# Software from the United States — across categories, judged by an AI panel

As of 19 Oct 2026, 6 products in 6 categories of the index are made by a company whose legal entity sits in the United States. The most are in [CRM (1)](https://whats-best.ai/software/crm#products), [Email Marketing & Newsletter (1)](https://whats-best.ai/software/email-marketing#products) and [Password Management (1)](https://whats-best.ai/software/password-management#products). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence, and compare products within a category only: [how scores are made](https://whats-best.ai/methodology#ordering).

- Canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software-from/us
- Data as of: 2026-10-20

**AI-generated.** Every rating here is the opinion of a panel of AI judges, formed from public evidence against a published rubric — an analysis, not a hands-on test. Each category has its own bench and rubric, so ratings compare products within one category only. Grouped by category, alphabetical; no placement is for sale. How scores are made: https://whats-best.ai/methodology

## CRM

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [folk](https://whats-best.ai/software/crm/folk) | Folk SAS | EU-Made | 2.5/5 | 1 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/crm/folk.md) |

## Email Marketing & Newsletter

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AWeber](https://whats-best.ai/software/email-marketing/aweber) | AWeber Communications | unknown | 2/5 | 2 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/email-marketing/aweber.md) |

## Password Management

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Keeper](https://whats-best.ai/software/password-management/keeper) | Keeper Security, Inc. | Rest of world | 3/5 | 2 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/password-management/keeper.md) |

## Social Media Marketing

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Publer](https://whats-best.ai/software/social-media-marketing/publer) | Publer | unknown | 2/5 | 1 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/social-media-marketing/publer.md) |

## Video Conferencing

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Webex](https://whats-best.ai/software/video-conferencing/webex) | Cisco Systems, Inc. | Rest of world | 2.5/5 | 1 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/video-conferencing/webex.md) |

## Whistleblowing Portals

| Product | Vendor | Provenance | Panel rating | Sovereignty | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NAVEX One EthicsPoint](https://whats-best.ai/software/whistleblowing/navex-ethicspoint) | NAVEX Global, Inc. | Rest of world | 3/5 | 1 of 4 dimensions proven | [md](https://whats-best.ai/software/whistleblowing/navex-ethicspoint.md) |

## Questions

### Which software from the United States does the panel rate highest in each category?

As of 19 Oct 2026: CRM, [folk](https://whats-best.ai/software/crm/folk) (2.5/5); Email Marketing & Newsletter, [AWeber](https://whats-best.ai/software/email-marketing/aweber) (2/5); Password Management, [Keeper](https://whats-best.ai/software/password-management/keeper) (3/5); Social Media Marketing, [Publer](https://whats-best.ai/software/social-media-marketing/publer) (2/5); Video Conferencing, [Webex](https://whats-best.ai/software/video-conferencing/webex) (2.5/5); Whistleblowing Portals, [NAVEX One EthicsPoint](https://whats-best.ai/software/whistleblowing/navex-ethicspoint) (3/5). Each category is judged by its own bench against its own rubric, so a rating means something within its category only.

### How is a vendor’s country determined?

By the jurisdiction of the legal entity behind the product, as its own imprint or legal pages state it. Where those pages do not prove it, the product is not listed here, whatever the company’s reputation. Ownership is a separate question: United States as the seat does not mean the company is owned there. [How sovereignty is read](https://whats-best.ai/methodology).

### Is software from the United States European-owned?

1 of the 6 products from the United States are EU-Made.

### How were these tools evaluated?

Each category has its own bench of AI judges, scoring every product against the same published rubric using public evidence captured from the vendor’s own pages. Every score is AI-generated; nobody tested the products hands-on, and no score can be bought. The full method is on the [methodology page](https://whats-best.ai/methodology).

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Cite as: whats-best.ai, "Software from the United States", AI panel analysis, as of 2026-10-20. https://whats-best.ai/software-from/us
