Consumer Tools for SMEs encompasses the accessible AI-powered productivity applications, creative tools, and automation platforms used by small and medium enterprises. These tools lower the barrier to adopting generative AI and workflow automation without requiring technical expertise or enterprise-scale infrastructure investment.
Semantic Classification
Content
Business Functions
AI Technology & Concepts
- LLMs (Large Language Models)
- Automation
- Chatbots
- Agents
- Avatars
- Tech & Infrastructure Business Functions & Roles
- Business
- Marketing
- Sales
- HR (Human Resources)
- Customer Service
- Finance
- Product Management
- Data Analysis
- Small Business
- Entrepreneurs
- Solopreneurs Creative & Media
- Creativity
- Design
- Writing
- Image
- Video
- Audio
- Music
- Creators Skills, Learning & Productivity
- Coding
- Productivity
- Learning
- Education
- Professional Development
- Personal Growth
Selected Consumer Tools
- Search
- Perplexity
- Deep research.
- Task: Organise work, manage tasks and projects, and improve personal or team productivity.
- BeforeSunset
- Description: AI-powered planner/assistant designed to help manage tasks, to-do lists, and daily goals more effectively. May offer analytics or time planning features.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription).
- Website: BeforeSunset AI
- Notion (AI features)
- Description: Popular workspace/note-taking tool with integrated AI features. Can summarise notes, brainstorm ideas, draft content, improve writing, and automate simple tasks within Notion pages. Useful for project management support.
- Cost: Free personal plan. Paid plans add features/collaboration. Notion AI is an add-on, often ~$8-10 USD/user/month.
- Website: Notion
- Twitter Bookmarks (AI)
- Description: AI feature within Twitter/X that helps automatically categorise bookmarked tweets.
- Cost: Included with Twitter/X usage (potentially requires Premium subscription for full features).
- Website: Twitter / X
- Claude 3 (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku)
- Description: Advanced large language model capable of analysing large datasets, generating detailed reports, summarising information, and performing complex reasoning tasks like market analysis through structured prompts (including ‘subagents’ approach in Opus).
- Cost: Offers free tier (Haiku via API/claude.ai). Paid API access based on usage (tokens). Claude Pro subscription (~$20 USD/month) for priority access & higher limits.
- Website: Anthropic Claude / Claude.ai
- Gemini (Advanced/Pro) (Implied capability, competitor)
- Description: Google’s large language model capable of research, analysis, summarisation, and data handling (e.g., creating tables, exporting to Sheets). Useful for initial market research tasks.
- Cost: Free version available. Gemini Advanced subscription (~£18.99 GBP/month, often bundled with Google One). API usage costs vary.
- Website: Google Gemini
- Agenthub
- Description: AI platform for creating automations, including lead research. Can take company details (like email) and provide insights on industry, revenue, etc.
- Cost: Pricing often based on usage or subscription tiers, check website for details.
- Website: Agenthub
- Aomni
- Description: All-in-one B2B sales suite using AI for market research, identifying relevant prospects, and customising value propositions using natural language.
- Cost: Likely subscription-based; requires checking website or contacting sales.
- Website: Aomni
- Run.Reply.io (with Jason AI)
- Description: Sales engagement platform automating multi-channel outreach (email, etc.). Jason AI component helps generate and draft emails for cold outreach.
- Cost: Subscription-based, plans often start from 90 USD/user/month.
- Website: Reply.io
- Artisan (with Ava AI)
- Description: AI tool focused on boosting sales pipelines. ‘Ava’ AI employee helps find new leads and generate customised cold emails based on campaign goals and target sectors.
- Cost: Likely subscription or custom pricing; check website.
- Website: Artisan Sales AI
- Vidyard
- Description: Video platform for sales. Can be used to create personalised video messages for email campaigns, identify prospects, generate scripts, and automate sending.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans add more features, starting around $19 USD/user/month.
- Website: Vidyard
- Dopplio
- Description: AI tool for creating personalised cold-outreach videos at scale. Record once, then use AI to customise for individual prospects.
- Cost: Check website for pricing details (likely subscription/usage-based).
- Website: Dopplio
- Task: Create a professional logo and develop a visual identity for the business.
- Looka
- Description: AI-powered platform that generates logo ideas based on business name and industry preferences. Also offers brand kit creation (social media assets, business cards).
- Cost: Logo packages start around 96 USD/year).
- Website: Looka
- Brand Mark / Logopony / Logo.com / Smashing Logo
- Description: Various other AI logo generators offering similar services to Looka, generating multiple logo options based on input criteria. (Head-to-head comparison mentioned).
- Cost: Varies, often offer one-time purchase logo packages (100+ USD) and sometimes subscription brand kits.
- Websites: Brandmark, Logopony, Logo.com, Smashing Logo
- Dall-E 3 (via ChatGPT)
- Description: Can be used to brainstorm logo concepts visually, though often struggles with consistent text rendering. Useful for initial ideas to refine later. Can also help brainstorm overall brand visual identity.
- Cost: Requires ChatGPT Plus ($20 USD/month).
- Website: (Accessed via ChatGPT)
- Deblank
- Description: AI tool for generating professional colour palettes from images or natural language prompts. Useful for establishing website/brand colours.
- Cost: Check website for pricing.
- Website: Deblank (Note: URL is .com not .net)
- Gemini / ChatGPT
- Description: Can be used to brainstorm post ideas, draft copy, refine messaging, generate hashtags, and adhere to character limits for platforms like Twitter/X.
- Cost: Free versions available. Paid subscriptions (~$20 USD/month or £18.99 GBP for Gemini) offer enhanced capabilities.
- Website: Google Gemini / ChatGPT
- Glato
- Description: AI video producer trained on viral content. Creates short, brand-specific ads quickly using just a web link (e.g., app store, Amazon listing). Offers avatar customisation.
- Cost: Pricing details likely on their website (may be per video or subscription).
- Website: Glato
- Pictory
- Description: AI tool that transforms long-form text content (like blog posts) or videos into short, branded videos suitable for social media. Offers captioning and editing.
- Cost: Plans typically start around $19 USD/month (billed annually). Free trial available.
- Website: Pictory
- Vidyo.ai
- Description: Repurposes long-form video content (e.g., podcasts, webinars) into short, potentially viral clips for social media, adding captions and headlines automatically.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans start around $15 USD/month (billed annually).
- Website: Vidyo.ai
- OpusClip
- Description: AI tool designed to extract engaging, short clips from longer videos, specifically for platforms like TikTok and Reels.
- Cost: Free trial/credits often available. Paid plans based on usage/upload hours, starting around $9 USD/month.
- Website: Opus Pro (Note: Website is opus.pro)
- Bestever
- Description: AI-supported platform focused on video reviews for e-commerce, aiming to create compelling digital advertising content and marketing collateral.
- Cost: Check website for pricing structure.
- Website: Bestever (Note: Primarily focused on e-commerce video reviews)
- MagicAds
- Description: Creates quick video ads for products/services using customisable avatars, suitable for social media or paid advertising.
- Cost: Likely per-ad or subscription-based; check website.
- Website: MagicAds
- Browse AI + Zapier
- Description: Use Browse AI to monitor websites and extract specific data (e.g., news items). Use Zapier to automate posting this extracted content to social media platforms like Instagram.
- Cost: Browse AI: Free plan, paid plans based on usage. Zapier: Free plan, paid plans based on task volume/features.
- Website: Browse.ai / Zapier
- Task: Improve the quality, clarity, tone, and efficiency of written communications (emails, reports, marketing copy, etc.).
- Grammarly
- Description: AI-powered writing assistant for improving grammar, spelling, style, and tone. Helps strike the right professional tone in emails and documents.
- Cost: Free basic version available. Premium starts around $12 USD/month (billed annually). Business plans available. (Check site for GBP).
- Website: Grammarly
- Claude 3 / Gemini / ChatGPT
- Description: Can draft, rewrite, summarise, and brainstorm text content. Useful for generating initial drafts or overcoming writer’s block. Can attempt to imitate writing styles (as shown with Gemini Multimodal Language Model).
- Cost: Free and paid tiers available (see Market Analysis section).
- Website: Claude.ai / Google Gemini / ChatGPT
- Microsoft Copilot
- Description: AI assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 suite (including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint). Helps draft emails, summarise documents, create presentations from prompts.
- Cost: Requires Microsoft 365 Business Standard/Premium subscription + Copilot add-on (approx. £24.70 GBP/user/month).
- Website: Microsoft Copilot
- SEO.ai
- Description: Platform focused on using AI to help build, write, and optimise website articles for better search engine ranking.
- Cost: Offers various plans, often starting around $49 USD/month. Free trial may be available.
- Website: SEO.ai
- Surfer SEO (Implied need, common tool)
- Description: Content intelligence tool that helps plan, write, and optimise content to rank higher. Analyses top pages and provides guidelines.
- Cost: Plans typically start from around $89 USD/month.
- Website: Surfer SEO
- Task: Produce videos for marketing, training, communication, or social media without extensive equipment or editing skills.
- Synthesia
- Description: AI video generation platform using stock or custom AI avatars to create videos from text scripts. Good for training, onboarding, marketing updates, and personalised videos at scale.
- Cost: Personal plans start around $22 USD/month (billed annually). Enterprise pricing available. (Check site for GBP).
- Website: Synthesia
- HeyGen
- Description: AI video platform specialising in creating realistic AI avatars (including instant avatars) and voice cloning for personalised video messages.
- Cost: Free trial available. Paid plans based on credits, starting around $24 USD/month (billed annually).
- Website: HeyGen
- Descript
- Description: All-in-one audio and video editor that works like a document. Offers transcription-based editing, screen recording, AI voice cloning, and filler word removal.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans start around $12 USD/user/month (billed annually).
- Website: Descript
- CapCut (Video GPT)
- Description: Popular mobile/desktop video editor with AI features. The ‘Video GPT’ mentioned is likely a custom GPT interface to help brainstorm video ideas and potentially leverage CapCut features/templates via text prompts.
- Cost: CapCut app has free features. Pro subscription unlocks more effects/capabilities (~$10 USD/month). GPT interface depends on ChatGPT access.
- Website: CapCut / (Custom GPT via ChatGPT)
- TimeBolt
- Description: Video editing software specifically designed to speed up editing by automatically removing silences, “ums,” and speeding up slow sections. Ideal for talking head videos (e.g., YouTube, tutorials).
- Cost: One-time purchase or subscription options available, check website. Often around 160 lifetime.
- Website: TimeBolt
- Guidde
- Description: AI tool for quickly creating software explainer videos and how-to guides by capturing workflows and automatically adding voiceover and annotations.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans add features, starting around $16 USD/user/month (billed annually).
- Website: Guidde
- Noisee
- Description: Creates music videos based on an input image and an audio track, using AI to generate motion and effects that match the music.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely credit-based or subscription).
- Website: Noisee
- VideoGPT (Custom GPT)
- Description: A custom GPT designed to generate short videos based on natural language prompts (likely leveraging underlying text-to-video models).
- Cost: Requires ChatGPT Plus subscription ($20 USD/month) for custom GPT access. Underlying video generation might have separate costs/limits.
- Website: (Accessed via ChatGPT GPT Store)
- Task: Design and build professional presentations and pitch decks more efficiently.
- Gamma
- Description: Creates presentations, documents, and basic websites from a single text prompt. Focuses on dynamic and visually appealing layouts.
- Cost: Free plan with credits. Paid plans start around $8 USD/user/month (billed annually).
- Website: Gamma
- Tome
- Description: AI-powered storytelling format for creating presentations and narratives. Generates slides with text and AI images from prompts.
- Cost: Free plan available. Pro plans start around $16 USD/user/month (billed annually).
- Website: Tome
- Presentations.AI / SlidesAI / Plus AI / Slidesgo / Beautiful.ai
- Description: A range of AI tools specifically designed to generate presentation slides from text prompts or existing documents, often integrating with Google Slides or PowerPoint. (Head-to-head comparison mentioned).
- Cost: Varies per tool. Many offer free trials or basic versions. Paid plans range typically from 40 USD/user/month.
- Websites: Presentations.AI, SlidesAI, Plus AI, Slidesgo AI Maker, Beautiful.ai
- Microsoft Copilot
- Description: Can generate entire PowerPoint presentations from prompts or Word documents. (See Writing Assistance).
- Cost: See Writing Assistance.
- Website: Microsoft Copilot for M365
- Task: Create unique images, enhance product photos, generate backgrounds, or design visual assets for marketing and branding.
- Midjourney
- Description: High-quality AI image generator accessed via Discord. Known for artistic and detailed outputs. V6 includes text generation within images, ‘Vary Region’ for inpainting/product placement.
- Cost: Subscription-based, starting around $10 USD/month (Basic plan with limited generations).
- Website: Midjourney
- Dall-E 3 (via ChatGPT/Copilot)
- Description: AI image generator accessible through ChatGPT Plus or Microsoft Copilot. Good for generating diverse images from text prompts, including logo concepts and backgrounds.
- Cost: Included with ChatGPT Plus ($20 USD/month) or free/paid tiers of Microsoft Copilot.
- Website: (Accessed via ChatGPT or Copilot)
- Adobe Firefly
- Description: Adobe’s suite of generative AI tools, integrated into Photoshop/Express. Features include text-to-image generation, generative fill, and text effects. Trained on Adobe Stock (commercially safe).
- Cost: Included in many Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions. Free plan with monthly credits available.
- Website: Adobe Firefly
- Flair.ai
- Description: AI design tool for branded content, particularly product photoshoots. Removes backgrounds, places products in new scenes using templates or drag-and-drop interface.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans based on usage/features.
- Website: Flair.ai
- Magnific AI
- Description: AI tool specialising in upscaling and enhancing image details, making them look higher resolution and more professional. Often used with Midjourney outputs.
- Cost: Subscription-based, plans start around $39 USD/month.
- Website: Magnific AI
- Patterned AI
- Description: AI tool specifically for generating unique, seamless patterns and backgrounds, useful for product backdrops or branding elements. Often used with Canva.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription or credits).
- Website: Patterned AI
- Photoroom
- Description: Photo editing app/tool with strong AI features for background removal and creation, particularly for product photography. Can generate studio-quality backgrounds.
- Cost: Free plan available. Pro plans unlock more features, often around £10-£15 GBP/month.
- Website: Photoroom
- ML Blocks
- Description: No-code platform for building automated image processing workflows using AI. Useful for repetitive tasks without needing to write code.
- Cost: Check website for pricing structure.
- Website: ML Blocks
- Task: Create voiceovers, audio content like podcasts, or clone voices for various applications.
- ElevenLabs
- Description: High-quality text-to-speech and voice cloning AI. Offers a library of voices (Community Voices), can create a synthetic version of your own voice, and provide audio narration for websites (Audio Native). Used for audiobooks, podcasts, voiceovers.
- Cost: Free tier available. Paid plans based on character usage, starting around $5 USD/month.
- Website: ElevenLabs
- PlayHT
- Description: AI text-to-voice generator with a large library of voices and languages. Suitable for creating audiobooks, podcasts, and voiceovers.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans based on word count/features, starting around $30 USD/month (billed annually).
- Website: PlayHT
- Planning applications processing
- Task: Connect different apps and services to automate repetitive tasks, saving time and reducing errors.
- Zapier
- Description: Leading automation platform connecting thousands of apps. Create “Zaps” (workflows) triggered by events in one app to perform actions in another. Can be used with AI tools (e.g., trigger Synthesia videos, parse emails with GPT, post to social). Zapier AI helps build automations via prompts.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans scale based on task volume and features, starting around $20 USD/month (billed annually).
- Website: Zapier
- Cognosys
- Description: AI-native automation tool that uses natural language prompts to set up workflows for tasks like email automation, research, and notifications.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription-based).
- Website: Cognosys
- ML Blocks
- Description: Provides no-code AI workflows specifically for image processing tasks. (See Image Generation).
- Cost: Check website.
- Website: ML Blocks
- Task: Handle email more efficiently, improve communication quality, and automate email-related tasks.
- Grammarly
- Description: Improves email writing quality and tone. (See Content Creation).
- Cost: Free and paid plans.
- Website: Grammarly
- Superhuman
- Description: Premium email client focused on speed and productivity, with integrated AI features for faster writing, summarising, and managing emails.
- Cost: Premium pricing, typically around $30 USD/month. Often has a waitlist or requires application.
- Website: Superhuman
- Microsoft Copilot (in Outlook)
- Description: Helps draft emails, summarise long threads, and adjust tone directly within Outlook. (See Content Creation).
- Cost: Requires M365 + Copilot add-on.
- Website: Copilot for Outlook
- Zapier AI / Custom GPTs
- Claude 3 + Google Sheets
- Description: Generate personalised text (e.g., for emails) at scale by combining Claude’s API with data in a Google Sheet.
- Cost: Requires Claude API usage (paid) + Google Workspace (potentially free tier).
- Website: Anthropic Claude / Google Sheets
- Flodesk
- Description: Email marketing platform focused on beautiful design. Can be used for welcome emails, email campaigns, and automating email receipts (integrates with Stripe/Zapier for e-commerce).
- Cost: Subscription-based, often starting around $38 USD/month (unlimited subscribers model).
- Website: Flodesk
- Task: Automate the process of scheduling meetings or appointments.
- Reclaim.ai
- Description: AI scheduling tool that automatically finds the best time for meetings, tasks, and habits in your calendar based on priorities. Useful for coordinating schedules (e.g., house viewings).
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans add features, starting around $8 USD/user/month (billed annually).
- Website: Reclaim.ai
- Task: Create websites or landing pages quickly, often with AI assistance and without extensive coding knowledge.
- Wegic
- Description: AI-powered website builder using natural language chat prompts to generate multi-page websites in various languages. Allows editing and section redesign via chat.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription tiers).
- Website: Wegic
- Musho
- Description: AI tool to build customisable webpages from a single prompt, aimed at simplifying landing page creation.
- Cost: Check website for pricing.
- Website: Musho
- Lando
- Description: Quickly generates and launches a landing page for an app by simply linking to the app store page.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (may be one-time or subscription).
- Website: Lando
- Butternut AI
- Description: Builds multi-page websites from a simple prompt and keywords. Allows editing sections, multi-lingual copy, and payment integration.
- Cost: Check website for pricing.
- Website: Butternut AI
- Dora
- Description: No-code website builder with a focus on creating sites with 3D animations and interactions without coding.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans unlock features, starting around $12 USD/month (billed annually).
- Website: Dora
- Wix ADI (Artificial Design Intelligence)
- Description: AI component within the Wix website builder that streamlines the design process by asking questions and automatically generating a website draft.
- Cost: Wix offers free plans (with limitations/ads). Paid plans vary based on features (e.g., e-commerce). ADI feature is part of the platform.
- Website: Wix
- Framer (AI features)
- Description: Web design and building tool popular for interactive prototypes. Includes AI features to generate or import website designs, potentially from prompts or existing sites, and helps build pages faster. Used in business idea testing flow.
- Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans start around £15 GBP/site/month (billed annually).
- Website: Framer
- Gamma
- Description: Can also generate basic websites from prompts. (See Presentation Creation).
- Cost: Free and paid plans.
- Website: Gamma
- Mixo / Durable (Comparison tools)
- Task: Designing user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for websites or applications.
- Galileo.AI
- Description: AI tool that generates user interface designs (for websites, mobile apps) from text prompts. Aims to speed up the initial design phase (no-code).
- Cost: Pricing has changed; check website for current plans (likely subscription).
- Website: Galileo AI
- Figma (Landify plugin)
- Description: Figma is a leading UI/UX design tool. The Landify plugin allows creating web design elements or landing pages within Figma using simple text prompts.
- Cost: Figma has free starter plans. Paid plans for teams/pro features. Plugin costs vary (Landify may have its own pricing).
- Website: Figma / (Search Figma Community for Landify)
- Task: Learning to code or speeding up development processes with AI help.
- OpenAI (GPT-4/API)
- Description: Can explain code, generate code snippets, debug errors, and help learn programming concepts. Used in ‘Learning to Code with AI’ series for understanding and implementation (e.g., adding a chatbot via API).
- Cost: API usage is paid. ChatGPT Plus ($20 USD/month) provides access to GPT-4.
- Website: OpenAI / ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Description: AI-powered code editor (fork of VS Code) designed for pair-programming with AI. Helps write, edit, and understand code faster.
- Cost: Free tier available. Pro plans offer more features/higher AI usage limits, starting around $20 USD/month.
- Website: Cursor (Note: URL updated from .sh to .com)
- Task: Provide instant responses to customer queries on a website, offer support, or capture leads.
- Wonderchat
- Description: AI tool for creating and customising chatbots for websites, trained on website content or provided documents.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription based on features/usage).
- Website: Wonderchat
- Task: Extract insights from customer interactions (like sales calls or support tickets) to understand needs and improve products/services.
- Buildbetter.ai
- Description: AI platform that analyses customer call recordings to generate reports, extract key insights, and create detailed user personas based on actual feedback.
- Cost: Check website for pricing details (likely subscription).
- Website: BuildBetter.ai
- Task: Streamline the process of welcoming and integrating new employees or clients.
- Synthesia + Zapier
- Flodesk
- Description: Can be used to create and automate sending beautifully designed welcome email sequences to new clients or subscribers. (See Email Management).
- Cost: Subscription-based.
- Website: Flodesk
- Guidde
- Description: Create quick explainer videos for software or processes, useful for employee training during onboarding. (See Video Creation).
- Cost: Free and paid plans.
- Website: Guidde
- Task: Streamline online sales processes, particularly for digital or physical goods.
- Flodesk + Stripe (+ Zapier/Shipday)
- Description: Set up workflows combining Flodesk (email/checkout pages), Stripe (payments), Zapier (connecting apps), and potentially Shipday (delivery management for physical items) to automate order processing, shipping logistics, and customer communication (receipts).
- Cost: Flodesk (~$38/mo), Stripe (per transaction fees), Zapier (free/paid), Shipday (free/paid).
- Website: Flodesk, Stripe UK, Zapier, Shipday
- Task: Create appealing images of products for online stores and marketing materials.
- AI HomeDesign (Formerly listed as HomeDesigns AI)
- Description: Primarily for real estate, but can enhance images by removing clutter, virtually staging (adding furniture), or modifying spaces – potentially useful for certain product settings.
- Cost: Check website for pricing (likely subscription or credits).
- Website: AI HomeDesign
- Flair.ai / Photoroom / Patterned AI + Canva
- Description: Tools to create professional product photos by removing/generating backgrounds, placing products in scenes, or creating custom backdrops. (See Image Generation).
- Cost: Varying free/paid plans.
- Website: Flair.ai, Photoroom, Patterned AI, Canva
- Task: Track and manage stock levels.
- Zapier (Webhook + QR Code)
- Description: Set up a system where scanning a QR code triggers a Zapier webhook, which can then update an inventory count in a connected spreadsheet or database (requires setup).
- Cost: Requires Zapier paid plan likely for webhooks.
- Website: Zapier
- Task: Organising information into tables and integrating with spreadsheet software.
- Gemini Advanced
- Description: Can generate tables based on prompts and directly export them to Google Sheets.
- Cost: Requires Gemini Advanced subscription (~£18.99 GBP/month).
- Website: Google Gemini