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Free tools that replace your paid software
Step-by-step guides for free, open-source tools that replace paid software: lead generation, CRM, WhatsApp, email, e-signature and more. Or have Aidem Labs set them up for you.
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Google Maps leads guide
Turn a Google Maps search into a spreadsheet of businesses with phones, websites and emails, plus an outreach message to contact them.
Get the guide →Postiz scheduling guide
Schedule posts to 14 platforms from one calendar with a free, self-hosted alternative to Buffer and Hootsuite.
Get the guide →Twenty CRM guide
Build your first sales pipeline in a free, open-source CRM with no per-seat bill.
Get the guide →WhatsApp bot guide
Connect WhatsApp to your own server and start automating replies.
Get the guide →Chatwoot inbox guide
Answer WhatsApp, Instagram, email and website chat from one shared inbox.
Get the guide →listmonk email guide
Run your own newsletter and email campaigns without a Mailchimp bill.
Get the guide →Firecrawl scraping guide
Turn any website into clean data your AI tools can read.
Get the guide →Browser agent guide
Let an AI agent click through websites and do repetitive browser work for you.
Get the guide →Documenso signing guide
Send your first contract for e-signature with a free alternative to DocuSign.
Get the guide →Stirling PDF guide
Merge, split, compress, sign and OCR PDFs with a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat.
Get the guide →Paperless office guide
Scan, tag and search every document your business keeps.
Get the guide →Coolify hosting guide
Deploy all your apps on one cheap server instead of paying Vercel or Heroku.
Get the guide →AI video guide
Type one line and get a finished short video with script, footage, voice and captions.
Get the guide →Video dubbing guide
Dub any video into another language with subtitles.
Get the guide →AI reels guide
Make reels with code and AI instead of a video editor.
Get the guide →Email verification guide
Check every email on your lead list before you send, so nothing bounces and you stay out of spam.
Get the guide →Lead chatbot guide
Build a chatbot that qualifies website visitors and sends every lead to your sheet or CRM.
Get the guide →Free offline ChatGPT guide
Run your own ChatGPT on your laptop for free, offline and private, with assistants for your business.
Get the guide →Business ChatGPT guide
Build your own ChatGPT that answers customers 24/7 from your price list, FAQs and documents.
Get the guide →Free Notion alternative guide
Run your docs, wikis and projects in a free, open-source workspace on every device.
Get the guide →Free Zoom alternative guide
Run client calls in the browser for free, and host your own branded video calls later.
Get the guide →Hot leads guide
Find businesses hiring for jobs AI already does, score them with Claude and get the owner plus an opener for each.
Get the guide →AI cartoon reels guide
Make animated cartoon reels with one line in Claude Code: script, voice, a cartoon of you, animation and sound, with no video editor.
Get the guide →Free Google AI tools guide
Five free Google AI tools and how to start each one: NotebookLM, AI Studio, Stitch, Pomelli and Opal.
Get the guide →Claude Code setup guide
Set up Claude Code properly: CLAUDE.md, plan mode, skills, MCP servers and hooks.
Get the guide →Customer leaks fix checklist
Five ways small businesses lose customers every week, and a free fix for each: replies, missed calls, follow-up, reviews and after-hours.
Get the guide →Answer customers 24/7 guide
Five free or open-source tools that reply to customers while you sleep: WhatsApp Business, Evolution API, Typebot, Chatwoot and LobbyStack.
Get the guide →Find clients for free guide
Five places businesses tell you they need help: Google Maps, competitor reviews, job posts, Reddit and Facebook groups.
Get the guide →Start a project
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