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AI tools for solo founders

Building a product or service alone, wearing every hat.

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HeyGen

Generate talking‑head videos from scripts and audio with lifelike avatars

Editor's pick Make & edit video Agencies Creators & influencers Best for a creator repurposing short social and marketing clips

$29/month 84/100 Top pick
Klaviyo

Send personalized email and SMS tied to customer events

Write better emails Agencies Small businesses Best for running a Shopify or ecommerce store

$20/month 83/100 Top pick
remove.bg

Remove photo backgrounds and create transparent cutouts

Editor's pick Edit photos Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelancer producing recurring product or portrait cutouts

$3 for 3 credits 83/100 Top pick
Consensus

Search and summarize academic research with source links

Editor's pick Search & summarize the web Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelance science or health writer on deadlines

$20/month 81/100 Top pick
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
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
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