AI tools guide
AI tools for automation & operations
Connect your apps, move data, and put AI steps inside real workflows. This is where the quiet, compounding time savings live.
n8n
Open-source workflow automation that connects your apps and drops AI steps right into the flow. Self-hostable and developer-friendly. A personal favorite.
Zapier
The easiest on-ramp to automation, now with AI actions. Great when you want results without self-hosting.
Make
Visual, multi-step automation with more control than Zapier for complex branching logic.
Pipedream
Code-first automation for developers who want to drop real JavaScript or Python into workflows.
Lindy
AI agents that handle multi-step tasks like inbox triage, scheduling, and follow-ups.
Picking tools is the easy part
The hard part is choosing the few that actually fit your business and wiring them together so they save real time. That is the job of good generative AI consulting services. Tell me what you are trying to do and I will tell you what is worth using.