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.
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.
Through Affirm, consumers can select a plan that lets them pay for purchases in installments over time. Shoppers can access Affirm’s solutions through the company’s website or mobile app, or businesses can incorporate Affirm’s flexible payment options into the checkout experience. Affirm is a remote-first company that hires employees in Canada.
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.
Xero offers an all-in-one online accounting platform designed to help small business owners manage their finances anytime and from anywhere. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, Xero also has offices globally, including one in Toronto, where they are currently hiring for various positions.
Fintech company Upgrade aims to offer affordable credit to consumers. Its financial services include credit cards, personal loans and short-term fixed-rate loans for purposes such as home repairs and auto refinancing. Additionally, Upgrade provides services like credit monitoring, checking and savings accounts. It has an office in Montreal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses use Gusto’s digital products to make payroll and HR management more efficient. The company’s solutions cover posting jobs and onboarding new team members, for example, as well as building comprehensive, compliant benefits packages. Gusto has remote job opportunities available in Canada for software engineers and other technical professionals.
Webflow says it has employees and open roles in Canada. The company aids developers and designers in creating websites without code. It has a virtual CMS that writes CSS and HTML. This enables websites and applications to help users run their businesses and build communities.
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.
Duda says its platform provides users with tools that allow them to “build beautiful, modern websites in a fraction of the time.” Its AI-powered content assistant, for example, helps web developers with generating product descriptions and planning site pages. The technology has uses for agencies that offer web design services as well as SaaS and hosting providers.
Applied Systems is a SaaS provider for the insurance industry, offering cloud-based solutions to help companies streamline operations and transition into the digital ecosystem. Its products include the EZLynx agency management system, Applied Pay for digital payment processing and marketing automation tools. Headquartered in University Park, Illinois, Applied Systems also has a global presence with multiple offices in Canada.
Embroker provides businesses with personalized insurance packages with a range of policies, including commercial property, business interruption, commercial crime, workers’ compensation and cyber liability. Its technology helps users find coverage options, get quotes and submit applications. After they’ve chosen a plan, the platform can help manage coverage and report claims.
Atlassian is a software company that develops and sells collaboration and project management tools that help teams efficiently organize and complete projects. Since its founding in 2012, the company has expanded to over 12,000 employees across 13 countries, serving customers globally.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Explore Our Canada Coverage
Built In Toronto | Built In Calgary | Built In Ottawa | Built In Vancouver |
