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best automation tools for small business · according to AI

What AI actually recommends for automation & no-code

We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity 5 buyer questions in this category during 2026-W30 and recorded who they recommend. Share = the percentage of answers naming the product. Full methodology →

1

Make ▲1

In 99 of 100 answers · avg position 1.98 · ranked #1 27×

Named by: perplexity ×24gemini ×25claude ×25chatgpt ×25 · badge · is this you?
99%
2

Zapier ▼1

In 98 of 100 answers · avg position 1.87 · ranked #1 63×

Named by: perplexity ×25gemini ×25claude ×25chatgpt ×23 · badge · is this you?
98%
3

Microsoft Power Automate

In 56 of 100 answers · avg position 3.05 · ranked #1 1×

Named by: perplexity ×9gemini ×13claude ×13chatgpt ×21 · badge · is this you?
56%
4

Workato

In 23 of 100 answers · avg position 2.78 · ranked #1 8×

Named by: gemini ×4perplexity ×1claude ×8chatgpt ×10 · badge · is this you?
23%
5

Pabbly Connect

In 23 of 100 answers · avg position 3.57

Named by: perplexity ×5gemini ×7claude ×7chatgpt ×4 · badge · is this you?
23%
6

HubSpot

In 17 of 100 answers · avg position 4.06

Named by: perplexity ×5gemini ×4claude ×5chatgpt ×3 · badge · is this you?
17%
7

Pipedream ▲3

In 14 of 100 answers · avg position 3.14

Named by: perplexity ×6chatgpt ×8 · badge · is this you?
14%
8

Gumloop ▼1

In 12 of 100 answers · avg position 2.83

Named by: perplexity ×10gemini ×2 · badge · is this you?
12%
9

IFTTT ▲3

In 11 of 100 answers · avg position 3.55

Named by: perplexity ×3gemini ×1chatgpt ×7 · badge · is this you?
11%
10

ActiveCampaign ▲4

In 9 of 100 answers · avg position 3.67

Named by: gemini ×4claude ×5 · badge · is this you?
9%
11

Copilot ▼2

In 9 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: perplexity ×3gemini ×2chatgpt ×4 · badge · is this you?
9%
12

HubSpot CRM ▲7

In 8 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×4gemini ×4 · badge · is this you?
8%
13

Relay.app

In 6 of 100 answers · avg position 4.33

Named by: perplexity ×2gemini ×1claude ×3 · badge · is this you?
6%
14

QuickBooks Online ▼6

In 6 of 100 answers · avg position 4.83

Named by: gemini ×1claude ×5 · badge · is this you?
6%
15

Airtable ▲7

In 5 of 100 answers · avg position 3.6

Named by: perplexity ×1gemini ×3claude ×1 · badge · is this you?
5%
16

US Tech Automations new

In 4 of 100 answers · avg position 3.5

Named by: perplexity ×4 · badge · is this you?
4%
17

Bardeen ▼6

In 4 of 100 answers · avg position 3.75

Named by: gemini ×2chatgpt ×2 · badge · is this you?
4%
18

Tray.io new

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 3.33

Named by: gemini ×2chatgpt ×1 · badge · is this you?
3%
19

Mailchimp ▼4

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 4.0

Named by: gemini ×3 · badge · is this you?
3%
20

Softr ▲7

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 4.33

Named by: gemini ×3 · badge · is this you?
3%
21

Unito ▼4

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 4.33

Named by: gemini ×3 · badge · is this you?
3%
22

Bitrix24 new

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 4.67

Named by: perplexity ×3 · badge · is this you?
3%
23

Calendly ▼3

In 3 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: gemini ×3 · badge · is this you?
3%
24

Best overall power ▲7

In 2 of 100 answers · avg position 2.0

Named by: claude ×2 · badge · is this you?
2%
25

Activepieces ▼9

In 2 of 100 answers · avg position 3.5

Named by: perplexity ×1gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
2%
26

Getint new

In 2 of 100 answers · avg position 4.0

Named by: gemini ×2 · badge · is this you?
2%
27

Integrately ▼3

In 2 of 100 answers · avg position 4.5

Named by: perplexity ×1chatgpt ×1 · badge · is this you?
2%
28

Monday.com new

In 2 of 100 answers · avg position 4.5

Named by: gemini ×2 · badge · is this you?
2%
29

Klamp.io new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 1.0 · ranked #1 1×

Named by: gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
30

Best for new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 2.0

Named by: claude ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
31

Airtable Automations new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: chatgpt ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
32

Asana new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
33

Jira new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
34

Noxus new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
35

Power Automate new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
36

Stepper ▼18

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 3.0

Named by: perplexity ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
37

Vellum

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 4.0

Named by: gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
38

Appian new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: chatgpt ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
39

Glide ▼18

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
40

NoCodeAPI ▼5

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
41

Privacy / self new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: claude ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
42

Trello new

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: gemini ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%
43

UiPath ▼1

In 1 of 100 answers · avg position 5.0

Named by: chatgpt ×1 · badge · is this you?
1%

The audit trail

Verbatim, from the assistants

perplexity

“…1. **Zapier** – Best all-around no-code tool for small businesses with 7,000+ integrations, the cleanest UX, and a free tier that covers light automation [2][4][6]. 2. **Make (formerly Integromat)** – Superior for comple…”

perplexity

“…1. **Zapier** – Best for connecting 6,000+ apps and creating complex, no-code workflows accessible to non-technical users [2][5]. 2. **HubSpot** – Best all-in-one CRM platform with free basic automation and paid hubs for…”

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