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Free tools for every stage of your automation journey.

No email. No sign-up. Just useful calculators and assessments that help you make a smarter decision about AI automation.

Pick your tool.

From quick calculators to guided assessments — start wherever makes sense for you.

the free tools, at a glanceNo signup on any of them
0free tools, no signup
$0cost to use any of them
0 minthe longest one takes (the readiness quiz)
Every figure here is stated on this page: five tools, zero cost, the longest one (the readiness quiz) is two minutes.
a natural orderHow these tools actually chain together
  1. 01
    Estimate the savingROI Calculator

    Team size, salary, repetitive-work percentage in, hours and dollars recovered out.

  2. 02
    Check it against a hireHire vs. Automate

    Feed that saving in and see the break-even month against bringing on another person instead.

  3. 03
    Confirm you are readyAI Readiness Score

    Ten questions, a score out of 100, and what to fix before you start if the score says wait.

  4. 04
    Get a real numberAutomation Quote

    Five questions about the workflow and timeline, and a ballpark price range for the build.

The sequence implied by the FAQ answers above: each tool's output is the input the next one asks for.

Which tool fits your question?

How much would automation save my business?

Start with the ROI calculator. Enter your team size, average salary, and how much of the work is repetitive, and it estimates the hours and money you would get back each year.

Should I hire another person or automate the work?

The hire vs. automate calculator compares the true cost of a new hire against a one-time automation build, including the break-even month and a five-year side-by-side.

Is my business even ready for AI?

Take the AI readiness assessment: ten questions, a score out of 100, and a concrete next step based on where you land. It takes about two minutes.

How much does custom automation actually cost?

The automation quote generator asks five questions about your industry and workflows and gives you a realistic ballpark range, not a sales call disguised as a form.

Do you give away ready-made automations as well as calculators?

Yes. The Free Automation Library is a curated set of free templates for n8n, Zapier, Make, Claude Skills and more, with the licence, requirements and limitations recorded on every one. Same deal as these calculators: no email, no sign-up.

Am I overpaying for SaaS tools and manual work?

The SaaS savings calculator adds up idle licenses, overlapping subscriptions, and manual labor to show your total Automation Tax per year.

Read the thinking behind the tools.

A calculator gives you a figure. These explain how we got to it, and what we have seen when the figure meets a real deployment.

Business Automation: The Complete 2026 Guide

The pillar guide behind the ROI and savings calculators, including the five-step audit that produces the numbers these tools ask you for.

What AI Agents Actually Cost in 2026

Real build costs, ongoing maintenance, and the line items that quotes leave out. Useful context before you read the quote generator output.

AI Automation Agency vs In-House Hire

The long-form version of the hire vs automate calculator, covering why the salary is rarely the expensive part of the decision.

The AI Implementation Roadmap

What to do once the readiness assessment gives you a score: sequencing, pilot scope, and how to prove the delta before phase two.

Case study: 10x YouTube Shorts production

A worked example of the economics the ROI calculator models, at roughly $0.05 per video against $50 done manually.

Case study: automating B2B prospecting

Around 25 hours per SDR per week recovered, which is the kind of input the hire vs automate calculator turns into a break-even month.

The Free Automation Library

Once a calculator tells you a process is worth automating, this is where you find something to start from. Free templates for n8n, Zapier, Make, Claude Skills and more, with the licence and the limitations noted on every one.

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