AI Tools Directory

Riverside.fm

Video & Media

Record studio-quality podcasts and videos remotely

Riverside records each participant's audio and video locally at high quality, producing broadcast-ready content. AI transcription, clip generation, and magic clips for social media are included. Popular with podcast hosts and YouTubers.

• Local track recording (studio quality)
• AI transcription
• Magic clips for social

BrightLocal

SEO

Local SEO tools for small businesses

BrightLocal provides local citation building, rank tracking, review management, and Google Business Profile optimisation. It's the leading tool specifically for local businesses wanting to rank in Google Maps and local search.

• Local rank tracking
• Citation building
• Review management

Hotjar

Analytics & Data

See how visitors really use your website

Hotjar records website sessions, creates heatmaps, and collects feedback, showing exactly where users click, scroll, and drop off. Its free plan is genuinely useful. AI summarises session recordings and survey responses.

• Session recordings
• Heatmaps
• Surveys & feedback

Opus Clip

Video & Media

AI repurposes long videos into viral clips

Opus Clip automatically identifies the most engaging moments in long-form videos and turns them into short clips for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. AI adds captions, transitions, and b-roll. Free plan included.

• AI clip selection
• Auto-captions
• Virality score

CapCut

Video & Media

Free video editor loved by creators

CapCut is a free, feature-rich video editor with AI tools including auto-captions, background removal, text-to-speech, and viral template effects. Extremely popular for short-form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

• AI auto-captions
• Background removal
• Trending templates

Looker Studio

Analytics & Data

Free data visualisation and reporting

Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) is a free tool for building interactive dashboards from Google Analytics, Sheets, BigQuery, and 800+ data sources. Essential for SMBs wanting professional-looking data reports at zero cost.

• Free dashboards
• 800+ data connectors
• Interactive reports

Descript

Video & Media

Edit video by editing text

Descript lets you edit video and audio by editing the auto-generated transcript, making it uniquely easy for non-video editors. AI removes filler words, enhances audio, and creates clips for social media. Free tier available.

• Text-based video editing
• AI filler word removal
• Overdub (AI voice clone)

Plausible Analytics

Analytics & Data

Privacy-first Google Analytics alternative

Plausible is a lightweight, cookie-free analytics tool that is fully GDPR-compliant without consent banners. Simple dashboard showing traffic, sources, and goals. Self-hosting option available. Popular with privacy-conscious European SMBs.

• Cookie-free & GDPR-compliant
• Simple dashboard
• Goal tracking

MailerLite

Marketing Automation

Simple, beautiful email marketing

MailerLite offers clean design, solid automation, and excellent deliverability on a generous free plan (1,000 subscribers). It includes website builder and e-commerce capabilities. One of the best free email tools for SMBs.

• Email campaigns
• Automation workflows
• Landing pages & website builder

ActiveCampaign

Marketing Automation

Marketing automation with a CRM backbone

ActiveCampaign combines email marketing, automation, and CRM in a powerful platform aimed at growing SMBs. Its visual automation builder is among the best in class. AI features predict the best content and contact scoring.

• Visual automation builder
• Email marketing
• CRM

Gorgias

E-commerce

AI helpdesk built specifically for Shopify and e-commerce stores

• E-commerce integrations
• AI auto-reply
• Order management

Yoast SEO

SEO

The #1 WordPress SEO plugin

Yoast SEO is the most installed WordPress plugin, helping website owners optimise content with real-time readability and SEO analysis. Premium adds internal linking suggestions and redirect manager. Essential for WordPress-based SMBs.

• Real-time SEO & readability analysis
• XML sitemap
• Schema markup

Apollo.io

Sales & CRM

Sales intelligence and outreach platform

Apollo.io gives SMBs access to a 275M+ contact database for prospecting, combined with email sequencing, dialler, and CRM. Its free plan includes 50 email credits per month. Excellent for outbound-driven small sales teams.

• 275M+ prospect database
• Email sequencing
• AI email writing

Rippling

HR & Hiring

HR, IT, and finance in one platform

Rippling unifies HR, payroll, device management, and app provisioning in one platform. When you hire or fire someone, it automatically provisions/deprovisions software access. Best for tech-forward SMBs wanting HR and IT unified.

• Unified HR, IT & payroll
• Auto-provision software access
• Global payroll

Omnisend

Marketing Automation

Email & SMS automation for e-commerce

Omnisend is built specifically for e-commerce with pre-built automation workflows for cart abandonment, welcome series, and post-purchase follow-ups. Free plan includes 500 emails/month. Strong Shopify and WooCommerce integrations.

• Pre-built e-commerce automations
• Email & SMS
• Cart abandonment

Surfer SEO

SEO

AI content editor that scores your article in real time against top-ranking pages — so you know exactly what to write

• Real-time content score (0–100)
• SERP analysis for any keyword
• NLP term recommendations

Ramp

Accounting & Finance

Corporate cards and spend management with AI

Ramp provides corporate cards with real-time AI-powered spend controls, automated receipt matching, and accounting sync. Its free tier makes it accessible to small businesses. AI surfaces cost-saving opportunities proactively.

• Corporate cards
• AI receipt matching
• Spend controls

Acuity Scheduling

Scheduling & Admin

Online appointment scheduling for service businesses

Acuity Scheduling is designed for service businesses that take client bookings, offering intake forms, payment collection, and package management. Built by Squarespace, it integrates seamlessly with Squarespace websites.

• Online booking
• Intake forms
• Payment collection

Rippling Payroll

HR & Hiring

Payroll and compliance made automatic

Rippling Payroll automates tax filings, off-cycle runs, and garnishments, integrating directly with HR and time tracking. Global payroll capabilities make it a top choice for remote-first SMBs with international contractors.

• Automated payroll
• Global payroll
• Tax filing

Tidio

E-commerce

AI chatbot and live chat designed for small e-commerce businesses

• AI chatbot
• Live chat
• Email

n8n

Workflow Automation

Extendable workflow automation for tech teams

n8n is an open-source workflow automation tool that can be self-hosted for complete data privacy and control. Supports 400+ integrations with code-level customisation. Free cloud plan or self-host at zero cost.

• Open-source & self-hostable
• 400+ integrations
• Custom code nodes

Databox

Analytics & Data

Business analytics dashboards, all in one place

Databox pulls data from 100+ tools including Google Analytics, HubSpot, Shopify, and Facebook Ads into customisable dashboards and automated reports. Free plan supports 3 data sources. Popular with marketing agencies for client reporting.

• 100+ integrations
• Custom dashboards
• Automated reports