Every tool I've tested, organised by use case — with honest notes on what each one is actually good for.
Open-source automation. Build email triage + draft agent without per-task costs.
Classify emails and draft replies that sound like you.
AI calendar agent that protects focus time and auto-schedules.
Premium AI email client with triage, summaries, and smart replies.
Built-in research mode — searches the web and synthesises multi-source reports.
AI search engine. Ask a research question, get a cited answer instantly.
Upload your own docs. Ask questions across all of them. Great for internal research.
Research agent built for academic papers and deep analysis.
Affordable AI chatbot for small businesses. Easy to embed on any site.
Visual agent builder. Connects to Claude, GPT, and your data.
Open platform to build and deploy custom AI agents. Developer-friendly.
Enterprise-grade AI that resolves tickets automatically at scale.
Write and schedule social posts. Suggests optimal posting times.
Subject lines, body copy, and audience segmentation — automatically.
Marketing-focused AI with templates for ads, blogs, and social.
AI video/podcast editor. Repurposes long content into short clips.
Terminal agent that reads your whole codebase and makes changes autonomously.
AI-native IDE. Best-in-class for agents that understand full project context.
Describe an app in plain English. Replit builds and deploys it.
Live code suggestions in your IDE. Agent mode writes entire features.
Open-source, self-hostable. Most powerful free automation tool available.
Easiest to start. 6,000+ app integrations. AI step built in.
Visual builder. More powerful than Zapier, still beginner-friendly.
AI-native automation. Build agents in plain English — no code needed.