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This page links all 87 of my lists of AI tools for small business, from free AI tools and chatbots to AI agents, automation platforms and AI tools for specific professions. Pick the job you need done and open that one list.

How I build these lists

Every list I've built since mid-October 2026 follows the same method. I read each tool on its own website, note whether that site names a free plan, a trial only or neither, and put the tools in no particular order with no winner. The tools are named, never linked.

Across the 371 different tools I read for the 51 lists on this page where I recorded each tool's free plan, 218 name a free plan or a free version on their own site, 70 offer a trial only, and 83 say neither on the pages I read. That's more than half with a free plan, so the column is worth a look before you shortlist anything.

My advice: open the list closest to the job you need done, shortlist three tools whose site names a free plan or trial, and try each one on a single real task before you pay for anything.

Want a few picks per job instead of every list? My AI tool directory names a handful of tools for each task.

AI tools for small business and solo founders (18 lists)

AI assistants, chatbots and agents (18 lists)

AI tools by profession (15 lists)

Automation tools (4 lists)

Alternatives to popular AI assistants and automation tools (32 lists)

Do you make one of the AI tools for small business on these lists, or one that belongs on them? Tool makers can ask to be considered for a featured place.

Frequently asked questions

Which list should a small business owner start with?

Start with the first group on this page: the general AI tool lists for small business and solo founders, including the lists of AI tools with a free plan.

Is there a list for my profession?

The AI tools by profession group covers lawyers, teachers, real estate agents, architects, researchers, therapists and more. Software for a whole industry sits on my software by industry page.

Do free AI tools stay free?

Plans change. Each list records what the tool's own site said when I read it, so check the site before you rely on a free plan.

Do you pick a best AI tool?

No. Lists built since mid-October 2026 are in no particular order with no winner named, because the right tool depends on the task.

How can an AI tool get on one of these lists?

Tool makers can ask through the feature your tool page linked here.