7 Best Pipedrive Alternatives in 2026
Compare 6 Pipedrive alternatives — HubSpot, Close, Salesflare, Zoho, Salesforce, Folk — plus Carly, the AI assistant that keeps any CRM updated for you.
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Lindy vs Motion: Which AI Assistant in 2026?
Motion is an AI calendar that plans your day; Lindy is a textable assistant for email and follow-ups. They solve different chaos — here's which you have.
8 Best Microsoft Copilot Alternatives in 2026
Microsoft 365 Copilot only sees Microsoft data and costs $30/seat. Here are 8 alternatives — including one that acts across Gmail, Outlook, and more.
How to Use AI in 2026: A Beginner's Guide to Actually Working With It
AI will blow your mind one minute and do something unbelievably dumb the next. Here's how to work with it—give it context like an employee, then think like the machine to stay ahead of its blind spots, because it has no common sense.
8 Best Akiflow Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an Akiflow alternative? Compare Sunsama, Motion, Reclaim, Morgen, Todoist, TickTick and Notion Calendar — plus Carly, who schedules tasks for you.
7 Best Gong Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Gong alternative? Compare Fireflies, Fathom, tl;dv, Otter, Chorus, and Avoma — plus Carly, who captures meetings and handles the follow-ups.
7 Best Otter.ai Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an Otter.ai alternative? Compare Fathom, Fireflies, tl;dv, Gong, built-in meeting tools, and Google Meet — plus Carly, who handles the follow-ups.
8 Best Sunsama Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Sunsama alternative? Compare Akiflow, Motion, Reclaim, Todoist, TickTick, Notion Calendar and Morgen — plus Carly, who plans your day for you.
6 Best Poke Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Poke alternative? These 6 AI assistants run email, calendar, and Zapier-style automations — with more integrations and no contact-book limits.
6 Best Town Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Town AI alternative? These 6 AI assistants handle email, scheduling, research, and proactive routines — across email, voice, and chat.
Town Raises $55M Series A from a16z and Forerunner
Town, the email-native AI assistant from ex-Dropbox and ex-Google founders, raised $55M led by a16z and Forerunner. Here's what Town does, what the round signals, and where it still leaves gaps.
9 Best AI Assistants for Busy Professionals in 2026
The best AI assistants for busy professionals in 2026, to reclaim hours from email, scheduling, meetings, and admin. Ranked, compared, and matched to the job.
9 Best AI Assistants for Content Creators in 2026
The best AI assistants for content creators in 2026: scripting, editing, repurposing, and the business side like sponsor emails and scheduling. Ranked.
9 Best AI Assistants for Customer Success in 2026
The best AI assistants for customer success teams in 2026: for renewals, health tracking, support replies, and QBR prep. Ranked and matched to the job.
9 Best AI Assistants for Ecommerce in 2026
The best AI assistants for ecommerce in 2026: for customer support, marketing, product content, and the operations behind an online store. Ranked and compared.
9 Best AI Assistants for Engineering Managers in 2026
The best AI assistants for engineering managers in 2026: for 1:1s, status updates, meeting load, and the people-and-process work between the code. Ranked.
9 Best AI Assistants for Mac in 2026
The best AI assistants for Mac in 2026: from macOS-native launchers and chat apps to an AI agent that runs your email and calendar. Ranked and compared.
9 Best AI Assistants for Nonprofits in 2026
The best AI assistants for nonprofits in 2026: for donor communication, grant writing, scheduling, and stretching a small team's time. Ranked and compared.
9 Best AI Assistants for Startups in 2026
The best AI assistants for startups in 2026: tools that help tiny teams handle email, scheduling, sales, and ops without hiring. Ranked and compared.
9 Best AI Assistants for Windows in 2026
The best AI assistants for Windows in 2026: from Copilot and the new Microsoft Scout to an AI agent that runs your email and calendar. Ranked and compared.
The Best AI Personal Assistant for Business Owners (2026)
The best AI personal assistants for business owners, tested on whether they actually handle your inbox, calendar, and follow-ups — not another dashboard.
Which Free AI Assistant Can Write Emails? (2026)
ChatGPT and Gemini are the best free AI assistants for writing emails. Here's how each works, what free actually gets you, and when to upgrade.
The Best AI Assistants for Documents (2026)
Most AI document tools stop at summarizing. We tested the ones that read, extract, and actually act on a contract, PDF, or report inside your real workflow.
The Best AI Scheduling Assistants (2026)
The best AI scheduling assistants for 2026, tested: the ones that read your calendar, propose times, and book meetings across Google and Outlook.
7 Best Airtable Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an Airtable alternative? Compare 6 tools — Notion, Coda, Google Sheets, Monday, ClickUp, Smartsheet — plus Carly, the AI that keeps records current.
7 Best Asana Alternatives in 2026
Looking for an Asana alternative? Compare 6 PM tools — Monday, ClickUp, Trello, Notion, Wrike, Basecamp — plus Carly, the AI assistant that runs them all.
7 Best ClickUp Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a ClickUp alternative? Compare 6 PM tools — Monday, Asana, Notion, Trello, Wrike, Basecamp — plus Carly, the AI assistant that runs them all.
8 Best Clicky Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Clicky alternative? Compare 8 AI assistants — screen copilots like Littlebird and Highlight, plus Carly, which runs your email and scheduling.
7 Best Monday.com Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Monday.com alternative? Compare 6 PM tools — ClickUp, Asana, Notion, Trello, Wrike, Airtable — plus Carly, the AI assistant that runs them all.
7 Best Notion AI Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Notion AI alternative? Compare 6 tools — ClickUp Brain, Coda AI, Mem, Glean, Copilot, ChatGPT — plus Carly, the assistant you delegate work to.
7 Best Notion Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Notion alternative? Compare 6 tools — Coda, Obsidian, Confluence, ClickUp, Google Docs, Craft — plus Carly, the AI assistant that runs them all.
7 Best Todoist Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Todoist alternative? Compare 6 task managers — TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks, Things, Notion, Asana — plus Carly, who gets tasks done.
7 Best Trello Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Trello alternative? Compare 6 PM tools — Asana, Monday, ClickUp, Notion, Jira, Todoist — plus Carly, the AI assistant that runs them all.
12 AI Tools Property Managers Use to Stop Drowning in Email (2026 Rankings)
We tested 12 AI tools across property management. One handled 80% of tenant email automatically. Here's the ranked breakdown.
12 Granola Alternatives for AI Meeting Notes (2026 Ranked)
Granola nails the in-meeting note. But notes are step one. We tested 12 alternatives over 2 weeks each — here's the one that actually moves the work forward.
10 Best AI Secretary Tools for 2026 (Ranked by What They Actually Handle)
We tested 10 AI secretary tools — Carly, Motion, Reclaim, Notion AI, Granola, ChatGPT, and more — for two weeks each. Here's what handles the real admin work and what's just a fancy text editor.
8 Best Glean Alternatives in 2026: Enterprise AI Tools
Looking for a Glean alternative? These 8 enterprise AI tools range from internal search to AI agents that take action across your entire stack.
The Best Alternative to OpenClaw (ClawdBot): Carly
OpenClaw has 512 security vulnerabilities, plaintext credentials, and $300+/month API bills. Carly does the same things — securely, starting at $35/month.
How I Use Carly to Run My Business
Carly's founder shares the exact workflows she uses every day — from triaging email across multiple accounts to shipping code, checking metrics, and building presentations — all without leaving her inbox.
Use Carly's Daily Briefing as a Personal Research Assistant
Turn Carly's daily briefing into an automated research tool — news monitoring, competitive intelligence, and industry trends delivered to your inbox every morning.
How to Set Up Carly's Daily Briefing for Your Calendar
Set up Carly's daily briefing in 5 minutes — an automated morning email that summarizes your schedule, flags conflicts, and preps you for every meeting.
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How to Schedule Meetings Without the Back-and-Forth [2026]
Tired of endless email chains to schedule meetings? Learn 7 proven methods to eliminate back-and-forth and book meetings faster. AI solutions included.
Everything Carly Can Do: AI Scheduling + Custom AI Agents
Discover all the powerful features that make Carly more than a calendar assistant—from unlimited scheduling to building your own custom AI agents for sales, intake, and more.