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Best Perplexity Alternatives

Considering Perplexity? Here are the 24 best AI Productivity Tool alternatives we've reviewed, ranked by our score.

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Anara

Researchers, PhD candidates, biopharma teams, clinical practitioners, and R&D engineers who need accurate, cited AI answers across large document libraries

7.3
Rank #1 of 8 paper readers
Best:Reading and analysing papers10
Weakest:Systematic reviews0
Institution licence: noPaper search: yesScreening: noResearch answers: yes
From $12Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 14 Sep
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Glean

Large companies that want AI search and agents across their own apps, bought through a sales team

Unranked: no like-for-like peers
Free plan: noFree trial: yesAPI: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
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Asana

Teams that plan across many projects with goals, portfolios, timelines and intake forms

7.2
Rank #7 of 9 AI work management tools
Best:Privacy and trust8
Weakest:Working with others7
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $13.49Free plan
73% from published facts · checked 26 Sep
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ChatGPT

People who want images, voice, memory and deep research in one assistant, starting on a free plan

8.8
Rank #1 of 20 AI assistants
Best:What it can do10
Weakest:Privacy and trust6.2
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $8Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 16 Oct
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Jamie

Professionals who want private meeting notes with no recording kept, and storage and processing in Europe

6.8
Rank #15 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:What it captures4.5
Keeps the meeting video: no
From $27 (€25)Free plan
87% from published facts · checked 21 Sep
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Read AI

Anyone who wants a personal meeting coach on the free plan, plus in-person meetings captured through the phone app

8.2
Rank #6 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:Privacy and trust7.5
Keeps the meeting video: yes
From $19.75Free plan
98% from published facts · checked 21 Sep
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Scite

Individual researchers, labs, and small teams doing deep research

5.8
Rank #8 of 13 literature search tools
Best:Finding papers8.5
Weakest:Systematic reviews0
Institution licence: yesPaper search: yesScreening: noResearch answers: yes
From $20Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 14 Sep
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monday

Teams who want board-based projects with AI meeting notes and answers about their whole workspace built in

8.1
Rank #4 of 9 AI work management tools
Best:Privacy and trust10
Weakest:Working with others4
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $12Free plan
96% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Circleback

Anyone who records calls, phone conversations and in-person meetings and wants AI notes and clips on the free plan

8.6
Rank #3 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:Privacy and trust6.8
Keeps the meeting video: yes
From $18Free plan
93% from published facts · checked 21 Sep
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Claude

Writers, researchers and developers who want voice, memory, projects and code execution free, with deep research on paid plans

7.8
Rank #12 of 20 AI assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:Pricing6
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $20Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 16 Oct
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ClickUp

Teams who want docs, wikis, many views and time tracking in one tool, and are happy to pay for AI as an add-on

9.6
Rank #1 of 9 AI work management tools
Best:What it manages10
Weakest:Pricing9
Free plan: yesFree trial: yesAPI: yes
From $9Free plan
98% from published facts · checked 28 Oct
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Google NotebookLM

Research, analysis, and learning from uploaded sources

4.9
Rank #4 of 8 paper readers
Best:Reading and analysing papers10
Weakest:Systematic reviews0
Institution licence: noPaper search: noScreening: noResearch answers: no
Price not publishedFree plan
80% from published facts · checked 14 Sep
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MeetGeek

Sales teams who want coaching insights, clips and a choice of EU or US data hosting, on calls and in person

9.3
Rank #1 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:What it captures10
Weakest:Privacy and trust8.2
Keeps the meeting video: yes
From $15.99Free plan
94% from published facts · checked 20 Oct
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Miro

Teams who plan, map and write on one visual canvas, with AI agents on the board and no training on their data

7.5
Rank #5 of 9 AI work management tools
Best:Privacy and trust10
Weakest:What it manages5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $10Free plan
92% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Recraft

Designers who need real SVG vectors out of a generator, and can pay for the commercial rights the free plan withholds

6.9
Rank #5 of 7 AI image generators
Best:Pricing8.8
Weakest:What it makes5.3
Weights published under a named licence: no
From $12Free plan
84% from published facts · checked 8 Oct
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tl;dv

Sales and customer teams who want bot-free recording, shareable reels and a coaching hub, with EU data storage available

8.2
Rank #6 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:Pricing7
Keeps the meeting video: yes
From $29Free plan
96% from published facts · checked 21 Sep
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Elicit

Systematic literature reviews and academic research

7.8
Rank #1 of 13 literature search tools
Best:Reading and analysing papers10
Weakest:Citing and writing5.8
Institution licence: yesPaper search: yesScreening: yesResearch answers: yes
From $19Free plan
99% from published facts · checked 14 Sep
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Fellow.ai

Teams who record online and in-person meetings and want admin-controlled recording notices and no AI training on their data

8.5
Rank #4 of 20 AI meeting assistants
Best:Where it works10
Weakest:What it captures7.2
Keeps the meeting video: yes
From $11Free plan
90% from published facts · checked 3 Nov
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Gemini

Google users who want an assistant that reads their Gmail, Calendar and Drive, with images and voice on the phone

7.9
Rank #9 of 20 AI assistants
Best:What it can do10
Weakest:Privacy and trust5.5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $4.99Free plan
97% from published facts · checked 14 Oct
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Leonardo.Ai

Creators who want one workspace over many companies' models, with a daily free allowance, an API and training on your own images

8.0
Rank #2 of 7 AI image generators
Best:What it makes9.2
Weakest:Openness and support5
Weights published under a named licence: no
From $12Free plan
86% from published facts · checked 8 Oct
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Reclaim

People on Google or Outlook calendars who want tasks and focus time planned for them, starting free

6.7
Rank #2 of 9 AI calendar, email and memory apps
Best:Privacy and trust10
Weakest:What it runs for you4.5
Plans your calendar for you: yes
From $12Free plan
96% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Wrike

Teams who want AI writing on every paid plan, free viewer guests and time tracking with approvals

8.7
Rank #2 of 9 AI work management tools
Best:Working with others10
Weakest:What it manages7.5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $10Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Black Forest Labs

Developers who want FLUX by the image with no subscription, or the open weights to run it on their own hardware

7.2
Rank #4 of 7 AI image generators
Best:Control and automation8.3
Weakest:Pricing5
Weights published under a named licence: yes
From $0.04No free plan
86% from published facts · checked 8 Oct
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Stability AI

Developers who want Stable Diffusion by the image, or a license to self-host it, and can work without a free tier

6.7
Rank #6 of 7 AI image generators
Best:What it makes7.8
Weakest:Pricing5
Weights published under a named licence: yes
From $0.03No free plan
82% from published facts · checked 8 Oct
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