The Diner
AI tools for restaurants & cafés
For cafés, bakeries, food trucks and diners: the jobs that eat your evenings, from the specials post to the books.
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Tracks income and expenses, sends invoices, and keeps your books.
Free $0/mo · Simple Start $38/mo list Checked Nov 3- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Free invoicing and bookkeeping for very small businesses.
Free · Pro $19/mo Checked Nov 3- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Online accounting: invoices, bills, bank reconciliation, reports.
Early $27/mo · Growing $59 · Established $97 (80% off first 3 months) Checked Nov 3- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Online accounting for invoices, quotes, expenses and bank reconciliation, with a free plan for micro businesses and receipt autoscan.
Free · Standard $15/org/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) Checked Nov 2- Free plan: free plan for businesses under $50k revenue a year, up to 1,000 invoices a year
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
Make posts, flyers & video
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Makes slide decks for you: describe the topic and it drafts and auto-designs the slides, with your brand colors and fonts.
14-day free trial · Pro $14.50/mo billed annually · Team $40/mo (3 users) Checked Nov 12- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Schedules posts to social accounts; has AI writing help.
Free · Essentials $5/mo per channel (yearly) Checked Nov 12- Free plan: free forever for up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Design tool for flyers, social posts, slides and logos, with AI helpers.
Free · Pro $144/yr · nonprofits get Pro free (up to 50 users) Checked Nov 12- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Edit audio and video by editing the transcript; AI cleanup tools.
Free · Hobbyist $16/mo, billed annually Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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AI website builder that drafts a small-business site in seconds, with booking, a basic CRM and AI help for blog posts, reviews and local listings.
Free preview · Launch $25/mo ($22/mo yearly) Checked Nov 6- Free plan: free plan is a website preview with 300 ai credits and up to 10 crm customers
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Turns text into natural voiceovers and audio.
Free · Creator $22/mo list Checked Oct 27- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Turns a prompt into a slide deck or webpage.
Free · Plus $9/seat/mo billed annually · Pro $18/seat/mo billed annually Checked Nov 12- Free plan: 400 credits at signup; up to 10 slides per prompt
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Social media management for teams, with scheduling, one inbox for messages, brand monitoring and an AI assistant that drafts posts and images.
14-day free trial · Standard $99/user/mo billed annually Checked Nov 12- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Schedules posts for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube and Threads, with best-time-to-post suggestions, AI caption tools and a link-in-bio page.
14-day free trial · Starter $18.75/mo billed yearly ($25 monthly) Checked Nov 12- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Automates replies to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp messages and comments, with an AI add-on that answers FAQs in your tone.
Free · Essential $14/mo Checked Nov 6- Free plan: free plan, no credit card required
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Plans, schedules and analyzes posts for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile and more from one calendar, with an AI social media assistant.
Free (1 brand) · Starter from $20/mo billed annually Checked Nov 12- Free plan: free plan for 1 brand, up to 20 scheduled posts a month and 30 days of analytics (no linkedin or x)
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Turns a script, blog post or link into a short branded video with AI voiceover and stock footage, for social posts and explainers.
Starter $25/mo billed annually ($29 monthly) Checked Nov 5- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Turns a script into a video with an AI presenter, for training, explainers and updates, with no camera needed.
Free Basic · Starter $19/mo ($14/mo billed yearly) Checked Nov 4- Free plan: free basic plan, videos carry a synthesia watermark
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Website builder that can create a starting site from a prompt, with templates, hosting, a custom domain and add-ons for online payments and bookings.
Free · Light $17/mo · Core $29/mo (yearly) Checked Nov 12- Free plan: free plan with wix hosting and templates; a paid plan is needed to connect your own domain and remove wix branding
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Shows whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews mention your business, and drafts articles and site fixes to improve it.
Free trial · Starter $79/mo billed annually Checked Nov 3- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
Send newsletters
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Email and SMS marketing plus transactional email.
Free forever · up to 300 emails/day · paid from 5,000 emails/mo Checked Nov 3- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Email newsletter tool (formerly ConvertKit) with landing pages, forms and automations, plus built-in AI help.
Free · Creator $33/mo billed yearly (1,000 subscribers) Checked Nov 3- Free plan: free plan up to 10,000 subscribers
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Email newsletters and simple marketing automation.
Free under 250 contacts · paid prices depend on contacts Checked Nov 3- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Newsletter and landing-page tool with a generous free plan.
Free: 250 subscribers · Comfort from $12/mo Checked Nov 3- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
Write it better
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AI chat and workflows for sales and marketing copy.
Chat $29/mo, billed monthly Checked Oct 27- Free plan not verified
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Checks spelling, grammar and tone as you write.
Free · Pro $12 (billing period not stated) Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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AI writing for brand-consistent marketing copy.
Pro $59/seat/mo, billed yearly Checked Oct 27- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Notes, docs and simple databases in one workspace with AI.
Free · Plus $10/member/mo Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
Answer customers
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Builds AI chat agents for your website, WhatsApp or Slack that answer customer questions from your own help content, with a handoff to a person.
Free · Plus $150/mo billed annually Checked Nov 5- Free plan: 100 conversations a month, 3 ai agents, 3 seats
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Build a chatbot trained on your own documents and website.
Hobby $32/mo, billed yearly Checked Nov 5- No free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Shared inbox and live chat widget for small teams.
Free · Mini $45/mo per workspace Checked Nov 5- Free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Shared support inbox and ticketing with AI help.
Growth $19/agent/mo, billed annually Checked Nov 6- Free plan not verified
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Shared inbox, live chat and help center for customer emails, with AI drafts, summaries and an optional AI answer bot.
Free (5 users) · Standard $25/user/mo Checked Nov 6- Free plan: free plan for up to 5 users, 1 inbox, 1 docs site, 100 contacts/mo
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Help desk with the Fin AI agent that resolves support chats.
Essential $29/seat/mo list Checked Oct 27- No free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Answers business phone calls with AI plus human receptionists.
Starter $300/mo for 30 calls Checked Oct 27- No free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Website chat with an AI agent that answers customer questions.
Free · Starter $24.17/mo Checked Nov 5- Free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
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Ticketing and help center with AI agents for support teams.
Support Team $19/agent/mo, paid yearly Checked Nov 6- No free plan
- Good for: Restaurants, Shops, Trades, Solo pros
Automate the busywork
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Spreadsheet-style database for tracking projects, donors or inventory.
Free · Team $20/user/mo, billed annually Checked Nov 4- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Task and project tracking for teams, with built-in AI.
Free · Starter $10.99/user/mo, billed annually Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Form and survey builder with an AI form builder, payments, scheduling forms and PDF generation, free for up to 1,000 responses a month.
Free · Starter $15/mo billed yearly Checked Nov 4- Free plan: 1,000 responses a month, unlimited forms and seats
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Free contact database and email tools for small teams.
Free tools · Starter $7/mo Checked Nov 5- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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No-code forms for orders, intake, registrations and payments, plus AI agents that answer questions by chat or phone.
Free · Bronze $34/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly) · 50% nonprofit discount Checked Nov 2- Free plan: starter plan: 5 forms, 100 submissions a month
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Build AI assistants that handle email, scheduling, meeting prep and follow-ups by describing the job in plain words.
Free trial: $50 credits for 7 days · from $49.99/user/mo Checked Nov 3- No free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Visual automation builder that connects apps and AI steps.
Free: 1,000 credits/mo · paid price not verified Checked Nov 5- Free plan: 1,000 credits per month
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Form builder with unlimited forms and responses for free.
Free · Pro $24/mo Checked Nov 4- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Card-and-board task tracking, simple enough for volunteers.
Free · Standard $5/user/mo, annual Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Connects your apps so routine tasks run automatically.
Free · Professional from $19.99/mo Checked Oct 30- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Customer and contact tracking with a free edition.
Free up to 3 users · a paid tier starts at $20/user/mo Checked Oct 27- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
Ask an AI assistant
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General AI assistant for writing, research, and everyday questions.
Free plan · paid plan names Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise Checked Nov 5- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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AI assistant for writing, analysis and document questions.
Free · Pro $17/mo, annual discount Checked Nov 2- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Google's AI research and thinking partner for notes, sources and grounded answers (formerly NotebookLM).
Free · nonprofits $0/mo with Workspace for Nonprofits (up to 2,000 users) Checked Nov 5- Free plan: no separate consumer paid sku on the marketing pages
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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Google's AI assistant for drafting, research and everyday office tasks.
Free · Workspace Business from $21/seat/mo · nonprofits $0 Gemini with Workspace NP Checked Nov 5- Free plan
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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AI assistant built into Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams for drafting, summaries and analysis.
Commercial add-on from $18/user/mo yearly (promo) · nonprofit M365 plans separate Checked Nov 5- Free plan not verified
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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A shared workspace for projects and notes where you can build AI agents, automations and small apps from a prompt.
Free · Starter $6/mo billed yearly Checked Nov 4- Free plan: free plan with 3 ai apps and no monthly ai credits
- Good for: Any small business or nonprofit
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