Tools I run, and tools I have researched
The first three run my own work. The rest are research summaries: what the product does, what it costs and the catch, read from vendor pages and buyer reports. None of those is a hands-on test.
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Hostinger
VPS hosting · I run thisThe quiet backbone of my network. My own AI agent, Victor, runs on this VPS and maintains my sites in 35 languages.
Replit
Cloud coding · I run thisWhere I built my crypto trading bot with Replit’s AI agent. I had never written code before; the agent wrote it from plain-English instructions.
Bitvavo
Crypto exchange · I run thisThe exchange my trading bot trades on, through its API. I chose it because it is secure and stable.
Softr
No-code app builderBuilds client portals and internal tools on top of Airtable, Google Sheets or your own data, without code.
Dify
AI agent platformA visual builder for LLM apps and agent workflows. The Community Edition is free to self-host, but you run the servers.
MindStudio
No-code AI builderA visual builder for AI agents and workflows across 200+ models, with model usage passed through at provider cost.
Consensus
AI research searchSearches peer-reviewed papers and reports what studies found. Whether those studies are sound is still your call.
Aspire
Finance stackMulti-currency accounts, corporate cards, bill pay and expense management for businesses that work across borders.
Runpod
GPU cloudRents NVIDIA GPUs by the hour or per second, for training and serving your own models.
Bright Data
Web dataProxies, ready-made datasets and scraping APIs for collecting public web data at scale.
SmartSuite
Work managementProjects, CRM and operations in one relational workspace, with automations.
WebCatalog
Desktop app wrapperTurns web apps into separate desktop apps, with multiple accounts side by side.
Close
Sales CRMCalling, email and SMS in one inbox, built for sales teams that live on the phone.
CloudTalk
Cloud call centreCall routing, analytics and CRM integrations, priced per user; AI voice agents are a separate subscription.
Beautiful.ai
PresentationsA presentation builder whose templates lay themselves out as you type.