AI and automation tools
266 tools in 32 categories, 8 of them open source. Free plans and starting prices come from each vendor's own pricing page, checked 7 November 2026.
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ChatGPT
OpenAI's AI chat assistant for writing, research, images, voice and coding
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding
Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's free consumer AI assistant, with more use in Microsoft 365 plans
Perplexity
AI answer engine that replies with cited sources from the web
Grok
AI assistant from xAI, now part of SpaceX, with real-time web and X search
Meta AI
Meta's AI assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and its own app
Mistral Vibe
Mistral AI's assistant for chat, work tasks and coding, now called Vibe
DeepSeek
Free AI chat app and pay-per-token API from Chinese AI company DeepSeek
Gemini Notebook
Google's source-grounded research notebook, renamed Gemini Notebook in 2026
Elicit
AI research assistant that searches and summarises academic papers
Consensus
AI search engine for peer-reviewed research papers
scite
Research tool that shows how papers have been cited, with an AI assistant
Grammarly
AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, rewrites and text generation
Jasper
AI platform with agents and brand controls for marketing content
Copy.ai
AI platform for sales and marketing teams to automate go-to-market work
Writer
Enterprise AI platform with agents, playbooks and brand style controls
QuillBot
AI paraphrasing, grammar checking and summarizing tools for writers
Wordtune
AI writing assistant for rewriting, summarizing and grammar checks
Rytr
AI writing assistant with templates, tones and a plagiarism checker
Superhuman Mail
AI email app for teams that use Gmail or Outlook
Shortwave
AI email client for Gmail and Google Workspace accounts
SaneBox
Email filtering service that sorts less important mail into separate folders
Spark Mail
Cross-platform email app with a smart inbox, AI writing and team features
Otter.ai
AI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes team calls
Fathom
AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
tl;dv
AI meeting recorder and notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams
Granola
AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, without a bot
Read AI
AI notetaker and search assistant for meetings, email and messages
Fellow
AI meeting assistant for notes, recordings and agendas with security controls
Krisp
Voice AI app for noise cancellation, meeting notes and accent conversion
Calendly
Booking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and email
Cal.com
Scheduling with unlimited event types free for one user; its open-source edition now continues as Cal.diy
Microsoft Bookings
Booking pages inside Microsoft 365 with Teams meeting links; included in business plans, not sold on its own
Acuity Scheduling
Client booking for service businesses with intake forms, packages and payments, priced by number of calendars
SavvyCal
Scheduling links that invitees can overlay with their own calendar, priced per host with an MCP server included
TidyCal
Booking pages with paid bookings on the free plan, and one-time lifetime plans from $29 sold through AppSumo
Zoho Bookings
Zoho's appointment scheduler with a free one-user plan, round-robin algorithms and resource booking
YouCanBookMe
Customisable booking pages with Stripe payments on every plan, priced by calendars and booking pages
Chili Piper
Inbound lead routing and instant meeting booking for B2B sales teams, on annual contracts from $15,000 a year
Doodle
Group polls for finding a meeting time, plus booking pages, 1:1s and sign-up sheets
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RecruitMyself
Free CV score, AI resume builder, scored job matches and a Chrome extension that autofills applications
Teal
AI resume builder and job application tracker with a Chrome extension for saving jobs
Rezi
AI resume builder with job description keyword targeting, a resume score and an autofill extension
Kickresume
Resume and cover letter builder with AI writing, an ATS checker and personal website templates
Jobscan
Resume scanner that scores how well a resume matches a job post
Resume Worded
Resume and LinkedIn scoring with line-by-line feedback and AI rewrites
Enhancv
Resume builder with AI writing, a resume checker and one-click job tailoring
Simplify
Job search with a free autofill extension, a job tracker and paid AI tailoring
Huntr
Job tracker with AI resume tools and an autofill Chrome extension
Careerflow
AI job search tools for resumes, LinkedIn profiles, tracking and autofill
AiApply
AI job application platform that tailors your resume and cover letter to each role and applies for you
Notion
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI
Microsoft 365 Copilot
AI assistant built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams for business
Gemini in Google Workspace
Gemini AI inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet and other Google Workspace apps
ClickUp
Work management app combining tasks, docs, chat and AI in one workspace
Superhuman Docs
Docs that combine pages, tables, formulas and automations, now Superhuman Docs
Mem
AI notes workspace with an agent that learns from what you save
Taskade
AI workspace for building apps, agents and automations from prompts
Motion
AI calendar, task and project manager that plans work into the calendar
Reclaim.ai
AI scheduling for Google and Outlook calendars: focus time, habits and meetings
Asana
Work management with prebuilt AI Teammates, an AI chief of staff, and unlimited automations from Starter
monday.com
Board-based work management with AI agents and credits on every paid plan, sold in seat buckets from 3 seats
Trello
Kanban boards with built-in automation and an Inbox for to-dos from email and chat, free for 10 collaborators
Jira
Atlassian's project and issue tracker with Rovo AI agents on paid plans and a free plan for 10 users
Wrike
Work management with request forms, proofing and AI agents, billed annually per user from $10
Basecamp
Project management with flat monthly packages and no per-user fees, plus connectors for ChatGPT and Claude
Linear
Issue tracking and product planning for software teams, with a built-in agent that can write code
Teamwork.com
Project management for client-services teams, with time tracking, budgets, invoicing and AI teammates
Open source
Plane
Open-source project management and wiki with AI agents, on Plane's cloud or self-hosted, including air-gapped
OpenProject
Open-source project management with Gantt charts, agile boards and cost tracking, self-hosted or EU cloud
Google Forms
Google's form and quiz builder, free with a Google Account, with responses that flow into Google Sheets
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft's survey, quiz and poll builder, free with a Microsoft account and included in Microsoft 365
Typeform
One-question-at-a-time forms and surveys with AI form creation, logic and monthly response allowances
Jotform
Form builder with payments through 40+ gateways, AI form generation and 100 free submissions a month
Tally
Doc-style form builder with unlimited free forms and submissions, logic, payments and Notion integration
Fillout
Form builder with unlimited seats on every plan, AI form creation, payments and 1,000 free responses a month
SurveyMonkey
Survey platform with AI survey building, AI analysis of open-ended answers and plans priced by responses
Paperform
Form builder for payments, bookings and signatures, with no transaction fees and unlimited users on every plan
Formstack Forms
No-code business form builder with prefill, approval workflows, HIPAA options and Salesforce-native forms
Zoho Forms
Zoho's form builder with Zia AI form creation, PDF-to-form conversion, payments and offline mobile apps
Airtable
Spreadsheet-style database for building team apps, with AI built in
Julius AI
AI workspace for analysing data and turning it into charts, reports and slides
Smartsheet
Spreadsheet-style work management for projects, programs and processes
Zapier
No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows
Make
Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps
n8n
Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud
Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft tool for cloud workflows, desktop RPA and process mining
IFTTT
Links apps and smart-home devices through simple automations called Applets
Pipedream
Workflow automation for developers, with 3,000+ integrated apps and custom code
Pabbly Connect
Workflow automation tool with task-based plans and one-time lifetime deals
Workato
Enterprise platform for integrations, workflow automation, APIs and AI agents
Shopify Flow
Free Shopify app that automates store tasks with triggers, conditions and actions
Apple Shortcuts
Apple's free app for building multi-step shortcuts and automations on Apple devices
Open source
Activepieces
Open-source no-code builder for automations and AI agents, cloud or self-hosted
Lindy
AI assistant that works in Slack, email and meetings to handle routine tasks
Relevance AI
Platform for building teams of specialised AI agents for sales and operations
Gumloop
AI agent builder for teams, with model choice and admin controls on AI spend
Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft's low-code tool for building AI agents for Microsoft 365 and websites
Manus
General AI agent that carries out research, slides, websites and other tasks
Dust
Workspace for building and sharing AI agents connected to company data
StackAI
Enterprise no-code platform for building, deploying and governing AI agents
Canva
Online design tool with templates, stock media and AI features
Midjourney
AI image and video generator sold as a monthly or yearly subscription
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI app for images, video and audio, with credit-based plans
Ideogram
AI image generator with credit-based plans and a developer API
Leonardo.Ai
AI image and video generation platform, part of Canva since 2024
Recraft
AI image and vector graphics generator for designers and marketers
Krea
AI suite for generating, editing and upscaling images, video and 3D
Synthesia
AI video platform that turns scripts into presenter-led avatar videos
HeyGen
AI avatar video generator with video translation and voice cloning
Descript
Video and audio editor that works by editing a text transcript
Runway
AI video and image generation tool with credit-based plans
ElevenLabs
AI voice platform for text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing and music
CapCut
Video and photo editor with AI tools, on web, desktop and mobile
Loom
Screen and camera recorder for sharing video messages; owned by Atlassian
OpusClip
AI tool that cuts long videos into short social clips with captions
VEED
Browser-based video editor with subtitles, AI avatars and dubbing
Intercom
Customer service helpdesk with a built-in AI agent, Fin
Zendesk
Customer service software with ticketing, messaging, voice and AI agents
Tidio
Live chat, ticketing and an AI agent (Lyro) for customer service
Chatbase
Builds AI support agents trained on a company's own content
Voiceflow
Platform for building AI customer service agents for chat and voice
Manychat
Automates social DMs and comment replies on Instagram, WhatsApp and more
Freshdesk
Freshworks help desk with ticketing, a knowledge base and Freddy AI
Help Scout
Shared inbox and help desk for customer support teams, with an AI chatbot billed per resolution
Zoho Desk
Help desk software with email, chat, phone and AI agents, priced per user in a tiered plan ladder
Gorgias
Help desk and AI agent for ecommerce stores, priced by tickets a month rather than by seat
Front
Shared inbox and ticketing platform for customer-facing teams, with AI as paid add-ons
Crisp
Website chat and shared inbox with a free plan, priced per workspace rather than per agent
LiveChat
Live chat software for websites and online stores, priced per user, with AI reply tools
HubSpot
CRM platform with free tools plus paid marketing, sales and service hubs
Pipedrive
Pipeline-based sales CRM for tracking leads and deals
Attio
Customisable CRM with email sync, enrichment, workflows and AI agents
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Sales CRM with lead, opportunity and forecasting tools in five editions
Zoho CRM
CRM with a free plan for three users and four paid editions
Freshsales
Sales CRM from Freshworks with three paid plans and a 21-day trial
Close
CRM for sales teams that work by phone, email and text
monday CRM
Board-based CRM from monday.com with plans from Basic to Ultimate
Copper
CRM built to work inside Google Workspace
Capsule CRM
CRM with a free plan for two users and four paid tiers
Less Annoying CRM
Single-plan CRM for small businesses at one price per user
Nutshell
Small-business CRM with five tiers and AI outcome allowances
Instantly
Cold email platform with unlimited sending accounts and warmup, priced by emails sent and contacts uploaded
lemlist
Multichannel outreach across email, LinkedIn, calls and WhatsApp, with an email-only plan priced by volume
Smartlead
Cold email platform with unlimited mailboxes and warmup, priced by sends and stored contacts, not seats
Reply.io
Multichannel sales outreach with unlimited mailboxes on volume plans and Jason, an AI SDR
Woodpecker
Cold email and LinkedIn outreach priced by prospects contacted, with unlimited mailboxes and team members
Saleshandy
Cold email with unlimited mailboxes and warm-up plus a lead database, at flat prices with users included
Outreach
Sales engagement and AI agent platform for revenue teams, sold by quote as user seats plus AI credits
Salesloft
Sales engagement platform built around Cadence sequences, AI agents and forecasting, sold by quote
Mailshake
Cold email and phone outreach with an AI email writer, billed per user with set sending addresses per plan
Mailchimp
Intuit's email and SMS marketing platform, free for 250 contacts, with AI writing on Standard and Premium
Klaviyo
B2C CRM for ecommerce email and SMS, billed by active profiles, with a free plan and the Composer AI agent
Brevo
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing, formerly Sendinblue, priced by email volume with a free 300-a-day plan
ActiveCampaign
Email marketing automation with Active Intelligence AI, priced by contacts from 1,000, with a 14-day free trial
Kit
Email marketing for creators, formerly ConvertKit, with a free plan for up to 10,000 subscribers
MailerLite
Email marketing with a free plan for 250 subscribers and paid plans priced by list size and sending
beehiiv
Newsletter platform with a website builder and ad network, free up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends
Constant Contact
Email, SMS and social marketing for small businesses, priced by contacts, with live phone and chat support
GetResponse
Email marketing and automation with unlimited sends on paid plans and a free plan for 500 contacts
Omnisend
Email, SMS and push marketing for ecommerce stores, with a free plan for 250 contacts and 24/7 support
PostWharf
Schedules one post to every social account, priced per brand, not per channel
Buffer
Schedules social posts and handles comment replies, priced per connected channel
Hootsuite
Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and analytics, billed per user
Later
Visual social media planner and scheduler, priced by social sets and users
Sprout Social
Social publishing, inbox, listening and reporting for teams, priced per seat
Metricool
Schedules posts and reports on social and ads, priced by number of brands
Publer
Schedules social posts and threads, priced per social account and team member
SocialPilot
Schedules posts across 10 social networks, with plans priced by number of accounts
SocialBee
Schedules posts by content category with AI help, priced by social profiles
Sendible
Social media scheduling for agencies, priced by workspace with unlimited users
Agorapulse
Social media inbox, publishing and reporting, priced per user with 10 profiles
Buzzmark
Writes, checks and schedules social posts in your brand's voice, learned from your website
Refract
Turns one note into a native post for every social network
Open source
Postiz
Open-source scheduler for 34 platforms; hosted plans are priced by channel count
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Semrush's toolkit for measuring and tracking a brand's visibility in AI answers
Ahrefs Brand Radar
Ahrefs' tool for measuring and tracking brand mentions and citations in AI answers
Profound
AI marketing platform that tracks brand visibility in AI answers and runs content agents
Peec AI
AI search analytics that track brand visibility, position and sentiment in AI answers
Otterly.AI
AI search monitoring for brand mentions and website citations
AthenaHQ
AEO and GEO platform that tracks AI search visibility and recommends content actions
Scrunch
AI search monitoring plus a platform that serves AI agents an optimised version of your site
SE Visible
SE Ranking's tool for tracking brand mentions, sentiment and sources in AI answers
Rankscale
Credit-based AI visibility tracking across more than 17 AI engines
Cituna
AI visibility platform that checks seven AI engines daily, writes the fixes and plans your outreach
QuickBooks Online
Intuit's cloud accounting for US small businesses, from a free tier to plans with AI bookkeeping
Xero
Cloud accounting with three US plans, no per-user fees, Gusto payroll and the JAX AI assistant
FreshBooks
Invoicing and accounting for freelancers and service businesses, priced by number of billable clients
Wave
Free invoicing and double-entry bookkeeping for small businesses, with a $19 Pro plan for bank sync
Zoho Books
Accounting with a free plan under $50K revenue, six US plans priced per organization and the Zia AI assistant
Sage Accounting
UK cloud accounting with payroll and the Sage Copilot AI assistant included in all three plans
FreeAgent
UK accounting for sole traders, companies and landlords, free with a NatWest Group business account
Invoice Ninja
Source-available invoicing, payments, expenses and time tracking, hosted from free or self-hosted
Docusign eSignature
E-signature priced per user with envelope allowances, plus IAM plans adding AI agreement search and workflows
Dropbox Sign
E-signature tool from Dropbox, formerly HelloSign, with unlimited signature requests on paid plans
PandaDoc
Document builder for proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures, payments and a free 5-document plan
Adobe Acrobat Sign
Adobe's e-signature service, sold inside Acrobat for teams plans or as custom-priced Acrobat Sign Solutions
signNow
E-signature plans priced per account with unlimited users, capped by signature invites
Zoho Sign
Digital signature app from Zoho with a free 5-envelope plan, per-user plans and $0.50-per-envelope API pricing
BoldSign
E-signature app and API from Syncfusion with a free 25-envelope plan and unlimited envelopes on Business
SignWell
E-signature tool priced by sender, with unlimited documents on paid plans and 25 free API documents a month
Proposify
Proposal software for sales teams with e-signatures, interactive quotes, document analytics and an MCP server
Qwilr
Web-page proposals and quotes with built-in e-sign, QwilrPay payments and buyer analytics
Workable
Applicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits
Greenhouse
Applicant tracking system built on structured hiring, sold in Core, Plus and Pro plans on custom quotes
Lever
Applicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotes
Ashby
All-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams
Teamtailor
Applicant tracking system with a career site builder and unlimited users and jobs, priced by quote
Tellent Recruitee
Collaborative ATS from Tellent with three quoted plans, an 18-day trial and AI screening credits
Breezy HR
ATS with a free one-job plan, flat monthly plans with unlimited users, and credit-based AI screening
JazzHR
ATS for small businesses with unlimited users, flat plans from $1,000 a year and AI candidate matching
Manatal
AI recruitment software for employers and agencies, priced per user from $15 a month, with 2,500+ job boards
Zoho Recruit
ATS and recruitment CRM with a free plan, per-recruiter pricing and Zia AI candidate matching
Rippling
HR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote
Deel
Global hiring and payroll platform for contractors, employer of record and US PEO, priced per worker
BambooHR
HR software with employee records, hiring and reviews, plus a US-only payroll add-on
OnPay
US small-business payroll with a base fee plus a per-worker fee, and add-on HR, time tracking and benefits
Remote
Global employment platform with employer of record, payroll, contractors and a US PEO, priced per person
Justworks
Payroll from $8 per employee a month plus a $50 base fee, or PEO plans with benefits and HR support, for US small businesses
Gusto
US payroll, benefits and HR for small businesses
Slack
Team messaging built around channels, with huddles, canvases and workflow automation
Google Chat
Direct messages and spaces inside Google Workspace, with Meet and Gemini built in
Discord
Group chat with text, voice and video, built around gaming and community servers
Mattermost
Self-hosted team messaging and workflow platform for security-sensitive organizations
Rocket.Chat
Self-hostable secure messaging platform with Matrix and XMPP federation
Element
Secure messaging and calls built on the decentralised Matrix standard
Pumble
Team chat with a free plan that keeps unlimited users and message history
Microsoft Teams
Chat, meetings and calling, sold alone or inside Microsoft 365
Zoom Workplace
Video meetings with team chat, mail, calendar, docs and an AI companion in one app
Google Meet
Google's browser-based video meetings, free with a Google account and included in Google Workspace
Whereby
Video meetings in the browser with permanent room links; also sold as embeddable video for apps
GoTo Meeting
Business video meetings with dial-in numbers, breakout rooms and cloud recording
RingCentral Video
Video meetings with an AI assistant, free for RingEX phone customers and available as a free plan
Webex
Video meetings, calling and messaging from Cisco
Open source
Jitsi Meet
Free open-source video meetings with no account needed, which you can also host yourself
1Password
Password manager for individuals, families and businesses, with enterprise access tools
Dashlane
Password manager for individuals and businesses, built around credential risk and phishing protection
Keeper
Password manager for individuals and teams from a privileged access management vendor
LastPass
Password manager with a free tier, personal and family plans, and business plans from Teams to Business Max
RoboForm
Password manager and form filler with a free single-device plan, family and business plans
NordPass
Password manager for individuals, families and businesses
Open source
Bitwarden
Open source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting for businesses
Proton Pass
Password manager from Proton with a free plan, email aliases and business plans
Wix
Drag-and-drop and AI website builder with built-in business tools
Squarespace
Template-based website builder with commerce, scheduling and AI tools
Webflow
Visual website builder with CMS and hosting for designers and teams
WordPress.com
Managed WordPress hosting with themes, plugins and an AI site builder
Shopify
Online store builder with checkout, payments and point of sale
Hostinger Website Builder
Low-cost AI website builder bundled with Hostinger hosting
Carrd
Simple builder for one-page sites, from a few dollars a year
Duda
White-label website platform for agencies and freelancers
Lovable
AI app and website builder that creates apps from chat prompts
Bolt.new
AI builder that creates websites and web apps from chat prompts
v0 by Vercel
Vercel's AI builder that generates web apps and UI from prompts
Replit
Online app builder with an AI agent, hosting and databases in one place
Bubble
No-code builder for web and native mobile apps, with AI prompting
Glide
Builds internal business apps from spreadsheets, prompts or files
Softr
AI app builder for internal tools and portals, with databases and workflows
Framer
Website builder with visual design, CMS, hosting and AI agents
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat, agents and review
Cursor
AI code editor with agents that write and change code
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs, desktop and web
Devin Desktop
AI code editor from Cognition, renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026
Open source
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's coding agent for the terminal, IDEs, desktop app and cloud