Best for
Best AI workflow tools for agencies
3–25 person service agencies running content, design, growth, or recruiting work for clients.
What makes this hard
- →Client handoffs leak time across email, Slack, and project tools
- →Reporting eats Friday afternoons
- →Every new hire breaks an internal process before they fix it
Our shortlist
Make
make.com
Free plan
from £9/mo
Visual scenario builder with sharper branching, lower per-operation cost, and growing AI tooling.
Airtable
airtable.com
Free plan
from £18/mo
Spreadsheet-database hybrid with native automations, interfaces, and AI-aware fields.
Fathom
fathom.video
Free plan
from £19/mo
Free-tier-friendly AI meeting recorder with strong CRM auto-sync and clean follow-up summaries.
Lindy
lindy.ai
Free plan
from £49/mo
Persistent AI agents that handle inbox, scheduling, and multi-step ops on your behalf.
Recommended stack template
AI ops stack for a 5-person agency →
A small agency lives or dies on operator throughput. This shape removes manual handoffs across client work, sales, and meeting follow-up while keeping the monthly bill below £500 and avoiding tools that need a dedicated administrator.
FAQ
Do agencies need both Make and Zapier?
Almost never. Pick one as the default and use the other only for connectors the first does not maintain.
How fast does this stack pay back?
Most agencies recover the £380/mo cost within four weeks of switching from a manual handoff model.