18 Trending Design Tool Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

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1. Sketch

Sketch is a design toolkit built to help you create your best work — from your earliest ideas, through to final artwork.

Where they're located: Stockton, California, USA
Website traffic: 1.27M/month

2. Planner 5D

Design your dream home effortlessly and have fun. An advanced and easy-to-use 2D/3D home design tool - Planner5D

Where they're located: La Cautiva, Córdoba, Argentina
Website traffic: 1.56M/month

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4. TruTech Tools, LTD

How much they make: $22.5M/year
Where they're located: Mogadore, Ohio, USA
How much did it cost to start: $19.7K
Current team size: 20

How We Started A $1M/Month Business Selling HVAC And Energy Auditing Tools

TruTech Tools, LTD is one of the largest online stores in the niche market of tools and test instruments for HVAC/R Technicians, with $16 million in sales in 2020 and 20% YoY growth thanks to a focus on providing an exceptional customer experience and staying true to their core values.

About

Bill started TruTech Tools, LTD about 17 years ago

Revenue

Bill grew the business to $1.88M/month

Costs

It cost Bill $19685 to start the business

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5. UsabilityHub

UsabilityHub’s user testing platform and research panel help you improve the UX of your apps and websites. Get feedback from real people. Sign up for free.

Where they're located: Victoria, Australia
Current team size: 8

6. Toools.design – An archive of 1000+ Design Resources

A growing archive of over a thousand design resources, weekly updated for the community. Discover highly useful design tools you never thought existed.

7. inkXE

inkXE Product Designer Tool is a complete ecommerce extension for Shopify, Magento, Woocommerce, Bigcommerce etc and designed for print shops.

Where they're located: Municipio Puerto Villarroel, Cochabamba, Bolivia

8. Service Design Tools

9. SolarDesignTool

Online Solar Permit Package software for residential installers. Design a PV system and generate a complete solar permit package for as little as $49.

10. Gravity Sketch

Gravity Sketch - intuitive 3D design and modeling software for cross-disciplinary teams to create, collaborate, and review in a new way.

Website traffic: 70K/month

11. Academic Superstore : Academic Software discounts for students, teachers and schools

Academic edition software discounts for students, teachers and schools. Educational pricing available to college students, k12 students, homeschool students, faculty, universities, educational institutions and parents.

Where they're located: Lakhish Regional Council, South District, Israel

12. Sewforless.com

Sewforless.com sells discounted Isacord Embroidery Thread, Stitchable Embroidery Paper, Embroidery Software and Acrylics Embroidery Blanks. With a full selection of unique customizable items - we can help take your embroidery hobby to the next level. Make your hobby pay for itself!

13. Software architecture tools

The best free and paid software architecture diagramming and design tools

14. OrgPad

Get an idea, realize it, and present it to others. All in one tool.

How much they make: $12K/year
Where they're located: Praha
How much did it cost to start: $10K
Current team size: 0

We Built A Digital Whiteboard Tool Used By Over 17K People

OrgPad is a web-based digital whiteboard that helps over 17,000 people with their studies and work, with a strong community built around the product leading to rapid revenue growth and profitability.

About

Vít started OrgPad over 5 years ago

Revenue

Vít grew the business to $1K/month

Costs

It cost Vít $10000 to start the business

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16. Design By Tool

We are Design By Tool – the unit that provides design tools and design file storage for users Your design will become easier, saving you time

17. Design Tool Inc.

Design Tool, Inc. Industry Leader in Manufacturing of Automated Screwdriver Systems and Screw Feeder Systems for Assembly Applications in all industrial automation factories.

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