Every tool we track
77 tools across 11 categories. Each entry describes how the vendor structures its pricing, what it does well and what it gives up, and links straight to the vendor's own pricing page so you can read the numbers there rather than take ours.
Pricing described, not asserted · last reviewed 2026-10-14
Workflow & Automation · 6
Make
Visual workflow automation with branching and routers built in.
Zapier
The largest app directory in automation, priced by task volume.
n8n
Workflow automation you can self-host, with code when you need it.
Pabbly Connect
Flat-rate automation, with the task counter removed.
IFTTT
Consumer applets that join services without a workflow builder.
Activepieces
Open-source automation that you can host yourself.
Email Marketing & CRM · 8
Brevo
Email marketing billed on emails sent rather than contacts stored.
Mailchimp
Long-standing email platform billed mainly on contact count.
MailerLite
Email marketing with a free tier that stays useful.
Kit
Email built around creators and paid newsletters.
ActiveCampaign
Email automation that reaches into the sales pipeline.
HubSpot
A CRM suite where marketing is one hub among several.
Omnisend
Email and SMS built around an online store's own events.
beehiiv
A publishing platform for newsletters rather than a campaign tool.
Cloud & Web Hosting · 10
Hostinger
Budget-friendly hosting with LiteSpeed, SSL and a free domain included.
GoDaddy
Widely known registrar and host with aggressive upsells.
Cloudflare
DNS, CDN and edge hosting on a free tier most sites never outgrow.
Kinsta
Managed WordPress hosting with the server work handled for you.
DigitalOcean
Cloud servers with rates that are easy to predict.
Linode (Akamai Cloud)
VPS and cloud services now sold through Akamai.
Hetzner
Cloud instances and dedicated servers from European data centres.
Vercel
Frontend deployments that start from a git push.
Netlify
Static hosting with build pipelines and forms included.
Render
A managed platform for web services, workers and databases.
E-Commerce Platforms · 8
Shopify
Hosted commerce platform with the maintenance handled for you.
WooCommerce
Free WordPress commerce plugin — the cost shows up in hosting and upkeep.
BigCommerce
Hosted commerce built for larger catalogues and B2B pricing.
Squarespace
Site, blog and store in one subscription, with the design handled.
Ecwid
Add a storefront to a site you already have.
Gumroad
Sell digital products from a single link.
Lemon Squeezy
A merchant of record for software and digital goods.
Sellfy
A hosted store for digital downloads and print on demand.
AI Video & Voice · 10
ElevenLabs
Text-to-speech and voice cloning with a usable free tier.
Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.
Murf
Script-to-voiceover studio with per-word control.
Speechify
Text to speech that also reads documents back to you.
Synthesia
Presenter video from a script, without a camera or a studio.
Camtasia
Screen recording and editing in one tool, built for tutorials.
HeyGen
Presenter videos generated from a script.
InVideo
Text-to-video editing with stock media and voiceover.
Opus Clip
Turns long recordings into short vertical clips.
Pictory
Scripts and long recordings condensed into short video.
SEO & Growth Tools · 10
Mangools
Keyword and backlink tooling aimed at solo operators.
Ahrefs
Backlink and keyword data from one of the larger independent crawlers.
Plausible Analytics
Analytics that is small, cookieless and readable.
Ubersuggest
Keyword, audit and rank data at a fraction of suite pricing.
Surfer SEO
Scores a draft against the pages already ranking for the term.
Fathom Analytics
Cookieless analytics that stays on one readable dashboard.
Umami
Self-hostable, cookieless analytics you can run yourself.
SE Ranking
Rank tracking, audits and competitor research in one subscription.
Moz Pro
An SEO suite built around its own link index.
Matomo
Analytics you can host, with no visitor data sent to a third party.
Design & Creative · 5
Figma
Interface design in the browser, with collaboration built in.
Canva
Template-driven design that non-designers can actually finish.
Penpot
Open-source interface design and prototyping in the browser.
Pixlr
Browser photo editing with a free, ad-supported tier.
Adobe Express
Adobe's template editor for quick social and marketing assets.
Website Builders · 3
Docs & Productivity · 11
Notion
Docs, wikis and lightweight databases in one workspace.
Airtable
A spreadsheet that behaves like a relational database.
ClickUp
Tasks, docs and goals in one workspace, priced per member.
Obsidian
Notes stored as plain files on your own machine.
Trello
Kanban boards that anyone can pick up in an afternoon.
Asana
One plan read through list, board, timeline and calendar views.
monday.com
Configurable boards for teams that want their own workflow.
Todoist
A fast personal task list that small teams can share.
Basecamp
Projects, messages and files in one deliberately simple space.
Linear
Issue tracking built for fast software teams.
Rambox
Desktop workspace software for managing multiple apps and accounts
Customer Support · 3
Social Media Tools · 3
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If you are deciding between two tools rather than browsing, the comparison index has head-to-head pages that name what actually differs. If you would rather run something yourself, the self-hosted index covers 21 projects that replace a subscription, with the operational cost of doing so stated plainly.
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