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AI tools for small businesses

Established companies with a handful of staff and no dedicated IT.

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Grammarly

Catch mistakes and clarify writing before you send it

Editor's pick Write better emails Agencies Freelancers Best for a freelancer sending client emails and proposals daily

$30/month 86/100 Top pick
Tactiq

Capture live meeting transcripts and generate instant summaries

Summarize meetings Freelancers Small businesses Best for a solo founder on regular client calls

$12/month 81/100 Top pick
GPT For Work

Clean, classify, translate, and generate spreadsheet rows in Google and Microsoft files

Clean & analyze spreadsheets Freelancers Small businesses Best for a spreadsheet-heavy freelancer or small-business operator

$25/month 80/100 Top pick
Otter.ai

Record meetings and turn them into transcripts, summaries, and action items

Summarize meetings Creators & influencers Freelancers Best for a freelancer with frequent client meetings

$16.99/month 80/100 Top pick
Read AI

Record meetings and create searchable transcripts, summaries, and recaps

Summarize meetings Freelancers Small businesses Best for a meeting-heavy freelancer needing quick follow-up notes

$19.75/month 79/100 Solid
Fathom

Record, transcribe and summarize your video meetings

Summarize meetings Freelancers Small businesses Free plan Best for a solo founder or small team running frequent calls

$20/month 79/100 Solid
Zapier

Connect web apps and automate repeatable tasks

Automate workflows Freelancers Small businesses Best for a solo founder wiring web apps

$29.99/month 79/100 Solid
Landbot

Build website and WhatsApp chat flows for leads, bookings, and support

Find & qualify leads Freelancers Small businesses Best for a small team routing leads and bookings

€40/month 76/100 Solid
Dialpad

Route business calls and transcribe recorded conversations live

Transcribe calls & audio Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelancer handling regular client calls

$27/month 75/100 Solid
n8n

Automate multi-step workflows across APIs and services

Automate workflows Creators & influencers Freelancers Best for a technical solo founder who self-hosts automations

€20/month 75/100 Solid
Fireflies.ai

Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings into searchable notes

Summarize meetings Agencies Freelancers Best for a small team handling regular client calls

$18/month 75/100 Solid
Chatling

Turn website help content into a customer-support chatbot

Run chat support Freelancers Small businesses Best for a small business with recurring website support questions

$25/month 73/100 Solid
PDF Guru

Edit, sign, convert and summarize PDFs in your browser

Explain documents & papers Freelancers Small businesses Best for a solo freelancer needing quick OCR and summaries

$49.99/month 72/100 Solid
Respond.io

Centralize customer conversations across messaging channels

Reply to customers Agencies Small businesses Best for a small team sharing multichannel customer conversations

$99/month 71/100 Solid
Base44

Turn written app ideas into hosted tools with built-in databases

Prototype an app or website Freelancers Small businesses Best for a founder building a simple MVP or internal tool

$20/month 71/100 Solid
Tidio

Answer website visitor questions with chat and automated replies

Run chat support Small businesses Best for a small store with routine website questions

$29/month 70/100 Solid
Emergent

Build deployable web and mobile MVPs from simple chat prompts

Prototype an app or website Freelancers Small businesses Best for a non-technical founder needing a deployable MVP

$20/month 67/100 Situational
Stitch

Generate draft UI screens from text or images

Prototype an app or website Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelance product designer iterating in Figma

Free 65/100 Situational