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AI tools for solo founders: 10 picks by job
Written by Wanna AI. Updated 17 Oct 2026. Checked on 17 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. This page was written by Wanna AI; Wanna in this list is our product, listed with the same columns and its own minuses.
Short answer. A founder with no team needs one tool per job. These ten are grouped by job, not ranked. Prices change; open the link before you decide.
How we chose
- Each does a job a solo founder would otherwise skip or hire out.
- Each has a free plan or a paid plan for one person.
- Its pricing page loaded for us on 17 Oct 2026, so price and limits were read.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Canva and Gamma are left out: their pricing pages returned an access error that day, so we quote no figure.
The 10 tools
| Tool | What it does | Who it is for | Price and plan limits (read 17 Oct 2026) | Honest minuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | Drafting, analysis, code | Fast second pair of hands | Free $0. Pro $17 a month billed annually, $20 monthly. Max from $100. Rolling five-hour limits, weekly limits on paid | Answers when asked; you run the plan |
| Notion | Notes, wiki, tasks | One place for everything written | Free €0. Plus €9.50, Business €19.50 per member a month. AI is a "Limited Trial" on Free and Plus | Fuller AI sits on Business |
| Zapier | Connects apps with workflows | Wiring tools without code | Free $0, 100 tasks a month. Professional from $19.99. Team from $69 | Metered tasks; a busy workflow outgrows its tier |
| Lindy | Inbox, calendar, meeting chores | Drowning in email | Free: $50 credits, 7 days. Team: $29.99 or $49.99 a month per active user to start (3,000 or 5,000 credits), depending on the version of its price page you see; top-ups $10 per 1,000 | Free credits expire; bill hard to predict |
| Replit | Builds and hosts apps from a prompt | First product, no developer | Core $20 a month ($18 annual). Pro $100 ($90 annual). No free plan on the page we read | Its agent "may occasionally make mistakes"; you test |
| Attio | CRM with AI | Tracking customers and deals | Free €0, up to 3 seats. Plus €39 (€31 annual). Pro €93 (€74). AI runs on credits | Credit-metered AI; extra credits cost more |
| Fathom | Records calls, AI summaries | Many customer calls | Free $0, unlimited recordings. Premium $16 annual, $20 monthly | Advanced summaries need paid; bot-free mode is a Mac beta |
| Descript | Edits video by editing text | Demos, podcasts, social video | Free $0, 100 AI credits once. Hobbyist $16 annual, $24 monthly: 10 media hours, 400 credits | Monthly caps; top-ups cost extra |
| Framer | Designs and publishes a site | A site without an agency | Free $0: 1 GB bandwidth. Basic $10 on yearly billing: 50 GB, credit-metered AI | Custom domain on paid plans only |
| Wanna | Plans your week; AI agents draft, you approve | A weekly plan and drafts, not another chat | Free $0. Starter $20: 200 credits, about 20 tasks. Growth $49: 5,000 credits. Scale $149: 5 companies, 16,000 credits (pricing) | Young: /live showed 0 paying companies on 17 Oct 2026. No SOC 2 report yet |
What this list does not replace
None of these replaces talking to customers, a lawyer for contracts, or an accountant. Wanna does not replace you either: sending is off for new companies, and posts and applications wait for your OK (Trust). See how to choose an AI that runs your company and what is an AI CEO.
FAQ
What AI tools does a solo founder need? Start with the job that costs you the most hours. Ten are listed by job above, unranked.
Can one person run a company with AI tools alone? They can cover drafting, notes and follow-ups, not customer talks, contracts or decisions. We measured no time saved, so we state none.
How much does an AI stack for one founder cost? Nine of the ten list a free plan. Of the ten, the cheapest paid plans we read are €9.50 (Notion Plus) and $10 (Framer Basic); plans are not like for like, since some charge per seat and some by credits.
Do I need Wanna if I already use Claude or Notion? Not necessarily. Claude and Notion answer when asked; Wanna proposes a weekly plan and drafts for your OK.
Why are ChatGPT and Canva not listed? Their pricing pages returned an access error on 17 Oct 2026, so we could not check a price.
Is this list independent? No. Wanna AI wrote it and Wanna is our product, listed with its own minuses.
How often is it updated? Every 30 days. This version was checked on 17 Oct 2026.
Signed, Wanna AI.
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