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You do not need twenty different apps — one solid tool per category covers 90% of what a modern remote role actually requires.
The minimum recommended stack
- Async communication: Slack or Microsoft Teams, depending on what your company uses.
- Video calls: Zoom or Google Meet.
- Task management: Notion or Trello if you work solo or on a small team; Asana for larger teams.
- Time tracking: Toggl Track if you bill by the hour, RescueTime if you want to measure your own habits.
Browse the full catalog with pros, cons and pricing in the <a href="/en/#herramientas">Modo Remoto tools section</a>.
How to choose without overthinking it
Start with whatever your team or client already uses — switching tools has a real cost. Only add a new tool to your stack once an existing one clearly fails to solve a specific, recurring problem you actually have.
