AI Tools Directory

Kashoo

Accounting & Finance

Simple cloud accounting for small businesses

Kashoo is a straightforward accounting app with AI-powered transaction categorisation that learns from your habits. It's particularly valued for its simplicity and fast bank reconciliation. A solid QuickBooks alternative for very small teams.

• AI transaction categorisation
• Simple invoicing
• Bank sync

Pixlr

Design & Creative

Free online photo editor with AI tools

Pixlr offers a free browser-based photo editor comparable to Photoshop for basic tasks, plus AI tools for background removal and enhancement. Very accessible for SMBs that occasionally need photo editing without a subscription.

• AI background removal
• Photo retouching
• Web-based editor

Hemingway Editor

Writing & Content

Make your writing bold and clear

Hemingway Editor highlights complex sentences, passive voice, and hard-to-read passages, helping anyone write cleaner content. The free web version is widely used; the desktop app is a one-time purchase. Particularly useful for non-native English writers.

• Readability grade scoring
• Passive voice highlighting
• Adverb flagging

Clockify

Scheduling & Admin

Free time tracking for teams

Clockify is a completely free time tracking tool with unlimited users, supporting timesheet management, project tracking, and reporting. Paid plans add invoicing and scheduling. One of the best free tools for SMBs with billable hours.

• Free unlimited time tracking
• Timesheets
• Project & client tracking

Lever

HR & Hiring

Modern ATS + CRM for talent teams

Lever combines an ATS with a CRM to help companies manage both active applicants and passive talent pipelines. NurtureBot automates follow-ups with candidates. Suited to SMBs with a dedicated recruiter or talent function.

• ATS + talent CRM
• NurtureBot automation
• DEI analytics

Keap

Sales & CRM

CRM + automation for service businesses

Keap (formerly Infusionsoft) combines CRM, email marketing, and sales automation for service-based businesses. It includes appointment booking, invoicing, and follow-up automation. Higher price point but strong feature depth for solo operators and small service firms.

• CRM + email marketing
• Automation builder
• Invoicing & payments

Printful

E-commerce

Print-on-demand drop shipping for your store

Printful handles printing, packing, and shipping of custom merchandise on demand, integrating with Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, and more. No upfront inventory costs. Free to use — pay only when you sell.

• Print-on-demand fulfilment
• Shopify & Etsy integration
• Custom product creation

Homebase

HR & Hiring

Scheduling, time tracking, and HR for hourly teams

Homebase is built for businesses with hourly workers, offering free scheduling, time tracking, hiring, and team messaging. Very popular with restaurants, retail, and service businesses with shift workers. Free plan supports one location.

• Free scheduling
• Time tracking
• Hiring & onboarding

Pilot

Accounting & Finance

Bookkeeping for startups and growing companies

Pilot provides outsourced bookkeeping, CFO services, and tax prep powered by AI software with human expert review. Targeted at funded startups and fast-growing SMBs. Pricing is high but includes expert oversight.

• Outsourced bookkeeping
• CFO advisory (add-on)
• Tax prep

Peppertype.ai

Writing & Content

Generate quality content at scale

Peppertype.ai offers AI-powered content generation focused on marketing copy and long-form articles. It supports team workflows and includes quality-scoring to help teams refine outputs. Good for agencies managing multiple client content needs.

• Marketing copy generator
• Long-form article writer
• Content quality score

Moosend

Marketing Automation

Full email automation at the lowest price on the market

• Email campaigns
• Drag-and-drop editor
• Automations

Brevo

Marketing Automation

All-in-one email and SMS marketing at a fraction of Mailchimp's price

• Email campaigns
• SMS marketing
• Automation

Close

Sales & CRM

Sales CRM with built-in calling and email — designed for inside sales teams

• Built-in calling
• SMS
• Email sequences

Attio

Sales & CRM

Modern AI CRM that works like a spreadsheet — built for how teams actually work

• AI enrichment
• Custom objects
• Pipeline views

Help Scout

Customer Service

Human-feeling email support tool loved by small teams

• Shared inbox
• AI Summarize
• Docs knowledge base

Crisp

Customer Service

Indie live chat and AI support — simpler and cheaper than Intercom

• Live chat
• Chatbot builder
• Shared inbox

Anyword

Writing & Content

AI copywriting that predicts how well your text will actually perform

• Performance prediction score
• Ad copy
• Landing pages

Rytr

Writing & Content

The most affordable AI writing assistant — great for solopreneurs

• 40+ use cases
• 30+ languages
• Tone of voice

Olark

Customer Service

Simple live chat for small businesses

Olark is a straightforward live chat tool with visitor tracking, chat transcripts, and basic automation. It lacks AI features but is reliable and easy to set up for businesses that just need live chat without complexity.

• Live chat
• Visitor tracking
• Chat transcripts

Wave

Accounting & Finance

Free accounting, invoicing, and receipts — actually free, not a trial

• Invoicing
• Accounting
• Receipt scanning

Piktochart

Design & Creative

Create infographics, reports, and presentations that look professionally designed

• Infographic templates
• AI text-to-visual
• Report builder

Looka

Design & Creative

AI logo designer and brand kit generator — professional look in 5 minutes

• AI logo generation
• Brand kit
• Business card