All tools A–Z
60 AI tools for small businesses, with the job each one does and its starting price from the vendor's own page.
| Tool | Use case | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acuity Scheduling | Scheduling | Appointment-based service businesses | Starter $16/mo (annual) / $20/mo monthly |
| Birdeye | Reviews | Multi-location service businesses | Not published (location-based, contact sales) |
| Booke AI | Bookkeeping | Businesses already on QuickBooks Online or Xero | $129 per business/mo |
| Boulevard | Scheduling | Salons, spas, medspas | Essentials $159/mo monthly ($143 annual) |
| Breezy HR | Hiring | Contractors and agencies with ongoing hiring | Free (1 active position); Startup $157/mo annual ($189 monthly) |
| Broadly | Reviews | Local service businesses | AI Workforce Package $799/mo |
| Buffer | Marketing / social | Restaurants, salons, any owner posting to social | Free $0; Essentials $5/mo per channel billed yearly |
| Calendly | Scheduling | Contractors (estimate visits), agencies, consultants | Free $0; Teams $16/seat/mo billed yearly (Standard price not captured) |
| Canva | Marketing / social | All trades (menus, flyers, social posts) | Free $0; Pro US$144/yr per person (official pricing page via search; direct fetch blocked) |
| Chatbase | Customer support | Small business websites | Hobby $32/mo billed yearly ($40 monthly) |
| Copy.ai | Marketing / social | Marketing teams | $29/mo billed monthly ($24/mo annually) |
| Crisp | Customer support | Small companies improving customer service | From $45/mo per workspace |
| Dialzara | Phone answering | Small businesses wanting an AI receptionist | Business Lite $29/mo (60 min); Business Pro $99/mo (220 min) |
| Docyt | Bookkeeping | Restaurant groups, hotels, multi-unit franchisees | Accounting Suite from $299 per property/mo (hotel pricing; restaurant per-location price not published) |
| Estimate Rocket | Quoting / estimating | Contractors and service businesses | $139/mo (3 full users); $259/mo (7 full users) |
| Fresha | Scheduling | Salons and spas | Independent $19.95/mo; Team $14.95/team member/mo |
| FreshBooks | Bookkeeping | Freelancers and small service businesses | Lite $23/mo (promos vary) |
| Freshdesk | Customer support | Small and mid-size support teams | From $15–$19/agent/mo (annual) |
| GatherUp | Reviews | Local businesses and multi-location brands | Small Business $99/mo (1 location) |
| Goodcall | Phone answering | Solo operators and shops that book work by phone | Starter $79/mo (100 unique customers) |
| Gorgias | Customer support | Ecommerce brands | From $40/mo (billed monthly) |
| Handoff | Quoting / estimating | Remodelers, GCs, handyman, roofing, landscapers | Flex $119/mo billed annually ($149 monthly) |
| Homebase | Hiring | Restaurants, retail, hourly teams | Basic $0 (1 location, up to 10 employees); Essentials $30/location/mo |
| Hootsuite | Marketing / social | Multi-location businesses, agencies | Standard from $99/mo (per official FAQ) |
| Housecall Pro | Quoting / estimating | HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, landscaping | Basic $59/mo billed annually |
| HubSpot (Customer Agent) | Customer support | Businesses using or adopting HubSpot CRM | Free tools $0; Customer Agent needs Professional/Enterprise + $0.50 per resolution |
| Intercom (Fin AI Agent) | Customer support | Growing support teams, multi-location brands | Essential $29/seat/mo billed annually + $0.99 per Fin outcome |
| Jasper | Marketing / social | Marketing agencies, multi-location brands | Pro $69/seat/mo monthly ($59 annual) |
| JazzHR | Hiring | Small business hiring | Hero $1,000/yr; Plus $3,480/yr; Pro $5,508/yr |
| Jobber | Quoting / estimating | Landscaping, snow removal, contractors, home services | Core $29/mo billed annually ($49 month-to-month) |
| Joist | Quoting / estimating | Solo and small contractors | Basics $12/mo monthly ($8.34/mo annual) |
| Kickserv | Quoting / estimating | Small field service teams | Start $60/mo (5 users); Run $119/mo; Scale $199/mo |
| Knowify | Quoting / estimating | Trade contractors | From $99/mo (per official pricing page); extra users $29/mo |
| Later | Marketing / social | Small brands and teams | Starter $18.75/mo billed yearly |
| Loman | Phone answering | Restaurants | unknown (not shown in page text we could read) |
| Manatal | Hiring | HR teams and recruitment agencies | Professional $15/user/mo (annual) / $19 monthly |
| Markate | Quoting / estimating | Owner-operators and small service teams | Owner Operator $49.95/mo; Team adds $5/employee/mo |
| NiceJob | Reviews | Home services, contractors, cleaners | Starter $75/mo; Pro $125/mo |
| Ocoya | Marketing / social | Creators, small brands and agencies | Starter $29/mo; Team $79/mo; Agency $199/mo |
| Podium | Reviews | Home services, auto, retail | Not published (contact sales) |
| Predis.ai | Marketing / social | Small businesses making social posts and ads | Free start ($0); paid plans listed (up to $212/mo billed yearly) |
| QuickBooks Online | Bookkeeping | All small businesses | Free $0/mo (limited); Simple Start $38/mo list (promo shown $19/mo for 3 months) |
| Quo (formerly OpenPhone) | Phone answering | Small teams that run on a shared business number | From $15/user/mo (plan prices shown $19, $33, $47/user/mo) |
| ReviewTrackers | Reviews | Multi-location businesses | unknown (demo/quote; not shown in page text) |
| Rosie | Phone answering | Plumbing, HVAC, construction, home services, small offices | Professional $49/mo (250 min); Scale $149/mo |
| ServiceM8 | Quoting / estimating | Trade and service contractors | Free $0/mo (30 jobs); Starter $29/mo; Growing $79/mo |
| Setmore | Scheduling | Small appointment-based businesses | Free $0 (up to 4 users); Pro from $5/user/mo |
| Slang.ai | Phone answering | Full-service restaurants, restaurant groups | Core from $399/mo per location |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Phone answering | Contractors, home services, professional offices | Free: $0/mo (25 calls, then $3/call); Pro $150/mo |
| Square Appointments | Scheduling | Salons, barbers, service pros already on Square | Square Free $0/mo + processing fees (2.6% + 15¢ in person) |
| Tidio | Customer support | Small business websites and online stores | Starter $24.17/mo billed annually; Lyro AI from $32.50/mo |
| Upfirst | Phone answering | Small businesses that want calls answered 24/7 | Starter $24.95/mo (30 calls); Premium $59.95/mo; Pro $159.95/mo |
| Vagaro | Scheduling | Salons, spas, fitness | $30/mo for 1 calendar ($23.99 intro for first 6 months) |
| Wave | Bookkeeping | Very small businesses and solo owners | Starter $0; Pro $19/mo |
| Workable | Hiring | Small and mid-size companies | Standard bundle $299/mo (per page text) |
| Workiz | Quoting / estimating | Field service businesses | unknown (not shown in page text we could read) |
| Workstream | Hiring | Restaurants, hourly-workforce businesses | Not published (contact sales) |
| Xero | Bookkeeping | Small businesses, construction, trades | Early $27/mo (promo shown: 80% off first 3 months) |
| Zendesk | Customer support | Growing support teams | From $19/agent/mo (paid yearly) |
| Zoho Books | Bookkeeping | Small businesses | Free $0; paid from $15–$20/org/mo |