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Independent index•Last reviewed 2026-10-14

Find out what your software really costs you

We track published pricing for 77 tools across automation, email, hosting, SEO and AI — then show you the alternatives side by side. Every price links back to the vendor so you can check it yourself.

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77
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2026-10-14
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Zapier (automation tasks) → Make

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GoDaddy (hosting + SSL) → Hostinger

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The index

Tools we track

Showing 77 of 77. Each entry links to the vendor's own pricing page.

Make

Workflow & Automation
Free plan available

Visual workflow automation with branching and routers built in.

Pricing$9/month for 5,000 credits (free plan: 1,000)
  • Free plan with 1,000 operations per month and no time limit
  • Visual canvas where branching does not cost extra operations
  • 3,000+ pre-built app integrations

Zapier

Workflow & Automation

The largest app directory in automation, priced by task volume.

PricingFree plan: 100 tasks/month · Professional from $19.99/month (USD)
  • Largest integration catalogue of any automation platform
  • Simple two-step automations take minutes to build
  • Large template library and community

Brevo

Email Marketing & CRM
Free plan available

Email marketing billed on emails sent rather than contacts stored.

PricingFree plan available; paid plans scale with sends
  • Contact storage is not the main billing axis
  • SMS, WhatsApp and transactional email included rather than bolted on
  • Free plan is usable rather than a demo

Mailchimp

Email Marketing & CRM

Long-standing email platform billed mainly on contact count.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans scale with contacts
  • Familiar interface with a large template library
  • Strong e-commerce integrations
  • Extensive documentation and tutorials

Hostinger

Cloud & Web Hosting

Budget-friendly hosting with LiteSpeed, SSL and a free domain included.

PricingPremium from $2.99/month on a 48-month term; renews at $10.99/month
  • LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching
  • Domain and SSL included on qualifying plans
  • Cleaner control panel than legacy cPanel

GoDaddy

Cloud & Web Hosting

Widely known registrar and host with aggressive upsells.

PricingLow first-term price; renews higher with paid add-ons
  • Very wide brand recognition
  • Phone support available in many regions
  • Domain management is straightforward
IncumbentVisit GoDaddy

ElevenLabs

AI Video & Voice
Free tier available

Text-to-speech and voice cloning with a usable free tier.

PricingFree plan $0 · Starter from $6/month
  • Natural prosody and pacing compared with older synthesisers
  • Voice cloning from a short sample
  • Dubbing with lip-sync support

Descript

AI Video & Voice
Free tier available

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.

PricingFree plan $0 · Hobbyist from $16/person/month (listed at $24)
  • Transcript-based editing removes most timeline fiddling
  • One-click filler-word removal
  • Studio Sound noticeably improves phone or USB mic audio

Shopify

E-Commerce Platforms

Hosted commerce platform with the maintenance handled for you.

PricingMonthly subscription; promotions vary
  • No server maintenance, patching or checkout reliability work
  • Large app ecosystem covers most feature gaps
  • Built-in POS for physical retail

Mangools

SEO & Growth Tools
Free trial available

Keyword and backlink tooling aimed at solo operators.

PricingPaid plans only; free trial available
  • Keyword difficulty scores are easy to interpret
  • Clean interface without enterprise clutter
  • Four tools in one subscription

Ahrefs

SEO & Growth Tools

Backlink and keyword data from one of the larger independent crawlers.

PricingPaid plans only, priced in credits; some standalone tools are free
  • One of the larger independent backlink indexes
  • Keyword research and rank tracking in the same account
  • Site audit tooling that is genuinely usable at scale

WooCommerce

E-Commerce Platforms

Free WordPress commerce plugin — the cost shows up in hosting and upkeep.

PricingPlugin is free; the cost is hosting, extensions and maintenance time
  • No platform subscription — the plugin is free and open source
  • Full control of the database, theme and checkout code
  • Very large extension ecosystem

n8n

Workflow & Automation
Self-hostable

Workflow automation you can self-host, with code when you need it.

PricingFree when self-hosted (source-available licence); cloud plans are paid
  • Self-hosting means no per-operation bill, however much you automate
  • Code steps in JavaScript or Python when the canvas is not enough
  • Data stays on your own infrastructure

Pabbly Connect

Workflow & Automation

Flat-rate automation, with the task counter removed.

PricingFlat monthly plans; a free tier exists
  • Flat pricing instead of a per-task meter
  • Predictable cost once your automation volume grows
  • Frequent lifetime-deal promotions

MailerLite

Email Marketing & CRM
Free plan available

Email marketing with a free tier that stays useful.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans scale with subscribers
  • Free tier is usable for a real list, not a demo
  • Cheaper than Mailchimp at comparable list sizes
  • Automations and landing pages included

Kit

Email Marketing & CRM
Free plan available

Email built around creators and paid newsletters.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans scale with subscribers
  • Built for creators, with paid subscriptions and products
  • Visual automation builder that is easy to reason about
  • Tagging model is more flexible than list-based tools

Figma

Design & Creative
Free plan available

Interface design in the browser, with collaboration built in.

PricingFree tier available; paid seats per editor
  • Real-time collaboration in a single file
  • Runs in the browser, so nothing to install or update
  • Handoff with inspectable specs and assets

Canva

Design & Creative
Free plan available

Template-driven design that non-designers can actually finish.

PricingFree tier available; Pro is a flat monthly or annual price
  • Templates mean a finished asset in minutes
  • Brand kit keeps colours and fonts consistent
  • Works in the browser and on mobile

Notion

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

Docs, wikis and lightweight databases in one workspace.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans per member
  • One workspace instead of a wiki plus notes plus a database
  • Pages can nest and reference each other freely
  • Generous free tier for individuals

Airtable

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

A spreadsheet that behaves like a relational database.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans per seat
  • Linked records model real relationships properly
  • Multiple views — grid, calendar, kanban, gallery
  • Automations without leaving the base

Cloudflare

Cloud & Web Hosting
Free tier available

DNS, CDN and edge hosting on a free tier most sites never outgrow.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans are flat monthly with usage-based add-ons
  • Free plan includes DNS, TLS and DDoS mitigation instead of selling them separately
  • Domains are registered at cost, with no discounted first term that renews higher
  • Pages and Workers host static or serverless projects without a shared-hosting account

Kinsta

Cloud & Web Hosting

Managed WordPress hosting with the server work handled for you.

PricingPaid plans only; tiers scale with visits and storage rather than unlimited allowances
  • WordPress core updates, caching and CDN are the host's job, not yours
  • Staging environments and migrations are included rather than sold as add-ons
  • Support is staffed by WordPress specialists

BigCommerce

E-Commerce Platforms

Hosted commerce built for larger catalogues and B2B pricing.

PricingPaid plans only; tiers scale with online sales volume
  • No platform-imposed transaction fee on most plans, unlike some hosted rivals
  • B2B price lists and multiple storefronts are part of the platform
  • No servers, patching or checkout reliability work to own

Squarespace

E-Commerce Platforms

Site, blog and store in one subscription, with the design handled.

PricingPaid plans only; commerce features sit on the higher tiers
  • Templates are designed to look finished without a developer
  • Hosting and SSL are part of the subscription rather than separate line items
  • Blog, scheduling blocks and email campaigns are built in

Ubersuggest

SEO & Growth Tools
Free tier available

Keyword, audit and rank data at a fraction of suite pricing.

PricingFree daily search allowance; paid plans unlock the full reports
  • Keyword difficulty and volume sit in the same view
  • Rank tracking and a site audit are included in the same plan
  • Costs far less than the enterprise SEO suites

Surfer SEO

SEO & Growth Tools

Scores a draft against the pages already ranking for the term.

PricingPaid plans only; pricing scales with editors and document limits
  • Turns a keyword into a concrete list of terms and structure
  • Content audit scores existing pages against today's results
  • Works inside Google Docs and WordPress rather than a separate tab

Fathom Analytics

SEO & Growth Tools

Cookieless analytics that stays on one readable dashboard.

PricingPaid plans only; a trial is offered instead of a permanent free tier
  • Cookieless, so most sites can drop the consent banner
  • Lightweight script that does not slow pages down
  • Dashboard is readable without training

Umami

SEO & Growth Tools
Self-hostable

Self-hostable, cookieless analytics you can run yourself.

PricingFree when self-hosted under its open-source licence; a managed cloud plan is optional
  • Self-hosting keeps visitor data on your own server
  • No cookies, so usually no consent banner
  • Lightweight script that will not slow the site

Murf

AI Video & Voice
Free plan available

Script-to-voiceover studio with per-word control.

PricingFree plan available; paid plans are billed monthly or annually
  • Script editor with per-word emphasis, pace and pause controls
  • Stock voice library covers a wide range of accents and languages
  • Syncs narration to video and slideshow timelines

Speechify

AI Video & Voice
Free plan available

Text to speech that also reads documents back to you.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans are billed monthly or annually
  • Reads web pages, PDFs and documents aloud, not just scripted text
  • Browser and mobile apps make it usable away from a desk
  • Voice library spans many languages and accents

Synthesia

AI Video & Voice

Presenter video from a script, without a camera or a studio.

PricingPaid plans only, priced per seat with an annual commitment for the lower rate
  • Update a script and re-render instead of reshooting
  • Presenter videos in many languages from one recording
  • Consistent output without a studio or equipment

Penpot

Design & Creative
Self-hostable

Open-source interface design and prototyping in the browser.

PricingFree to self-host; a hosted free tier exists, with paid plans per editor
  • Open source and self-hostable, so there is no per-editor licence
  • Uses open standards such as SVG, so files are not locked to the vendor
  • Browser-based with real-time collaboration

Pixlr

Design & Creative
Free plan available

Browser photo editing with a free, ad-supported tier.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans remove ads and add credits
  • Runs in the browser with nothing to install
  • Layered editing, cutouts and batch tools in one place
  • AI-assisted tools and templates for quick jobs

ClickUp

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

Tasks, docs and goals in one workspace, priced per member.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans are per member, with a lower rate billed annually
  • Tasks, docs, goals and dashboards in one product
  • Free tier is usable for a small team
  • List, board, calendar and Gantt views from the same data

Obsidian

Docs & Productivity
Free for personal use

Notes stored as plain files on your own machine.

PricingFree for personal use; sync and publish are separate paid add-ons
  • Notes are plain Markdown files you own and can move anywhere
  • Works offline by default
  • Large plugin ecosystem for extending the editor

ActiveCampaign

Email Marketing & CRM

Email automation that reaches into the sales pipeline.

PricingNo free tier; paid plans scale with the number of contacts
  • Automations can branch on behaviour, not just time
  • Lightweight CRM included rather than a separate purchase
  • Site and event tracking feed the same automation engine

Camtasia

AI Video & Voice
Free trial available

Screen recording and editing in one tool, built for tutorials.

PricingPaid plans only; annual subscription, with a free trial to evaluate it
  • Records screen, webcam and microphone without extra capture software
  • Captions, callouts and cursor effects are built for instructional video
  • Smaller timeline than a professional NLE, which keeps it approachable

Trello

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

Kanban boards that anyone can pick up in an afternoon.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans per user with a lower per-seat rate billed annually
  • Board model is understood instantly, so adoption needs no training
  • Generous free tier for small teams
  • Butler automation rules on paid plans remove repetitive card moves

Buffer

Social Media Tools
Free plan available

Schedule social posts without a heavyweight suite.

PricingFree tier available; paid plans are per social channel rather than per user
  • Priced per channel, so a small team can share access cheaply
  • Publishing queue and calendar are quick to learn
  • Free tier is enough to test the workflow

IFTTT

Workflow & Automation
Free plan available

Consumer applets that join services without a workflow builder.

PricingFree tier of applets; paid plans lift the applet limit and unlock multi-step applets
  • An applet takes minutes to create
  • Catalogue covers consumer services and smart-home devices
  • Runs on phones as well as the web

Activepieces

Workflow & Automation
Self-hostable

Open-source automation that you can host yourself.

PricingFree when self-hosted; managed cloud plans are billed per active flow
  • Self-hosting keeps workflow data on your own infrastructure
  • Open source, so pieces can be audited and extended
  • Visual builder with branching and loops

HubSpot

Email Marketing & CRM
Free tier available

A CRM suite where marketing is one hub among several.

PricingFree tier of core tools; paid hubs are priced per seat and by contact tier
  • Marketing, sales and service data share one contact record
  • Free tier covers basic email, forms and a contact list
  • Large ecosystem of integrations and templates

Omnisend

Email Marketing & CRM
Free plan available

Email and SMS built around an online store's own events.

PricingFree tier for a limited contact and send volume; paid plans scale with contacts and sends
  • Store events trigger automations without custom code
  • Email and SMS sit in the same automation builder
  • Prebuilt e-commerce flows shorten setup

beehiiv

Email Marketing & CRM
Free plan available

A publishing platform for newsletters rather than a campaign tool.

PricingFree tier for a limited subscriber list; paid plans scale with subscribers
  • Publication features such as referrals and recommendations are built in
  • Paid subscriptions can run without a separate platform
  • The newsletter website comes with the account

DigitalOcean

Cloud & Web Hosting

Cloud servers with rates that are easy to predict.

PricingHourly and monthly rates per server size, billed as you use them
  • Per-server pricing is predictable rather than usage-metered across many products
  • Documentation and tutorials are unusually practical
  • Managed databases and Kubernetes are available

Hetzner

Cloud & Web Hosting

Cloud instances and dedicated servers from European data centres.

PricingHourly cloud rates and monthly dedicated server plans, billed from a prepaid balance
  • Rates are published per instance size rather than quoted
  • Dedicated servers available alongside cloud instances
  • Locations in Europe and the United States

Vercel

Cloud & Web Hosting
Free tier available

Frontend deployments that start from a git push.

PricingFree tier for personal projects; paid plans are per seat with usage-based limits
  • Git push to a working preview URL in one step
  • Edge functions and image optimisation are built in
  • Preview deployments make review straightforward

Netlify

Cloud & Web Hosting
Free tier available

Static hosting with build pipelines and forms included.

PricingFree tier for personal projects; paid plans are per seat with build and bandwidth allowances
  • Static deploys connect straight to a git repository
  • Forms, redirects and identity ship with the platform
  • Deploy previews for every branch

Render

Cloud & Web Hosting
Free tier available

A managed platform for web services, workers and databases.

PricingFree tier for some service types; paid plans are per service instance and scale with resources
  • Services, workers and cron jobs managed in one place
  • Infrastructure can be described in a blueprint file
  • Managed PostgreSQL and Redis available

Ecwid

E-Commerce Platforms
Free plan available

Add a storefront to a site you already have.

PricingFree tier with a product limit; paid plans scale with the size of the catalogue
  • Store can be embedded in a site that already exists
  • Free tier to start selling before paying
  • Sell through social channels as well as a storefront

Gumroad

E-Commerce Platforms
No monthly fee

Sell digital products from a single link.

PricingNo monthly fee; a percentage is taken from each sale
  • No storefront to build or maintain
  • Digital delivery, licences and sales tax handled
  • Works from a single link or an embed

Lemon Squeezy

E-Commerce Platforms
No monthly fee

A merchant of record for software and digital goods.

PricingNo monthly fee on the standard plan; a percentage is taken per transaction
  • Acts as merchant of record, so tax compliance sits with the vendor
  • Licence keys and subscriptions handled for software
  • Checkout can be embedded or hosted

Sellfy

E-Commerce Platforms

A hosted store for digital downloads and print on demand.

PricingPaid plans only, billed monthly or annually with a product and sales allowance
  • Print-on-demand fulfilment is built in
  • Hosted storefront needs no maintenance
  • Digital delivery and subscriptions supported

HeyGen

AI Video & Voice
Free plan available

Presenter videos generated from a script.

PricingFree tier with limited video length; paid plans are per seat and by video minutes
  • Script to presenter video without filming
  • Avatars and voiceover in many languages
  • Templates for common video formats

InVideo

AI Video & Voice
Free plan available

Text-to-video editing with stock media and voiceover.

PricingFree tier with a watermark and generation limits; paid plans are per seat with more generation credits
  • Prompt or script to a first cut quickly
  • Large stock library included
  • Synthetic voiceover in several languages

Opus Clip

AI Video & Voice
Free plan available

Turns long recordings into short vertical clips.

PricingFree tier with a processing allowance; paid plans add processing time and branding controls
  • Finds and cuts highlights without manual scrubbing
  • Captions and reframing are automatic
  • Output is sized for short-form platforms

Pictory

AI Video & Voice

Scripts and long recordings condensed into short video.

PricingFree trial with limited video length; paid plans are per seat with a monthly video allowance
  • Turns an article or a script into video
  • Filler words and blanks can be cut from a recording
  • Captions and stock visuals are automatic

SE Ranking

SEO & Growth Tools

Rank tracking, audits and competitor research in one subscription.

PricingPaid plans only, billed monthly or annually, with limits set by tracked keywords and projects
  • Rank tracking, audit and research in one subscription
  • White-label reports for client work
  • Local and regional rank tracking

Moz Pro

SEO & Growth Tools

An SEO suite built around its own link index.

PricingPaid plans only, with a monthly limit on queries and tracked campaigns
  • Keyword, link and crawl tools in one subscription
  • On-page recommendations are specific enough to act on
  • Local listing management available

Matomo

SEO & Growth Tools
Self-hostable

Analytics you can host, with no visitor data sent to a third party.

PricingFree when self-hosted under its open-source licence; managed cloud plans are priced by traffic
  • Self-hosting keeps visitor data on your own infrastructure
  • Standard reports are not sampled
  • Consent and privacy controls are part of the product

Adobe Express

Design & Creative
Free plan available

Adobe's template editor for quick social and marketing assets.

PricingFree tier with the template editor; a paid plan adds premium templates, assets and effects
  • Edits in the browser and on mobile with nothing to install
  • Adobe fonts and stock assets are available in the editor
  • Templates for common social and print formats

Wix

Website Builders
Free plan available

Drag-and-drop site building with hosting included.

PricingFree tier with Wix branding; paid plans are billed monthly or annually by feature set
  • Visual editor needs no code
  • Hosting and business apps come with the plan
  • Templates across many industries

Framer

Website Builders
Free plan available

Design-led site building with animation on the canvas.

PricingFree tier on a Framer subdomain; paid plans are billed per site by feature set
  • Canvas-based design with animation built in
  • Publishing and hosting happen in the same tool
  • Responsive breakpoints are set visually

Bubble

Website Builders
Free plan available

Build a web app with a visual editor and a hosted database.

PricingFree tier for building and testing; paid plans are billed monthly by workload and features
  • Application logic built without writing code
  • Hosted database and user accounts included
  • Plugins extend the editor

Asana

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

One plan read through list, board, timeline and calendar views.

PricingFree tier for small teams; paid plans are per seat with more views and reporting
  • List, board, timeline and calendar views over the same tasks
  • Rules automate routine task updates
  • Handles cross-team projects with dependencies

monday.com

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

Configurable boards for teams that want their own workflow.

PricingFree tier for a small number of seats; paid plans are per seat billed monthly or annually
  • Boards can be configured per team
  • Automations move items without manual updates
  • Dashboards summarise across boards

Todoist

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

A fast personal task list that small teams can share.

PricingFree tier for personal use; paid plans are per user and add reminders, filters and collaboration
  • Adding a task is quick from any device
  • Natural-language dates and recurring tasks
  • Filters and labels support a personal system

Basecamp

Docs & Productivity

Projects, messages and files in one deliberately simple space.

PricingPaid plans only, billed per workspace rather than per user
  • Flat workspace pricing rather than per seat
  • Messages, files and to-dos share one project space
  • The small feature set is quick to learn

Linear

Docs & Productivity
Free plan available

Issue tracking built for fast software teams.

PricingFree tier for small teams; paid plans are per user with more history and controls
  • Keyboard-driven interface is fast to work in
  • Cycles and roadmaps fit software planning
  • Issue views and filters are quick to configure

Zendesk

Customer Support

A support suite built around the ticket.

PricingTrial available; paid plans are priced per agent and by tier
  • Tickets from email, chat and social land in one queue
  • SLAs, macros and routing rules reduce manual triage
  • Help centre and knowledge base included

Intercom

Customer Support

Messenger-first support with onboarding tools attached.

PricingTrial available; paid plans are priced by seats and by the volume of conversations handled
  • Messenger and in-app chat out of the box
  • Shared inbox with assignment and automation
  • Product tours and onboarding messages

Crisp

Customer Support
Free plan available

Chat, helpdesk and a chatbot in one subscription.

PricingFree tier for a single operator; paid plans are priced per workspace and scale with seats and features
  • Chat, inbox and chatbot share one subscription
  • Free tier covers a single operator
  • Mobile apps for answering away from a desk

Later

Social Media Tools
Free plan available

Visual planning and scheduling for social profiles.

PricingFree tier for a limited number of posts; paid plans scale with the number of social profiles
  • Visual calendar suits image-led planning
  • Scheduling across the main social networks
  • Link-in-bio page included

Hootsuite

Social Media Tools

Social management with scheduling and monitoring streams.

PricingTrial available; paid plans are priced by the number of social profiles and users
  • Several networks scheduled from one dashboard
  • Streams for monitoring mentions and keywords
  • Approval workflows for team publishing

Rambox

Docs & Productivity

Desktop workspace software for managing multiple apps and accounts

PricingFree tier available; paid upgrades available for advanced features
  • Run multiple accounts or instances of the same application concurrently without logging in and out
  • Unified search bar to find information across connected applications like Slack, Notion, and Google Drive
  • Built-in Focus Mode and Pomodoro timer to minimize notification interruptions
IncumbentVisit Rambox