Best 20+ Tools for Technical Leads in 2025

Runway is a mobile release management platform designed specifically for iOS and Android development teams. Think of it as air traffic control for your app releases.

PROCESIO is a visual automation, development, and execution environment that combines no-code, low-code, and full-code capabilities into one platform. Think of it as a Swiss Army knife for business automation - it can handle simple tasks like connecting apps and complex projects like building entire software backends.

CTO.ai is a Developer Control Plane built to deliver fast, reliable, and well-measured software development workflows. Think of it as a mix between traditional CI/CD tools and modern platform engineering, but much simpler to use. It uses artificial intelligence and automation to provide containerized workflows that support ChatOps, GitOps, instant pull request previews, and AI code reviews.

DevRev is an AI-powered platform that combines customer support and software development into one unified system. Think of it as the bridge that connects what customers need with what developers build. The platform uses advanced AI technology called AgentOS, which includes a knowledge graph that understands relationships between customers, products, and development work.

Rize is an intelligent time tracking and productivity coaching application designed for macOS and Windows users who want to maximize their work efficiency. Think of it as a fitness tracker for your productivity - it automatically monitors how you spend time on your computer, identifies patterns, and provides personalized recommendations to improve focus and reduce distractions.

Graphite is a comprehensive code review platform designed for modern engineering teams who want to move fast without sacrificing quality. At its core, the tool enables developers to create "stacked" pull requests, allowing them to build new features on top of unmerged code instead of waiting for reviews to complete.

Flightcontrol is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) built specifically for AWS that removes the complexity of infrastructure management while maintaining full control and flexibility. Think of it as the missing bridge between simple deployment platforms and enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure.

Pipedream is a serverless workflow automation platform designed specifically for developers who need to connect different applications and APIs. Think of it as a bridge that lets your apps talk to each other automatically.

Helicone AI is an open-source observability platform designed specifically for developers working with Large Language Models. Think of it as your AI application's dashboard that shows you everything happening under the hood.

Inngest is an event-driven durable execution platform built to run reliable, multi-step workflows on any platform without managing infrastructure. Think of it as a mix between traditional queues and modern serverless functions, but much better.