Tools & Platforms

Essential tools and platforms for building AI and automation solutions. From no-code platforms to APIs, everything you need to deliver professional services.

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Comprehensive overview of tools organized by service type

Chatbot Development

Voiceflow

Visual conversation design and deployment platform

Pricing: Free tier available, Pro from $50/month
Best For: Complex conversational flows and integrations
Botpress

Enterprise-grade conversational AI platform

Pricing: Open source, Cloud from $10/month
Best For: Advanced AI chatbots with custom integrations
Tidio

Simple chatbot builder with live chat integration

Pricing: Free tier, Premium from $18/month
Best For: Small businesses and simple customer support bots

Web App Development

Bubble

Full-stack no-code web application platform

Pricing: Free tier, Starter from $25/month
Best For: Complex web applications with databases
Softr

Build web apps from Airtable or Google Sheets

Pricing: Free tier, Pro from $59/month
Best For: Quick prototypes and data-driven applications
Webflow

Visual web design platform with CMS capabilities

Pricing: Free tier, Basic from $12/month
Best For: Design-focused websites with custom interactions

Automation Platforms

Make (Integromat)

Visual automation platform with advanced features

Pricing: Free tier, Core from $9/month
Best For: Complex workflows and data transformations
Zapier

Popular automation platform with 5000+ integrations

Pricing: Free tier, Starter from $19.99/month
Best For: Simple automations and wide app compatibility
n8n

Open-source workflow automation tool

Pricing: Self-hosted free, Cloud from $20/month
Best For: Custom automations and data privacy requirements

AI Integration

OpenAI API

Access to GPT models and AI capabilities

Pricing: Pay-per-use, starts at $0.002/1K tokens
Best For: Text generation, analysis, and conversational AI
Anthropic API

Claude AI models for safe and helpful AI

Pricing: Pay-per-use, competitive with OpenAI
Best For: Long-form content and analytical tasks
Google AI Platform

Gemini and other Google AI services

Pricing: Free tier, pay-per-use pricing
Best For: Multimodal AI and Google ecosystem integration

SMS & Voice

Twilio

Comprehensive communication APIs for SMS, voice, and video

Pricing: Pay-per-use, SMS from $0.0075/message
Best For: Custom communication applications
RingCentral

Business communication platform with APIs

Pricing: Plans from $19.99/month
Best For: Enterprise communication solutions
Vonage API

Global communications APIs

Pricing: Pay-per-use, competitive pricing
Best For: International messaging and voice

Project Management

Notion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management

Pricing: Free tier, Plus from $8/month
Best For: Documentation and client collaboration
Asana

Team project management and task tracking

Pricing: Free tier, Premium from $10.99/month
Best For: Team collaboration and project tracking
Monday.com

Visual project management platform

Pricing: Basic from $8/month
Best For: Visual workflows and team management

Essential Accounts to Set Up

Priority accounts you should create when starting your AI agency

OpenAI
High Priority

Access to GPT models and Custom GPT creation

Cost: Pay-per-use + $20/month for ChatGPT Plus
Make.com
High Priority

Automation workflows and integrations

Cost: Free tier, then $9/month
Voiceflow
High Priority

Chatbot development and deployment

Cost: Free tier, then $50/month
Bubble
Medium Priority

Web application development

Cost: Free tier, then $25/month
Twilio
Medium Priority

SMS and voice communication APIs

Cost: Pay-per-use
Notion
Medium Priority

Project management and documentation

Cost: Free tier, then $8/month

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