AI tools that actually work

A curated directory of AI tools with honest reviews, real pricing, and my personal take. No affiliate links, no noise. Just the tools I use myself or recommend to clients.

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Writing

Claude

Top pick

The most thoughtful writing partner for long-form work.

Free tierfrom $20/month (Pro)
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Writing

ChatGPT

Runner-up

The best all-purpose AI assistant, especially for multimodal work.

Free tierfrom $20/month (Plus)
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Sales

Attio

Top pick

The CRM that feels like it was built for 2026, not 2015.

Free tierfrom ~$29/user/month (Plus)
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Sales

Clay

Top pick

The outbound data and enrichment workhorse for small teams.

Free tierfrom ~$149/month (Starter)
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Sales

HubSpot Breeze

Worth knowing

HubSpot's AI layer, finally useful across the whole CRM.

Free tierfrom Included with HubSpot paid plans (~$20/user/month)
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Support

Intercom Fin

Top pick

The AI support agent that actually resolves tickets, not just deflects them.

from ~$0.99 per resolved conversation
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Operations

n8n

Top pick

What Zapier should be: open source, AI-native, and self-hostable.

Free tierfrom Free (self-hosted) or ~$20/month (cloud)
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Operations

Zapier

Runner-up

The easiest way to connect two services without writing code.

Free tierfrom ~$20/month (Starter)
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Research

Perplexity

Top pick

The AI search engine that replaces Google for real research.

Free tierfrom $20/month (Pro)
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Research

NotebookLM

Runner-up

Google's free notebook for AI-powered research on your own documents.

Free tierfrom Free
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Design

Ideogram

Top pick

The only image model that reliably produces readable text inside images.

Free tierfrom ~$8/month (Basic)
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Meetings

Granola

Top pick

Meeting notes that actually capture what you meant, not just what was said.

Free tierfrom $18/month
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Code

Claude Code

Top pick

The highest-impact AI coding tool of 2026.

from Included in Claude Pro ($20/month)
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Code

Cursor

Runner-up

The AI-first IDE for developers who want a visual editing experience.

Free tierfrom $20/month (Pro)
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Finance

Puzzle

Top pick

AI-native bookkeeping that replaces your part-time accountant.

from $49/month (Starter)
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