Tools that solve real problems.
Honest comparisons of AI and software tools for people who need them to work, with prices in plain sight and the drawbacks included.
What do you need to get done?
All AI tools →AI for email marketing
Newsletters, automations and AI-written emails for building a customer list.
GetResponse, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Brevo
02 · 3 toolsAI for video
Edit video by editing text, or create presenter videos without a camera.
Descript, Synthesia, HeyGen
03 · 3 toolsAI for voice & text to speech
Natural-sounding voiceovers for videos, courses and presentations.
Murf AI, ElevenLabs, Speechify Studio
04 · 3 toolsAI for images
Create images, graphics and product shots from a text description.
Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Leonardo.ai
05 · 4 toolsAI for writing & SEO
Blog posts, marketing copy, and content that ranks in Google and AI answers.
Writesonic, Surfer, Jasper, Copy.ai
06 · 3 toolsAI for presentations
Turn a prompt, outline or document into a finished slide deck.
Gamma, Beautiful.ai, Canva
Is it down? Service pulse
Preview · sample data, not liveA heartbeat means the service is working. A shaky line means people are reporting problems. A flat line means it's down. This is a design preview: the statuses below are examples, not real checks.
Social & messaging
UK mobile networks
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I'm Robert, a sales professional with more than 25 years across different markets and a background in engineering and business administration. I test each tool on a real task and tell you what it costs and where it falls short. More about how I test →