Editor's note: This is the second in a series of posts on new apps in the Google Apps Marketplace that have caught our eye here at Google. We’ll do this every couple weeks or so. Look for the label "marketplace highlights" and subscribe to the series.

Businesses that use Google Apps not only get access to Google's applications, they also get easy access to some of the best business apps on the web through the Google Apps Marketplace. These Marketplace apps are easy to try and buy, and integrate with Google Apps "out of the box", making it even easier for businesses to run more of their systems in the cloud. You can learn more about the Marketplace and watch a short video on how it works here.


Checkfront - Online Booking
Checkfront is a powerful booking platform that allows businesses to manage their inventories online, centralize reservations, and process payments.
  • Easily integrated into popular CMS products
  • Multi-currency, multi-gateway payment processing
  • Fully managed, secure Saas solution


LucidChart - Collaborative Diagramming
LucidChart provides collaborative online diagramming without the need for Flash, Silverlight, or any other
browser plugin. Draw flow charts, org charts, wireframes, site maps,
and more.
  • Easy, slick user interface
  • Seamless, real-time collaboration
  • No Flash plugin required


GQueues - Task Management
A full-featured task manager for Google Apps with tagging,assignments, recurring tasks, reminders, calendar integration,subtasks, mobile access and real-time collaboration.



BatchBook - Social CRM
BatchBook is a lightweight but powerful CRM that allows you to easily organize contacts, monitor social networks and track leads and deals.

  • Integrates with other small business web apps
  • Tracks contacts, communications and tasks
  • Highly customizable; custom fields and reporting


VerticalResponse - Email Marketing
Create, send and track email campaigns, direct mail postcards and online surveys -- no technical expertise required! Take a 30-day test drive and send 200 emails for free.
  • Create & send marketing messages in minutes
  • Build mailing lists using your Google contacts
  • Get real-time stats & Google Analytics tracking

Posted by Chris Kelly, Google Apps Marketplace team