Business type

AI tools for small businesses

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

24 tools

  1. Notion

    Keep notes, client work, and projects in one shared workspace

    Editor's pick Organize projects & tasks FreelancersSmall businesses Free plan Best for a small team managing client work and internal knowledge
    $10/mo (yearly) 82/100 Top pick
  2. Tactiq

    Capture live meeting transcripts and generate instant summaries

    Summarize meetings FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a solo founder on regular client calls
    $12/month 81/100 Top pick
  3. Otter.ai

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

    Summarize meetings Creators & influencersFreelancers Best for a freelancer with frequent client meetings
    $16.99/month 80/100 Top pick
  4. Read AI

    Record meetings and create searchable transcripts, summaries, and recaps

    Summarize meetings FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a meeting-heavy freelancer needing quick follow-up notes
    $19.75/month 79/100 Solid
  5. Fathom

    Record, transcribe and summarize your video meetings

    Summarize meetings FreelancersSmall businesses Free plan Best for a solo founder or small team running frequent calls
    $20/month 79/100 Solid
  6. Zapier

    Connect web apps and automate repeatable tasks

    Automate workflows FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a solo founder wiring web apps
    $29.99/month 79/100 Solid
  7. Framer

    Design and publish landing pages from prompts in a visual canvas

    Build landing pages AgenciesCreators & influencers Best for a solo designer building landing pages
    $10/month 78/100 Solid
  8. Landbot

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

    Find & qualify leads FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small team routing leads and bookings
    €40/month 76/100 Solid
  9. Miro

    Run collaborative workshops and planning on shared visual boards

    Organize projects & tasks AgenciesFreelancers Best for a freelancer or agency running recurring client workshops
    $10/month 76/100 Solid
  10. Dialpad

    Route business calls and transcribe recorded conversations live

    Transcribe calls & audio FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a freelancer handling regular client calls
    $27/month 75/100 Solid
  11. n8n

    Automate multi-step workflows across APIs and services

    Automate workflows Creators & influencersFreelancers Best for a technical solo founder who self-hosts automations
    €20/month 75/100 Solid
  12. Fireflies.ai

    Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings into searchable notes

    Summarize meetings AgenciesFreelancers Best for a small team handling regular client calls
    $18/month 75/100 Solid
  13. Jotform AI Agents

    Answer customer questions and guide visitors into forms

    Run chat support FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small business already using Jotform forms
    $39/month 74/100 Solid
  14. Chatling

    Turn website help content into a customer-support chatbot

    Run chat support FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a small business with recurring website support questions
    $25/month 73/100 Solid
  15. Chatbase

    Train a customer chatbot on your website content

    Build a chatbot AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small business with repeated customer questions
    $40/month 73/100 Solid
  16. Writesonic

    Track AI-search visibility, audit sites, and draft SEO articles

    Improve SEO Small businesses Best for a content-led site owner needing AI-search monitoring
    $79/mo (yearly) 73/100 Solid
  17. PDF Guru

    Edit, sign, convert and summarize PDFs in your browser

    Explain documents & papers FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a solo freelancer needing quick OCR and summaries
    $49.99/month 72/100 Solid
  18. Respond.io

    Centralize customer conversations across messaging channels

    Reply to customers AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small team sharing multichannel customer conversations
    $99/month 71/100 Solid
  19. Workable

    Manage applicants, interviews, job posts, and employee records

    Hire & onboard AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a small team hiring regularly with multiple managers
    $299/month 71/100 Solid
  20. Base44

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

    Prototype an app or website FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a founder building a simple MVP or internal tool
    $20/month 71/100 Solid
  21. 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
  22. BeforeSunset AI

    Turn tasks and calendar events into a daily schedule

    Plan schedules & travel FreelancersSmall businesses Best for a solo worker juggling tasks and calendar events
    $8/month 69/100 Situational
  23. Surfer

    Optimize search articles using ranking-page patterns

    Improve SEO AgenciesFreelancers Best for a freelancer publishing recurring SEO articles
    $49/mo (yearly) 67/100 Situational
  24. Dovetail

    Organize customer feedback into tagged research evidence and themes

    Analyze surveys & feedback AgenciesSmall businesses Best for a team running recurring customer research
    Quote only 66/100 Situational