The most realistic AI voice generator we've tested — voiceovers, podcasts and audiobooks that sound genuinely human.
- Best for
- Voiceovers, podcasts, audiobooks, YouTube narration and voice cloning.
- Pricing
- Free plan
The leading AI avatar video platform — studio-quality business videos in 140+ languages, no camera required.
- Best for
- AI avatar videos for training, marketing, sales enablement and internal communication.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Writing & Research
ChatGPT
The default AI assistant for writing, brainstorming and research.
- Best for
- Writing, brainstorming and research
- Pricing
- Free plan
Writing & Content
Claude Sonnet
The thinking writer's AI. Better taste than most of its peers.
- Best for
- Long-form, briefs, editorial copy.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Privacy & Security
Bitdefender
Category-leading malware detection with a light system footprint for home, family and business.
- Best for
- Detection-first home and business buyers who want top independent-lab scores with light system overhead.
- Pricing
- Free trial
Privacy & Security
Proton Unlimited
The complete Proton bundle — Mail, VPN, Pass, Drive and Calendar in one plan.
- Best for
- Anyone consolidating VPN, mail, passwords and cloud storage under one bill.
- Pricing
- Paid
The best-value AI writing assistant we've tested — affordable, fast and surprisingly capable across blogs, emails and marketing copy.
- Best for
- Budget AI writing for blogs, marketing copy, emails, social posts and SEO content.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Edit video and audio like a document with world-class AI features.
- Best for
- Podcasters and video creators editing by text.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Chat-driven AI app builder from prompt to production — the tool we used to build The Tool Money Lab.
- Best for
- Founders, indie hackers and small teams shipping real, deployable web apps — not just landing pages.
- Pricing
- Free plan
The AI-first corporate card and spend platform that pays for itself.
- Best for
- US startups and mid-market finance teams.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Swiss-based privacy suite covering mail, VPN, password manager and cloud storage.
- Best for
- Anyone consolidating email, VPN, passwords and files under one privacy-first brand.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Privacy & Security
Proton VPN
Audited, open-source VPN with a genuinely usable free tier.
- Best for
- Privacy-first VPN users who value open source and a real free plan.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Video Creation
DaVinci Resolve
The most capable video editor you can legally download for free — a professional NLE with world-class colour, and a learning curve to match.
- Best for
- Editors and colourists who want professional-grade editing, grading, VFX and audio in one application without a subscription.
- Pricing
- Free plan
The all-in-one design suite with the deepest AI toolkit for non-designers.
- Best for
- Social graphics, brand kits, quick edits and video
- Pricing
- Free plan
Writing & Content
Writesonic
The AI SEO & GEO platform — rank in Google and get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
- Best for
- AI SEO, Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), AI search visibility, AI-assisted content strategy and long-form article production.
- Pricing
- Free plan
AI avatar videos with strong lip-sync and huge language support.
- Best for
- Marketing, sales enablement and localised video at scale.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Privacy & Security
Norton 360
The broadest consumer security bundle — AV, VPN, password manager, cloud backup and (US) LifeLock identity.
- Best for
- Families and non-technical users who want one subscription covering AV, VPN, password manager, cloud backup and identity monitoring.
- Pricing
- Free trial
Privacy & Security
Bitwarden
Open-source password manager with a strong free tier.
- Best for
- Anyone wanting a serious password manager that's also open source.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Real mid-market exchange rates, transparent fees and local account details in 10+ currencies — the default modern option for cross-border money.
- Best for
- International transfers, multi-currency holding and spending abroad without hidden FX markup.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Accounting & Finance
Link My Books
Ecommerce accounting automation that syncs Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, TikTok Shop and more into Xero or QuickBooks with clean payout reconciliation.
- Best for
- Ecommerce sellers, Amazon/Shopify/Etsy/TikTok Shop merchants, and accountants or bookkeepers running ecommerce clients.
- Pricing
- Free trial
Privacy & Security
Proton Mail
End-to-end encrypted email built on open standards.
- Best for
- Users who want private, encrypted email without leaving Gmail-like UX.
- Pricing
- Free plan
Privacy & Security
NordVPN
Best-known consumer VPN, with the biggest server network and fastest average speeds.
- Best for
- Consumers who want the fastest, easiest mainstream VPN.
- Pricing
- Free trial
The strongest AI-native code editor we've used — repo-wide context and multi-file agent edits justify switching editors.
- Best for
- Engineers doing heavy refactoring and codebase-wide changes.
- Pricing
- Free plan
The best backlink index in the industry, wrapped in the cleanest SEO toolset — narrower than Semrush and better at what it does.
- Best for
- SEO specialists doing backlink analysis, competitive research and technical site audits.
- Pricing
- Free plan
