The state of tech tools in 2025 - by Lenny Rachitsky

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Welcome to Lenny's Reads, where I bring you audio versions of my newsletter about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Today, we're diving into the results of my biggest ever survey on the tools shaping modern tech workplaces. With insights from over 6,500 professionals, we'll explore everything from AI's dominance to the rise of beautifully crafted

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alternatives to legacy tools. Whether you're a product manager, engineer, founder, or anyone working in tech, you'll learn what tools teams are actually using, loving, and looking to switch from in 2025. I've always been fascinated by what tools people choose to use in their work. What started as a casual survey of product managers on Twitter has grown into

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something much bigger. Today, with insights from over 6,500 of you, I'm excited to share the results of my first ever large-scale What's in Your Stack survey. The results are both surprising and telling. We're already seeing AI transforming people's jobs, watching the methodical disruption of incumbents by beautifully crafted alternatives,

The state of tech tools in 2025

I dive into the latest trends shaping the tech tool landscape, drawing insights from over 6,500 tech professionals across product, engineering, design, and growth roles.

Lenny Rachitsky

Apr 28, 2025

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why AI assistants like ChatGPT have become more essential than Gmail or Slack
How Linear is chipping away at Jira’s dominance
Why Notion is winning across multiple categories
How Figma continues to own design workflows, and where Canva is catching up
The surprising role of Slack and Notion in CRM and customer support
Why developers are flocking to AI-native coding tools like Cursor
Three meta-trends reshaping tech stacks: bundling, craft, and mix-and-match flexibility

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something much bigger. Today, with insights from over 6,500 of you, I'm excited to share the results of my first ever large-scale What's in Your Stack survey. The results are both surprising and telling. We're already seeing AI transforming people's jobs, watching the methodical disruption of incumbents by beautifully crafted alternatives,