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| Tool | Best For | Price (UK) | Free Tier? | Our Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude (Anthropic) | Long-form writing, code, reasoning, complex client work | Free / £18/mo Pro | Free tier | |
| ChatGPT (OpenAI) | General writing, image generation (Plus), coding | Free / £20/mo Plus | Free tier | |
| Gemini (Google) | Research, Google Workspace integration | Free / £20/mo Advanced | Free | |
| Perplexity AI | Research, fact-checking, sourced content | Free / £17/mo Pro | Free tier |
| Tool | Best For | Price (UK) | Free Tier? | Our Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Building websites and apps with AI assistance | Free / £16/mo Pro | Free tier | |
| Bolt.new | Full-stack web apps in the browser, no setup | Free / £15/mo | Free tier | |
| Lovable | Building SaaS products without coding | Free / £19/mo | Free tier | |
| Framer AI | Beautiful marketing sites and landing pages | £12/mo+ | Free plan |
| Tool | Best For | Price (UK) | Free Tier? | Our Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceflow | Building & deploying chatbots for clients | Free / £39/mo Pro | Free plan | |
| Make (Integromat) | Workflow automation, connecting tools | Free / £9/mo+ | Free plan | |
| n8n | Advanced automation, self-hosted option | Free self-host / £20/mo cloud | Free self-host | |
| Zapier | Simple automation between popular tools | Free / £19/mo+ | Free plan |
How we rate tools: Tools are assessed on ease of use for beginners, quality of AI output for commercial work, UK pricing and billing clarity, customer support, and how reliably they generate real client income in practice. Ratings are updated every 6 months. Read our full methodology.