# TrustedAIAgencies: full text

Independent directory of UK AI automation agencies. 290 listings, checked between 31 October and 3 November 2026. Listings are compiled from public sources and are not endorsements. Before listing we check that the website is live, that the business states a UK presence and that it describes AI or automation services. Services and tools are as the agency describes them; we have not tested them. Every listing is either "Listed" (basic checks: live website of an active business, stated UK presence, AI or automation services described) or "Verified" (also: domain control, an active matching Companies House company and a UK address or phone number confirmed). Individuals trading under their own name are not named in this file. Services, tools and industries are those each agency mentions on its own website or directory profile. Prices appear only where the agency publishes them.

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## UK agencies

### &above
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/andabove/
- Website: https://www.andabove.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London AI product agency building AI-native products and teams for scale-ups and enterprises, from prototype to production.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.andabove.com/ https://www.andabove.com/services/ai-agent-development
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AA Tech Lab
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aa-tech-lab/
- Website: https://www.aatechlab.co.uk/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Manchester digital marketing agency (local SEO and PPC) that also builds Zapier, Make and n8n workflow automations connecting CRM, email, calendars and forms.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Pipedrive
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.aatechlab.co.uk/ https://www.aatechlab.co.uk/ai-automation/workflow-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Acumore Consulting
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/acumore-consulting/
- Website: https://acumore.co.uk/
- Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme (West Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy building AI-powered business systems, with a focus on process automation, decision-support tooling and measurable operational improvements.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Airtable, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://acumore.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/acumore-consulting
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### AgentCraft-AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/agentcraft-ai/
- Website: https://www.agentcraft-ai.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI agency for custom AI agents, workflow automation and AI search optimisation, serving London, the UK and Europe.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, HubSpot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Education
- Published pricing: £800 to £25,000 depending on scope (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.agentcraft-ai.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Agentryx
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/agentryx/
- Website: https://www.agentryx.io/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Manchester-founded builder of custom software, automation and AI that connects acquisition, sales and operations.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail, Financial services, Construction, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.agentryx.io/ https://www.agentryx.io/contact
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Advisers
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-advisers/
- Website: https://aiadvisers.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consulting for small businesses: readiness audits, workflow automation and governance training.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aiadvisers.co.uk/ https://aiadvisers.co.uk/milton-keynes-ai-consultancy
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### AI Automation Studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-automation-studio/
- Website: https://ai-automation.studio/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI operations automation for UK companies with 100 to 1,000 staff, with a focus on manufacturing, food, packaging and chemicals.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Microsoft Power Platform, Xero
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Manufacturing, Recruitment, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai-automation.studio/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Bridge Club
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-bridge-club/
- Website: https://aibridgeclub.com/
- Location: Sandbach (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cheshire provider of chatbots, voice agents and lead-capturing websites for SMEs, without long contracts.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Hospitality, Professional services
- Published pricing: AI chatbots from £197/month; missed call text back £97 setup + £97/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aibridgeclub.com/ https://aibridgeclub.com/ai-chatbots https://aibridgeclub.com/missed-call-text-back
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Business Systems
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-business-systems/
- Website: https://aibusinesssystems.io/
- Location: Southampton (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Southampton AI consultancy for businesses of up to around 50 staff, offering process audits, admin automation, custom AI tools and system integrations.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £197; workflow builds from £750; projects from £1,500; monthly plans from £149/month; training from £595 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aibusinesssystems.io/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Consultant Essex
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-consultant-essex/
- Website: https://aiconsultantessex.co.uk/
- Location: Chelmsford (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Chelmsford-based provider of fixed-price AI automation, chatbots and staff training for Essex SMEs, with published prices.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Professional services, Logistics
- Published pricing: Half-day AI Strategy Diagnostic £950 fixed fee; voice AI builds from £1,500 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aiconsultantessex.co.uk/ https://aiconsultantessex.co.uk/services/voice-ai-essex
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Edge
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-edge/
- Website: https://www.theaiedge.co.uk/
- Location: Reading (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI training programme for Thames Valley service businesses that teaches teams to get more from the tools they already pay for.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Recruitment
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.theaiedge.co.uk/ https://www.theaiedge.co.uk/ai-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI for Business Northern Ireland
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-for-business-northern-ireland/
- Website: https://www.aiforbusinessnorthernireland.co.uk/
- Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Belfast agency offering AI consulting, automation, training and governance for businesses across Northern Ireland and the UK.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Recruitment, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.aiforbusinessnorthernireland.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Infusion
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-infusion/
- Website: https://ai-infusion.co.uk/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leeds AI consultancy delivering chatbots, voice agents, customer-service automation and workflow automation for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai-infusion.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Workflow Agency
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-workflow-agency/
- Website: https://aiworkflow-agency.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds AI and automation workflows such as n8n and Make builds, RAG pipelines and multi-agent systems, covering strategy, build and ongoing operation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aiworkflow-agency.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### AI4All.Business
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai4all-business/
- Website: https://ai4all.business/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy delivering fixed-scope n8n workflows for South Yorkshire small businesses, with a person approving anything customer-facing.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai4all.business/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### AIMindShift
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aimindshift/
- Website: https://aimindshift.consulting/
- Location: Blackpool (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Blackpool-based firm that reviews operational bottlenecks and builds AI systems around them, starting with a free operations review.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aimindshift.consulting/ https://aimindshift.consulting/ai-consultancy-north-west/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AImpress
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aimpress/
- Website: https://ai-impress.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London AI automation agency for SMEs building client-owned workflows, chatbots, voice agents and integrations. Also runs AI and automation courses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI training & workshops, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Education
- Published pricing: From £1,500 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai-impress.com/ https://ai-impress.com/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Antek Automation
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/antek-automation/
- Website: https://www.antekautomation.com/
- Location: Andover (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Andover-based agency providing AI voice agents, website chatbots, n8n workflow automation and AI search optimisation. States it is a certified Retell AI partner.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, OpenAI, Claude, Retell / Vapi, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Professional services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £247; workflow builds from £250; setup from £297; monthly plans £57/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.antekautomation.com/ https://www.antekautomation.com/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Aristral
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aristral/
- Website: https://aristral.com/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bristol AI automation and digital growth agency building chatbots, workflow automation and SEO systems for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Hospitality, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aristral.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Aucta AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aucta-ai/
- Website: https://auctaai.co.uk/
- Location: Kent (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Kent-based AI automation provider aimed at small and micro businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Xero, OpenAI, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing, Professional services, Construction
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £397 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://auctaai.co.uk/ https://auctaai.co.uk/ai-consultant-kent/ https://auctaai.co.uk/services/ai-audit/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Augustova
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/augustova/
- Website: https://www.augustova.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Fitzrovia-based AI consultancy that offers fixed-price AI audits and then builds the agents and software it recommends.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Claude
- Industries mentioned: Recruitment
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £495; AI agent or custom builds from £4,000; projects from £8,000; monthly plans from £39/month; training from £895 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.augustova.co.uk/ https://www.augustova.co.uk/ai-automation-agency
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### NxGen AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nxgen-ai/
- Website: https://nxgenai.co.uk/
- Location: Kilmarnock (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Kilmarnock AI automation consultancy building admin, WhatsApp, CRM and document workflows and AI assistants for UK small and mid-sized businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI chatbots, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: Xero, Airtable
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality, Logistics, Professional services, Property & estate agents, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://nxgenai.co.uk/ https://nxgenai.co.uk/services/ai-automation https://nxgenai.co.uk/about https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC864922
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Ayoob AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ayoob-ai/
- Website: https://ayoob.ai/
- Location: Newcastle (North East)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Newcastle-based builder of full-code custom AI software and operational automation, working on a retainer basis.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Hospitality, Professional services, Logistics, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ayoob.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Bad Boy Labs
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/bad-boy-labs/
- Website: https://badboylabs.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds AI systems for small businesses that handle missed enquiries, re-engage past customers and reduce admin, with the client owning the finished system.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Xero, OpenAI, Claude, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://badboylabs.com/ https://badboylabs.com/n8n-automation-agency-uk
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### BayAI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/bayai/
- Website: https://bayai.uk/
- Location: Swansea (Wales)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Swansea-based provider of AI and workflow integrations for South Wales businesses, such as automated replies, bookings and document extraction.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, Xero, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Workflow builds from £99; projects from £250 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://bayai.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Brainpool AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/brainpool-ai/
- Website: https://brainpool.ai/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy focused on bespoke AI development, evaluation and education for companies with larger budgets.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://brainpool.ai/ https://clutch.co/profile/brainpool-ai
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Breezi AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/breezi-ai/
- Website: https://breeziai.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI support team offering a monthly membership and scoped consultancy covering automation on Zapier, Make and n8n, custom GPTs and training.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Membership from £89/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://breeziai.uk/ https://breeziai.uk/ai-support-berkshire/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Brighton Bytes
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/brighton-bytes/
- Website: https://brightonbytes.com/
- Location: Brighton (South East)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Brighton software and AI development agency building bespoke websites, applications, AI automations and AI agents.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £99/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://brightonbytes.com/ https://brightonbytes.com/services/ai-automations https://brightonbytes.com/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### BuildMyAI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/buildmyai/
- Website: https://buildmyai.online/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Studio building n8n workflows and AI agents for independent shops, trades and small teams, with on-site discovery across South Yorkshire.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://buildmyai.online/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Caledapt
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/caledapt/
- Website: https://caledapt.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy improving one workflow at a time with practical AI and automation for Scottish businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Education
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £695; monthly plans £19/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://caledapt.com/ https://caledapt.com/business/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Cambria Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cambria-digital/
- Website: https://cambriadigital.co.uk/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Cardiff web and software agency that also builds custom AI chatbots, document processing and workflow automation for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Xero, OpenAI, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Education
- Published pricing: Projects from £699 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://cambriadigital.co.uk/ https://cambriadigital.co.uk/ai-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Cambridge Kinetics
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cambridge-kinetics/
- Website: https://www.cambridgekinetics.com/
- Location: Cambridge (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Cambridge team helping organisations adopt AI and improve their workflows. Also makes the Kinabase workflow platform.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.cambridgekinetics.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Canarlo
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/canarlo/
- Website: https://www.canarlo.com/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Leeds studio that designs, builds and maintains websites, apps and automations, from small automations to production systems.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £4,500; projects from £18,000; monthly plans from £950/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.canarlo.com/ https://www.canarlo.com/business-automation https://www.canarlo.com/how-much-does-ai-engineering-cost
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Cartby Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cartby-digital/
- Website: https://cartbydigital.co.uk/
- Location: Plymouth (South West)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Plymouth-based AI automation and IT consultancy for small businesses, also offering remote services nationwide.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://cartbydigital.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ClarifAI Consulting
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/clarifai-consulting/
- Website: https://clarifai.consulting/
- Location: Havant (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Havant-based team mapping processes, building automations across CRM and email tools and training staff for businesses in South Hampshire.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Process audit £500 fixed; AI agent build £2,000 to £5,000; CRM optimisation £1,500 to £3,000; monthly retainer £400 to £700/month; staff AI training £800 per half-day (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://clarifai.consulting/ https://clarifai.consulting/our-services/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Cobalt
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cobalt/
- Website: https://cobaltagency.co/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy for SMEs offering strategy, implementation and automation, led by its founder.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Property & estate agents, Recruitment, Construction
- Published pricing: AI audit fixed fee £2,750 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://cobaltagency.co/ https://cobaltagency.co/ai-services-bristol
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Code2Box
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/code2box/
- Website: https://code2box.com/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Cardiff agency building custom platforms, AI voice and chat assistants and workflow automation for UK businesses and public-sector bodies, including bilingual Welsh/English services.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £499; AI agent or custom builds from £4,950; projects £1,999; monthly plans £99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://code2box.com/ https://code2box.com/estimate/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Codex Solutions International
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/codex-solutions-international/
- Website: https://codexsolutionsint.com/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: monday.com, Make and Zapier partner building automations, custom apps and AI integrations for UK and US clients. Lists a Birmingham address alongside an office in Pakistan.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Airtable, monday.com, Xero, Retell / Vapi, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://codexsolutionsint.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/codex-solutions-international
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Collective Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/collective-digital/
- Website: https://collectivedigital.uk/
- Location: Liverpool (North West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Liverpool digital marketing agency with a service line for automation, integrations and AI-assisted business systems.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Legal, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://collectivedigital.uk/ https://collectivedigital.uk/services/liverpool-ai
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Commino
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/commino/
- Website: https://www.commino.co.uk/
- Location: Potters Bar (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Revenue operations agency that aligns marketing, sales and service teams using CRM, automation and digital marketing.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Airtable, OpenAI, Keap
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.commino.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/commino
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Corvus Dynamic
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/corvus-dynamic/
- Website: https://corvusdynamic.co.uk/
- Location: Fife (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Fife-based team helping small businesses adopt AI, organise their data and systems, and build bespoke software.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://corvusdynamic.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Creative Sweet
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/creative-sweet/
- Website: https://creativesweet.net/
- Location: Moy (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Northern Ireland digital marketing agency whose services include managed AI agents for enquiries, lead qualification and appointment booking.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://creativesweet.net/ https://creativesweet.net/ai-agents/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### CreativeAgent
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/creativeagent/
- Website: https://creativeagent.co.uk/
- Location: Rochdale (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds practical AI systems for UK small businesses, ranging from chatbots and voice agents to document handling and CRM workflows.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Airtable, monday.com, Xero, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, E-commerce & retail, Recruitment
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://creativeagent.co.uk/ https://creativeagent.co.uk/creative-ai-services
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Crownbot
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/crownbot/
- Website: https://crownbot.uk/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bespoke automation for growing businesses, including voice agents, chatbots and back-office workflows built on tools such as n8n and Trigger.dev in the client's own accounts.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, Xero, OpenAI, Claude, Retell / Vapi, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://crownbot.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Data Donkey
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/data-donkey/
- Website: https://www.datadonkey.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builder of custom AI systems that handle enquiries, automate follow-ups and connect existing business tools.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.datadonkey.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### DataBrain Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/databrain-solutions/
- Website: https://databrain.solutions/
- Location: Wakefield (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Helps established businesses connect their systems and remove manual work with practical AI and operational automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://databrain.solutions/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/databrain-solutions-ltd
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Denton Dynamics
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/denton-dynamics/
- Website: https://dentondynamics.co.uk/
- Location: Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Stoke-on-Trent AI consultancy and automation agency building bespoke software, AI chatbots and sales automation for Staffordshire and UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://dentondynamics.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Digital Eight
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/digital-eight/
- Website: https://digitaleight.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK-focused, founder-led agency deploying AI sales agents, AI receptionists and other AI agents for businesses on monthly plans.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Financial services
- Published pricing: AI receptionist from £297/month + £1,497 setup (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://digitaleight.co.uk/ https://digitaleight.co.uk/ai-receptionist/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Dream Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/dream-digital/
- Website: https://dreamdigital.agency/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: London digital agency covering WordPress design, SEO, AI search visibility, business automation and bespoke software.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail, Recruitment
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://dreamdigital.agency/ https://dreamdigital.agency/services/business-automation/leeds/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### EB Data & AI Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/eb-data-and-ai-solutions/
- Website: https://www.ebdatasolutions.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Provides AI-driven automation, data integration and custom application development for growing businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, E-commerce & retail, Financial services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.ebdatasolutions.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/eb-data-ai-solutions
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Electric Monk
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/electric-monk/
- Website: https://www.electricmonk.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Boutique automation agency and Zapier solution partner aimed at creative businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.electricmonk.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/electric-monk
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Element Seven
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/element-seven/
- Website: https://elementseven.co/
- Location: Holywood (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Holywood (County Down) studio building websites, web and native apps and AI integrations such as website chatbots and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Recruitment
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://elementseven.co/ https://elementseven.co/services/ai
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### eppiq Marketing
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/eppiq-marketing/
- Website: https://eppiq.co.uk/
- Location: Newbury (South East)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Berkshire digital marketing agency whose services include marketing automation alongside websites, intranets, SEO and PPC. Listed as a Zapier solution partner.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://eppiq.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/eppiq-marketing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Evolfe
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/evolfe/
- Website: https://evolfe.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: London managed IT provider that also offers AI implementation and workflow automation using n8n, Zapier and Make, typically starting with a single workflow.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://evolfe.co.uk/ https://evolfe.co.uk/services/ai-implementation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### EXELA
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/exela/
- Website: https://exela.co.uk/
- Location: Cheltenham (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cheltenham marketing-technology team that configures Keap, HighLevel and Zapier for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, GoHighLevel, Keap
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://exela.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/exela-limited
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Exora Leads
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/exora-leads/
- Website: https://www.exoraleads.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: West London SEO and Google Ads agency that also offers AI automation, CRM automation and AI agent services.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, OpenAI, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Financial services, Logistics
- Published pricing: Setup from £399; monthly plans from £149/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.exoraleads.com/ https://www.exoraleads.com/services/ai-automation-agency
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Faculty
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/faculty/
- Website: https://faculty.ai/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: London AI company working with large organisations and the public sector on AI strategy, decision-support software and applied AI deployments.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Financial services, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://faculty.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Fifty One Degrees
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fifty-one-degrees/
- Website: https://www.51d.co/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK and US AI consultancy that embeds senior engineers to build production AI, aiming for a working proof of concept in two to four weeks.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Financial services, Professional services, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.51d.co/ https://clutch.co/profile/fifty-one-degrees
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### fivexfive
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fivexfive/
- Website: https://www.fivexfive.co/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: No-code and AI automation consultancy that builds bespoke operational systems for operations teams.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Airtable, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.fivexfive.co/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/fivexfive
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Flaterz
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flaterz/
- Website: https://flaterz.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds production AI systems including agents, voice AI and operational automation. Registered in England and Wales.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, OpenAI, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://flaterz.com/ https://flaterz.com/ai-agency-birmingham
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### flowio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flowio/
- Website: https://www.flowio.co.uk/
- Location: Glasgow (Scotland)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Glasgow-headquartered AI automation agency with an Edinburgh presence, building n8n workflows, custom AI agents and voice agents for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, Airtable, Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Financial services, Construction
- Published pricing: Workflow builds from £750; monthly plans from £150/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.flowio.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### flowmondo
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flowmondo/
- Website: https://www.flowmondo.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI automation consultancy aimed at technical service firms, covering workflow engineering, custom tool development, data strategy and applied AI.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Airtable, monday.com, Xero, OpenAI, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.flowmondo.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/flowmondo
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### FlowNest
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flownest/
- Website: https://flownest.xyz/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Leeds AI engineering company that designs bespoke AI systems, agents and workflow automation around a client's existing processes and tools.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Starter (one workflow or agent) from £3,500; Premium from £7,000; Enterprise from £15,000; managed operation from £250 a month; all ex VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://flownest.xyz/ https://flownest.xyz/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Forth Systems
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/forth-systems/
- Website: https://www.forthsystems.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Company building custom AI systems, AI agents and workflow automation for operators across Scotland and the wider UK.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Logistics
- Published pricing: Autonomous Business Audit £499; Build Sprint £2,500 (one shipped automation); Retained Build £6,000 per month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.forthsystems.com/ https://www.forthsystems.com/ai-automation/scotland https://www.forthsystems.com/pricing
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Fracas Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fracas-digital/
- Website: https://www.fracasdigital.com/
- Location: Milton Keynes (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Combines crypto marketing with custom AI agent systems for content, outreach, community management and back-office work.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Property & estate agents, Recruitment
- Published pricing: AI agent builds £1,200 to £50,000+ (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.fracasdigital.com/ https://www.fracasdigital.com/services/ai-agents
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Fred Web Studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fred-web-studio/
- Website: https://fredwebstudio.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: AI development studio offering workflow audits, build-versus-buy advice, AI roadmaps and integrations for businesses across the South East.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://fredwebstudio.co.uk/ https://fredwebstudio.co.uk/ai-consultant
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Fruition
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fruition/
- Website: https://www.fruitionservices.io/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: monday.com consultancy covering implementation, automation and operating-model design, with an EMEA office in London.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Copilot, monday.com, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Professional services, Construction, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.fruitionservices.io/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Goodev
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/goodev/
- Website: https://goodev.co.uk/
- Location: Preston (North West)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Preston digital agency building websites and apps, plus AI chatbots, knowledge-base (RAG) integrations and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: Projects from £10,000; monthly plans from £1,500/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://goodev.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### GRUNTT.
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/gruntt/
- Website: https://www.gruntt.io/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy connecting the tools small businesses already use with AI and automation, aimed at repetitive admin and sales research.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.gruntt.io/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Haider AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/haider-ai/
- Website: https://haiderai.com/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cardiff-based AI agency building chatbots, AI MVPs and agent-powered business process automation for UK and international clients.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://haiderai.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Haisoms
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/haisoms/
- Website: https://haisoms.com/
- Location: Bournemouth (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Bournemouth AI consultancy that audits workflows and builds custom AI systems for SMEs.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://haisoms.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Helmstone AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/helmstone-ai/
- Website: https://helmstone.ai/
- Location: Ilkley (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Ilkley-based AI and automation consultancy for UK SMEs, using tools such as Make and self-hosted n8n.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Airtable, Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing, Recruitment, Hospitality, Financial services, Professional services, Construction, Logistics
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £750 to £4,500; projects from £2,500; monthly plans £500/month to £3,000/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://helmstone.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### HeyBRB
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/heybrb/
- Website: https://heybrb.ai/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI automation consulting for UK small businesses that starts with a paid assessment and moves on to targeted automation builds.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Property & estate agents, Trades & home services, Recruitment, Financial services, Professional services, Construction
- Published pricing: AI assessment £499; automation £1,500 to £3,000; AI agents £5,000 to £10,000+ (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://heybrb.ai/ https://heybrb.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### HubLink 360
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/hublink-360/
- Website: https://hublink360.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London software consultancy building custom apps, web platforms, AI automation and custom CRM extensions.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://hublink360.com/ https://hublink360.com/services/hubspot-ai
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Innovate247
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/innovate247/
- Website: https://innovate247.ai/
- Location: Nottingham (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds custom AI agents and automated workflows for UK SMEs, starting with a free AI audit.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, HubSpot, Xero, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail, Recruitment
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://innovate247.ai/ https://innovate247.ai/nottingham/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### IT Boffins
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/it-boffins/
- Website: https://itboffins.com/
- Location: Milton Keynes (South East)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Milton Keynes provider of websites, Xero and CRM connections, practical AI and IT support for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, CRM automation, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Projects from £750; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://itboffins.com/ https://itboffins.com/ai-specialist-milton-keynes
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Liverpool AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/liverpool-ai/
- Website: https://liverpoolai.info/
- Location: Liverpool (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Liverpool consultancy that designs and builds AI agents, automations and supporting infrastructure for North West businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Financial services, Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://liverpoolai.info/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Magora
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/magora/
- Website: https://magora-systems.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London software company building custom apps, web platforms and AI, including AI agents and chatbots for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Construction, Logistics, Education
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £3,000; projects from £10,000; hourly rate from £49/hour (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://magora-systems.com/ https://magora-systems.com/ai-agent-development-uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Makeitfuture
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/makeitfuture/
- Website: https://www.makeitfuture.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Automation agency with a London office that builds AI agents and offers automation consulting, custom development, integrations, training and support. States Make and Airtable partner status.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, Airtable, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.makeitfuture.com/ https://www.makeitfuture.com/about-us
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Manchester AI Automation Agency
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/manchester-ai-automation-agency/
- Website: https://manchesterai.agency/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Workflow automation for admin-heavy teams in Manchester and the North West. Engagements start with a fixed-price audit of one workflow, and builds keep a human review step.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £350 to £750; monthly plans £500/month to £1,500/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://manchesterai.agency/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Neura North
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/neura-north/
- Website: https://neuranorth.co.uk/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leeds-based AI implementation and automation service for small businesses, covering admin, quoting, follow-ups and reporting at fixed prices.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Recruitment, Professional services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £495; setup from £995; monthly plans £395/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://neuranorth.co.uk/ https://neuranorth.co.uk/services/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### NeuroNet.dev
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/neuronet-dev/
- Website: https://neuronet.dev/
- Location: Milton Keynes (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Milton Keynes AI consultancy offering automation, AI implementation and managed support services.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Salesforce, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £500/month to £2,000/month; day rate £1,500/day (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://neuronet.dev/ https://neuronet.dev/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### newlens
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/newlens/
- Website: https://www.newlens.uk/
- Location: Derby (East Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Helps UK small businesses find repetitive work, put a number on it and fix what is worth fixing with AI, automation and clearer reporting.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Salesforce
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: AI and automation audit £650 fixed (credited against first build); builds from £750; service plan £99 a month plus £100 a month per automation (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.newlens.uk/ https://www.newlens.uk/ai-automation-for-uk-advisory-firms.html https://www.newlens.uk/pricing.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Northern Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/northern-digital/
- Website: https://northern.digital/
- Location: Sunderland (North East)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Founder-led Sunderland digital marketing agency whose services include AI automation, chatbots and CRM tooling.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Make
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Financial services
- Published pricing: Projects from £1,500; monthly plans £65/month to £350/month; hourly rate £42.50/hour; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://northern.digital/ https://northern.digital/process/ https://northern.digital/packages/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### NotLuck
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/notluck/
- Website: https://notluck.co.uk/
- Location: Nottingham (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Nottingham company that runs clients' CRM and builds their software as one maintained system, including AI features and automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: GoHighLevel
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Recruitment, Hospitality, Professional services
- Published pricing: Build Days from £1,800 (part day) to £2,950 (full day); monthly plans from £97/month plus a one-off £295 onboarding session; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://notluck.co.uk/ https://notluck.co.uk/crm-club/
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### NovaTech Systems Group
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/novatech-systems-group/
- Website: https://novatechsystem.co.uk/
- Location: Motherwell (Scotland)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Motherwell-based firm offering AI strategy, automation, custom software, voice AI and cloud infrastructure.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Recruitment, Professional services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £499; AI agent or custom builds from £999; projects from £2,500; monthly plans £295/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://novatechsystem.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/novatech-systems-group-ltd https://novatechsystem.co.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Octopus Business AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/octopus-business-ai/
- Website: https://www.octopusbusinessai.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Offers UK-hosted voice agents, chatbots, workflow automation and analytics for SMEs on monthly plans with setup support.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Plans from £29/month plus setup from £149 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.octopusbusinessai.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### OpScaling
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/opscaling/
- Website: https://www.opscaling.co.uk/
- Location: Newquay (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Newquay-based automation agency working across Zapier, Make and n8n and adding AI tools into existing apps.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: £90 per hour + VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.opscaling.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### OpsCopilot
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/opscopilot/
- Website: https://www.opscopilot.io/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Workflow automation for UK professional services firms, centred on client onboarding, CRM and reporting, with a stated 14-day go-live target.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, Xero, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Healthcare & clinics, Professional services
- Published pricing: Workflow builds £3,500 to £12,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.opscopilot.io/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/opscopilot https://www.opscopilot.io/services
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Oxon AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/oxon-ai/
- Website: https://oxon.ai/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultant helping small businesses automate operations; says it has worked on government-funded AI projects.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Recruitment, Construction
- Published pricing: AI opportunity audit from £2,000; process automation from £5,000; custom AI build from £10,000; AI ops and support from £500/month; all ex VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://oxon.ai/ https://oxon.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### OxTech Automation
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/oxtech-automation/
- Website: https://oxtechautomation.com/
- Location: Oxfordshire (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Owner-led Oxfordshire consultancy simplifying everyday systems and automating repetitive admin for small UK businesses, keeping people in charge of sensitive decisions.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £495; workflow builds from £1,500; monthly plans from £190/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://oxtechautomation.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### OxTechAI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/oxtechai/
- Website: https://oxtech.ai/
- Location: High Wycombe (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Buckinghamshire consultancy combining business process improvement, automation, bespoke software and AI-assisted tools for SMEs, startups and charities.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Education, Charities
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Verified
- Sources: https://oxtech.ai/ https://oxtech.ai/our-services/ https://oxtech.ai/case-studies/supported-housing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Panoramica
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/panoramica/
- Website: https://www.panoramica.solutions/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Builds AI-enabled revenue operations systems inside the tools a team already uses, for financial services, tech and learning organisations, with documented handover.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Financial services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.panoramica.solutions/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/panoramica-solutions
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Pineo
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/pineo/
- Website: https://pineo.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: HubSpot and Zapier partner specialising in CRM implementation, workflow automation and AI integration for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, monday.com, Xero, OpenAI, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Education
- Published pricing: HubSpot implementation from £1,900 one-off fixed price; add-ons: onboarding from £1,300 per Hub, integrations from £550 per connector, custom integrations from £1,500, support and training from £250 per month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://pineo.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/pineo https://pineo.com/services/hubspot
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Pixelfield
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/pixelfield/
- Website: https://pixelfield.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London AI product and software agency building production AI features, AI agents, mobile apps and web products.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Education
- Published pricing: AI readiness audit from £2,000; two-week AI consultancy from £5,000; proof of concept or MVP typically £8,000 to £20,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://pixelfield.co.uk/ https://pixelfield.co.uk/ai-development-services/ai-agents-development/ https://pixelfield.co.uk/ai-development-services/ https://pixelfield.co.uk/ai-development-services/ai-readiness-audit/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Plexo Logic
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/plexo-logic/
- Website: https://plexologic.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK AI strategy consultancy offering competitive intelligence, AI search visibility and an AI case-intelligence product for law firms.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Recruitment, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://plexologic.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Pro AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/pro-ai/
- Website: https://proai.co.uk/
- Location: York (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: York-based company building custom AI systems and automations for growing UK businesses, from fixed-price audits to AI agents.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Manufacturing, Professional services, Construction, Logistics
- Published pricing: Automation audit fixed £495; most systems delivered in one to two months at £3,500 per month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://proai.co.uk/ https://proai.co.uk/results https://proai.co.uk/results/compliance-reporting-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Pyper AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/pyper-ai/
- Website: https://pyperai.co.uk/
- Location: Durham (North East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Durham-based AI consultancy and builder creating custom CRMs, workflow automation and AI tools for SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: Workflow builds £1,499 to £25,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://pyperai.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ReitTech
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/reittech/
- Website: https://reittech.co.uk/
- Location: Cambridge (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cambridge-based provider of done-for-you business automation and n8n workflows for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Hospitality
- Published pricing: Maintenance from £50/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://reittech.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Roddy Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/roddy-digital/
- Website: https://roddy.digital/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cardiff AI-first agency building bespoke AI platforms, automation and websites with a single senior team.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Professional services, Logistics
- Published pricing: Projects £120; monthly plans £95/month; hourly rate £160/hour; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://roddy.digital/ https://roddy.digital/services/ai-automation https://roddy.digital/packages
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Ronins
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ronins/
- Website: https://www.ronins.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Digital growth agency in London and Guildford combining marketing, product development and AI automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Shopify
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.ronins.co.uk/ https://www.ronins.co.uk/ai-consultancy/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Scorchsoft
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/scorchsoft/
- Website: https://www.scorchsoft.com/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Birmingham app developer building bespoke software, portals and AI automation for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Manufacturing, Logistics, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.scorchsoft.com/ https://www.scorchsoft.com/services/ai-agent-planning
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SIMARA AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/simara-ai/
- Website: https://simara.ai/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: London consultancy that helps SMEs automate inbox, document, reporting and admin work, and supports teams with AI training and governance.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Xero
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Professional services, Logistics
- Published pricing: Indicative planning bands: workflow prototype £3,000 to £8,000; production automation £8,000 to £25,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://simara.ai/ https://simara.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Six & Flow
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/six-and-flow/
- Website: https://www.sixandflow.com/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: HubSpot consultancy with offices in Manchester and London, focused on CRM, revenue operations and AI-driven RevOps strategy.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Recruitment, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.sixandflow.com/ https://ecosystem.hubspot.com/marketplace/solutions/six-flow
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Sizrok
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/sizrok/
- Website: https://sizrok.com/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Greater Manchester AI automation studio building workflow agents, voice and inbound handling, data layers and internal tools at fixed prices.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://sizrok.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Skirr AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/skirr-ai/
- Website: https://www.skirrai.com/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Scottish AI consultancy offering fixed-price AI audits and implementation for businesses and the public sector, with in-person sessions in Edinburgh.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Education
- Published pricing: Quick-Win Review £247; Starter Audit £4,500 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.skirrai.com/ https://www.skirrai.com/ai-consultant-scotland
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Smarter Process
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/smarter-process/
- Website: https://www.smarterprocess.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy offering business-management advice and training in AI workflows for South West businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.smarterprocess.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### SMCPS
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/smcps/
- Website: https://smcpsconsulting.co.uk/
- Location: Billericay (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Consultancy designing Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform and SharePoint solutions with governance and adoption support.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://smcpsconsulting.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Softblues
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/softblues/
- Website: https://softblues.io/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI implementation partner that helps companies assess, implement and review AI tools and process automation. Lists a London registered office.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Recruitment, Financial services, Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://softblues.io/ https://clutch.co/profile/softblues
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Softomate Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/softomate-solutions/
- Website: https://www.softomatesolutions.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Stanmore-based agency building AI chatbots, voice agents and receptionists, GoHighLevel CRM setups and custom software for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, Microsoft Power Platform, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail, Manufacturing, Recruitment, Hospitality, Financial services, Professional services, Construction, Education
- Published pricing: Projects from £1,500; setup from £2,000; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.softomatesolutions.com/ https://www.softomatesolutions.com/missed-call-calculator/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Solvaa
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/solvaa/
- Website: https://solvaa.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Zapier solution partner focused on systems, process design, automation and AI training for teams. Its founder is the author of a book on automating with Zapier and generative AI.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Airtable, Xero
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://solvaa.co.uk/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/solvaa
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Solve Studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/solve-studio/
- Website: https://solve-studio.co/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Studio building custom AI automations, MVPs and web applications for startups and SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Automation projects from £3,950 + VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://solve-studio.co/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Spider Web Services
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/spider-web-services/
- Website: https://spiderwebservices.co.uk/
- Location: Tonbridge (South East)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Kent digital growth agency combining websites, local visibility, paid ads, CRM automation and review management.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Hospitality, Construction, Education
- Published pricing: Setup from £495 (+£20/month); Digital Starter £795 setup + £99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://spiderwebservices.co.uk/ https://spiderwebservices.co.uk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SpotDev
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/spotdev/
- Website: https://www.spotdev.co.uk/
- Location: Bath (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bath-based HubSpot partner that builds AI into the systems clients already run, including custom integrations and AI agents.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, CRM automation, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Financial services, Manufacturing
- Published pricing: AI and data readiness assessment from £5,000 (20% credited); AI Starter team setup and training £3,500; Custom Agents £20,000; AI Accelerator from £10,000 a month; ex VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.spotdev.co.uk/ https://www.spotdev.co.uk/services/hubspot-ai https://www.spotdev.co.uk/services/ai-implementation https://www.spotdev.co.uk/services/ai-starter
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Starcol
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/starcol/
- Website: https://www.starcol.co.uk/
- Location: Bath (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Bath-based AI consultancy serving Bristol and the South West with process automation and custom software, with stated work in haulage and hospitality.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.starcol.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### StortAI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/stortai/
- Website: https://stortai.com/
- Location: Bishop's Stortford (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Practical AI help for local businesses around Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and Essex.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://stortai.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Stratagems
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/stratagems/
- Website: https://www.stratagems.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI digital transformation agency for commerce, retail and B2B teams, building AI agents, systems integrations and bespoke applications, including n8n work.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.stratagems.com/ https://www.stratagems.com/partners/n8n
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Streamline Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/streamline-digital/
- Website: https://streamlinedigital.uk/
- Location: Bournemouth (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Founder-led Bournemouth consultancy combining AI automation and integrations with SEO and AI-search visibility work for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot, Xero, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: Projects from £2,100; monthly plans from £280/month; day rate £65/day; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://streamlinedigital.uk/ https://streamlinedigital.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Stuart Innovations
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/stuart-innovations/
- Website: https://sistudio.uk/
- Location: Northampton (East Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Northampton digital agency offering web development, mobile apps, custom software and AI solutions for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://sistudio.uk/ https://sistudio.uk/ai-solutions
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Summone
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/summone/
- Website: https://summone.co.uk/
- Location: Glasgow (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Glasgow AI consultancy covering AI strategy, automation with n8n and Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot deployment and AI search visibility.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://summone.co.uk/ https://summone.co.uk/ai-automation-glasgow https://summone.co.uk/ai-consultancy-cost-uk
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Swift Solution
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/swift-solution/
- Website: https://swiftsolution.io/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: AI answering service for UK small businesses that answers and books calls, offered as managed monthly plans.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Setup £1,500; monthly plans £249/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://swiftsolution.io/ https://swiftsolution.io/pricing/whats-included/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SyncBridge AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/syncbridge-ai/
- Website: https://syncbridge.co.uk/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Midlands AI consultancy working with SMEs in Birmingham, Leicester and Derby on AI strategy, chatbots, agents and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing
- Published pricing: Four-week production slice (one workflow) from £4,950 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://syncbridge.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Technicreate
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/technicreate/
- Website: https://technicreate.co.uk/
- Location: Wolverhampton (West Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: West Midlands technology company building websites, apps and e-commerce stores, plus AI automation, agents and IoT monitoring for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Xero, Claude, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: Workflow builds from £495; projects from £895 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://technicreate.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Tecton AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/tecton-ai/
- Website: https://tectonai.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: UK provider of AI receptionists and voice agents that answer calls, book appointments and pass call summaries to the business.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Setup £1,250; monthly plans £125/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://tectonai.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### The Automation Agency
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-automation-agency/
- Website: https://www.automation-agency.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Agency building fixed-price n8n and workflow automations for UK businesses of roughly 5 to 50 staff, with workflows owned by the client.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, Airtable, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £1,500; workflow builds £300 to £1,500; projects from £500; monthly plans £150/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.automation-agency.co.uk/ https://www.automation-agency.co.uk/n8n-automation-agency https://www.automation-agency.co.uk/about
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### The Voice AI Agents
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-voice-ai-agents/
- Website: https://thevoiceaiagents.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: Voice AI agency for UK businesses covering inbound call handling, outbound calls, appointment booking and lead qualification.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, OpenAI, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: From £1,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://thevoiceaiagents.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ThinkingTiger
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/thinkingtiger/
- Website: https://www.thinkingtiger.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Microsoft Power Platform consultancy for UK SMEs, automating approvals and building internal apps and reporting with Microsoft 365 tools.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.thinkingtiger.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### TrackGenesis
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/trackgenesis/
- Website: https://trackgenesis.com/
- Location: Aberdeen (Scotland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Aberdeen-based software company building custom software, AI agents and other emerging-technology projects for organisations across Scotland and the UK.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://trackgenesis.com/ https://trackgenesis.com/ai-transformation-aberdeen-scotland
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Vectribe
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/vectribe/
- Website: https://www.vectribeagency.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Web design and digital marketing agency with an AI automation service covering support chatbots, lead routing and CRM and email workflows.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, HubSpot
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.vectribeagency.com/ https://www.vectribeagency.com/ai-automation
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Veda AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/veda-ai/
- Website: https://www.vedaai.co.uk/
- Location: Hull (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Business-improvement partnership for growing businesses covering AI, automation and software on an ongoing basis.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Business Efficiency Audit £995 + VAT; partnership from £2,795 + VAT/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.vedaai.co.uk/ https://www.vedaai.co.uk/ai-consultancy-hull https://www.vedaai.co.uk/services https://www.vedaai.co.uk/services/automation-ai https://www.vedaai.co.uk/pricing https://www.vedaai.co.uk/business-efficiency-audit
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Ventric
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ventric/
- Website: https://www.ventric.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: IT consultancy for UK SMEs covering enquiry handling, follow-up, admin reduction and Microsoft 365, including Copilot Studio agents.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.ventric.co.uk/ https://www.ventric.co.uk/services/automate/copilot-studio-agents
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Virtually Pro
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/virtually-pro/
- Website: https://virtually.pro/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Edinburgh IT consultancy covering security, cloud and managed IT, with an AI automation service for Scottish businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, Manufacturing, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://virtually.pro/ https://virtually.pro/services/ai-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### WebFlux AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/webflux-ai/
- Website: https://webfluxai.co.uk/
- Location: Northampton (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Northampton-based provider of AI receptionists, websites, local SEO and branding for trades, dentists, spas and clinics.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Projects £697; monthly plans £59/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://webfluxai.co.uk/ https://webfluxai.co.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Weesite
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/weesite/
- Website: https://www.weesite.dev/
- Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Belfast Laravel development studio that also builds AI agents, chatbots, document processing and CRM and workflow integrations.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, Custom AI software, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Professional services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £250; monthly plans £50/month to £300/month; day rate £90/day; hourly rate £135/hour to £180/hour (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.weesite.dev/ https://www.weesite.dev/services/ai-automation https://www.weesite.dev/website-cost-calculator https://www.weesite.dev/laravel-care-plans
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Westcountry AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/westcountry-ai/
- Website: https://westcountryai.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builder of AI admin tools, outreach agents and bespoke CRMs for independent businesses in the South West.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, Trades & home services, Hospitality, Financial services, Professional services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £295; projects from £750; setup from £1,500 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://westcountryai.com/ https://westcountryai.com/audit/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### WiseSolutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/wisesolutions/
- Website: https://wisesolutions.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI automation agency building AI systems, RAG knowledge bases, custom integrations and n8n workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, Xero
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Property & estate agents, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://wisesolutions.uk/ https://wisesolutions.uk/n8n-consultant/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### WorkflowMind
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/workflowmind/
- Website: https://workflowmind.com/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Operational discovery service that maps how a business actually runs before it hires, automates or changes systems. Listed in Zapier's partner directory under its former name, Brainstorm Club.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: Zapier, Airtable, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Education
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £12/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://workflowmind.com/ https://zapier.com/partnerdirectory/partner/brainstorm-club https://workflowmind.com/pricing https://workflowmind.com/services
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Zatio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/zatio/
- Website: https://zatio.io/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: AI receptionist service that answers calls, WhatsApp and web chat, qualifies enquiries and hands leads to the business.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Hospitality, Professional services, Education
- Published pricing: Setup £179; monthly plans from £69/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://zatio.io/ https://zatio.io/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ZeroPixel
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/zeropixel/
- Website: https://www.zeropixel.io/
- Location: Northampton (East Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Northampton web development agency building websites, web apps and AI systems on fixed quotes.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.zeropixel.io/ https://www.zeropixel.io/ai-development
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Zarbotics
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/zarbotics/
- Website: https://zarbotics.co.uk/
- Location: Glasgow (Scotland)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Glasgow automation agency building WhatsApp chatbots, n8n workflows, AI agents and commission-free booking systems for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://zarbotics.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Mintellion
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/mintellion/
- Website: https://mintellion.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Automation studio that builds and runs AI front desks, inbox triage, lead generation and hiring workflows for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Workflow automation, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://mintellion.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### amj.studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/amj-studio/
- Website: https://amj.studio/
- Location: Glasgow (Scotland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Glasgow technology consultancy building agentic AI, MCP servers and data pipelines, alongside its own SaaS tools.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Custom AI software, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Claude, Airtable
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://amj.studio/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Agency AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/agency-ai/
- Website: https://www.agencyaiuk.com/
- Location: East Kilbride (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Glasgow AI and automation consultancy of senior engineers building AI agents and automation for construction, manufacturing and distribution firms.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Construction, Manufacturing
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.agencyaiuk.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Orbo Technologies
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/orbo-technologies/
- Website: https://orbo.technology/
- Location: Aberdeen (Scotland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Aberdeen company building custom AI systems, workflow automation, integrations and AI assistants, plus web and mobile apps.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://orbo.technology/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### 5R-AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/5r-ai/
- Website: https://www.5r-ai.com/
- Location: Perth (Scotland)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Perth-based provider of AI voice agents, workflow automation and CRM and WhatsApp integrations for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.5r-ai.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### scotsphere AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/scotsphere-ai/
- Website: https://scotsphere.ai/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: Edinburgh provider of AI call answering, virtual receptionist and appointment-booking voice agents, plus connected property services.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Professional services
- Published pricing: Monthly plans from £820/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://scotsphere.ai/ https://scotsphere.ai/services/ai-call-answering https://scotsphere.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Veriphae
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/veriphae/
- Website: https://veriphae.co/
- Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Belfast AI and automation consultancy building internal tools, document AI, integrations and voice and chat agents for admin-heavy businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude, Airtable
- Industries mentioned: Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://veriphae.co/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Hypership
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/hypership/
- Website: https://hypership.tech/
- Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Belfast AI-native software consultancy that embeds senior engineers to take AI systems and agents into production.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://hypership.tech/ https://hypership.tech/ai-consulting-belfast
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### VoxPort AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/voxport-ai/
- Website: https://voxport.ai/
- Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Voice AI specialist
- Summary: Belfast voice and automation agency building inbound and outbound voice agents and connected workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://voxport.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Blue Canvas
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/blue-canvas/
- Website: https://www.bluecanvas.ai/
- Location: Derry (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Derry AI consultancy that designs and rolls out AI agents and workflows on ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Power Automate, with staff training.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, Legal, Construction
- Published pricing: Fixed-price AI audit £750; managed AI from £250 a month plus setup from £1,750 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.bluecanvas.ai/ https://www.bluecanvas.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Auto-mate Consultants
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/auto-mate-consultants/
- Website: https://auto-mateconsultants.co.uk/
- Location: Derry (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Derry business offering AI automation audits, n8n workflows and AI chatbots alongside web design.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://auto-mateconsultants.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### GCD
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/gcd/
- Website: https://gcdtech.com/
- Location: Lurgan (Northern Ireland)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Lurgan-based digital product and AI engineering company offering AI automation, workflow accelerators and agentic AI development.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://gcdtech.com/ https://gcdtech.com/services/agent-ai-development
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Webjects
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/webjects/
- Website: https://www.webjects.co.uk/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cardiff web and AI agency building chatbots, agent frameworks and back-office automation for businesses, councils and charities.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, AI agents, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.webjects.co.uk/ https://www.webjects.co.uk/ai-consultancy/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### smedigital.ai
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/smedigital-ai/
- Website: https://smedigital.ai/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Automation and AI practice for UK SMEs, offering efficiency audits, automation builds and fractional advice.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £500; workflow builds from £3,000; monthly plans from £600/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://smedigital.ai/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Dragon AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/dragon-ai/
- Website: https://dragonai.co.uk/
- Location: Pontyclun (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy near Cardiff offering AI strategy and training, knowledge assistants, chatbots, AI agents and process automation.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, AI chatbots, AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://dragonai.co.uk/ https://dragonai.co.uk/business-process-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### TwoBridges.ai
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/twobridges-ai/
- Website: https://twobridges.ai/
- Location: Newport (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Newport AI consultancy building AI agents, automation and conversational AI for hospitality, field service and trades businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI chatbots, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://twobridges.ai/ https://twobridges.ai/ai-consultant-wales
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Altus Tech
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/altus-tech/
- Website: https://altustech.co.uk/
- Location: Wrexham (Wales)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Wrexham technology consultancy building custom Power Apps and automated workflows for businesses in North Wales and the North West.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://altustech.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Wingenious
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/wingenious/
- Website: https://www.wingenious.ai/
- Location: Wrexham (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Wrexham consultancy running staged AI adoption programmes (training, policy, tools and implementation) for UK businesses of 10 to 100 people.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Make, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.wingenious.ai/ https://www.northwales.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Isac AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/isac-ai/
- Website: https://isacai.co.uk/
- Location: Gaerwen (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: North Wales AI consultancy offering AI training, custom chatbots and workflow automation for local businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI training & workshops, AI chatbots, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://isacai.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Tregantle AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/tregantle-ai/
- Website: https://www.tregantle-ai.com/
- Location: Rhos-on-Sea (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: North Wales consultancy that builds AI agents and automations inside clients' Microsoft 365 environments.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.tregantle-ai.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Hynt Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/hynt-digital/
- Website: https://hynt.digital/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy for Welsh SMEs offering on-site discovery audits, bilingual staff training and bespoke AI systems.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £250; projects from £500; monthly plans from £5/month; training £500 to £750; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://hynt.digital/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### The Agentic Group
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-agentic-group/
- Website: https://theagenticgroup.co.uk/
- Location: West Wales (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: West Wales AI consultancy offering voice and chat agents, process automation and workforce training, including Welsh-language voice options.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: GoHighLevel
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://theagenticgroup.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### New Era AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/new-era-ai/
- Website: https://neweraai.ai/
- Location: Llanelli (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Llanelli AI consultancy offering advisory retainers, workflow and CRM automation, and its own AI voice-agent platform.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, CRM automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Zapier, Make, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Consulting retainers £600 to £2,800/month; voice agent plans from £49 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://neweraai.ai/ https://neweraai.ai/ai-automation https://neweraai.ai/packages
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Storm Development
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/storm-development/
- Website: https://storm-development.co.uk/
- Location: Cardigan (Wales)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Family-run Ceredigion web and software studio that also builds AI chatbots and small-business automations.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://storm-development.co.uk/ https://storm-development.co.uk/ai-consulting.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Quiet Build
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/quiet-build/
- Website: https://quietbuild.co.uk/
- Location: Newcastle (North East)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Newcastle-area studio building connected business systems that combine custom software, automation and AI.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £500; AI agent or custom builds from £1,000; projects £250; monthly plans £250/month to £500/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://quietbuild.co.uk/ https://quietbuild.co.uk/ai-automation-newcastle https://quietbuild.co.uk/hypershare
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AIgnite
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aignite/
- Website: https://aignite.uk/
- Location: Newcastle (North East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Newcastle provider of missed-call recovery and follow-up automation for North East small businesses, especially trades.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: £75 setup including the first 30 days, then £49 a month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aignite.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### V-easy
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/v-easy/
- Website: https://veasy.co.uk/
- Location: Gateshead (North East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Gateshead AI automation partner building assistants and automated workflows for small local businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://veasy.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### North Roots
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/north-roots/
- Website: https://northroots.ai/
- Location: Hexham (North East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Hexham agency that audits quoting, admin and follow-up processes and builds automation inside clients' existing tools.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://northroots.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### MCD Systems
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/mcd-systems/
- Website: https://mcdsystems.co.uk/
- Location: Redcar (North East)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Tees Valley software and AI company building custom software, AI agents and automation.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, AI agents, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://mcdsystems.co.uk/ https://mcdsystems.co.uk/artificial-intelligence-ai-teesside
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Seahorse
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/seahorse/
- Website: https://www.seahorseltd.co.uk/
- Location: Middlesbrough (North East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Middlesbrough team building 'AI employees', bespoke apps and automations for SMEs.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.seahorseltd.co.uk/ https://www.seahorseltd.co.uk/custom-software.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Abyshire
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/abyshire/
- Website: https://abyshire.co.uk/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leeds AI consultancy building agentic AI, knowledge systems and connected-data products.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://abyshire.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Wharfedale AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/wharfedale-ai/
- Website: https://wharfedale.ai/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leeds consultancy that starts with data audits, then builds AI agents, document processing and RAG assistants.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, Healthcare & clinics, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://wharfedale.ai/ https://wharfedale.ai/services/ai-implementation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### CodeBricks
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/codebricks/
- Website: https://codebricks.co.uk/
- Location: Huddersfield (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: West Yorkshire software agency building business chatbots and co-pilots, integrations and custom software.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://codebricks.co.uk/ https://codebricks.co.uk/chatbot-developer-agency-in-west-yorkshire-and-uk
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Worth AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/worth-ai/
- Website: https://worthai.net/
- Location: Wakefield (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Wakefield AI consultancy offering adoption plans, system builds and team training for West Yorkshire businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists
- Tools mentioned: n8n, GoHighLevel, Retell / Vapi, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://worthai.net/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Original Objective
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/original-objective/
- Website: https://www.originalobjective.com/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Manchester agency building AI chatbots, voice agents, workflow automation and custom software.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, OpenAI, Claude, HubSpot, Salesforce
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.originalobjective.com/ https://www.originalobjective.com/ai-agency-manchester https://www.originalobjective.com/ai-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Debut Web Consultants
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/debut-web-consultants/
- Website: https://debutwebconsultants.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI development team building chatbots, voice receptionists and n8n, Make or Zapier automations.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, OpenAI, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality, Financial services, Property & estate agents
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £2,500; setup £750; monthly plans £99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://debutwebconsultants.co.uk/ https://debutwebconsultants.co.uk/services/ai-automation https://debutwebconsultants.co.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### The Fabrik
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-fabrik/
- Website: https://thefabrik.co.uk/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Manchester Microsoft Power Platform consultancy building Power Automate workflows, Power Apps and Copilot Studio chatbots for SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: Professional services
- Published pricing: Projects from £2,000; training from £3,000; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://thefabrik.co.uk/ https://thefabrik.co.uk/services/power-automate-consultancy/ https://thefabrik.co.uk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Lanceabot
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/lanceabot/
- Website: https://www.lanceabot.ai/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Manchester builder of human-supervised AI agents for operational workflows such as inbox and CRM tasks.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.lanceabot.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### PowerTech365
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/powertech365/
- Website: https://powertech365.co.uk/
- Location: Bolton (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Bolton Power Platform consultancy delivering Power Automate workflows and Copilot Studio and Azure OpenAI steps inside existing processes.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Construction, Property & estate agents
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://powertech365.co.uk/ https://powertech365.co.uk/services/power-automate/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Digiovations
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/digiovations/
- Website: https://digiovations.com/
- Location: Southwell (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Nottinghamshire AI agency and Microsoft Power Platform partner building Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate flows and apps.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £499; AI agent or custom builds from £6,000; projects from £3,500; monthly plans £1,250/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://digiovations.com/ https://digiovations.com/services/ai-agent-development https://digiovations.com/services/power-automate-consultancy https://digiovations.com/services/ai-governance
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SimplyAi Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/simplyai-solutions/
- Website: https://www.simplyaisolutions.co.uk/
- Location: Chesterfield (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Chesterfield provider of AI workers for inbox, follow-up and admin tasks, serving Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield SMEs.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Xero, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal
- Published pricing: Projects from £4,500; setup £1,999; monthly plans £600/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.simplyaisolutions.co.uk/ https://www.simplyaisolutions.co.uk/services/worker-rental.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### BhavPro
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/bhavpro/
- Website: https://bhavpro.com/
- Location: Leicester (East Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leicester consultancy covering AI and workflow automation, CRM implementation and VoIP for SMEs.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://bhavpro.com/ https://bhavpro.com/ai-consulting-leicester/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### The AI Operator
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-ai-operator/
- Website: https://theaioperator.co.uk/
- Location: Leicester (East Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Leicester service that reviews how enquiries are handled and installs one human-approved follow-up workflow at a time.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Workflow review £49 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://theaioperator.co.uk/ https://theaioperator.co.uk/locations/leicester/ https://theaioperator.co.uk/ai-workflow-audit/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Autom8
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/autom8/
- Website: https://autom8ltd.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Automation consultancy building AI workflows, autonomous agents, document intelligence and CRM integrations.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Document processing, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Salesforce
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://autom8ltd.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### EmmsIT
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/emmsit/
- Website: https://www.emmsit.co.uk/
- Location: Solihull (West Midlands)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Solihull IT consultancy modernising business systems with AI integration, n8n and Power Platform automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.emmsit.co.uk/ https://www.emmsit.co.uk/workflow-automation.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Expert
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-expert/
- Website: https://www.ai-expert.co.uk/
- Location: Worcester (West Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Worcester AI consultancy offering readiness assessments, workshops, roadmaps, implementation and training for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: AI workshop from £2,999; AI roadmap from £4,999; AI implementation from £5,499 a month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.ai-expert.co.uk/ https://www.ai-expert.co.uk/ai-consultants-worcester https://www.ai-expert.co.uk/ai-consulting-services
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Make Automations
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/make-automations/
- Website: https://www.makeautomations.ai/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy for small businesses offering paid discovery sessions, automation builds and Claude training.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Make, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £150; projects from £800; monthly plans £200/month; training £249 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.makeautomations.ai/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Expedient AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/expedient-ai/
- Website: https://expedientai.co.uk/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Bristol AI consultancy building enquiry handling, quoting, support and CRM workflows that clients own.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £149 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://expedientai.co.uk/ https://expedientai.co.uk/ai-consultant-bristol/ https://expedientai.co.uk/services.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Zeelee
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/zeelee/
- Website: https://wearezeelee.com/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bristol agency building AI agents that answer calls, chase leads and handle repetitive work for Bristol, Bath and Somerset firms.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Pilots from £3,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://wearezeelee.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ATFI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/atfi/
- Website: https://atfi.uk/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Bristol technology partner for SMEs covering custom AI agents and n8n, Zapier and Power Automate automation alongside IT and AV.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Zapier, Microsoft Power Platform, Claude, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://atfi.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AIAS
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aias/
- Website: https://aias.co/
- Location: Swindon (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Swindon team building process automation, document intelligence and customer-support AI on UK-hosted servers.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, AI chatbots, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Xero
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Most first projects £2,000 to £10,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aias.co/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Inflection Point
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/inflection-point/
- Website: https://inflectionpoint.uk/
- Location: Chippenham (South West)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Wiltshire IT provider offering AI implementation and Power Automate approval workflows and systems integration.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: Financial services, Construction, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://inflectionpoint.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Zero Fluff
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/zero-fluff/
- Website: https://zerofluff.co.uk/
- Location: Totnes (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Totnes AI and automation consultancy setting up n8n workflows and AI tools for small businesses in Devon and the South West.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Claude, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://zerofluff.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### ShoreFlow
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/shoreflow/
- Website: https://www.shoreflow.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Automation business building workflow automation, lead generation systems and custom AI tools for Cornwall firms.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.shoreflow.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### South West AI Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/south-west-ai-solutions/
- Website: https://southwestaisolutions.com/
- Location: Plymouth (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Plymouth AI consultancy offering staff training, AI governance and bespoke assistants, chatbots and workflows.
- Services mentioned: AI training & workshops, AI strategy & audits, AI chatbots, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://southwestaisolutions.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Magnetic AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/magnetic-ai/
- Website: https://magneticai.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI consultancy offering workshops, governance, training and custom AI tools, including voice agents.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software, Voice agents & AI receptionists
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://magneticai.co.uk/ https://magneticai.co.uk/services
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### NexuslineAI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nexuslineai/
- Website: https://www.nexuslineai.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Agency building AI automation for back-office tasks, lead handling and documents.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.nexuslineai.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### HerdTech.io
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/herdtech-io/
- Website: https://herdtech.io/
- Location: Ipswich (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Ipswich automation and AI consultancy connecting existing tools with n8n, Make or Zapier, from prototypes to supported systems.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Workflow builds £950; projects £2,500 to £12,000; monthly plans £195/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://herdtech.io/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Ipswich Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ipswich-digital/
- Website: https://ipswich.digital/
- Location: Ipswich (East of England)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Ipswich studio building custom SaaS platforms, RAG chatbots and voice AI agents for East Anglian businesses.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ipswich.digital/ https://ipswich.digital/services/blueprint
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Applegate AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/applegate-ai/
- Website: https://applegateai.com/
- Location: Norwich (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Norwich provider of AI chatbots, voice agents, workflow automation, dashboards and CRMs, and custom software for local businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents, Workflow automation, CRM automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Make, Airtable, OpenAI, Claude, Retell / Vapi
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Essential £800 one-time, then £200/month management (published)
- Status: Verified
- Sources: https://applegateai.com/ https://applegateai.com/services/ai-chatbots https://applegateai.com/services/voice-agents https://applegateai.com/services/workflow-automation https://applegateai.com/custom-software/web-applications https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07250844 https://applegateai.com/services/agentic-ai
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### edcana ai
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/edcana-ai/
- Website: https://edcana.co.uk/
- Location: Norwich (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Norfolk automation business handling lead follow-up, quotes, reminders and invoice chasing in existing tools.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: Xero, HubSpot, Make, Zapier, Airtable
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Professional services, Healthcare & clinics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://edcana.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### NexusAI Solution
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nexusai-solution/
- Website: https://nexusaisolution.co.uk/
- Location: Cambridge (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cambridge founder-led agency automating lead response, CRM updates and admin for service businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI chatbots, AI agents, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Make, Zapier, Typeform, Calendly
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Free 30-minute automation audit; focused starter workflows typically £500 to £1,500; connected growth systems typically £2,000 to £5,000; custom AI systems £5,000+; a fixed quote only after the audit (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://nexusaisolution.co.uk/ https://nexusaisolution.co.uk/services https://nexusaisolution.co.uk/ai-audit https://nexusaisolution.co.uk/compare/nexus-vs-make-zapier
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Loql
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/loql/
- Website: https://www.loql.io/
- Location: St Albans (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: St Albans AI automation agency offering voice agents, AI agents and co-pilots, RAG systems and training.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, OpenAI, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.loql.io/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Langcroft Consultancy
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/langcroft-consultancy/
- Website: https://langcroftconsultancy.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK digital transformation consultancy implementing Make and Zapier automation and ERP and CRM integrations, mainly for manufacturers.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://langcroftconsultancy.co.uk/ https://langcroftconsultancy.co.uk/make-com-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AIntelligence
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aintelligence/
- Website: https://aintelligence.design/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK AI consultancy that audits workflows and builds n8n automation, chatbots and document processing.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Readiness audits from £500; implementation £1,500 to £10,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aintelligence.design/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Aiveyo
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aiveyo/
- Website: https://aiveyo.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK agency building business automation, custom software and AI agents for sales, support and finance tasks.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aiveyo.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Biztacs Technology
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/biztacs/
- Website: https://biztacs.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Technology agency registered in England and Wales offering AI automation alongside web and app development and digital marketing.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Marketing automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://biztacs.com/ https://biztacs.com/ai-automation-services/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### JNET.support
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/jnet-support/
- Website: https://jnet.support/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI automation agency offering AI readiness assessments, business process automation, AI assistants built over approved documents, role-specific AI training and CRM and systems integration.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, AI training & workshops, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://jnet.support/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### CacheStack
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cachestack/
- Website: https://cachestack.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK AI and automation agency building systems that take repetitive work off teams, including document processing, reporting and client onboarding.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Financial services
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £15/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://cachestack.co.uk/ https://cachestack.co.uk/services https://cachestack.co.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Atlas Strategy
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/atlas-strategy/
- Website: https://atlasstrategy.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Practical AI systems and training for established SMEs, shaped around existing people and processes, with integrations for tools such as Xero, Stripe, Microsoft and Google, and veterinary and dental practice software.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Xero, Stripe, Microsoft, Google
- Industries mentioned: Veterinary, Dental
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://atlasstrategy.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Polarize
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/polarize/
- Website: https://polarize.ltd/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Small UK software and AI consultancy studio designing and engineering products for agencies and brands, and running its own AI products such as the subba.pro AI receptionist for local businesses.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Monthly plans from £9.99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://polarize.ltd/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Insightful AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/insightful-ai/
- Website: https://insightfulai.co.uk/
- Location: Warrington (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Governance-first, vendor-neutral AI consultancy helping UK SMEs, charities and the public sector adopt AI safely through advisory, training and hands-on implementation.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Charities, Public sector
- Published pricing: Advisory £1,200 per day ex VAT; See AI at Work £1,500 ex VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://insightfulai.co.uk/ https://www.insightfulai.co.uk/ https://www.insightfulai.co.uk/case-studies/ready-together-community-preparedness-platform
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### FlowLogic Automation
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flowlogic-automation/
- Website: https://flowlogic-automation.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI automation agency offering workflow automation, AI integration, custom apps, AI consulting, AI voice agents, WhatsApp chatbots, SMS automation and CRM integrations.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Custom AI software, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: WhatsApp
- Industries mentioned: Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://flowlogic-automation.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### KINTAL
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/kintal/
- Website: https://kintal.co/
- Location: Hertfordshire (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: AI adoption consultancy for creative businesses, helping them work out where AI belongs, fix workflows and put safeguards around the work, with applied AI workshops.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Creative
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://kintal.co/ https://kintal.co/contact
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Clementine Labs
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/clementine-labs/
- Website: https://clementinelabs.co.uk/
- Location: Devon (South West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Builds autonomous AI digital employees deployed on-premises in UK businesses, with AI consultancy, knowledge capture advisory, on-premises AI products and managed AI services.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://clementinelabs.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Codeer
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/codeer/
- Website: https://codeer.co.uk/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Birmingham studio building AI agents and custom software to automate repetitive work and create internal tools, plus a free Windows EPOS system for hospitality.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £10/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://codeer.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### VSL Media
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/vsl-media/
- Website: https://vslmedia.co.uk/
- Location: Mildenhall (East of England)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Food and drink marketing agency that also offers systems and automation, including Voice Desk, an AI telephone assistant, practical automation for enquiries and bookings, and AI opportunity audits.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, Marketing automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality, Food and drink
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://vslmedia.co.uk/ https://vslmedia.co.uk/about
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Resolve
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/resolve/
- Website: https://resolvetech.co.uk/
- Location: Malvern (West Midlands)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Malvern business that combines AI consultancy, bespoke software and IT support for small businesses across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Legal, Accounting & finance teams
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://resolvetech.co.uk/ https://resolvetech.co.uk/ai-consultancy.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Affinity Platforms
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/affinity-platforms/
- Website: https://affinityplatforms.com/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Birmingham software house building custom software, AI automation, integrations and business systems for growing UK companies.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://affinityplatforms.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Quantum Craft
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/quantum-craft/
- Website: https://quantumcraft.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London software and AI development agency building MVPs, SaaS platforms and apps with AI features, plus AI consultancy and governance, tech due diligence and fixing AI-built apps.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Lovable, Bolt.new, Replit
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: AI readiness assessment from £4,950; specification sprint £4,500 or £8,500; AI-built app audit £3,500; all ex VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://quantumcraft.uk/ https://quantumcraft.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Build Group
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-build-group/
- Website: https://www.ai-build.ltd/
- Location: Sittingbourne (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK OpenAI SMB Channel Partner helping teams assess AI readiness, set governance, roll out ChatGPT Business, train people and automate workflows.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: ChatGPT
- Industries mentioned: Construction, Financial services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.ai-build.ltd/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### GE Solution
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ge-solution/
- Website: https://gesolution.co.uk/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Edinburgh consultancy designing, building and securing cloud and AI platforms for regulated businesses, including secure multi-tenant AI and LLM agent platforms and DevSecOps.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Regulated industries
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://gesolution.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Geeks
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/geeks/
- Website: https://geeks.ltd/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: AI-powered software development company offering AI consulting, AI opportunity discovery, AI software, agent and integration development, and robotic process automation.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Custom AI software, AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Logistics, Property & estate agents, Manufacturing
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://geeks.ltd/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Blue Icon IT
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/blue-icon-it/
- Website: https://blueicon-it.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: London managed IT and security provider that also builds AI workflow automation with n8n, Make and Zapier for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, Financial services
- Published pricing: Other services from £75 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://blueicon-it.com/ https://blueicon-it.com/services/ai-workflow-automation https://blueicon-it.com/services/ai-security
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Cleartwo
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/cleartwo/
- Website: https://cleartwo.co.uk/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Manchester-area AI and digital agency offering AI automation, voice agents, consultancy and custom AI development.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://cleartwo.co.uk/ https://cleartwo.co.uk/ai-agency-manchester/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### WorkCrew
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/workcrew/
- Website: https://workcrew.io/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK provider of back-office AI automation and AI training for small businesses, covering lead intake, booking and email follow-up.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI training & workshops, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://workcrew.io/ https://workcrew.io/ai-automation-liverpool
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Aymex
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aymex/
- Website: https://aymex.co.uk/
- Location: Liverpool (North West)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Liverpool software company building custom web apps and AI automation with n8n, Make and Zapier.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software, AI chatbots
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aymex.co.uk/ https://aymex.co.uk/ai-automation-liverpool
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### BigBerri
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/bigberri/
- Website: https://www.bigberri.com/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Manchester software house building apps, AI chatbots, AI phone answering and voice agents.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Property & estate agents, Legal
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.bigberri.com/ https://www.bigberri.com/services/ai-voice-agents
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### MOHBI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/mohbi/
- Website: https://mohbi.net/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: UK web and AI studio building AI voice agents, AI receptionists, websites and apps.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Hospitality, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://mohbi.net/ https://mohbi.net/services/ai-voice-agents
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Decode & Grow
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/decode-grow/
- Website: https://decodengrow.com/
- Location: Cardiff (Wales)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Cardiff consultancy that maps business operations first, then builds workflow automation and AI agents.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://decodengrow.com/ https://decodengrow.com/cardiff
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### FlowGenix Automations
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/flowgenix-automations/
- Website: https://flowgenixautomations.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK AI automation consultancy building AI receptionists, missed-call recovery, lead follow-up and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Recruitment, Property & estate agents, Hospitality
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £1,500 to £2,500; AI agent or custom builds from £1,500; day rate £850/day to £1,200/day (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://flowgenixautomations.com/ https://flowgenixautomations.com/ai-agency-hampshire https://flowgenixautomations.com/services/ai-voice-receptionist https://flowgenixautomations.com/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Hand On Web
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/hand-on-web/
- Website: https://www.handonweb.com/
- Location: Chester (North West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Chester web design and SEO agency that also builds AI chatbots, AI voice agents and automation.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Hospitality, Healthcare & clinics, Property & estate agents
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £49/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.handonweb.com/ https://www.handonweb.com/services/chatbots https://www.handonweb.com/tools/website-cost-calculator https://www.handonweb.com/services/seo https://www.handonweb.com/offers
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Assist IQ
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/assist-iq/
- Website: https://assistiq.co.uk/
- Location: Arbroath (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Arbroath AI automation consultancy running on-site operations days, then building AI workflows for Scottish businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, Professional services, Hospitality
- Published pricing: AI Operations Day: £750 per day (credited against a pilot within 60 days) (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://assistiq.co.uk/ https://assistiq.co.uk/services/ai-ops-review/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### fiftyminds
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fiftyminds/
- Website: https://www.fiftyminds.com/
- Location: Exeter (South West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Exeter AI, automation and systems-integration consultancy for UK service businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.fiftyminds.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### MoonBoots
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/moonboots/
- Website: https://moonbootsconsultancy.com/
- Location: Wymondham (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Norfolk AI consultancy near Wymondham and Norwich building AI agents and business systems for owner-run firms.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: AI Compass £495; Blueprint Day £1,495 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://moonbootsconsultancy.com/ https://moonbootsconsultancy.com/services/ai-strategy
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### VisionXY7
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/visionxy7/
- Website: https://www.visionxy7.com/
- Location: Milton Keynes (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Milton Keynes consultancy offering governed AI automation, AI readiness audits and controlled pilots.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £297; AI agent or custom builds from £449; projects from £750; training from £2,400; hourly rate from £45/hour; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.visionxy7.com/ https://www.visionxy7.com/dpia-privacy-risk-assurance.html
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Surrey Marketing Company
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/surrey-marketing-company/
- Website: https://surreymarketingcompany.co.uk/
- Location: Guildford (South East)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Guildford digital marketing agency with an AI service line: chatbots, voice AI, lead capture and booking automation.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Marketing automation, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://surreymarketingcompany.co.uk/ https://surreymarketingcompany.co.uk/ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Inferred
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/inferred/
- Website: https://inferred.co.uk/
- Location: Horsham (South East)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Horsham firm building business systems, automation and private AI for owner-managed firms in Sussex and Surrey.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Manufacturing, Legal
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £895; workflow builds from £1,495; AI agent or custom builds from £4,950; monthly plans from £45/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://inferred.co.uk/ https://inferred.co.uk/ai-consultant-sussex/ https://inferred.co.uk/supplier-price-list-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Kinetik AI Labs
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/kinetik-ai-labs/
- Website: https://kinetiklabs.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK AI automation agency building AI agents, chatbots, voice agents and integrations.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://kinetiklabs.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Futures
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-futures/
- Website: https://ai-futures.net/
- Location: Wirral (North West)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Wirral provider of compliant private LLM deployments and n8n automation for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai-futures.net/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### DayNight Studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/daynight-studio/
- Website: https://www.daynight.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: London digital studio building AI agents, chatbots, workflow automation, web apps and websites.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI chatbots, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects from £1,000; monthly plans from £20/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.daynight.co.uk/ https://www.daynight.co.uk/london-ai-agency
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Kelriva AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/kelriva-ai/
- Website: https://kelriva.ai/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: London AI consultancy offering fixed-price packages for AI agents, RAG and document automation.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents, Workflow automation, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Financial services
- Published pricing: AI Readiness Assessment from £3,500; pilot from £15,000; production build from £40,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://kelriva.ai/ https://kelriva.ai/ai-automation-agency-uk https://kelriva.ai/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### INKON
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/inkon/
- Website: https://www.inkon.co.uk/
- Location: Thornton-Cleveleys (North West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Lancashire website agency that also offers AI consultancy and practical automation for North West businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects £800; monthly plans £99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.inkon.co.uk/ https://www.inkon.co.uk/ai-consultancy/ https://www.inkon.co.uk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### FiveForward
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/fiveforward/
- Website: https://fiveforward.co.uk/
- Location: Colchester (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Colchester consultancy building Microsoft Copilot Studio agents and training, with a focus on accountancy firms.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, Legal, Financial services
- Published pricing: AI agent or custom builds from £2,500; projects £8,950; monthly plans from £750/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://fiveforward.co.uk/ https://fiveforward.co.uk/services/copilot-studio-agents/ https://fiveforward.co.uk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### IQIT
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/iqit/
- Website: https://www.iq-it.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK Microsoft Copilot adoption and Microsoft 365 training provider that also builds Power Automate workflows.
- Services mentioned: AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: Accounting & finance teams, Legal, Financial services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.iq-it.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Nexian
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nexian/
- Website: https://www.nexian.co.uk/
- Location: Birmingham (West Midlands)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Birmingham technology partner connecting AI tools to practice-management systems, with a focus on UK law firms.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Claude, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: Legal, Professional services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.nexian.co.uk/ https://www.nexian.co.uk/ai-automation-for-uk-law-firms-nexian
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### GHL Experts
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ghl-experts/
- Website: https://ghlexperts.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: UK GoHighLevel specialist setting up CRM pipelines, workflow automation and AI features for small businesses.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: GoHighLevel
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Healthcare & clinics, Property & estate agents
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £395; projects from £795; setup from £1,295; monthly plans from £1,245/month; training from £495 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ghlexperts.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Oxygen Bubbles
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/oxygen-bubbles/
- Website: https://www.oxygenbubbles.com/
- Location: Leeds (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: West Yorkshire AI strategy consultancy covering implementation, governance and training.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, Financial services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.oxygenbubbles.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### HAKE Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/hake-digital/
- Website: https://hakedigital.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Barnet CRM and HubSpot consultancy adding AI readiness work and automation for UK B2B firms.
- Services mentioned: CRM automation, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://hakedigital.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Delivix
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/delivix/
- Website: https://delivix.digital/
- Location: Glasgow (Scotland)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Glasgow web design and SEO agency with an AI automation service: chatbots, AI agents and workflows.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI chatbots, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects from £999; monthly plans from £99/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://delivix.digital/ https://delivix.digital/services/ai-automation/ https://delivix.digital/services/care-and-growth/ https://delivix.digital/pricing-packages/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Generativ
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/generativ/
- Website: https://www.generativ.co.uk/
- Location: Nottingham (East Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Nottingham AI consultancy running discovery sprints, then building AI systems and training teams.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, E-commerce & retail
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £3,500; projects £600; setup £150 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.generativ.co.uk/ https://www.generativ.co.uk/industries/property-real-estate https://www.generativ.co.uk/tools/ai-integration-cost-calculator
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Property Automations AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/property-automations-ai/
- Website: https://www.propertyautomationsai.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London AI automation agency for UK letting agents, building n8n workflows for lettings admin.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents
- Published pricing: Automation audit £3,000, credited in full to the first build (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.propertyautomationsai.com/ https://www.propertyautomationsai.com/get-audit
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Kent AI Studio
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/kent-ai-studio/
- Website: https://kentaistudio.co.uk/
- Location: Maidstone (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Maidstone studio building enquiry auto-responders, quote generators and review-request automations for Kent businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics, Accounting & finance teams
- Published pricing: Projects from £1,800 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://kentaistudio.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### LT Innovations
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/lt-innovations/
- Website: https://www.lt-innovations.co.uk/
- Location: Ampthill (East of England)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: Ampthill IT support firm that also builds custom tools, chatbots and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: monday.com
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Other services from £85 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.lt-innovations.co.uk/ https://www.lt-innovations.co.uk/areas/northampton/software-ai-automation
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### 3rd Eye AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/3rd-eye-ai/
- Website: https://3rdeye.co.uk/
- Location: Wellingborough (East Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Wellingborough AI consultancy offering AI strategy, implementation and team training in Northamptonshire.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Legal
- Published pricing: Monthly AI partner from £500 a month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://3rdeye.co.uk/ https://3rdeye.co.uk/ai-consultant-northamptonshire https://3rdeye.co.uk/services
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Elevation
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-elevation/
- Website: https://aielevation.co.uk/
- Location: Market Harborough (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Market Harborough business automation provider for UK small businesses, automating quotes, follow-ups and admin.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://aielevation.co.uk/ https://aielevation.co.uk/business-automation-northampton/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Happy Webs
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/happy-webs/
- Website: https://happywebs.co.uk/
- Location: Ashton-under-Lyne (North West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Tameside B2B web, marketing and AI agency building AI agents, voice AI, document processing and bespoke software.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Custom AI software, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects from £3,200; monthly plans from £79/month; day rate £1,000/day; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://happywebs.co.uk/ https://happywebs.co.uk/services/ai-document-processing/ https://happywebs.co.uk/services/ai-software https://happywebs.co.uk/pricing/seo-geo-growth/ https://happywebs.co.uk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AspireVita
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/aspirevita/
- Website: https://www.aspirevita.com/
- Location: Telford (West Midlands)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Telford consultancy offering AI strategy, agentic AI, data engineering and production software delivery.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Professional services, Education
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.aspirevita.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Orchestrix
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/orchestrix/
- Website: https://orchestrix.co.uk/
- Location: Nottingham (East Midlands)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Nottingham small team building websites, automation and software for UK businesses.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Monthly plans £50/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://orchestrix.co.uk/ https://orchestrix.co.uk/locations/yorkshire-and-the-humber https://orchestrix.co.uk/get-started https://orchestrix.co.uk/legal/website-plan-terms
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Grizzly
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/grizzly/
- Website: https://www.wearegrizzly.com/
- Location: Bristol (South West)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Bristol digital agency building custom AI automations, support chatbots and document generation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects £5,000 to £20,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.wearegrizzly.com/ https://www.wearegrizzly.com/ai-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Phoenyx
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/phoenyx/
- Website: https://www.phoenyxgroup.com/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Edinburgh process automation and AI consultancy covering process mapping and agentic AI deployment.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.phoenyxgroup.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### EH2.AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/eh2-ai/
- Website: https://www.eh2ai.co.uk/
- Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Edinburgh AI company offering AI automation, consulting and training.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.eh2ai.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### AI Optimised
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ai-optimised/
- Website: https://ai-optimised.co.uk/
- Location: Fleet (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Fleet AI agency building chatbots, AI content and lead-generation automation for UK small businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Marketing automation, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Projects from £1,500; setup £495; monthly plans £175/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ai-optimised.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### OpenKit
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/openkit/
- Website: https://openkit.co.uk/
- Location: Cambridge (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Cambridge AI consultancy running scoped AI audits and implementation programmes for UK firms.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Healthcare & clinics, Financial services, Manufacturing
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery £3,000; monthly plans from £5,000/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://openkit.co.uk/ https://openkit.co.uk/ai-services/ai-consulting https://openkit.co.uk/pricing
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### InAgentic
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/inagentic/
- Website: https://inagentic.ai/
- Location: Oxford (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Oxford AI agency building production AI agents and running Claude training workshops for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://inagentic.ai/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Red Balloon
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/red-balloon/
- Website: https://www.redballoondesign.co.uk/
- Location: Reading (South East)
- Type: Marketing agency
- Summary: Reading design and marketing agency connecting websites, data and business processes with AI automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Logistics, Construction
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.redballoondesign.co.uk/ https://www.redballoondesign.co.uk/ai-automation/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Lost in AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/lost-in-ai/
- Website: https://lostinai.uk/
- Location: Hemel Hempstead (East of England)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Hemel Hempstead AI consultancy building Copilot Studio and Claude agents for enquiries, reporting and onboarding.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, Claude
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://lostinai.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### MS IT Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ms-it-solutions/
- Website: https://msitsolutions.co.uk/
- Location: St Albans (East of England)
- Type: IT services provider
- Summary: St Albans IT firm offering AI customer-support automation and n8n workflows.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: SupportDesk AI customer support from £79 a month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://msitsolutions.co.uk/ https://msitsolutions.co.uk/supportdesk/pricing/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SH Applications
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/sh-applications/
- Website: https://www.shapplications.com/
- Location: Reading (South East)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: Reading AI consultancy offering AI diagnostics and practical automation delivery for UK SMEs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Logistics
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.shapplications.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Ribhu AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/ribhu-ai/
- Website: https://ribhuai.com/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: AI back office for specialist building services teams, using human-supervised AI workflows for documentation, closeout packs and commercial handoffs.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Construction, Trades & home services
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://ribhuai.com/
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Nectra Technologies
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nectra/
- Website: https://nectra.co.uk/
- Location: Clitheroe (North West)
- Type: Software studio
- Summary: Clitheroe studio that builds AI automations, custom web apps and system integrations for UK SMEs. It says AI drafts the work and the client's team approves it.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, Document processing, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Shopify
- Industries mentioned: E-commerce & retail, Logistics
- Published pricing: Projects £3,000 to £10,000 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://nectra.co.uk/ https://nectra.co.uk/services/ai-automations https://nectra.co.uk/web-design-clitheroe https://nectra.co.uk/contact https://nectra.co.uk/services/mintsoft-integration
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Built Logic
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/built-logic/
- Website: https://www.builtlogic.ai/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: London consultancy that trains construction firms to use AI and builds custom AI systems for them. Its co-founder says he ran a construction business.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: Construction
- Published pricing: Training from £1,500 + VAT; Feasibility Study £2,000 + VAT; Custom-Built System from £4,000 + VAT; AI Partnership from £5,000 + VAT a month, six-month minimum (published)
- Status: Verified
- Sources: https://www.builtlogic.ai/ https://www.builtlogic.ai/contact https://www.builtlogic.ai/ai-training https://www.builtlogic.ai/case-study-bin-store
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### SoftSync-AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/softsync-ai/
- Website: https://softsync-ai.com/
- Location: Milton Keynes (South East)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Milton Keynes agency that builds and runs AI receptionists, chatbots and follow-up automations for UK service businesses. It is run by its founder.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n, WhatsApp
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services, Healthcare & clinics, Property & estate agents, Hospitality, Recruitment
- Published pricing: Engagements typically from £3,000; most projects £10,000 to £50,000, fixed price (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://softsync-ai.com/ https://softsync-ai.com/about https://softsync-ai.com/ai-agency-london https://softsync-ai.com/n8n-consultant-uk https://softsync-ai.com/book
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Nuvaleo AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nuvaleo-ai/
- Website: https://nuvaleoai.co.uk/
- Location: Salford (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Salford agency offering AI customer support, chatbots and AI agents, CRM and lead automation, and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, AI agents, CRM automation, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://nuvaleoai.co.uk/ https://edgeaihub.co.uk/directory/nuvaleo-ai/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10198369
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Solestone AI
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/solestone-ai/
- Website: https://www.solestone.ai/
- Location: Rochdale (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Rochdale business offering AI agents and virtual assistants, process automation and custom AI software.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.solestone.ai/ https://www.solestone.ai/about https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15141850
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### The AI Nexus
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/the-ai-nexus/
- Website: https://theainexus.co.uk/
- Location: Oldham (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Oldham agency offering workflow automation, AI CRM and lead management, chatbots and agentic AI automation.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI chatbots, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://theainexus.co.uk/ https://theainexus.co.uk/offer https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16625541
- Checked: 2026-10-31

### Lion's Head AI Solutions
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/lions-head-ai/
- Website: https://www.lionsheadai.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London company building AI chatbots, voice agents and workflow automation for businesses.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, CRM automation, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.lionsheadai.co.uk/ https://www.lionsheadai.co.uk/services/workflow-automation/ https://www.lionsheadai.co.uk/services/ai-chatbots-and-voice-agents/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17540891
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Team Agentic
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/team-agentic/
- Website: https://teamagentic.co.uk/
- Location: Cambridge (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Cambridge consultancy helping businesses of 10 to 250 people adopt AI, from a short Quick Scan to AI automation builds and training.
- Services mentioned: AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation, AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, Claude, Microsoft Copilot
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £750; leadership workshops from £900 (half day); AI automation builds from £5,000; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://teamagentic.co.uk/ https://teamagentic.co.uk/services/ https://teamagentic.co.uk/services/ai-automation/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17531668
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Rateivate AI Systems
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/rateivate/
- Website: https://rateivate.com/
- Location: Grantham (East Midlands)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Grantham company setting up AI call answering, booking and review systems for trades and local service businesses.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n/a
- Industries mentioned: Trades & home services
- Published pricing: Monthly plans from £149/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://rateivate.com/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17546716
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### BioCircuit
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/biocircuit/
- Website: https://biocircuit.tech/
- Location: Manchester (North West)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Manchester studio building AI workflow automation, AI agents and custom software, alongside web design.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, OpenAI, Shopify
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Workflow builds from £750 per workflow; AI agents from £1,500 per agent; monitoring and support from £49/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://biocircuit.tech/ https://biocircuit.tech/pricing/ https://biocircuit.tech/services/ai-workflow-automation/ https://biocircuit.tech/services/ai-agents/
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### SpiderHunts Technologies
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/spiderhunts/
- Website: https://spiderhunts.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London company building AI agents, voice agents, AI receptionists, WhatsApp chatbots and workflow automation.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
- Tools mentioned: n8n, Make, Zapier, OpenAI, Claude, Retell / Vapi, Salesforce, HubSpot
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £1,500; workflow builds from £2,000; AI receptionist from £1,500 setup + £150/month; prices exclude VAT (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://spiderhunts.com/ https://spiderhunts.com/packages https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16718403
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### EXPRE Digital
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/expre-digital/
- Website: https://www.expre.co.uk/
- Location: Bromley (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bromley web and ecommerce agency with an n8n automation practice and AI automation services.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.expre.co.uk/ https://www.expre.co.uk/n8n/ https://www.expre.co.uk/ai-automation/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10595290
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Design for Online
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/design-for-online/
- Website: https://designforonline.com/
- Location: Bury St Edmunds (East of England)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Bury St Edmunds digital agency offering AI business automation, chatbots, AI consultancy and AI training workshops.
- Services mentioned: AI chatbots, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Claude, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Audit or discovery from £1,750; AI chatbots from £1,050; training from £850 (half day); day rate £700 (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://designforonline.com/ai-business-automation/ https://designforonline.com/ai-business-automation/ai-business-consultancy/ https://designforonline.com/ai-business-automation/ai-chatbots-for-business/ https://designforonline.com/ai-business-automation/ai-training-workshops/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10328553
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Molo Agency
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/molo-agency/
- Website: https://www.moloagency.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London digital and AI agency that builds websites and software and deploys AI agents and automations.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, Custom AI software, CRM automation
- Tools mentioned: HubSpot, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://www.moloagency.co.uk/services/ai-agents-automation https://www.moloagency.co.uk/about https://www.moloagency.co.uk/privacy-policy https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13198965
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Foxcomm IT
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/foxcomm-it/
- Website: https://foxcomm.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London managed IT and Microsoft cloud provider that also develops AI agents.
- Services mentioned: AI agents
- Tools mentioned: n8n
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://foxcomm.co.uk/ https://foxcomm.co.uk/ai-agent-development-company/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07936752
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Steer73
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/steer73/
- Website: https://steer73.com/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London software studio building AI agents, AI automation and custom enterprise software.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, Custom AI software, Document processing
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Power Platform
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://steer73.com/ai-automation-agency/ https://steer73.com/ai-agent-development-company/ https://steer73.com/accounts-payable-automation/
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Built Digitally
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/built-digitally/
- Website: https://builtdigitally.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: West London digital agency offering AI agents and AI integration alongside web design, SEO and PPC.
- Services mentioned: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: Make, Zapier, OpenAI
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Workflow builds from £500 (AI integration); AI agents from £800; monthly plans from £200/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://builtdigitally.co.uk/services/ https://builtdigitally.co.uk/ai-agents-london/ https://builtdigitally.co.uk/contact/
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### IntelliTeam
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/intelliteam/
- Website: https://intelliteam.co.uk/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: Company offering AI voice agents, chatbots, WhatsApp automation and CRM systems on monthly plans.
- Services mentioned: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI chatbots, CRM automation, Workflow automation
- Tools mentioned: WhatsApp
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: Setup from £500; monthly plans from £197/month (published)
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://intelliteam.co.uk/ https://intelliteam.co.uk/pricing https://intelliteam.co.uk/contact
- Checked: 2026-11-02

### Spurtech
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/spurtech/
- Website: https://spurtech.co.uk/
- Location: London (London)
- Type: Agency
- Summary: London agency offering AI automation on GoHighLevel, n8n, Make and Zapier, with managed growth agents.
- Services mentioned: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI chatbots, Marketing automation
- Tools mentioned: GoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://spurtech.co.uk/services/ai-automation/ https://spurtech.co.uk/pricing/ https://spurtech.co.uk/contact/
- Checked: 2026-11-01

### Nudge5
- Profile: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/agency/nudge5/
- Website: https://nudge5.net/
- Location: UK-wide (remote) (UK-wide)
- Type: Consultancy
- Summary: UK software studio that builds bespoke tools, AI tools and automations, and helps businesses adopt and train on AI. It is run by its founder.
- Services mentioned: Custom AI software, Workflow automation, Document processing, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
- Tools mentioned: Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT
- Industries mentioned: n/a
- Published pricing: not published
- Status: Listed
- Sources: https://nudge5.net/ https://nudge5.net/services https://nudge5.net/about https://nudge5.net/contact
- Checked: 2026-11-03

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### Gainclock
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/
More: https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/how-it-works/ and https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/sources/ and https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/embed-on-your-site/ and https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/for-ai/

Free automation savings calculator for any country and currency. Add one or more repetitive tasks (minutes each time, how often, people, share automated, setup and running cost) to see hours saved, net saving a month and over 3 years, ROI and payback time. Default hourly pay comes from public statistics (ONS ASHE for the UK, BLS for the US, Eurostat for EU countries) for 15 countries; replace it with your own staff cost. No exchange-rate conversion. Free. Runs in your browser. Saved only on your device. Can be installed as an app and embedded on other sites.

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## Guides

### How AI can help a small business in the UK: practical uses by task
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/how-ai-can-help-small-business-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-19

Most small businesses don’t need an AI strategy. They need to know which everyday jobs software can now take off their hands, and which ones are better left alone. That is harder than it sounds. When the Office for National Statistics looked at what stops or delays UK businesses adopting AI, the most common answers were difficulty identifying where to use it, cost and a lack of expertise.

This guide goes through the jobs that fill a typical small business week. For each one: what AI can realistically do, an example, what you need in place, how much effort it takes, and where to read more.

How many small businesses use AI already?

In the ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey for September 2026:

30% of UK businesses reported using at least one type of AI technology, up from 9% when the question was first asked in September 2023;

29% of businesses with fewer than 10 employees did so;

among businesses with 10 or more employees, the most used AI technologies were text generation with large language models (21%) and visual content creation (19%).

The ONS also found that improving business operations is the most commonly reported use of AI. These are official statistics in development, so treat them with some caution. Even so, the direction is clear: plenty of firms your size are trying AI, mostly to make existing work quicker rather than to reinvent the business.

The short version

 | Task | What AI can realistically do | Typical effort | Read more
Enquiries and the phoneAnswer common questions, take messages, pass urgent calls to youLow to mediumAI receptionists
BookingsOffer slots, book, move and confirm appointmentsLow to mediumAI voice agents
Quotes and invoicesRead supplier bills, draft invoices, chase late payersLow to mediumInvoices and bookkeeping
Following up leadsLog every enquiry, reply straight away, remind you to follow upMediumWebsite enquiries
Customer supportSort the inbox, draft replies, answer order questionsLow to highWhat is an AI agent?
Admin and data entryMove data between apps, read forms and PDFsLow to mediumn8n vs Make vs Zapier
Marketing contentFirst drafts of posts, emails and product descriptionsLowMarketing automation agencies
ReportingPull figures into a weekly summary in plain EnglishMediumWorkflow automation agencies

What the effort levels mean. Low: a feature or tool you can switch on and set up yourself. Medium: connecting two or three systems, which is often a small agency project. High: custom work, or anything that acts on its own in your systems or handles sensitive data.

1. Answering enquiries and the phone

Missed calls and unanswered website messages are lost work for many small firms. An AI receptionist can answer the phone when you can’t, have a natural conversation, take a message or a booking, and pass urgent calls to a person. A website or WhatsApp chatbot does the same for written questions, using your own pages and FAQs.

Illustrative exampleA plumber who is on a job all day lets an AI receptionist pick up calls he can't take. It asks for the caller's name, address and problem, texts him a summary, and puts anyone with a burst pipe straight through to his mobile.

What it needs: your common questions and answers, prices you are happy to share, clear rules for urgent calls, and call forwarding from your number.

Effort: low to medium. Managed plans from UK agencies handle the setup; do-it-yourself voice platforms take more work.

What UK agencies publish: among agencies in our directory that mention voice agents or AI receptionists, the median starting price for a published monthly plan is £99/month (26 agencies). For chatbots it is £149/month (32 agencies).

Read more: AI receptionist for a small business and AI chatbots for small businesses.

Find help: voice agent and AI receptionist agencies or AI chatbot agencies.

2. Bookings and appointments

Reminders and confirmations are plain automation, and most online booking systems already include them. AI adds the conversation: a customer can ask by phone, chat or message for “something on Thursday afternoon” and get offered real slots from your diary.

Illustrative exampleA hair salon gets booking requests by Instagram and WhatsApp late in the evening. An assistant connected to its booking system offers free slots for the right service length, takes the booking and sends a confirmation, so the owner isn't replying to messages at 11pm.

What it needs: an online booking system or calendar that other tools can connect to, plus your rules: service lengths, gaps between appointments, deposits and cancellations.

Effort: low if your booking software already does it, medium if a phone or chat assistant has to be connected to your diary.

Read more: AI receptionists and voice agents in the UK.

Find help: search the directory for agencies that book appointments.

3. Quotes, invoices and bookkeeping

AI is good at reading documents. It can pull the supplier, date, amount and VAT from a bill or receipt, suggest a category, propose bank matches and draft polite reminders for overdue invoices. It can also turn job notes into a draft quote in your usual format for you to check.

Illustrative exampleA small building firm writes job notes on a phone. A workflow turns finished jobs into draft invoices in its accounting software, and supplier bills sent to one email address are read and filed automatically. Nothing is sent or paid until someone approves it.

What it needs: cloud accounting software, a price list or quote template, and an approval step for anything over a set amount.

Effort: low to medium. Start with what your accounting software already does; bring in help when several systems need joining up.

What UK agencies publish: among agencies in our directory that mention document processing, the median published starting price for a project is £1,999 (19 agencies).

Read more: How to automate invoices and bookkeeping with AI and Automate Xero invoices with Make.

Find help: document processing agencies or agencies that work with Xero.

4. Following up leads

This is mostly automation rather than AI, and slow follow-up is an easy way to lose work without noticing. Every enquiry gets logged in one place, the customer gets a reply straight away, and you get a reminder if nobody has followed up. AI can then sort enquiries by type or urgency and draft a personal reply based on what the customer asked.

Illustrative exampleA kitchen fitter gets enquiries from a website form, email and Facebook. Each one now lands in a simple CRM with no duplicates, the customer gets an acknowledgement within minutes, and the fitter gets a nudge two days later if no quote has gone out.

What it needs: one place to keep leads (a CRM, or even a shared spreadsheet to begin with), an automation tool such as Zapier, Make or n8n, and a few reply templates. Marketing emails also have to follow UK GDPR and PECR.

Effort: medium. The tricky part is avoiding duplicate contacts, not the AI.

What UK agencies publish: among agencies in our directory that mention CRM automation, the median published starting price for a project is £1,500 (33 agencies).

Read more: Automate website enquiries without duplicate CRM contacts.

Find help: CRM automation agencies or search for agencies that follow up leads.

5. Customer support and the inbox

AI can sort incoming email, draft replies from your own policies and past answers for a person to send, and summarise long threads. A more advanced setup, usually called an AI agent, can look things up for itself: an order status, a tracking number, a booking.

Illustrative exampleA small online shop gets many "where is my order?" emails. An assistant looks up the order and the courier tracking, drafts a reply with the latest status and leaves it for a person to send. Returns and complaints go straight to a person.

What it needs: written policies (delivery, returns, refunds), access to your order or booking system, and a review step before replies go out.

Effort: low for drafting replies with AI features in tools you already use; medium to high for an agent that looks things up and acts in your systems.

What UK agencies publish: among agencies in our directory that mention AI agents, the median published starting price for a project is £1,200 (35 agencies).

Read more: What is an AI agent? and How much does a website chatbot cost?

Find help: AI agent agencies.

6. Admin and data entry

Moving information from one app to another usually needs no AI at all, just a workflow. AI helps when the information arrives in a messy form: PDFs, scanned forms, emails written in different ways. It can read them, pull out the fields you need and put them in the right place, flagging anything it is unsure about.

Illustrative exampleA small wholesaler receives purchase orders as PDF attachments in different layouts. Instead of retyping them, a workflow reads each order, adds the lines to the stock system as a draft and asks a person to check any order the tool is unsure about.

What it needs: inputs that arrive in one place, a target system that other tools can connect to, and a person checking low-confidence results.

Effort: low to medium.

What UK agencies publish: across our directory, single workflow automation builds start from £99 to £5,000 (24 agencies, median £1,497).

Read more: n8n vs Make vs Zapier for the main automation tools.

Find help: workflow automation agencies.

7. Marketing content

This is the easiest place to try AI yourself. A general AI assistant such as ChatGPT, Claude or Microsoft Copilot can write first drafts of social posts, newsletters, product descriptions and website copy, and image tools can produce simple visuals. In the ONS figures above, text generation and visual content creation were the most used AI technologies among businesses with 10 or more employees.

Illustrative exampleA café owner gives an AI assistant the week's specials and a few notes on tone, and gets back a week of draft posts. She edits them, swaps in her own photos and schedules them.

What it needs: your own facts, photos and a short note on your tone of voice. Always check the result: AI can state things that are not true, and generic copy is easy to spot.

Effort: low. Most owners don’t need an agency for this, though a short training session can help a team use the tools well.

Read more: Using AI for marketing content.

Find help: AI training and workshops, marketing automation agencies, or search for agencies that help with social media posts.

8. Reporting

A weekly summary of how the business is doing often means copying figures from several places. A workflow can pull them together automatically: sales, unpaid invoices, new enquiries and next week’s bookings. AI can then add a short plain-English commentary.

Illustrative exampleEvery Monday morning, the owner of a small cleaning company gets one email with last week's income, overdue invoices, new enquiries and the jobs booked for the week ahead, with two or three sentences on what changed.

What it needs: your figures in systems that other tools can connect to, and agreed definitions (what counts as a “new customer”?). Let the numbers come straight from your systems and use AI only for the words, because AI can misread or make up figures.

Effort: medium.

Read more: the reporting row in How to automate invoices and bookkeeping with AI.

Find help: workflow automation agencies.

When AI is not worth it

AI is not the answer to every problem, and a good agency will tell you so. Think twice when:

The job is rare. If something only comes up a few times a month, setting up and maintaining an automation can take longer than doing it by hand.

A wrong answer is costly. Legal, medical or financial advice, and decisions about people such as credit or hiring, need a person. UK GDPR has specific rules on decisions made solely by automated means; see our UK GDPR checklist for SMEs.

Your information is patchy or out of date. A chatbot will repeat whatever it is given. Fix the FAQs and price list first.

The process itself is unclear. If nobody can write down the steps, automating them just makes the confusion faster.

Customers want a person. Complaints and sensitive conversations are usually better handled by someone who can use judgement.

The running costs outweigh the time saved. Per-minute, per-conversation and per-task fees can add up at volume. Ask for an estimate based on your real numbers, and check our guide to AI automation costs in the UK.

A simpler fix exists. An online booking page, a better email template or a feature already in your software may solve the problem without any AI.

Where to start: a checklist

Note where the time goes. For a week or two, jot down the jobs that keep interrupting you or that you do after hours.

Pick one task. The best first candidate is frequent, follows clear rules and is low risk if something goes wrong.

Check your existing software. Accounting, booking, email and CRM tools often have AI or automation features you are already paying for.

Write the steps down. Include what should happen when something is missing or unusual, and when a person needs to step in.

Check the data. Know what personal data the tool will see, where it is processed and what your privacy notice says. The ICO’s guidance on AI and data protection is the official reference, and our GDPR checklist is the short version.

Trial it on real work. Keep a person checking everything before it reaches a customer until you trust the results.

Decide on the evidence. Did it save time, cut mistakes or win work? If not, stop or change it.

Get help if it needs joining up. Many agencies start with a fixed-price review of your processes: in our directory, 51 agencies publish an audit price, with a median starting price of £650. Read how to choose an AI automation agency first.

Find help for your business

Browse what businesses like yours commonly automate on our use cases by industry pages, see all AI services in the UK directory, or get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- ONS: Business insights and impact on the UK economy, 8 October 2026: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/8october2026
- ONS: Artificial intelligence in UK businesses, 2023 to 2026 (20 July 2026): https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/articles/artificialintelligenceinukbusinesses/2023to2026
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: published prices on agencies’ own websites: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/
- ICO: Guidance on AI and data protection: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/

### How much does AI automation cost in the UK? (2026 guide)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-automation-cost-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-29

There is no official price list for AI automation. Prices depend on how many systems are involved, how messy the data is, and whether you need a simple workflow or an AI agent that makes decisions. What we can do is show you what UK agencies actually publish.

How we built this guide: of the 290 agencies in our directory, 125 publish some kind of starting price or price range on their own website. Everything below comes from those pages as they stood when we checked them (11, 13 or 17 October 2026). We have not negotiated these prices or confirmed what is included, so treat them as starting points, not quotes.

Published one-off starting prices across our directory; examples in the tables below. Figures are as published by each agency on the date checked.
Audits and discovery: starting prices from £49 to £4,999

Many agencies start with a fixed-price review of your processes. This is usually the cheapest way to get a realistic plan. In our directory, 51 agencies publish an audit, assessment or discovery price, with a median starting price of £650. Examples:

 | Agency | What they publish
 | The AI Operator | Workflow review £49
 | Manchester AI Automation Agency | Workflow audit £350 to £750
 | HeyBRB | AI assessment £499
 | Helmstone AI | Workflow audit from £750
 | Augustova | AI Quick Audit £495
 | Magora | Discovery sprint from £3,000
 | Quantum Craft | Audit £3,500, fixed; readiness assessment from £4,950

Single automations and small builds: starting prices from £99 to £5,000 (upper limits of published ranges reach £25,000)

For one or a handful of workflows (for example, moving web enquiries into a CRM and sending a follow-up), 24 agencies in our directory publish a workflow automation price, with a median starting price of £1,497. Published entry prices look like this:

 | Agency | What they publish
 | BayAI | From £99
 | Antek Automation | Automation from £250
 | flowio | From £750 per workflow
 | Westcountry AI | From £750
 | AImpress | From £1,500
 | Neura North | Done-for-you setups from £995 plus £395 a month
 | Solve Studio | Automation projects from £3,950 + VAT
 | Oxon AI | From £5,000
 | SIMARA AI | Indicative bands: workflow prototype £3,000 to £8,000; production automation £8,000 to £25,000

AI agents and larger builds: starting prices from £449 (upper limits of published ranges reach £50,000+)

17 agencies in our directory publish a price for an AI agent, chatbot or custom software build, with a median starting price of £1,800. Examples:

 | Agency | What they publish
 | NovaTech Systems Group | AI automation and agents from £999
 | Augustova | AI agent builds from £4,000
 | Canarlo | MVP build, from £18,000

One agency publishes a single wide range covering everything from small automations to large builds: AgentCraft-AI quotes £800 to £25,000 depending on scope.

Monthly and managed plans: from £5 to £10,000 a month

Some providers sell automation as a subscription, which often bundles hosting, monitoring and small changes. In our directory, 76 agencies publish a monthly plan, retainer or support fee, with a median starting price of £150 a month. Examples:

 | Agency | What they publish
 | Octopus Business AI | Plans from £29/month, plus setup from £149
 | ReitTech | Maintenance from £50/month
 | Antek Automation | Voice agents from £97/month
 | NotLuck | Plans from £97/month + VAT
 | Swift Solution | Plans from £297/month
 | NeuroNet.dev | £500 to £2K a month
 | SpotDev | From £10,000 a month

Illustrative exampleA two-person estate agency in Cardiff wants web enquiries pushed into its CRM with an automatic follow-up email. That is a single small build, which in the published prices above starts from £99 to £5,000, plus a monthly platform fee. Ask each agency what the running costs would be at your real enquiry volume.

For email sequences, lead nurturing and CRM campaign work, see the published prices on our marketing automation agencies page.

The running costs people forget

The build fee is rarely the whole story. Ask every agency to estimate these separately:

Automation platform. Zapier has a free plan (100 tasks a month), with paid Professional plans starting at $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasks; it can bill in GBP. Make bills in credits and has a free plan with 1,000 credits a month. n8n Cloud starts at €20 a month (Starter) billed annually and charges per workflow execution, and its Community Edition can be self-hosted. Prices change, so check the providers’ pricing pages.

AI model usage. If your automation calls a language model (OpenAI, Anthropic and others), you pay per use. Ask for an estimate based on your real volumes.

Telephony. Voice agents usually carry per-minute call costs on top of any platform fee.

Maintenance. APIs change and workflows break. Agree who monitors failures and what fixes cost.

How to compare quotes fairly

Ask for the same scope in writing from each agency: which systems, which steps, what happens on errors.

Check who owns the accounts (Zapier, Make, n8n, OpenAI) when the project ends. Ideally, they should be in your company’s name.

Separate one-off build from monthly running costs.

Ask whether an audit fee is credited against the build.

Next step: browse UK agencies that publish prices, or get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: published prices on agencies’ own websites, checked 11, 13 or 17 October 2026: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/
- Zapier pricing: https://zapier.com/pricing
- Make pricing: https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- n8n pricing: https://n8n.io/pricing/

### n8n vs Make vs Zapier UK: which to choose in 2026
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/n8n-vs-make-vs-zapier/
Updated: 2026-10-17

n8n, Make and Zapier all promise the same thing: connect your apps and move data between them without hand-written code. Underneath, they differ in three ways that matter to a UK business: how they charge, where your data goes and how much control you get. This guide compares them using only what each provider publishes. We have not run the platforms side by side ourselves.

Quick answer

Choose Zapier if you want the easiest start and your workflows are short.

Choose Make if you want a visual builder for multi-step processes with branches, and EU hosting is enough.

Choose n8n if your workflows are long or busy, you want AI agent steps, or you need to decide where data is hosted, including in the UK.

At a glance

 |  | Zapier | Make | n8n
Billing unitTasks (each successful action step)Credits (most module actions use 1)Executions (a whole run counts once)
Free optionFree plan, 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps onlyFree plan, 1,000 credits a monthSelf-hosted Community edition
Entry paid planProfessional, $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasksCore, $12 a month billed annually for 10,000 credits ($16 billed monthly)Starter, €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executions
Pricing currencyUSD, can be billed in GBPUSDEUR
Where data is hostedUnited States (AWS)US or EU, chosen when you create the organisationCloud in Frankfurt, or wherever you self-host
Self-hostingNoNoYes
StyleSimplest to startVisual, strong for branchingMost flexible; suits technical teams

Prices checked on the providers’ own pricing pages on 14 October 2026 (Make on 17 October 2026). They change often, so check before you buy.

How each platform charges (and why it matters)

Zapier: tasks

Zapier counts a task each time a step in a Zap completes successfully. Triggers do not count, and nor do Zapier’s built-in tools such as Filter, Formatter, Paths and Delay. Failed steps are not charged. Some steps use more than one task, for example AI steps, and Zapier lists these on its rates page.

Plans pair a feature level (Free, Professional, Team) with a monthly task allowance, which resets every month even on annual billing. If you go over, you can either let Zaps pause or pay per extra task at a higher rate. Annual billing is 33% cheaper than paying monthly.

Make: credits

Make switched its billing unit from operations to credits on 27 August. Each module action in a scenario uses credits: reading a record, writing a row, searching, and transforming data with built-in tools all count. Most actions use 1 credit; some AI features use more. Routers and error handlers use none. When credits run out, scenarios stop until you add more or upgrade, and unused credits expire at the end of the term.

n8n: executions

n8n Cloud charges per execution, meaning one full run of a workflow, however many steps it has. Starter is €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executions, and Pro starts at €50 a month for 10,000. The self-hosted Community edition is free and has no execution limit, but you pay for and look after the server yourself.

Worked example: a 10-step workflow run 1,000 times a month

Take a workflow with one trigger and nine actions, run 1,000 times a month. This counts units only, using each provider’s published rules, and assumes every step is a normal action:

Zapier: 9 tasks a run (the trigger is free), so about 9,000 tasks. The nearest Professional allowance is 10,000 tasks, listed at $129 a month billed annually or $193.50 billed monthly.

Make: about 10 credits a run (the trigger module reads data, so it counts), so about 10,000 credits a month. That is ten times the Free plan. On 17 October 2026, Make’s pricing page listed Core at 10,000 credits a month for $12 a month billed annually, or $16 billed monthly.

n8n Cloud: 1,000 executions, which fits inside Starter’s 2,500 at €20 a month billed annually.

How each platform counts the same 10-step run. Estimates from published billing rules.
Real workflows vary. Filters and formatting steps are free on Zapier but use credits on Make, and loops can multiply credits or tasks quickly. Ask your agency to estimate usage on each platform for your workflows before you commit.

Illustrative exampleAn accountancy practice in Glasgow sends every new client a welcome pack using a 10-step workflow that runs about 20 times a month. That is up to about 180 Zapier tasks, about 200 Make credits or 20 n8n executions. All three fit a free or entry plan at that volume (Zapier's Free plan only allows two-step Zaps, so it would need Professional), so ease of use should decide.

UK GDPR and data residency

Where each platform stores data

Zapier says it hosts data, including personal data, on AWS servers in the United States, and that it does not offer EU-only storage. It is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its UK Extension, and offers a Data Processing Addendum.

Make lets you pick a US or EU data centre when you create an organisation. You cannot change it later. Make also says that choosing an EU zone does not keep every AI request in the EU: a few AI features and models always route to the US, and some to the UK.

n8n Cloud stores data in the EU, on servers in Frankfurt. With self-hosted n8n, data stays wherever you run it, which can be a UK data centre.

None of the three offers UK-only hosting as a cloud service. If you need data to stay in the UK, self-hosted n8n is the option among these three.

Decision table

 | Your requirement | Zapier | Make | n8n
No residency clause, standard UK GDPR careYes, with DPA and transfer recordedYesYes
Data must stay in the EUNoYes, with an EU organisationYes, Cloud or self-hosted
Data must stay in the UKNoNoSelf-hosted on UK infrastructure only

What to ask for

A signed Data Processing Agreement with the platform.

The transfer mechanism for any data leaving the UK, such as the UK Extension to the Data Privacy Framework or the UK Addendum. The ICO explains the rules in its international transfers guidance.

A data flow map from your agency showing which apps each workflow touches and where they are hosted, since connected apps matter as much as the platform.

Our UK GDPR checklist for AI and automation covers the rest.

Which should you choose?

Choose Zapier if…

Your team will build and maintain simple workflows themselves, you value the easiest learning curve, and US hosting under a DPA is acceptable. Watch task use if workflows get long or busy.

Choose Make if…

You have multi-step processes with branches, filters and loops, you like a visual map of each scenario, and EU hosting meets your needs. See our Make review and the worked example in automate Xero invoices with Make.

Choose n8n if…

Workflows are long or high volume, you want AI agent steps, or you need control over hosting. Self-hosting needs someone technical to look after it. See our n8n review and the Make vs n8n worked example.

What about Microsoft Power Automate?

If your business runs on Microsoft 365, Power Automate is worth comparing, as it sits close to Outlook, Teams and SharePoint. We have not covered its pricing here, but our guide to Zapier alternatives for UK small businesses does, alongside Make, n8n and Activepieces. Our directory lists 20 Power Platform specialists.

Total cost: licence plus build plus maintenance

The subscription is usually only part of the cost. Budget for three things:

Licence: the plan, sized to your expected tasks, credits or executions, plus room to grow.

Build: designing, building and testing workflows. See how much AI automation costs in the UK for prices agencies publish.

Maintenance: fixing workflows when a connected app changes, plus monitoring for failures.

Self-hosted n8n swaps a licence fee for other costs: a server, updates, backups, security patches and monitoring. Ask who will do each of these, and what happens if they leave.

Switching between platforms

Workflows don’t copy from one platform to another. Each one has to be rebuilt, reconnected to your apps and tested again. What does not carry over:

The workflows themselves, including filters, branches and error handling.

App connections and stored credentials.

Run history and logs.

Platform-specific features, such as Zapier Tables or Make data stores.

Moving is easier if you keep a short written description of every workflow, and if the accounts and API keys are in your business’s name, not your agency’s.

UK agencies by platform

In our directory of 290 UK agencies, these are the numbers whose own websites or profiles mention each platform. Our detection is conservative, so some agencies use platforms they don’t mention:

n8n agencies in the UK: 60

Zapier agencies in the UK: 54

Make agencies in the UK: 33

Power Platform specialists: 20

Some agencies mention all three, such as The Automation Agency and AA Tech Lab in Manchester. Others focus on one, such as Make Automations. Browse all workflow automation agencies, and read how to choose an automation agency before you get in touch.

Not sure which platform fits? Tell us what you want to automate and we will suggest agencies with the right experience.

Sources:
- Zapier pricing (checked 14 October 2026): https://zapier.com/pricing
- Zapier data privacy overview (checked 14 October 2026): https://zapier.com/legal/data-privacy
- Make pricing and credits FAQ (prices checked 17 October 2026): https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- Make Help Centre: Organizations, data centre location (checked 14 October 2026): https://help.make.com/organizations
- Make Help Centre: AI providers and data zones in Make (checked 14 October 2026): https://help.make.com/ai-providers-and-data-zones-in-make
- n8n pricing (checked 14 October 2026): https://n8n.io/pricing/
- n8n docs: choose how to use n8n (checked 14 October 2026): https://docs.n8n.io/choose-how-to-use-n8n/
- n8n docs: Community license FAQ (checked 14 October 2026): https://docs.n8n.io/n8n-community-license/community-license/license-faq/
- ICO: international transfers guidance: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/international-transfers/
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: tools mentioned on agencies’ websites: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/

### How to choose an AI automation agency in the UK: a checklist
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/how-to-choose-an-ai-automation-agency/
Updated: 2026-10-11

Hiring an AI automation agency is less about finding the most impressive demo and more about finding a team that will build something reliable, maintainable and lawful. Use this checklist when you speak to agencies, including the ones in our directory. If you are still deciding where to look, see UK AI agency directories compared. For a ready-made shortlist grouped by the job you need done, see the best AI automation agencies in the UK.

The checklist at a glance.
1. Start with the problem, not the technology

Before any calls, write down:

the process you want to improve (for example, “turning web enquiries into booked calls”),

roughly how often it happens and how long it takes now,

the systems involved (inbox, CRM, accounting software, spreadsheets).

A good agency will ask about these before recommending tools. Be cautious if the first conversation is about a specific AI product rather than your process.

Not sure which process to start with? Our guide to how AI can help a small business goes through the usual candidates, task by task.

2. Check the company is real

For a limited company, search Companies House to confirm it is registered and active, and that the name matches your contract. Sole traders and freelancers are not listed there, so confirm their trading name, contact details, references and contract terms instead.

Look for case studies with detail you can check: named clients, described processes, before-and-after workflows.

Ask for one or two references you can actually speak to.

3. Ask these questions

Which platform would you use, and why? (See our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide.)

Who owns the accounts, workflows and code at the end of the project?

What happens when something fails? How are errors detected, retried and reported?

Where is our data processed and stored? Which sub-processors (AI model providers, hosting) are involved?

Where does a person stay in the loop? Especially for anything customer-facing or decision-making.

What are the monthly running costs, separate from the build fee? (See our cost guide.)

What documentation and handover will we get?

4. Data protection is your responsibility too

If the automation processes personal data, UK GDPR applies, and as the business you are usually the data controller. Ask the agency to:

sign a data processing agreement where they handle personal data,

list the AI and hosting providers data will pass through,

explain how people’s rights (access, correction, objection) will still be met.

If a system makes decisions about people that have legal or similarly significant effects (for example, automatically rejecting an application), the rules on automated decision-making apply. The ICO’s guidance is the authoritative starting point.

Illustrative exampleA florist in York gets two proposals for automating web orders. One opens with a slick demo of an AI agent; the other asks how many orders arrive a week, which systems they land in and who should get alerts when something breaks. The second agency is asking the right questions.

5. Red flags

Guaranteed results or “replace your team” promises with no discovery work.

Refusal to put accounts or code in your name.

No written scope, or scope that only lists tools rather than outcomes.

Pressure to sign a long retainer before a pilot.

Reviews or logos you cannot verify anywhere else.

6. Start small

A fixed-price audit or one well-defined workflow is the safest first step. If it goes well, expand.

Want a shortlist? Get matched with suitable UK agencies, free and with no obligation, or browse the directory.

Sources:
- Companies House: search the register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- ICO: Rights related to automated decision-making including profiling: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/rights-related-to-automated-decision-making-including-profiling/
- ICO: How do we ensure individual rights in our AI systems?: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/how-do-we-ensure-individual-rights-in-our-ai-systems/

### What is an AI agent? A plain guide for UK businesses
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/what-is-an-ai-agent/
Updated: 2026-10-11

“AI agent” is one of the most used, and least defined, terms in business technology. Here is what it actually means, with an everyday example.

The short answer

An AI agent is software that uses an AI language model to work towards a goal by deciding its own next steps: which information to look up, which tool to use, and when it is finished.

That is different from an automated workflow, where a person designs the steps in advance (“when a form is submitted, add the contact to the CRM, then send this email”).

Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, draws the same line in its widely cited guide Building effective agents: workflows orchestrate models and tools through predefined code paths, while agents dynamically direct their own processes and tool usage.

A simple example

Workflow: a customer emails an invoice. The system extracts the amount and supplier, adds them to your accounting software, and notifies finance. Every step is fixed.

Agent: a customer emails asking why their order is late. The agent looks up the order, checks the courier’s tracking, sees a delay, drafts an apology with a new delivery date, and asks a person to approve a goodwill discount. The steps depend on what it finds.

A workflow follows fixed steps; an agent chooses its next step.
When are agents worth it?

Anthropic’s advice is to find the simplest solution possible and only add complexity when needed. Agents trade higher cost and slower responses for flexibility, and their errors can compound over several steps. In practice:

Use a workflow when the steps are known and repeatable: data entry, notifications, syncing systems, routine reports.

Consider an agent when the task is open-ended: triaging varied customer requests, researching, or handling multi-step support cases.

Keep a person in the loop for anything that affects customers, money or decisions about people.

How many UK businesses use AI?

The Office for National Statistics asks UK businesses about AI in its Business Insights and Conditions Survey. In late March 2026:

26% of businesses reported using at least one type of AI technology, up 8 percentage points from late March 2025;

45% of businesses with 250 or more employees did so;

18% said they planned to adopt at least one type of AI technology in the next three months, the highest since the question was introduced in late September 2023.

The ONS describes these as official statistics in development, so treat them with appropriate caution.

Questions to ask an agency about an AI agent

What can the agent do on its own, and what needs approval?

How is it tested, and how do you measure accuracy?

What happens when it is unsure?

What does it cost to run each month, including model usage?

Where is our data sent?

Not sure yet where AI fits in your business? See how AI can help a small business, task by task.

Looking for help? Browse UK agencies that build AI agents, read how to choose an agency, or get matched for free.

Sources:
- Anthropic: Building effective agents (19 December 2024): https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents
- ONS: Business insights and impact on the UK economy, 2 April 2026: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/2april2026

### AI chatbots for business: what they do and how to get one
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-chatbots-small-business-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

An AI chatbot is often the first AI project a business takes on. It sits on your website, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, answers questions from your own content, captures enquiries and, once connected to your systems, books appointments. This guide covers what a chatbot for business does well and how different sectors use one, then helps you decide whether to build, buy or hire.

What a modern AI chatbot can do

Older chatbots followed rigid decision trees (“press 1 for opening hours”). Today’s AI chatbots use a large language model plus your own content, so they can answer questions phrased in any way. Typical small-business uses:

Answering repeat questions about prices, opening hours, delivery, returns or services, from your own website and FAQs.

Capturing and qualifying leads out of hours: asking a few questions and passing the details to your inbox or CRM.

Booking appointments or call-backs by connecting to a calendar or booking system.

Handing over to a person when the question is sensitive, complex or the customer asks for a human.

What a typical small business chatbot does.
Illustrative exampleA café in Brighton gets the same questions every day: opening hours, vegan options, whether dogs are welcome, parking and table bookings. A chatbot trained on its menu and FAQ page could answer those around the clock and pass larger group bookings to the owner.

What they don’t do well: anything where a wrong answer is costly (legal, medical or financial advice), or where your own information is patchy. A chatbot is only as good as the content it is given.

How businesses use chatbots

Among the 106 UK chatbot agencies we list, these are the sectors they mention most on their own websites. Each link shows agencies and examples for that sector.

Trades and home services (31 agencies): quote requests out of hours, call-back bookings, answering whether you cover their area.

Healthcare and clinics (27): opening hours, prices, booking and rebooking, with medical questions passed to staff.

E-commerce and retail (24): order tracking, returns, sizing and product questions.

Hospitality (23): table and room enquiries, menus, dietary questions, group bookings handed to staff.

Professional services (20): first questions from new clients and booking a first call, with no advice given by the bot.

Chatbot for business: build, buy or hire

Choose by what the chatbot has to do, not by price alone: answering FAQs is a self-serve job, while booking, CRM updates or payments usually need an agency.

1. A self-serve platform

Customer-service platforms now bundle an AI agent you can train on your help content. You pay a subscription and usually a usage charge. This route suits businesses happy to set things up themselves.

2. A managed plan from a UK agency

Several UK agencies offer a chatbot (often alongside a voice agent) as a monthly service: they set it up, connect it to your tools and keep it running.

3. A custom build

If the chatbot needs to work inside your own systems (a booking platform, a stock database, a client portal), agencies quote per project.

UK chatbot agencies that publish a monthly price have a median starting price of £149/month. For setup fees, platform plans and what drives the price, read how much a website chatbot costs in the UK.

Questions to ask before you buy

Where does it get its answers? Ask how the knowledge base is built and how you update it.

What happens when it doesn’t know? You want a clear handover to a person, not a confident wrong answer.

Where is conversation data stored, and for how long? If customers share personal data, you need to cover this in your privacy notice. The ICO’s right to be informed guidance explains what to tell people.

What does it cost at your volume? Per-conversation pricing is cheap at low volume and can grow quickly. Ask for an estimate based on your real enquiry numbers.

Who owns the setup if you leave? Check whether the prompts, knowledge base and integrations can be exported.

Find chatbot agencies

There are currently 290 agencies in our UK directory. Ready to compare firms? See 106 agencies in the UK that build AI chatbots, with what they build and what they charge. See AI voice agents if phone calls are your bigger problem. Not sure where to start? Get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- Zendesk: Pricing (UK, checked 13 October 2026): https://www.zendesk.co.uk/pricing/
- ICO: Guidance on AI and data protection: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/
- ICO: The right to be informed: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/

### How to automate invoices and bookkeeping with AI (UK)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/automate-invoices-bookkeeping-ai-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-11

Bookkeeping is one of the best places for a small business to start with automation: the work is repetitive, rule-based and high volume. AI adds the ability to read messy documents (a crumpled receipt, a PDF invoice in an unusual layout) that older automation couldn’t. Here is what to automate, the UK rules that shape the choice, and when to bring in help.

What you can automate

 | Task | What automation does | Where AI helps
 | Capturing supplier invoices and receipts | Collects them from an inbox, upload folder or phone photo | Reads supplier, date, amounts and VAT from any layout
 | Coding and categorising | Applies rules (“anything from this supplier goes to software costs”) | Suggests categories for new or unusual items
 | Bank reconciliation | Matches bank feed lines to invoices and bills | Proposes matches where references don’t line up exactly
 | Sales invoicing | Creates invoices from orders, timesheets or job sheets | Drafts descriptions; flags anything unusual before sending
 | Credit control | Sends polite reminders on a schedule | Personalises the tone and summarises who owes what
 | Reporting | Pulls figures into a weekly cash or debtor summary | Writes a short commentary on the numbers

Much of this is built into mainstream cloud accounting software already, so start there. Automation agencies earn their fee when you need to join several systems together: for example, taking job sheets from a field-service app, creating invoices in Xero, and posting a summary to your team chat. If you want to build that yourself, our step-by-step guide shows how to set up Xero invoices in Make with the right UK VAT rate, with invoices created as drafts so a person checks them before they are sent.

A sensible flow for supplier bills.
Illustrative exampleA landscaping company in Exeter gets around 60 supplier bills a month by email. Forwarding them to one address, letting AI pull out the supplier, amount and VAT, and approving anything over £500 by hand turns an evening of typing into a quick weekly review.

The UK rules that shape your setup

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

HMRC says sole traders and landlords registered for Self Assessment need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax when their qualifying income passes a threshold. If qualifying income was over:

£50,000 in 2024 to 2025, you should have started from 6 April 2026

£30,000 in 2025 to 2026, you need to start from 6 April 2027

£20,000 in 2026 to 2027, you need to start from 6 April 2028

(HMRC guidance, last updated 26 March 2026.) In practice this means keeping digital records in compatible software, so any automation you build should feed that software rather than live in a separate spreadsheet.

E-invoicing from 2029

The government has said that, as announced at Budget 2025, the UK will introduce mandatory e-invoicing for all VAT invoices from 2029, with a roadmap to be published at Budget 2026 (consultation response). Details and standards are still to come, so be wary of anyone claiming to sell a “2029-compliant” system today. It is sensible, though, to choose tools that already support structured e-invoices.

Record keeping

Automation doesn’t change your record-keeping duties. GOV.UK says limited companies must normally keep records for 6 years from the end of the last financial year they relate to, and longer in some cases (source). Make sure your setup keeps the original invoice or receipt, not just the extracted figures.

A sensible order to do it in

Tidy the basics: one bank feed per account, a clear chart of accounts, and a single inbox address for supplier bills.

Turn on what you already pay for: document capture, bank rules and invoice reminders in your accounting software.

Automate the hand-offs: connect your sales or job system to your accounting software so invoices aren’t retyped.

Add AI where documents are messy: extraction for non-standard invoices, with a person approving anything over a set amount.

Review monthly with your accountant: automation errors repeat, so catch them early.

Getting help

Look for agencies that mention document processing and the accounting tool you use. 27 agencies in our directory mention Xero on their websites; see the Xero automation page. Examples that list document processing include The Automation Agency in Chesterfield (from £300 per job, published), OxTech Automation in Oxfordshire (single workflow builds from £1,500, published) and Technicreate in Wolverhampton. Always check that your accountant is comfortable with any changes to how records are created.

This guide is general information, not tax advice. For your own position, use HMRC’s tools or speak to an accountant.

Sources:
- GOV.UK (HMRC): Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- GOV.UK: Promoting electronic invoicing across UK businesses and the public sector, consultation response: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/promoting-electronic-invoicing-across-uk-businesses-and-the-public-sector/outcome/promoting-electronic-invoicing-across-uk-businesses-and-the-public-sector-consultation-response
- GOV.UK: Running a limited company, company and accounting records: https://www.gov.uk/running-a-limited-company/company-and-accounting-records

### AI receptionists and voice agents in the UK: costs and how they work
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-voice-agents-receptionists-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-17

Missed calls are lost work for trades, clinics, salons, estate agents and solicitors. An AI voice agent (often sold as an “AI receptionist”) answers the phone, talks naturally, and books, qualifies or routes the caller. Here is how they work, what they cost, and the UK rules you need to know.

Illustrative exampleA heating engineer in Derby is under a boiler most of the day and misses calls. An AI receptionist could answer, take the address and the fault, book a slot into the calendar and text the customer a confirmation, then pass anything urgent straight to the engineer's mobile.

How an AI receptionist works

Behind the friendly voice there are usually four parts:

Telephony: a phone number (or a diversion from your existing number) that sends the call to the AI.

Speech-to-text: turns what the caller says into text in real time.

A language model: decides what to say and do, following your instructions and knowledge base (services, prices, opening hours, areas covered).

Text-to-speech: speaks the reply in a natural-sounding voice.

The useful part is what happens next: the agent can book into your calendar, create a lead in your CRM, send a text confirmation, or transfer the call to a person. Agencies typically build these on platforms such as Retell AI or Vapi, or on all-in-one CRMs like GoHighLevel. Retell sells US and Canadian numbers only, so a UK business needs its own telephony provider: our guide to using Retell AI with a UK phone number explains how to connect one and the UK GDPR points to settle.

How a typical AI receptionist handles a call.
What it costs

Managed plans from UK providers

Most small businesses buy a managed service: the provider builds the agent, connects your calendar and CRM, and maintains it. Published prices in our directory include:

 | Provider | What they publish | Location
 | Octopus Business AI | Plans from £29/month plus setup from £149 | London
 | Zatio | From £69/month + VAT | UK-wide
 | scotsphere AI | Plans from £820/month | Edinburgh
 | Antek Automation | Voice agents from £97/month | Andover
 | Debut Web Consultants | AI receptionist £199/month + £1,500 setup | Manchester
 | Digital Eight | AI voice receptionist quoted based on your call volumes | UK-wide
 | Swift Solution | Plans from £297/month | UK-wide
 | WebFlux AI | AI receptionist from £359/month (founding-client price, normally £499/month) | Northampton
 | Softomate Solutions | GoHighLevel receptionist setup from £2,000 | London
 | Tecton AI | Setup £2,500 + VAT; £6,500/year subscription | UK-wide

Prices are as published on each provider’s website on 31 October 2026. Inclusions differ a great deal (minutes, numbers, integrations, support), so ask each provider what is and isn’t included.

The underlying per-minute cost

Managed plans sit on top of usage-based platforms. As a published example, Retell AI lists pay-as-you-go pricing of $0.07 to $0.31 per minute, depending on the voice, language model and telephony used, plus $2 a month per Retell phone number (pricing page, checked 11 October 2026, US dollars). This is why heavy call volumes can push monthly costs up: always ask how a plan handles minutes beyond its allowance.

The UK rules to know

Inbound calls and personal data. If the agent records calls or takes callers’ details, you must tell people how their data is used. The ICO’s right to be informed guidance covers what to include. A short message at the start of the call plus your privacy notice is the usual approach.

Outbound marketing calls. The ICO says automated marketing calls (made by an automated dialling system that plays a recorded message) need the person’s specific consent to that type of call, and live marketing calls must not go to numbers on the TPS or CTPS unless the person has specifically consented (ICO guidance). The ICO notes this guidance is under review following the Data (Use and Access) Act, so take advice before using AI for outbound calling.

AI voices making outbound marketing calls. An AI agent that places marketing calls and speaks without a live person on the line may well be treated as an automated calling system under PECR (regulation 19), in which case you would need each person’s specific prior consent to that type of call, not just general marketing consent. Until the ICO’s updated guidance is published, assume consent is needed and get legal advice before running any outbound AI calling campaign.

Questions to ask a provider

Can I hear a live demo on a real UK number, including a transfer to a person?

What happens when the caller has a strong accent, background noise or goes off-script?

How many minutes are included, and what does each extra minute cost?

Where are recordings and transcripts stored, and for how long?

Can I change the script, prices and opening hours myself?

What is the notice period, and do I keep my phone number if I leave?

Find voice AI agencies

Browse every agency in our directory that mentions AI voice agents, or see AI chatbots for small businesses if you also want web or WhatsApp chat. You can also get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- Retell AI: Pricing (checked 11 October 2026): https://www.retellai.com/pricing
- ICO: Telephone marketing (guide to PECR): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/telephone-marketing/
- ICO: The right to be informed: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/

### Is AI safe with customer data? A UK GDPR checklist for SMEs
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-customer-data-uk-gdpr-checklist/
Updated: 2026-10-11

Most useful AI projects touch customer data sooner or later. A chatbot reads enquiries, an AI agent drafts replies from your CRM, an automation pulls names and addresses off invoices. None of that is banned. UK GDPR applies to AI in the same way as it applies to any other use of personal data, and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publishes detailed guidance on AI and data protection.

This guide turns the relevant ICO guidance into a checklist a small business owner can work through before switching an AI tool on, or before signing off a project with an agency. It is general information, not legal advice. If your project involves health data, children, credit decisions or anything you are unsure about, take advice from a data protection specialist.

The short answer

Using AI with customer data is usually lawful if you can answer “yes” to these questions:

Do we know exactly what personal data goes into the tool, and is it only what the task needs?

Do we have a lawful basis for using it this way, and does our privacy notice say so?

Have we assessed the risk (and done a DPIA if one is required)?

Is there a written contract with every supplier that handles the data on our behalf?

Do we know where the data is stored and processed, and are any international transfers covered?

If the AI makes decisions about people, is there meaningful human involvement or the required safeguards?

Can we spot, log and report a breach within 72 hours?

Is the data kept secure (access controls, retention limits), and can we still meet people’s rights to access, correct or delete it?

The rest of this guide explains each point.

The eight checks at a glance.
1. Map the data, then cut it down

Start by writing down, in everyday language, what the AI does and what it sees. For example: “The website chatbot receives visitors’ names, email addresses and free-text questions. It answers from our public FAQs and sends qualified leads to our CRM.”

Then ask what the tool really needs. A chatbot answering opening-hours questions does not need access to your whole customer database. An invoice automation needs supplier names and amounts, not your staff’s home addresses. Sharing less reduces the risk and makes every later step easier. When you brief an agency, make data minimisation part of the specification.

Watch out for special category data such as health information, and for children’s data. Both need extra care, and a clinic or care provider using AI should expect to need specialist advice.

2. Choose a lawful basis and tell people

UK GDPR requires a lawful basis for every use of personal data. The ICO’s guide to lawful basis explains the options. For typical SME uses, the most relevant are usually contract (for example, using a customer’s details to handle their booking) and legitimate interests (for example, using AI to sort and prioritise incoming enquiries), which requires you to balance your interests against the person’s.

Whatever basis you choose, people must be told. The ICO’s guidance on the right to be informed sets out what a privacy notice needs to contain. If you add a chatbot or AI phone agent, update your privacy notice to cover it, and consider a short line at the start of the conversation saying that the customer is talking to an automated assistant.

3. Assess the risk: do you need a DPIA?

A data protection impact assessment (DPIA) is a structured way of identifying and reducing privacy risks. The ICO’s page When do we need to do a DPIA? quotes Article 35(1): you must do a DPIA where processing is likely to result in a high risk to individuals.

On AI specifically, the ICO lists “innovative technology”, defined as processing involving innovative technologies or the novel application of existing ones (including AI), among the processing types that require a DPIA when combined with any of the criteria from the European guidelines it refers to.

In practice, a small business adding an FAQ chatbot to its website may not strictly need a DPIA. One using AI to screen job applicants, assess customers’ eligibility or process health information very probably does. Either way, writing a one- or two-page assessment is cheap insurance: it records what you thought about, and it is the first document a regulator or a cautious customer will ask for.

4. Get the supplier contracts right

When an AI vendor or automation platform processes personal data on your behalf, it is usually your processor and you are the controller. UK GDPR requires a written contract between you. The ICO’s page on what needs to be included in the contract explains that, under Article 28(3), the contract must set out the subject matter and duration of the processing, its nature and purpose, the types of personal data and categories of people, and your obligations and rights as controller.

For most SaaS AI tools this contract is a data processing agreement (DPA) that you accept alongside the terms. Before you sign up, check:

that a DPA exists and covers the service you are using;

whether your inputs are used to train or improve the supplier’s models, and whether you can switch that off;

how long prompts, transcripts and files are retained, and whether you can delete them;

which sub-processors (for example, the underlying model provider) receive the data.

If an agency builds the system, ask for a list of every service in the chain. An n8n or Make workflow that calls a language model, a transcription service and a CRM involves several processors, and each one needs to be covered.

5. Know where the data goes

Many AI services process data outside the UK, often in the USA. Sending personal data abroad is a restricted transfer under UK GDPR and needs a legal route. The ICO’s international transfers guidance covers the options: UK adequacy regulations (including the UK’s adequacy regulations for the US, known as the UK Extension, which cover only US organisations certified under that scheme), or appropriate safeguards such as the ICO’s international data transfer agreement or addendum.

For an SME, the practical step is to check your supplier’s data processing terms for the transfer mechanism they rely on, and to choose UK or EU data hosting where it is offered and it matters to your customers.

6. Keep people in the loop on decisions

Using AI to draft an email is very different from using AI to decide whether someone gets a quote, a job interview or credit. UK GDPR has specific rules for significant decisions made solely by automated means.

These rules have changed. The ICO’s page on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (updated 19 June 2026) says that all of the Act’s data protection provisions are now in force. On automated decision-making, it says the Act opens up the full range of lawful bases, potentially including legitimate interests, for significant automated decisions, as long as appropriate safeguards are applied (telling people about the decision, letting them make representations, contest it and ask for a human to review it). This does not apply to special category data, which remains more protected. The ICO has consulted on updated guidance about automated decision-making.

The simplest way to stay safe is good design: let the AI sort, summarise and suggest, and have a person make or genuinely review any decision that significantly affects someone. Some agencies build this in from the start: OxTech Automation in Oxfordshire, for example, says on its website that important decisions, sensitive communications and uncertain cases should stay with a person.

The same ICO page notes another change that affects every business: you must take steps to help people make data protection complaints (such as an electronic complaints form), and acknowledge complaints within 30 days.

7. Be ready for a breach

AI tools add new places where data can leak: a shared chatbot transcript, a misconfigured automation that emails the wrong customer, an API key posted in the wrong place. The ICO’s guide to personal data breaches says you must report a notifiable breach to the ICO without undue delay and not later than 72 hours after becoming aware of it. You can provide information in phases if you do not have all the details yet. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to people, you must also tell them.

The ICO has a short, practical guide for small organisations: 72 hours: how to respond to a personal data breach. Make sure your supplier contracts require prompt notification to you, because the clock starts when you become aware.

8. Keep it secure and respect people’s rights

UK GDPR requires appropriate security for personal data. In practice that means limiting who can access the tool, using strong logins, and deleting data you no longer need. People also keep their rights when AI is involved: you must be able to find, correct or delete someone’s data on request, usually within one month. Check that your supplier lets you do this.

Questions to ask an AI agency before you sign

Whoever builds your system, these questions quickly show whether they have thought about data protection:

Which services will process our customers’ data, and where are they hosted?

Is there a data processing agreement with each one, and are our inputs used for model training?

What personal data does the system actually need, and what have you left out?

Where does a person review or approve the AI’s output?

How are logs and transcripts stored, for how long, and who can see them?

Will you help us update our privacy notice and, if needed, our DPIA?

What happens to our data and workflows if we stop working with you?

A good agency will welcome these questions. If the answers are vague, keep looking.

Find help

If you want an outside view before you start, look at agencies that offer AI strategy and audits. Some publish fixed prices, such as Caledapt in Perth (operational automation assessment, £695, published) and Skirr AI in Edinburgh (Quick-Win Review, £247, published). Check with any agency whether data protection is covered in their scope. For specific projects, see our pages on AI chatbots, CRM and lead automation and document processing, or browse agencies in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.

There are 290 agencies in our UK directory, each listed with its sources and the date we checked it. Read how we list agencies, or get matched with suitable agencies for free.

This checklist is general information, not legal advice; it reflects ICO guidance as at October 2026.

Sources:
- ICO: Guidance on AI and data protection: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/
- ICO: When do we need to do a DPIA?: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/accountability-and-governance/data-protection-impact-assessments-dpias/when-do-we-need-to-do-a-dpia/
- ICO: A guide to lawful basis: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/a-guide-to-lawful-basis/
- ICO: What needs to be included in the contract? (controllers and processors): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/accountability-and-governance/contracts-and-liabilities-between-controllers-and-processors-multi/what-needs-to-be-included-in-the-contract/
- ICO: International transfers: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/international-transfers/
- ICO: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what does it mean for organisations? (updated 19 June 2026): https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/what-we-do/legislation-we-cover/data-use-and-access-act-2025/the-data-use-and-access-act-2025-what-does-it-mean-for-organisations/
- ICO: Personal data breaches, a guide: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/report-a-breach/personal-data-breach/personal-data-breaches-a-guide/
- ICO: 72 hours, how to respond to a personal data breach (small organisations): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/advice-for-small-organisations/personal-data-breaches/72-hours-how-to-respond-to-a-personal-data-breach/
- ICO: The right to be informed: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/

### n8n for small businesses: cloud costs, self-hosting and who should maintain it
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/n8n-review/
Updated: 2026-10-13

n8n is the automation platform developers tend to reach for first. It connects your apps, moves data between them and can drop AI steps in along the way. For a small business, two things make it stand out: you pay per whole workflow run rather than per step, and you can host it yourself if you want to. This review is based on n8n’s own documentation and pricing page. We have not run our own benchmarks.

Prices checked 13 October 2026 on n8n's pricing page. n8n quotes prices in euros.

The n8n workflow editor. Image: n8n, official product screenshot from the n8n GitHub repository (see also n8n press kit).
Who n8n suits

According to n8n, its self-hosted Business plan is aimed at “companies with < 100 employees” and its whole product is pitched at technical teams. In practice, n8n tends to suit:

businesses with someone technical in-house, or an agency on a support contract

workflows with many steps, where per-step pricing elsewhere would add up

businesses that want control over where data is processed

teams that want AI steps and agents inside their automations

It is a weaker fit if nobody in the business wants to own the workflows after they are built. That is a maintenance question, not a pricing one, and we cover it below.

What n8n Cloud costs

n8n’s pricing page lists these plans:

 | Plan | Price (billed annually) | Who n8n says it is for
 | Starter | €20/month | Building and running your first workflows and agents
 | Pro | €50/month | Solo builders and small teams running automations in production
 | Enterprise | Custom | Strict compliance and governance needs

The page offers a monthly billing toggle and says annual billing saves 17%. All plans include unlimited users, unlimited workflows and every integration, according to n8n.

Starter includes 5 concurrent executions and forum support. Pro adds more shared projects, up to 50 concurrent executions, admin roles and workflow history.

Business plan (self-hosted only). n8n lists a Business plan at €667/month (billed annually) for companies with under 100 employees needing collaboration and scale. According to n8n’s pricing page, it is currently only available for self-hosted n8n, not on n8n Cloud. It adds SSO, multiple environments, Git-based version control and queue mode.

The free trial, according to n8n, includes 1,000 executions, needs no credit card, and has a 180-second execution timeout.

How executions work

n8n says an execution is “a single run of your entire workflow”, regardless of the number of steps or the amount of data. A ten-step workflow that runs once is one execution.

How n8n counts usage: the whole run is one execution, however many steps it has.
To estimate your needs, n8n suggests:

Scheduled workflows: a daily schedule is about 30 executions a month. One that runs every 5 minutes is roughly 8,600 to 8,900.

Webhook workflows (for example a website form): one execution per form submission.

Chatbots: conversations per week multiplied by messages per conversation.

The schedule example matters. A workflow that checks something every five minutes can use far more executions than one that waits for events. Ask whoever builds your workflows to use triggers rather than frequent polling where possible.

Illustrative exampleA plumbing firm in Leeds gets about 150 website enquiries a month. A form-triggered workflow that logs each one in the CRM, alerts the on-call engineer and emails the customer uses about 150 executions a month, however many steps it has. Switch the trigger to a check every 5 minutes and the same job would use roughly 8,600 executions, most of them finding nothing new.

Self-hosting: free licence, not free to run

The Community Edition is a self-hosted version of n8n available on GitHub. The licence costs nothing, but you still need:

a server or cloud hosting account, paid monthly

someone to install updates and security patches

backups, monitoring and a plan for when the server goes down

a person who knows what to do when a workflow fails at 2am

n8n also notes that Business or Enterprise features on a self-hosted instance need a licence key that pings n8n’s licence server daily, and that telemetry is collected by default, though you can turn it off.

For most small businesses without in-house technical staff, n8n Cloud is the simpler starting point. Self-hosting makes sense when you have a specific data residency requirement or a technical partner who will genuinely own it.

Where your data lives

According to n8n, hosted plans store data in the EU, on servers in Frankfurt. If you self-host, data sits wherever you put it. Either way, you are still responsible under UK GDPR for knowing what personal data passes through your workflows. Our AI and customer data checklist covers the questions to ask.

Who should maintain it?

This is the question most buyers skip. Automations break when an app changes its API, a password expires or a form field is renamed. Before anything goes live, agree:

Who owns the account. The subscription and API keys should be in your business’s name.

Who gets the error alerts. A named person, not a shared inbox nobody reads.

What happens on failure. Retries, a fallback, or a manual process.

Documentation. A short description of each workflow, what it touches and why.

Support terms. If an agency built it, what does ongoing support cost and how fast do they respond?

How it compares

If you are also considering Make or Zapier, read n8n vs Make vs Zapier for UK small businesses, or our side-by-side on a single lead-handling workflow in Make vs n8n. You can find Make at make.com and Zapier at zapier.com.

Need help setting this up?

If you would rather have someone build and look after your n8n workflows, browse n8n agencies and experts in the UK. Ask each one who will own the account, how they handle errors and what ongoing support costs.

Sources:
- n8n pricing: https://n8n.io/pricing/
- n8n Community Edition on GitHub: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n

### Make for small businesses: understanding credits and building reliable workflows
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/make-review/
Updated: 2026-10-17

Make (formerly Integromat) is the automation tool you can actually see. You build “scenarios” by dragging modules onto a canvas and joining them up, so the whole journey of your data sits in front of you like a map. This review is based on Make’s own pricing page and help documentation. We have not run our own tests.

Prices checked 17 October 2026 on Make's pricing page. The page is interactive and prices change with the number of credits you choose, so confirm the current figure before you buy.

The Make scenario editor. Image: Make, official screenshot from the Make Help Center article Create your first scenario.
Who Make suits

Make tends to suit small businesses that:

want a visual builder they can follow without reading code

need branching logic, for example “if the enquiry is for a quote, do this; otherwise do that”

are comfortable estimating usage in credits

want a low-cost starting point

How credits work

Make says that since 27 August, credits are its billing unit. Every time a module performs an action, it uses credits. Make lists examples that each count: reading data from an app or webhook, searching, creating, updating or deleting a record, transforming data, and aggregating or iterating rows.

Most actions use 1 credit. Some AI features using Make’s AI provider use more. According to Make, Router modules and error handler modules (Rollback, Break, Resume, Commit, Ignore) do not use credits.

A worked example. A website enquiry scenario that receives the form (1), searches the CRM for the email address (1), creates or updates the contact (1) and sends a Slack alert (1) uses about 4 credits per enquiry. At 300 enquiries a month, that is around 1,200 credits, just above the Free plan allowance. This is an estimate from Make’s published rules, not a measured figure.

Where the credits go in a typical enquiry scenario. Estimate from Make's published rules.
Illustrative exampleA dog groomer in Bristol gets about 40 booking enquiries a week, roughly 170 a month. At about 4 credits each, that is around 700 credits a month, comfortably inside the Free plan's 1,000. Add an hourly check of a spreadsheet on top and those checks would use credits even on quiet days.

One thing to watch: a scenario that processes a list loops over each item, and each item can use credits. A scenario can use “anywhere from two credits to thousands of credits in a single run”, in Make’s words.

What Make costs

 | Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Credits
Free$0$01,000 a month
Core$12/month$16/month10,000 a month
Pro$21/month$28/month10,000 a month
Teams$38/month$51/month10,000 a month
EnterpriseCustomCustomCustom

Make prices in US dollars. The figures above are the prices Make’s own pricing page showed on 17 October 2026 for 10,000 credits a month, the setting the page opens on. The page shows annual billing as 25% cheaper than monthly, and you can choose larger credit tiers at higher prices. Check Make's pricing page for the current price before you buy. Make also runs a Startup Program for new customers with up to $5 million in funding. Its startup page, checked on 17 October 2026, offers free access to the Teams plan for up to six months, then 50% off any plan for the following three months. It is not open to businesses that provide automation as a service.

According to Make’s FAQ:

Extra credits can be bought in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000, or bought automatically before you run out (Core, Pro and Teams).

Credits expire at the end of the term. Extra credits expire after a month on monthly plans, or at the end of the year on annual Pro and Teams plans.

Each 10,000 credits come with a usage allowance, including 5 GB of data transfer and a webhook queue of 667 items (up to 10,000).

Building reliable Make scenarios

Cheap automation is only cheap if it keeps working. When you or your agency build in Make, check for:

Error handlers on important modules. Make’s error handlers do not use credits, so there is little reason to leave them out.

Search before create. Look up a contact before creating one, so you do not fill your CRM with duplicates. Our guide to automating website enquiries without duplicate contacts explains how.

Instant triggers where possible. Webhooks react to events. Polling on a short schedule uses credits even when nothing has changed.

Credit alerts. Make says it notifies you at 75% and 90% of purchased credits. Make sure those notifications reach someone who will act.

A named owner. The account should be in your business’s name, with a person responsible for errors.

For a worked example, our guide to creating Xero invoices from Make with the right UK VAT rate looks up VAT rates from your own Xero and creates drafts for a person to approve.

If credits run out, Make says scenarios stop, webhooks are queued up to your queue limit, and polling scenarios pick up from their last successful run. That softens the blow, but it is still worth avoiding.

How it compares

See Make vs n8n for a small business lead workflow, or n8n vs Make vs Zapier for UK small businesses for a broad comparison. Our n8n review covers n8n in more detail. n8n is at n8n.io and Zapier at zapier.com.

Need help setting this up?

Browse Make agencies and experts in the UK to find someone who can build and support your scenarios. Ask how they estimate credit usage and how they handle errors.

Sources:
- Make pricing: https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- Make Startup Program (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.make.com/en/startup-program

### Make vs n8n: the same lead-handling workflow, compared
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/make-vs-n8n/
Updated: 2026-10-17

Make and n8n can both catch a website lead and get it to the right person in seconds. Where they really differ is how they charge, and who they expect to look after the workflow. So instead of comparing feature lists, we take one everyday lead-handling workflow and work out what it would use on each platform, using only each provider’s published rules. These are paper calculations, not measured results.

Prices checked on Make's pricing page on 17 October 2026 and on n8n's pricing page on 13 October 2026.

The workflow

A small business receives enquiries through a website form. For each enquiry the workflow:

receives the form submission (webhook)

searches the CRM for the email address

creates a new contact, or updates the existing one

creates a deal or task for follow-up

posts an alert in Slack or Teams

sends the enquirer a confirmation email

That is a trigger plus five actions, with one branch (create or update).

What it uses on each platform

On Make, credits are counted per module action. Make says most actions use 1 credit and routers do not use credits. Our workflow uses about 6 credits per enquiry (webhook, search, create or update, deal, alert, email).

On n8n Cloud, n8n charges per execution, and one execution is one full run of the workflow. Our workflow is 1 execution per enquiry, however many steps it has.

 | Monthly enquiries | Make credits (approx.) | n8n executions
 | 100 | 600 | 100
 | 500 | 3,000 | 500
 | 2,000 | 12,000 | 2,000

The same workflow, two billing models. Paper estimate from published rules.
What it costs

 |  | Make | n8n Cloud
 | Free option | Free plan, 1,000 credits a month | Free trial only on cloud; self-hosted Community Edition is free to license
 | Entry paid plan | Core $12/month billed annually for 10,000 credits ($16 billed monthly) | Starter €20/month billed annually
 | Next step up | Pro $21/month billed annually for 10,000 credits ($28 billed monthly) | Pro €50/month billed annually
 | Currency | US dollars | Euros

Based on these rules:

At 100 enquiries a month, the workflow fits Make’s Free plan. On n8n you would need a paid cloud plan or a self-hosted server.

At 500 enquiries, Make Core at its entry tier covers it comfortably. n8n Starter is likely to as well, but check the execution allowance for Starter on n8n’s pricing page.

At 2,000 enquiries, Make needs a larger credit tier. n8n’s cost stays the same per enquiry however many steps you add.

The more steps you add (enrichment, AI summaries, extra notifications), the more Make’s credit count rises, while n8n’s execution count does not.

Illustrative exampleA lettings agency in Manchester gets around 500 enquiries a month and wants two extra steps: an AI summary of each enquiry and a text to the branch manager. That takes the workflow to 8 steps, so about 4,000 Make credits a month, while n8n still counts 500 executions. At that point it is worth asking a builder to price both properly.

What the builders look like

Both tools show a workflow as connected blocks on a canvas. Make uses round modules joined by dotted links; n8n uses square nodes, with a panel of node types at the side.

The Make scenario editor. Image: Make, official screenshot from the Make Help Center article Create your first scenario.
The n8n workflow editor. Image: n8n, official product screenshot from the n8n GitHub repository (see also n8n press kit).
Effort and maintenance

Price is only part of it. Ask:

Who will change the workflow later? Make’s visual builder is easier for a non-technical owner to follow. n8n is designed for technical teams.

Do you need code steps? n8n includes JavaScript and Python code steps on all cloud plans, according to its feature table.

How will errors be handled? Make’s error handler modules do not use credits. n8n lets you build error workflows. Either way, someone must receive and act on alerts.

Where must data live? n8n Cloud is hosted in Frankfurt and can be self-hosted. Make offers EU or North America hosting.

Our view

For a small business with a simple lead flow and no technical staff, Make is usually the easier and cheaper place to start. For a business with longer workflows, higher volumes, data residency needs or a technical partner, n8n is often the better long-term fit. Read our full n8n review and Make review, or the wider n8n vs Make vs Zapier comparison, which also covers Zapier (zapier.com).

Whichever you choose, do not skip duplicate checks. See our guide to automating website enquiries without creating duplicate CRM contacts.

Need help setting this up?

Find a builder for your platform: Make agencies in the UK or n8n agencies in the UK. Many agencies work with both and can advise which suits your workflow.

Sources:
- Make pricing: https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- n8n pricing: https://n8n.io/pricing/

### Automate website enquiries without creating duplicate CRM contacts
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/automate-website-enquiries/
Updated: 2026-10-17

Sending website enquiries straight into your CRM means no lead sits unread in an inbox over the weekend. Done badly, though, it leaves you with three records for the same person, notes split between them and the same follow-up sent twice. Here is how to set it up properly, whichever automation tool you use.

Prices checked on the official pricing pages for Zapier and n8n on 13 October 2026, and for Make on 17 October 2026.

Why duplicates happen

The most common causes are:

Create without search. The workflow creates a contact on every submission.

Formatting differences. “Jane@Example.com ” and “jane@example.com” look like two people to many systems.

Several entry points. The contact form, a booking tool and a newsletter sign-up all create contacts separately.

Retries. If a step fails and is retried, the create step can run twice.

Illustrative exampleSarah books a kitchen survey through a Norwich fitter's website as "Sarah.Jones@Example.com " (with a stray space), then a week later asks for a quote as "sarah.jones@example.com". Without the clean-and-search steps, the CRM now has two Sarahs and two people may call her. With them, the second enquiry lands as a note on her existing record.

The pattern that prevents them

Whichever tool you use, the workflow should follow the same logic:

Receive the enquiry, ideally by webhook so it runs instantly.

Clean the data. Trim spaces and lower-case the email address. Format phone numbers consistently.

Search the CRM for a contact with that email address.

Branch:

if found, update the existing contact and add the enquiry as a note, activity or deal

if not found, create the contact, then add the enquiry

Notify the team in email, Slack or Teams, with a link to the CRM record.

Confirm to the enquirer that you received their message.

Handle errors. If the CRM is unavailable, store the enquiry somewhere safe and alert a named person.

Some CRMs and tools offer a single “find or create” or “upsert” action that combines steps 3 and 4. Check your CRM’s documentation for what it supports.

The pattern that prevents duplicate contacts.
Choosing a tool

 |  | Zapier (zapier.com) | Make (make.com) | n8n (n8n.io)
Billing unitTasks (each successful action step)Credits (most actions use 1)Executions (one full run)
Free option100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only1,000 credits a monthSelf-hosted Community Edition; cloud has a free trial
Entry paid planProfessional from $19.99/month billed annually (750 tasks)Core $12/month billed annually for 10,000 credits ($16 billed monthly)Starter €20/month billed annually
Search then branchPaths need a paid plan, according to ZapierRouters, which use no creditsIF and Switch nodes

A few points from the providers’ own documentation:

Zapier: the Free plan only allows two-step Zaps, and Filters and Paths need a paid plan, so the pattern above needs at least Professional. Zapier says triggers and its built-in tools such as Formatter, Filter and Paths do not use tasks.

Make: each search, create or update module uses credits, but Make says routers and error handlers do not.

n8n: the whole workflow counts as one execution, however many steps it has.

Before you go live: a test checklist

Submit test enquiries and check:

 A brand new email creates one contact

 The same email again updates that contact, not a new one

 The same email in capital letters, or with a trailing space, still matches

 The team alert links to the right CRM record

 A failed CRM step alerts a named person and the enquiry is not lost

 Spam submissions are filtered or flagged

Data protection

Enquiries contain personal data. Keep only the fields you need, make sure your privacy notice covers the CRM and automation tool, and know where each tool stores data. Our AI and customer data checklist covers the questions to ask.

Cleaning up existing duplicates

If your CRM already has duplicates, fix the workflow first, then merge records. Most CRMs offer a merge or duplicate-management tool. Back up your data before bulk merging.

Need help setting this up?

Browse CRM automation agencies in the UK, or find specialists by platform: Zapier, Make and n8n. Ask them to show you the test checklist above working before you sign off.

Sources:
- Zapier pricing: https://zapier.com/pricing
- Make pricing: https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- n8n pricing: https://n8n.io/pricing/

### Automate Xero invoices with Make: a UK VAT-safe setup
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/make-xero-invoices-uk-vat/
Updated: 2026-10-13

If you take orders on one system and invoice in Xero, someone in your business is probably retyping the same details every week. Make (make.com) can move them across for you. The risk is not the automation itself: it is an invoice going out with the wrong contact, the wrong account code or the wrong VAT. This guide shows a setup that avoids all three. It is based on Make’s Xero app documentation and Xero’s published API specification, not on our own test build.

Checked 13 October 2026 on Make's Xero app documentation and Xero’s API specification.

What Make can do in Xero

According to Make’s documentation, its Xero app can work with contacts, invoices, credit notes, payments, items, quotes, purchase orders, tax rates, bank transactions and more. For invoicing, the useful modules are:

Watch Invoices, Create an Invoice, Update an Invoice and Search for Invoices

Search for Contacts and Create a Contact

Search for Tax Rates

Send an Invoice via Email and Get a Sales Invoice PDF

You connect Xero once, choosing the permissions (scopes) the modules need. Make lists the scopes each module requires, for example accounting.transactions, accounting.contacts and accounting.settings for Create an Invoice.

The scenario, step by step

Trigger on the new order or job. For example a new row in a spreadsheet, a new order in your shop, or a form submission.

Find the contact. Use Search for Contacts by email address. If there is no match, use Create a Contact. This stops Xero filling with duplicate customers, the same problem we cover in our guide to website enquiries and duplicate CRM contacts.

Pick the VAT rate from your own Xero. Use Search for Tax Rates and map each product or service type to the right rate. Do not type “20%” into the scenario.

Create the invoice as a draft. Set the account code, the tax rate per line and a clear reference (such as the order number) so you can spot duplicates.

Approve and send. A person reviews the drafts, approves them in Xero and sends them, or a later step uses Send an Invoice via Email once you trust the mapping.

A VAT-safe order-to-invoice scenario. Module names from Make's Xero app documentation.
Getting UK VAT right

GOV.UK lists the standard rate of VAT as 20%, with a reduced rate of 5% and a zero rate for some goods and services. Some supplies are exempt or outside the scope of VAT. That is why a single hard-coded rate is risky.

In Xero’s API, each invoice line carries a tax type. Xero’s published API specification shows codes such as OUTPUT2 on a standard sales account, but the safest approach is not to rely on codes you have read anywhere, including here. Instead:

run Search for Tax Rates against your own Xero organisation and use the rates it returns

keep a small mapping table (for example in a spreadsheet or a Make data store): product type, account code, Xero tax rate

flag any line that does not match the table, rather than guessing

If you are not sure how a product or service should be treated for VAT, ask your accountant before you automate it.

Illustrative exampleA garden maintenance firm in Kent logs about 80 completed jobs a month in a spreadsheet. Most are standard-rated labour, but a few include zero-rated or exempt items its accountant has identified. A mapping table with three rows (labour, materials, special items) tells the scenario which Xero tax rate to use, and anything unusual is left as a draft with a note for the office manager.

Draft or approved?

Xero’s API allows an invoice to be created with the status DRAFT, SUBMITTED or AUTHORISED. Start with DRAFT:

a draft can be edited freely before it is approved

once an invoice is approved, corrections usually mean voiding it or raising a credit note

drafts give you a weekly check point while you build trust in the mapping

When a few months of drafts have needed no corrections, you can consider approving and emailing automatically for simple, standard cases only.

Avoid hitting Xero’s limits

Make’s documentation warns that since 1 September 2024 Xero enforces volume limits on GET endpoints. Scenarios that run Search Contacts, Search Invoices, Search Manual Journals or Search Payments heavily may slow down or stop. Practical steps:

search by a precise value (an email address or order number), not by broad filters

trigger on new orders rather than polling every few minutes

store the Xero contact ID against the customer in your source system once found, so you do not search again

What it costs to run

Make bills in credits, and most module actions use 1 credit, according to Make. As a rough estimate, each invoice uses about 4 to 6 credits, so 100 invoices a month is around 500 credits. Checks by a scheduled trigger also use credits, even when nothing is new, so use an instant trigger (a webhook) or a less frequent schedule. Limit Search for Tax Rates to one result, or keep the rates in a data store. Check your real usage in the scenario history and Make's pricing page before choosing a plan. You also need a Xero subscription (xero.com). For how credits work, see our Make review.

Before you go live: checklist

 A new customer creates exactly one Xero contact

 A repeat customer reuses the existing contact

 Each product type lands on the right account code and tax rate

 An unmapped item is flagged, not guessed

 The order number appears as the invoice reference

 Running the same order twice does not create a second invoice

 Your accountant has seen a sample of draft invoices

If you would rather have this built for you, browse Xero automation specialists or Make agencies in the UK. This guide is general information, not tax advice.

Sources:
- Make: Xero app documentation: https://apps.make.com/xero
- Make pricing: https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- GOV.UK: VAT rates: https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates
- Xero API OpenAPI specification (accounting), XeroAPI on GitHub: https://github.com/XeroAPI/Xero-OpenAPI

### Using Retell AI with a UK phone number: setup and UK GDPR checks
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/retell-ai-uk-phone-number-gdpr/
Updated: 2026-10-13

Retell AI (retellai.com) is a platform for building AI phone agents. In our directory, 12 UK agencies mention Retell or Vapi on their websites. The first thing many UK businesses discover is that you cannot simply buy a UK number inside Retell. The second is that the call data goes to the US. Neither is a deal-breaker, but both need sorting before your agent answers its first customer. This guide is based on Retell’s and Twilio’s documentation and the ICO’s guidance. We have not built or tested a Retell agent ourselves.

Checked 13 October 2026.

Why you cannot buy a UK number in Retell

Retell’s documentation is clear: Retell-managed numbers are US and Canada only, and those numbers can call 15 countries. For any other country, Retell points you to custom telephony, where you bring a number from your own provider.

The two ways to connect a UK number

Retell’s custom telephony guide describes two options:

Elastic SIP trunking (recommended by Retell). You create a SIP trunk at your provider, point the number at it, and import the number into Retell. Inbound calls are sent to Retell’s SIP server, sip:sip.retellai.com. For outbound calls, Retell dials your provider’s termination URI.

Dial to a SIP URI. For providers without elastic SIP trunking, or more complex setups, the call is sent to a specific SIP URI.

Retell names Twilio, Telnyx and Vonage among supported providers, and has a step-by-step guide for Twilio.

How a UK number reaches a Retell agent, based on Retell's and Twilio's documentation.
Step by step with Twilio

Based on Retell’s Twilio guide and Twilio’s UK rules:

Get a UK number approved. Twilio’s UK regulatory guidelines require a regulatory bundle. For a business with a local or national number, Twilio asks for the business name, registration authority and number, website and a valid UK business address, plus a mobile number for an authorised representative that is not a Twilio or other CPaaS number.

Create an elastic SIP trunk in Twilio and set up termination (outbound) with either an IP allow list or a username and password.

Set origination (inbound) to sip:sip.retellai.com.

Assign your UK number to the trunk.

Import the number into Retell with the termination URI (and credentials, if used). Retell offers a Test SIP Connection button that checks the termination connection without placing a call.

Place real test calls in both directions, as Retell’s guide recommends, and check audio and routing.

If the agent will call abroad, enable the destination countries in Twilio’s Voice Geographic Permissions for Elastic SIP Trunking.

UK GDPR: settle these before go-live

Calls contain personal data: voices, phone numbers and whatever callers say. Before launch:

Know where data goes. Retell’s compliance page says it does not currently operate services within the European Union. A Retell support reply on its community forum says all processing and storage take place in AWS US regions.

Sign the contract. Retell offers a self-sign Data Processing Addendum at no extra fee, according to its compliance page, which says the DPA includes EU Standard Contractual Clauses. A Retell support reply on its forum says the self-sign version does not include SCCs and that a separate DPA can be requested. Ask Retell which version you are signing.

Check the UK transfer mechanism. EU clauses on their own are not a UK transfer mechanism. The ICO’s guidance on international transfers explains the UK options, such as the International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum to the EU clauses, and the UK-US data bridge for certified US organisations. Retell’s compliance page says its DPA and SCCs are “required for processing personal data of EU/UK residents”, but it does not mention the UK Addendum or IDTA. Confirm with Retell which applies; we could not confirm this from its public pages.

Set retention. By default Retell keeps call and chat data forever. You can set a per-agent retention period from 1 day to 2 years, and choose a storage mode: everything, everything except PII, or basic attributes only.

Tell callers. Update your privacy notice and consider a short message at the start of the call saying it is an automated assistant and whether it is recorded.

Outbound calls are different. Marketing calls are covered by PECR. See our AI receptionists guide for the ICO rules.

For the wider checklist, read Is AI safe with customer data? A UK GDPR checklist for SMEs.

Illustrative exampleA physiotherapy clinic in Leicester wants an AI agent to answer its existing landline out of hours. Rather than moving the landline, its agency buys a new UK local number on Twilio, diverts the landline to it after 6pm, connects it to Retell over a SIP trunk, sets recordings to delete after 30 days with PII excluded, and adds a line to the clinic's privacy notice. Because health details may come up on calls, the clinic also completes a transfer risk assessment and records its condition for processing health data, or limits what the agent asks.

What it costs

You pay Retell for usage (see Retell AI's pricing page) and your telephony provider for the number and call minutes. Prices change and are quoted in US dollars, so ask any agency for a total monthly estimate at your real call volumes. Our AI receptionists guide lists what UK providers publish.

Want this built for you? Browse UK voice agent agencies and ask each one how they handle UK numbers and data transfers.

This guide is general information, not legal advice.

Sources:
- Retell AI: Purchase a Retell-managed US or Canada phone number: https://docs.retellai.com/deploy/purchase-number
- Retell AI: Connect voice agents to your telephony provider (custom telephony): https://docs.retellai.com/deploy/custom-telephony
- Retell AI: Connect Retell to Twilio with elastic SIP trunking: https://docs.retellai.com/deploy/twilio
- Retell AI: Security and compliance: https://docs.retellai.com/general/compliance
- Retell AI: Data retention policy: https://docs.retellai.com/accounts/data-retention
- Retell AI community: Questions before prod (Retell support reply on data location): https://community.retellai.com/t/questions-before-prod/2717
- Twilio: United Kingdom regulatory guidelines: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/guidelines/gb/regulatory
- ICO: International transfers: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/international-transfers/

### Airtable automation run limits: what happens when you run out
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/airtable-automation-runs-limit/
Updated: 2026-10-13

It usually happens near the end of the month: the new-lead email stops arriving, the Slack alert goes quiet, and nobody changed anything. Very often the reason is simple. The workspace has used its monthly Airtable automation runs. This guide explains how Airtable (airtable.com) counts them, what to check, and how to use fewer. It is based on Airtable’s Help Center, not on our own testing.

Checked 13 October 2026 on Airtable’s Help Center.

The limits by plan

Airtable lists these monthly limits, per workspace:

 | Plan | Automation runs a month | Automations per base | Run history kept
Free100752 weeks
Team25,0001006 months
Business100,0001501 year
Enterprise Scale500,0002003 years

The limit on automations per base counts every automation, including ones that are switched off. Only deleting one frees a slot. On the Free plan, the Run a script action is not available. For plan prices, check Airtable's pricing page.

How runs are counted

According to Airtable, a run is counted each time a trigger is invoked, whether the automation then succeeds or fails. The counter is per workspace and resets on the first day of each calendar month, not on your billing date.

How Airtable counts runs, based on its Help Center.
What happens at the limit

Airtable’s troubleshooting article says automations stop running once the monthly allowance is used, and resume when the limit resets on the 1st, or sooner if you move to a plan with a higher limit. Workspace owners are emailed when usage reaches 80%, 90% and 100%.

Two things are worth knowing:

A failed payment does not stop automations on its own. Airtable says runs are gated only by the monthly run limit, not by invoice status.

Runaway automations can be paused. Airtable says it may automatically pause an automation that retriggers itself or fires continuously, and shows a banner when it does.

First checks when automations stop

Open the workspace’s usage. Airtable shows run usage in the workspace summary, which needs Owner permissions.

Check which workspace the base is in. Airtable notes that a common cause is a base sitting in a different workspace from the one on your paid plan.

Check for a downgrade. A workspace moved to a lower plan has a lower limit.

Look at the date. If it is near the 1st, the counter may simply be about to reset.

How to use fewer runs

Stop loops. An automation that updates a field that triggers itself again can use runs very quickly.

Tighten triggers. “When a record is updated” on a busy table fires often. Watch one specific field, or use a condition so only relevant changes trigger it.

Batch scheduled jobs. One daily summary uses about 30 runs a month; one every 15 minutes uses about 2,900.

Delete what you do not use. It frees automation slots, though only active triggers use runs.

Move heavy jobs out. If a single process needs thousands of runs, a dedicated automation tool may be cheaper. Make (make.com) counts credits per action and n8n (n8n.io) counts one execution per full workflow run. See Make vs n8n for how they compare.

Illustrative exampleA wedding florist in Harrogate runs on Airtable's Free plan. One automation emails the team whenever an order record is updated. Because staff edit each order five or six times, 20 orders a month use over 100 runs and the alerts stop in week three. Changing the trigger to fire only when the "Status" field becomes "Confirmed" brings it down to about 20 runs a month.

When to get help

If your bases have grown into a core business system, an agency can audit the automations and move heavy jobs to a better-suited tool. Browse Airtable specialists in the UK or workflow automation agencies.

Sources:
- Airtable Help Center: Getting started with Airtable automations (limits by plan): https://support.airtable.com/articles/3669392397-getting-started-with-airtable-automations
- Airtable Help Center: Troubleshooting Airtable automations: https://support.airtable.com/articles/6756755850-troubleshooting-airtable-automations
- Airtable Help Center: Managing Airtable automations: https://support.airtable.com/articles/3199652922-managing-airtable-automations
- Airtable pricing: https://www.airtable.com/pricing

### AI automation agencies for healthcare and clinics in the UK
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-automation-agencies-healthcare-clinics-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-13

Clinics lose time to the same jobs every day: phones ringing during appointments, rebooking, reminders, forms and follow-ups. Many UK automation agencies now say they work in healthcare. Our use-case page lists them; this guide helps you build a shortlist.

How we selected these agencies

Source: our directory of 290 UK AI and automation agencies, compiled from public sources. See how we list agencies.

Rule: an agency appears here if its own website or public profile mentions healthcare, clinics or dental work. That gives 54 agencies today.

Order: alphabetical. There is no ranking, and inclusion is not an endorsement. We have not checked their healthcare experience, case studies or certifications.

Prices: shown only where the agency publishes a starting price on its own site. Published prices cover very different scopes, so compare like for like.

Businesses that trade under a person’s own name are not named on this page.

Paid placements do not affect this list.

A simple way to build a shortlist.
Where to find the agencies

All 54 agencies are listed A to Z, with what they offer and published starting prices, on our healthcare and clinics use-case page. That page also covers what healthcare businesses commonly automate.

Questions to ask a healthcare automation agency

Which clinics have you worked with, and can I speak to one?

What patient data will the system see? Health information is special category data under UK GDPR, according to the ICO, and needs a condition for processing on top of a lawful basis.

Where is the data processed and stored? Many AI phone and chat platforms process data in the US. Ask for the supplier list and the transfer safeguards. Our Retell AI and UK GDPR guide shows the kind of detail to expect.

How does a patient reach a person? Especially for anything urgent or clinical.

Does this fit our NHS obligations? If you hold NHS contracts, the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit applies to organisations with access to NHS patient data and systems.

Who owns the accounts and what does support cost each month?

This is general information, not legal advice.

Illustrative exampleA two-chair dental practice in Swindon misses calls while both dentists are with patients. It shortlists three agencies from the table that mention voice agents, asks each for a dental reference and a written answer on where call recordings are stored, and starts with an out-of-hours booking line only.

Read more: AI receptionists and voice agents in the UK, the UK GDPR checklist for AI and how to choose an agency.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory (industry tags from agencies' own websites): https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/
- ICO: Special category data: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/special-category-data/
- NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit: https://www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk/

### AI automation agencies for trades and home services in the UK
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-automation-agencies-trades-home-services-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-13

If you are up a ladder or under a sink, you cannot answer the phone, write a quote or chase an invoice. That is exactly the work automation agencies pitch to trades businesses. Our use-case page lists the UK agencies in our directory that say they work with trades and home services, so you can compare them in one place.

How we selected these agencies

Source: our directory of 290 UK AI and automation agencies, compiled from public sources. See how we list agencies.

Rule: an agency appears here if its own website or public profile mentions trades or home services. That gives 53 agencies today.

Order: alphabetical. There is no ranking, and inclusion is not an endorsement. We have not checked their trades experience or results.

Prices: shown only where the agency publishes a starting price on its own site. Scopes differ a lot, so compare like for like.

Businesses that trade under a person’s own name are not named on this page.

Paid placements do not affect this list.

A simple way to build a shortlist.
Where to find the agencies

All 53 agencies are listed A to Z, with what they offer and published starting prices, on our trades and home services use-case page. That page also covers what trades businesses commonly automate.

Questions to ask before you sign

Have you built this for a business like mine? Ask for a reference you can call.

What is the full monthly cost? Setup, platform subscription, call minutes and support, in writing.

What happens to urgent calls? An emergency leak should reach a person, not a booking form.

Will it work with my tools? Your calendar, job management app and accounting software, such as Xero.

Who owns the number, accounts and data if you stop using the agency?

Any outbound calling or texting? Marketing calls and texts fall under PECR; see the ICO’s guidance.

This is general information, not legal advice.

Illustrative exampleA one-van electrician in Stockport misses around ten calls a week while working. He shortlists three agencies from the table that mention voice agents, asks each for the full monthly cost at 40 calls a week, and starts with an AI line that takes the job details and books a call-back, leaving quotes to him.

Read more: AI receptionists and voice agents in the UK, how much AI automation costs and how to choose an agency.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory (industry tags from agencies' own websites): https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/
- ICO: Telephone marketing (guide to PECR): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/telephone-marketing/

### UK AI Automation Price & Transparency Index (Oct 2026)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/
Updated: 2026-11-03

Updated 3 November 2026: on 31 October 2026 we checked the prices of every agency we listed at the time, again on their own websites, and recalculated every figure on this page. Agencies added since then are checked on their own websites when we list them, so the page now covers all 290. The October figures are kept in the November 2026 index.

Earlier, on 30 October 2026: we recalculated every figure on this page for the 281 agencies we now list, and gave the page a plainer search title. The Index name is unchanged.

Earlier, on 29 October 2026: we listed one more agency, SoftSync-AI, which publishes a price on its own website (checked on 29 October). We recalculated every figure on this page: 114 of the 278 agencies then published a price, and the median starting price for a one-off project was £1,750 (64 agencies). We also renamed the study the UK AI Automation Price & Transparency Index and added a chart, a CSV download and a citation box.

Earlier, on 27 October 2026: we checked the websites of the agencies we list again. 13 agencies that showed no price before now publish one, and 6 changed the prices they publish, so we added or updated those. We removed 8 agencies because their websites no longer showed the price we had recorded, or would not open that day. Every figure here needs a source that still shows it. All of these were checked on the agencies' own websites on 27 October, and we recalculated every figure on this page.

Earlier, on 18 October 2026: we listed 47 more agencies, each checked on its own website on 17 October. 15 of them published a price at the time, and we recalculated every figure on this page. Before that, on 17 October 2026, we added the published prices of 32 agencies we already listed, each checked on its own website that day.

Most UK AI automation agencies do not put prices on their websites. The ones that do give buyers a rare public benchmark. This study collects every price published by the agencies in our directory and sorts them by what the price is for.

How to cite this index

You can reuse the figures and the chart under CC BY 4.0. Please credit TrustedAIAgencies and link to this page:

TrustedAIAgencies (2026). UK AI Automation Price & Transparency Index, October 2026. https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/
Link:

<a href="https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/">UK AI Automation Price &amp; Transparency Index, TrustedAIAgencies</a>
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Data: download the CSV (262 published prices from 124 agencies; one agency's prices count in the study figures but are left out of the file) or see all our open data.

In short: of the 290 agencies we list, 125 publish at least one price. Among the 73 that publish a one-off project price, the median starting price is £1,500. Audits and discovery start lower, at a median of £650 (51 agencies), and monthly plans at a median of £150 a month (76 agencies).

Method

Population. Every agency listed in the TrustedAIAgencies UK directory on the date of this study: 290 businesses that mention AI or automation services on their own website.

Prices. We recorded a price only when the agency publishes it on its own website. We checked every listed website again on 31 October 2026 and check new agencies when we list them. Each agency’s profile shows its own check date. We did not ask agencies for quotes and did not use third-party sites.

Coding. Each published price was sorted into one category by its own wording, such as “workflow audit” or “AI agents”. Where the wording does not say what the price covers (for example “From £1,500”), we put it in its own category rather than guess. Prices that fit none of these categories, or have no clear unit or contents, are left unclassified (2 in all). The full coding is in the table at the end.

One figure per agency. In each category, an agency counts once, at its lowest published price. So a median here is the middle of agencies’ starting prices, not the middle of all prices.

Add-ons. Prices for add-ons sold on top of a base package, such as per Hub, per connector or per user, are not counted as starting prices.

Project price. For the comparisons by service and tool, “project price” means an agency’s lowest one-off price for a workflow build, an AI agent, chatbot or custom build, or a project of unstated scope. Audits, training, day rates and monthly plans are left out.

Rounding. Medians are rounded to the nearest pound. Where a group has fewer than 5 agencies, we show the range only.

Integrity check. Every amount in this study is checked automatically against the agency’s published price text in our dataset when the site is built.

Limitations

Starting prices, not project averages. Almost every figure is a “from” price. A real project usually costs more, and two “from £1,500” offers can include very different work.

Not comparable like for like. One agency’s “automation” may be a single two-step workflow; another’s may include discovery, testing and support. We have not checked what each price includes.

Small groups. Only 125 of 290 agencies publish anything, and the largest price category, monthly plans, retainers, maintenance and support, holds only 76 agencies. Treat medians as rough.

Selection bias. Agencies that publish prices may differ from those that do not, for example by selling smaller, packaged jobs.

Services and tools are agency-level. An agency tagged “voice agents” may have published a price for something else. The service and tool tables show the prices of agencies that mention a service, not the price of that service.

VAT. 9 agencies say their price excludes VAT. The others do not say, so figures mix prices with and without VAT.

A snapshot. Prices change. Each agency’s profile shows the date we checked it. We plan to check every listed agency’s prices again and update this index every 6 months; earlier figures stay in the update notes at the top of this page.

Who publishes prices

 | Type of business | Listed | Publish a price | Share
Consultancy1094339%
Agency1044846%
Software studio401743%
Marketing agency17847%
IT services provider14429%
Voice AI specialist6583%

Chart (share of listed agencies that publish a price, by region): https://trustedaiagencies.com/charts/uk-ai-price-index-2026-regions.png

 | Region | Listed | Publish a price | Share
UK-wide542139%
London462146%
North West281036%
South East231565%
East of England221255%
Scotland19632%
South West19842%
Wales16531%
East Midlands151067%
West Midlands15427%
Yorkshire and the Humber14750%
Northern Ireland10220%
North East9444%

Starting prices by what the price is for

 | What the price is for | Agencies | Median starting price | Range of starting prices
Audits, assessments, discovery and paid strategy sessions51£650£49 to £4,999
Workflow automation builds (including pilots and fixes of existing automations)24£1,497£99 to £5,000
AI agent, chatbot and custom software builds17£1,800£449 to £15,000
Projects where the agency does not say what the price covers51£1,500£120 to £40,000
Monthly plans, retainers, maintenance and support76£150/month£5/month to £10,000/month
Setup fees sold with a monthly plan19£500£75 to £2,000
Training and workshops (per session)12£898£249 to £3,500
Day rates7£850/day£65/day to £1,500/day
Hourly rates6£70/hour£42.5/hour to £160/hour

Service tables below count agencies by the services they mention, so their numbers differ from this table.

Monthly plans in the table are subscriptions, retainers or support fees. Some of them come with a separate setup fee, shown on its own row.

How to read thisA median starting price of £1,500 means that half of the agencies publishing a project price advertise one at or below that figure. It does not mean a typical project costs that much.

Project starting prices in bands

 | Lowest published project price | Agencies | Share of agencies with a project price
 | Under £1,000 | 27 | 37%
 | £1,000 to £4,999 | 39 | 53%
 | £5,000 or more | 7 | 10%

By service the agency mentions (any project price, not only that service)

 | Service the agency mentions | Listed | Publish a price | Agencies with a project price | Median project starting price | Range
Workflow automation243106 (44%)65£1,500£99 to £18,000
AI agents13055 (42%)35£1,200£120 to £18,000
AI chatbots10653 (50%)32£1,500£99 to £10,000
Voice agents & AI receptionists6936 (52%)17£1,500£250 to £3,500
CRM automation11659 (51%)33£1,500£99 to £18,000
Document processing4827 (56%)19£1,999£99 to £15,000
AI strategy & audits15971 (45%)43£1,500£250 to £18,000
AI training & workshops8039 (49%)25£1,500£120 to £5,000
Custom AI software10341 (40%)28£1,900£99 to £18,000
Marketing automation2311 (48%)6£1,250£500 to £1,500

By tool

Tools mentioned by at least 5 listed agencies.

 | Tool the agency mentions | Listed | Publish a price | Agencies with a project price | Median project starting price | Range
OpenAI8746 (53%)29£1,499£120 to £18,000
Claude6433 (52%)24£800£120 to £10,000
n8n6025 (42%)14£875£99 to £5,000
Zapier5422 (41%)15£999£99 to £5,000
HubSpot4821 (44%)13£1,500£495 to £3,500
Make3318 (55%)12£875£300 to £5,000
Xero2714 (52%)13£1,999£99 to £4,500
Microsoft Power Platform207 (35%)6£2,250£1,500 to £4,000
Airtable206 (30%)5£800£300 to £3,500
GoHighLevel137 (54%)4Too few to summarise£750 to £1,800
Retell / Vapi128 (67%)4Too few to summarise£250 to £2,000
monday.com62 (33%)1Too few to summarise£1,500

Monthly plans by service

 | Service the agency mentions | Agencies with a monthly price | Median monthly starting price | Range
Voice agents & AI receptionists26£99/month£9.99/month to £820/month
AI chatbots32£149/month£19/month to £1,500/month
Workflow automation62£150/month£5/month to £5,499/month
CRM automation36£150/month£12/month to £10,000/month
AI agents33£150/month£10/month to £10,000/month
AI strategy & audits41£250/month£5/month to £5,499/month

What this means if you are buying

Expect to be quoted. Most agencies do not publish prices, so a missing price is normal, not a warning sign.

Use the medians to sense-check, not to budget. If a first quote is far above or below these figures, ask what is included.

Compare on one written scope. Send every agency the same description of the work and ask for build, monthly and platform costs separately. Our UK cost guide lists the running costs people forget.

Coded dataset

The published prices behind this study, with how we classified each one. One agency’s prices count in every figure above but are left out of this table and the CSV. Download the coded dataset as CSV (262 rows, one per price, CC BY 4.0) or the whole directory from our open data page. Prices are as published by each agency on the date checked; open a profile for the source link.

Show the published prices
 | Agency (A to Z) | What they publish | Coded as | Amount used
3rd Eye AIMonthly AI partner from £500 a monthMonthly plan or retainer£500
AgentCraft-AI£800 to £25,000 depending on scopeProject, scope not stated£800 to £25,000
AI Bridge ClubAI chatbots from £197/month; missed call text back £97 setup + £97/monthMonthly plan or retainer£97
AI Business SystemsAudit or discovery £197; workflow builds from £750; projects from £1,500; monthly plans from £149/month; training from £595Audit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£197£750£1,500£149£595
AI Consultant EssexHalf-day AI Strategy Diagnostic £950 fixed fee; voice AI builds from £1,500Audit or discovery£950
AI ExpertAI workshop from £2,999; AI roadmap from £4,999; AI implementation from £5,499 a monthAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£4,999£5,499£2,999
AI OptimisedProjects from £1,500; setup £495; monthly plans £175/monthProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£1,500£495£175
AIASMost first projects £2,000 to £10,000Project, scope not stated£2,000 to £10,000
AIgnite£75 setup including the first 30 days, then £49 a monthSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£75£49
AImpressFrom £1,500Project, scope not stated£1,500
AIntelligenceReadiness audits from £500; implementation £1,500 to £10,000Audit or discoveryProject, scope not stated£500£1,500 to £10,000
Antek AutomationAudit or discovery from £247; workflow builds from £250; setup from £297; monthly plans £57/monthAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£247£250£297£57
Applegate AIEssential £800 one-time, then £200/month managementProject, scope not stated£800
Assist IQAI Operations Day: £750 per day (credited against a pilot within 60 days)Audit or discovery£750
Aucta AIAudit or discovery £397Audit or discovery£397
AugustovaAudit or discovery from £495; AI agent or custom builds from £4,000; projects from £8,000; monthly plans from £39/month; training from £895Audit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£495£4,000£8,000£39£895
BayAIWorkflow builds from £99; projects from £250Workflow automation buildProject, scope not stated£99£250
BioCircuitWorkflow builds from £750 per workflow; AI agents from £1,500 per agent; monitoring and support from £49/month; prices exclude VATWorkflow automation buildAI agent, chatbot or custom buildMonthly plan or retainer£750£1,500£49
Blue CanvasFixed-price AI audit £750; managed AI from £250 a month plus setup from £1,750Audit or discoveryProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£750£1,750£250
Blue Icon ITOther services from £75Not classified£75
Breezi AIMembership from £89/monthMonthly plan or retainer£89
Brighton BytesMonthly plans £99/month; prices exclude VATMonthly plan or retainer£99
Built DigitallyWorkflow builds from £500 (AI integration); AI agents from £800; monthly plans from £200/monthWorkflow automation buildAI agent, chatbot or custom buildMonthly plan or retainer£500£800£200
Built LogicTraining from £1,500 + VAT; Feasibility Study £2,000 + VAT; Custom-Built System from £4,000 + VAT; AI Partnership from £5,000 + VAT a month, six-month minimumAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£2,000£4,000£5,000£1,500
CacheStackMonthly plans £15/monthMonthly plan or retainer£15
CaledaptAudit or discovery £695; monthly plans £19/monthAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainer£695£19
Cambria DigitalProjects from £699Project, scope not stated£699
CanarloAudit or discovery from £4,500; projects from £18,000; monthly plans from £950/monthAudit or discoveryProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£4,500£18,000£950
ClarifAI ConsultingProcess audit £500 fixed; AI agent build £2,000 to £5,000; CRM optimisation £1,500 to £3,000; monthly retainer £400 to £700/month; staff AI training £800 per half-dayMonthly plan or retainer£400 to £700
CobaltAI audit fixed fee £2,750Audit or discovery£2,750
Code2BoxAudit or discovery £499; AI agent or custom builds from £4,950; projects £1,999; monthly plans £99/monthAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£499£4,950£1,999£99
CodeerMonthly plans £10/monthMonthly plan or retainer£10
DayNight StudioProjects from £1,000; monthly plans from £20/monthProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£1,000£20
Debut Web ConsultantsAudit or discovery from £2,500; setup £750; monthly plans £99/monthAudit or discoverySetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£2,500£750£99
DelivixProjects from £999; monthly plans from £99/monthProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£999£99
Design for OnlineAudit or discovery from £1,750; AI chatbots from £1,050; training from £850 (half day); day rate £700Audit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildTraining sessionDay rate£1,750£1,050£850£700
DigiovationsAudit or discovery £499; AI agent or custom builds from £6,000; projects from £3,500; monthly plans £1,250/monthAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£499£6,000£3,500£1,250
Digital EightAI receptionist from £297/month + £1,497 setupSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£297£297
Exora LeadsSetup from £399; monthly plans from £149/monthSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£399£149
Expedient AIAudit or discovery £149Audit or discovery£149
FiveForwardAI agent or custom builds from £2,500; projects £8,950; monthly plans from £750/month; prices exclude VATAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£2,500£8,950£750
FlowGenix AutomationsAudit or discovery £1,500 to £2,500; AI agent or custom builds from £1,500; day rate £850/day to £1,200/dayAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildDay rate£1,500 to £2,500£1,500£850 to £1,200
flowioWorkflow builds from £750; monthly plans from £150/monthWorkflow automation buildMonthly plan or retainer£750£150
FlowNestStarter (one workflow or agent) from £3,500; Premium from £7,000; Enterprise from £15,000; managed operation from £250 a month; all ex VATWorkflow automation buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£3,500£7,000£250
Forth SystemsAutonomous Business Audit £499; Build Sprint £2,500 (one shipped automation); Retained Build £6,000 per monthAudit or discovery£499
Fracas DigitalAI agent builds £1,200 to £50,000+AI agent, chatbot or custom build£1,200 to £50,000
GenerativAudit or discovery £3,500; projects £600; setup £150Audit or discoveryProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly plan£3,500£600£150
GHL ExpertsAudit or discovery £395; projects from £795; setup from £1,295; monthly plans from £1,245/month; training from £495Audit or discoveryProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£395£795£1,295£1,245£495
GoodevProjects from £10,000; monthly plans from £1,500/monthProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£10,000£1,500
GrizzlyProjects £5,000 to £20,000Project, scope not stated£5,000 to £20,000
Hand On WebMonthly plans £49/monthMonthly plan or retainer£49
Happy WebsProjects from £3,200; monthly plans from £79/month; day rate £1,000/day; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerDay rate£3,200£79£1,000
Helmstone AIAudit or discovery £750 to £4,500; projects from £2,500; monthly plans £500/month to £3,000/monthAudit or discoveryProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£750 to £4,500£2,500£500 to £3,000
HerdTech.ioWorkflow builds £950; projects £2,500 to £12,000; monthly plans £195/monthWorkflow automation buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£950£2,500 to £12,000£195
HeyBRBAI assessment £499; automation £1,500 to £3,000; AI agents £5,000 to £10,000+Audit or discovery£499
Hynt DigitalAudit or discovery from £250; projects from £500; monthly plans from £5/month; training £500 to £750; prices exclude VATAudit or discoveryProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£250£500£5£500 to £750
InferredAudit or discovery £895; workflow builds from £1,495; AI agent or custom builds from £4,950; monthly plans from £45/monthAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildAI agent, chatbot or custom buildMonthly plan or retainer£895£1,495£4,950£45
INKONProjects £800; monthly plans £99/monthProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£800£99
Insightful AIAdvisory £1,200 per day ex VAT; See AI at Work £1,500 ex VATProject, scope not statedDay rate£1,500£1,200
IntelliTeamSetup from £500; monthly plans from £197/monthSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£500£197
IT BoffinsProjects from £750; prices exclude VATProject, scope not stated£750
Kent AI StudioProjects from £1,800Project, scope not stated£1,800
LT InnovationsOther services from £85Not classified£85
MagoraAudit or discovery from £3,000; projects from £10,000; hourly rate from £49/hourAudit or discoveryProject, scope not statedHourly rate£3,000£10,000£49
Make AutomationsAudit or discovery £150; projects from £800; monthly plans £200/month; training £249Audit or discoveryProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£150£800£200£249
Manchester AI Automation AgencyAudit or discovery £350 to £750; monthly plans £500/month to £1,500/monthAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainer£350 to £750£500 to £1,500
MoonBootsAI Compass £495; Blueprint Day £1,495Audit or discovery£495
MS IT SolutionsSupportDesk AI customer support from £79 a monthMonthly plan or retainer£79
Nectra TechnologiesProjects £3,000 to £10,000Project, scope not stated£3,000 to £10,000
Neura NorthAudit or discovery £495; setup from £995; monthly plans £395/monthAudit or discoverySetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£495£995£395
NeuroNet.devMonthly plans £500/month to £2,000/month; day rate £1,500/dayMonthly plan or retainerDay rate£500 to £2,000£1,500
New Era AIConsulting retainers £600 to £2,800/month; voice agent plans from £49Monthly plan or retainer£49
newlensAI and automation audit £650 fixed (credited against first build); builds from £750; service plan £99 a month plus £100 a month per automationAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildMonthly plan or retainer£650£750£99
NexusAI SolutionFree 30-minute automation audit; focused starter workflows typically £500 to £1,500; connected growth systems typically £2,000 to £5,000; custom AI systems £5,000+; a fixed quote only after the auditWorkflow automation build£500 to £1,500
Northern DigitalProjects from £1,500; monthly plans £65/month to £350/month; hourly rate £42.50/hour; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerHourly rate£1,500£65 to £350£42.5
NotLuckBuild Days from £1,800 (part day) to £2,950 (full day); monthly plans from £97/month plus a one-off £295 onboarding session; prices exclude VATAI agent, chatbot or custom buildSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£1,800 to £2,950£295£97
NovaTech Systems GroupAudit or discovery from £499; AI agent or custom builds from £999; projects from £2,500; monthly plans £295/monthAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£499£999£2,500£295
Octopus Business AIPlans from £29/month plus setup from £149Monthly plan or retainer£29
OpenKitAudit or discovery £3,000; monthly plans from £5,000/month; prices exclude VATAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainer£3,000£5,000
OpScaling£90 per hour + VATHourly rate£90
OpsCopilotWorkflow builds £3,500 to £12,000Workflow automation build£3,500 to £12,000
OrchestrixMonthly plans £50/monthMonthly plan or retainer£50
Oxon AIAI opportunity audit from £2,000; process automation from £5,000; custom AI build from £10,000; AI ops and support from £500/month; all ex VATAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildAI agent, chatbot or custom buildMonthly plan or retainer£2,000£5,000£10,000£500
OxTech AutomationAudit or discovery from £495; workflow builds from £1,500; monthly plans from £190/monthAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildMonthly plan or retainer£495£1,500£190
PineoHubSpot implementation from £1,900 one-off fixed price; add-ons: onboarding from £1,300 per Hub, integrations from £550 per connector, custom integrations from £1,500, support and training from £250 per month; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedWorkflow automation buildMonthly plan or retainer£1,900£1,500£250
PixelfieldAI readiness audit from £2,000; two-week AI consultancy from £5,000; proof of concept or MVP typically £8,000 to £20,000Audit or discovery£2,000
PolarizeMonthly plans from £9.99/monthMonthly plan or retainer£9.99
Pro AIAutomation audit fixed £495; most systems delivered in one to two months at £3,500 per monthMonthly plan or retainer£3,500
Property Automations AIAutomation audit £3,000, credited in full to the first buildAudit or discovery£3,000
Pyper AIWorkflow builds £1,499 to £25,000Workflow automation build£1,499 to £25,000
Quantum CraftAI readiness assessment from £4,950; specification sprint £4,500 or £8,500; AI-built app audit £3,500; all ex VATAudit or discovery£3,500
Quiet BuildAudit or discovery £500; AI agent or custom builds from £1,000; projects £250; monthly plans £250/month to £500/monthAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£500£1,000£250£250 to £500
Rateivate AI SystemsMonthly plans from £149/monthMonthly plan or retainer£149
ReitTechMaintenance from £50/monthMonthly plan or retainer£50
Roddy DigitalProjects £120; monthly plans £95/month; hourly rate £160/hour; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerHourly rate£120£95£160
scotsphere AIMonthly plans from £820/monthMonthly plan or retainer£820
SIMARA AIIndicative planning bands: workflow prototype £3,000 to £8,000; production automation £8,000 to £25,000Workflow automation build£3,000 to £8,000
SimplyAi SolutionsProjects from £4,500; setup £1,999; monthly plans £600/monthProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£4,500£1,999£600
Skirr AIQuick-Win Review £247; Starter Audit £4,500Audit or discovery£247
smedigital.aiAudit or discovery from £500; workflow builds from £3,000; monthly plans from £600/monthAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildMonthly plan or retainer£500£3,000£600
Softomate SolutionsProjects from £1,500; setup from £2,000; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly plan£1,500£2,000
SoftSync-AIEngagements typically from £3,000; most projects £10,000 to £50,000, fixed priceProject, scope not stated£3,000
Solve StudioAutomation projects from £3,950 + VATWorkflow automation build£3,950
Spider Web ServicesSetup from £495 (+£20/month); Digital Starter £795 setup + £99/monthSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£495£99
SpiderHunts TechnologiesAudit or discovery from £1,500; workflow builds from £2,000; AI receptionist from £1,500 setup + £150/month; prices exclude VATAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£1,500£2,000£1,500£150
SpotDevAI and data readiness assessment from £5,000 (20% credited); AI Starter team setup and training £3,500; Custom Agents £20,000; AI Accelerator from £10,000 a month; ex VATMonthly plan or retainerTraining session£10,000£3,500
Streamline DigitalProjects from £2,100; monthly plans from £280/month; day rate £65/day; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainerDay rate£2,100£280£65
Swift SolutionSetup £1,500; monthly plans £249/monthSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£1,500£249
SyncBridge AIFour-week production slice (one workflow) from £4,950Workflow automation build£4,950
Team AgenticAudit or discovery from £750; leadership workshops from £900 (half day); AI automation builds from £5,000; prices exclude VATAudit or discoveryTraining sessionWorkflow automation build£750£900£5,000
TechnicreateWorkflow builds from £495; projects from £895Workflow automation buildProject, scope not stated£495£895
Tecton AISetup £1,250; monthly plans £125/month; prices exclude VATSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£1,250£125
The AI OperatorWorkflow review £49Audit or discovery£49
The Automation AgencyAudit or discovery £1,500; workflow builds £300 to £1,500; projects from £500; monthly plans £150/monthAudit or discoveryWorkflow automation buildProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£1,500£300 to £1,500£500£150
The FabrikProjects from £2,000; training from £3,000; prices exclude VATProject, scope not statedTraining session£2,000£3,000
The Voice AI AgentsFrom £1,000Project, scope not stated£1,000
Veda AIBusiness Efficiency Audit £995 + VAT; partnership from £2,795 + VAT/monthAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainer£995£2,795
VisionXY7Audit or discovery from £297; AI agent or custom builds from £449; projects from £750; training from £2,400; hourly rate from £45/hour; prices exclude VATAudit or discoveryAI agent, chatbot or custom buildProject, scope not statedTraining sessionHourly rate£297£449£750£2,400£45
WebFlux AIProjects £697; monthly plans £59/monthProject, scope not statedMonthly plan or retainer£697£59
WeesiteAudit or discovery £250; monthly plans £50/month to £300/month; day rate £90/day; hourly rate £135/hour to £180/hourAudit or discoveryMonthly plan or retainerDay rateHourly rate£250£50 to £300£90£135 to £180
Westcountry AIAudit or discovery £295; projects from £750; setup from £1,500Audit or discoveryProject, scope not statedSetup fee with a monthly plan£295£750£1,500
WorkflowMindMonthly plans £12/month; prices exclude VATMonthly plan or retainer£12
ZatioSetup £179; monthly plans from £69/month; prices exclude VATSetup fee with a monthly planMonthly plan or retainer£179£69
ZeeleePilots from £3,000Project, scope not stated£3,000

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### AI receptionist for a small business in the UK: costs, options and how to choose
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-receptionist-small-business-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

If you miss calls because you are on a job, with a patient or simply closed, you have more options than ever. This guide is for small business owners who want the phone answered and need to choose how. It compares five routes, shows what UK providers actually publish about price, and works through a monthly bill at a typical call volume. For how the technology works, see our guide to AI receptionists and voice agents.

Start with your own numbers

Before you look at any price, spend two weeks counting:

Calls a month, including the ones you miss. Your phone provider or call log can usually show this.

Average call length. Per-minute pricing depends on it; per-call pricing does not.

What callers want. If most calls are bookings, prices, opening hours or “can you call me back”, a script can handle them. If many need judgement, you need a person on hand.

When calls come in. Out-of-hours calls are where an answering service earns its keep.

These four numbers decide which option is cheapest for you. A plan that looks cheap at 30 calls can be the most expensive at 300.

Your five options

 | Option | How you pay | Published example | Who does the work
1. VoicemailUsually included with your phone lineNo extra costYou call everyone back
2. Human answering servicePer call or monthly bundleAnswer.co.uk: £2.20 per call plus VAT. Pocket Receptionist: £75 a month for 30 calls, then £2.99 a callThe provider’s staff take messages or transfer calls
3. AI option from an answering firmMonthly fee plus per callAnswer.co.uk AI receptionist: £10 a month and £0.85 per call, excluding VATThe provider runs it; you set the script
4. Managed AI receptionist from a UK agencyMonthly plan, sometimes a setup feeLowest monthly plans from agencies that mention voice agents: £9.99/month to £820/month in our directory (see below)The agency builds, connects and maintains it
5. Do-it-yourself voice platformPer minute, plus phone numbersRetell AI: $0.07 to $0.31 a minute. Vapi: $0.05 a minute hosting plus provider costsYou, or a freelancer you hire

Provider prices are from each provider’s own pricing page, checked on 17 October 2026. Retell AI and Vapi price in US dollars. Pocket Receptionist does not say whether its prices include VAT.

1. Voicemail

Free, but many callers will not leave a message, and you still spend time calling back. Keep it as your baseline: every other option should beat it on calls you would otherwise lose.

2. A human answering service

A UK team answers in your business name, takes a message or transfers the call. Two published examples:

Answer.co.uk lists £2.20 per call plus VAT for new pay-as-you-go customers, with no monthly charge, 24-hour answering and a £25 minimum credit purchase.

Pocket Receptionist lists monthly bundles: £75 for 30 calls, £145 for 60, £230 for 100 and £635 for 300, with extra calls at £2.99 each and cover from 08:00 to 20:00 on every plan.

A person handles awkward or emotional calls better than a script, which matters for clinics, legal work and anything urgent.

3. An AI option from a call-answering firm

Some answering services now sell an AI receptionist alongside their human one. Answer.co.uk lists its AI receptionist option at £10 a month and £0.85 per call, excluding VAT. This route suits businesses that want a lower per-call price without building anything.

4. A managed AI receptionist from a UK agency

An agency sets up the voice agent, connects it to your calendar, CRM or booking system, and keeps it running. In our directory, 69 agencies mention voice agents or AI receptionists, and 36 of them (52%) publish a price. Among the 26 that publish a monthly price, the median starting price is £99/month (range £9.99/month to £820/month).

Published offers that name a receptionist, voice agent or booking plan, or come from voice AI specialists:

 | Provider | What they publish | Location
 | Octopus Business AI | Plans from £29/month plus setup from £149 | London
 | New Era AI | Voice agent plans from £49 (unit not stated) | Llanelli
 | Zatio | From £69/month + VAT | UK-wide
 | scotsphere AI | Plans from £820/month | Edinburgh
 | Antek Automation | Voice agents from £97/month | Andover
 | Debut Web Consultants | AI receptionist £199/month + £1,500 setup | Manchester
 | Digital Eight | AI voice receptionist quoted based on your call volumes | UK-wide
 | Swift Solution | Plans from £297/month | UK-wide
 | WebFlux AI | AI receptionist from £359/month (founding-client price, normally £499/month) | Northampton
 | The Voice AI Agents | From £1,000 | London
 | NovaTech Systems Group | Voice AI from £1,500 | Motherwell
 | Softomate Solutions | GoHighLevel receptionist setup from £2,000 | London
 | Tecton AI | Setup £2,500 + VAT; £6,500/year subscription | UK-wide
 | Code2Box | AI assistants and voice agents from £4,950 | Cardiff

Prices are as published on each agency’s own website on 31 October 2026. They are starting prices, and what they include (minutes, numbers, integrations, support) varies widely. In our directory, 5 of 6 voice AI specialists publish a price, against 125 of 290 agencies overall. The specialist group is small, so treat that gap with care. See our price study for the method.

5. A do-it-yourself voice platform

Platforms that many agencies build on also sell direct, priced by the minute:

Retell AI lists pay-as-you-go pricing of $0.07 to $0.31 a minute, depending on the voice, language model and telephony chosen, plus $2 a month for each Retell phone number. It says calls are billed to the second and the AI fee stops once a call is transferred.

Vapi lists $0.05 a minute for its hosting, with the speech-to-text, language model and voice providers charged on top at cost, and telephony charged by the provider. Its plan without a support package includes 1 Vapi phone number and $5 of free credit.

These are cheap per minute, but you (or someone you pay) write the prompts, connect the calendar, test it, handle a UK phone number and keep it working. Retell, for example, only sells US and Canadian numbers, so see how to connect a UK number to Retell AI before you start. If you are not technical, budget for help. In our directory, 12 agencies mention Retell or Vapi, and 8 of them publish a price, if you want help building on one.

Worked example: 200 calls a month

Illustrative exampleA plumbing firm gets 200 calls a month, averaging 3 minutes each (600 minutes). Here is what the published prices above add up to. This is arithmetic on list prices, not a quote, and it leaves out phone line costs, setup fees and your own time.

 | Option | Sum | Monthly cost
 | Answer.co.uk, human operators | 200 calls × £2.20 | £440 plus VAT
 | Pocket Receptionist, human operators | £230 plan for 100 calls + 100 × £2.99 | £529 (VAT not stated)
 | Answer.co.uk, AI receptionist option | £10 + 200 calls × £0.85 | £180 plus VAT
 | Retell AI, do it yourself | 600 minutes × $0.07 to $0.31, + $2 number | $44 to $188, plus build and upkeep
 | Vapi, do it yourself | 600 minutes × $0.05 hosting, + provider costs | $30 plus provider and phone costs, plus build and upkeep
 | UK agency managed plan | Lowest monthly plans from agencies that mention voice agents: £9.99/month to £820/month | Ask what volume the plan covers

Two lessons from the sums. First, per-call pricing punishes high volume and per-minute pricing punishes long calls, so check both your numbers. Second, the cheapest list price often moves the work to you; a managed plan costs more but includes someone who fixes it when it goes wrong.

AI receptionist by type of business

The five routes are the same for every business, but what to check varies:

Dentists, clinics and vets. Most callers want to book, move or cancel an appointment, and some will be worried. Look for an option that books directly into your practice system and passes anything clinical or urgent to a person quickly. Health details are special category data under UK GDPR, so ask where recordings and transcripts are stored.

Restaurants and cafes. Calls are mostly about table bookings, opening hours and directions, and they often come at your busiest times. Check it connects to your booking system and sends allergy and dietary questions to your staff instead of answering them itself.

Plumbers, electricians and other trades. Calls tend to come in when your hands are full. What helps most is taking the caller’s name, postcode, job type and how urgent it is, then texting you a short summary so you can call the best jobs back first.

Estate agents. Calls are often viewing requests, valuations and “Is it still available?” questions. Check it can see your listings or CRM, and that it books viewings and valuations into the right diary, including evenings and weekends.

Solicitors and accountants. First calls often include personal or confidential details. Keep the script to taking details and booking a call back, make sure it never says anything that sounds like advice, and check how call data is stored and who can access it.

How to choose

Mostly routine calls and a tight budget? Trial an AI option first (route 3 or 4) and keep a human fallback for urgent calls.

Sensitive, emotional or complex calls? A human answering service (route 2) is the safer choice, even if it costs more per call.

Calls need to book into your diary or update a CRM? A managed plan from an agency (route 4) is usually worth the setup fee, because the integration is the hard part.

Technical, or have someone who is? A platform (route 5) gives the lowest running cost and full control.

Not sure? Several of these providers offer free trials. Put each one on your real calls for a week and compare the messages and the bill.

Questions to ask before you sign

Can I trial it on my own calls, using my own script?

What does a call over my allowance cost, and can I cap my monthly spend?

How does an urgent call reach a person, and how fast?

Is the call recorded, where is the data stored, and for how long?

Do I keep my phone number if I leave, and what is the notice period?

Are prices shown with or without VAT?

If the agent records calls or takes callers’ details, tell callers how their data is used. For outbound marketing calls, the ICO’s telephone marketing guidance sets strict rules, so take advice before using AI for them. Our UK GDPR checklist for AI covers the basics.

Find AI receptionist providers

Browse every agency that mentions voice agents and AI receptionists, or only those with a published starting price under £1,000.

See voice AI specialists or agencies that mention Retell or Vapi.

Want web chat as well? Read how much a website chatbot costs in the UK.

Not sure where to start? Get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: prices published on agencies’ own websites, checked 11 or 17 October 2026: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/services/voice-agents/
- TrustedAIAgencies data study: what UK AI automation agencies charge (Oct 2026): https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/
- Answer.co.uk: Pay as you go call answering service (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.answer.co.uk/pay-as-you-go-call-answering-service/
- Pocket Receptionist: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.pocketreceptionist.co.uk/pricing
- Retell AI: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.retellai.com/pricing
- Vapi: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://vapi.ai/pricing
- ICO: Telephone marketing (guide to PECR): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/telephone-marketing/

### UK AI and automation statistics for small businesses (2026)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-statistics-2026/
Updated: 2026-10-30

This page collects the most useful public statistics on how UK small businesses use AI and automation. Every figure links to the organisation that published it, with the date, so you can check it and quote the original. We read each source on 28 October 2026, added the new DSIT survey on 30 October 2026, and left out any number we could not find on the source page itself.

In short: official ONS data shows 30% of UK businesses using at least one AI technology in September 2026, up from 9% three years earlier. Smaller firms are behind larger ones, and most adopters use AI lightly, mainly for writing and admin.

How to cite this page

Please quote the original source for each statistic. If this page helped you find them, a link back is appreciated:

<a href="https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-statistics-2026/">UK AI automation statistics 2026, TrustedAIAgencies</a>

Adoption: how many businesses use AI

30% of all UK businesses reported using at least one type of AI technology in September 2026, up from 9% when the question was first asked in September 2023. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

51% of businesses with 250 or more employees used AI in September 2026, up 32 percentage points from 19% in September 2023. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

38% of businesses with 10 or more employees used AI in September 2026, up 3 percentage points from June 2026 and 26 percentage points from September 2023. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

29% of businesses with fewer than 10 employees used at least one AI technology in September 2026, against 51% of businesses with 250 or more employees. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

55% of small firms surveyed by FSB were using AI, up from 20% in 2023. FSB surveyed 904 small business owners from 11 to 24 November 2025. (FSB, 16 June 2026)

35% of SMEs said they were actively using AI technology in 2025, up from 25% in 2024. (British Chambers of Commerce, 22 September 2025)

A further 24% of SMEs planned to adopt AI, and the share with no plans to use it fell from 43% to 33%. (BCC, 22 September 2025)

AI is used in 36% of micro businesses (0 to 9 employees), 44% of small businesses (10 to 49) and 60% of medium-sized businesses (50 to 249). (Start Up Loans and YouGov, 17 July 2025)

32% of UK businesses were using at least one AI technology in early 2026, double the 16% in 2025, in the government’s second AI adoption survey (3,503 phone interviews, 7 January to 21 April 2026). (DSIT AI adoption survey 2026, 29 October 2026)

Adoption was 52% among larger firms, and by sector 61% in information and communication, 45% in real estate and 39% in business services and administration. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2026)

27% of UK businesses that handle digital data use AI-based technologies, rising to 42% in London against 26% elsewhere. (DSIT Business data use and productivity study, wave 2)

71% of UK firms in the Bank of England Decision Maker Panel reported using some AI technology between November 2025 and January 2026. These results are employment-weighted, so larger firms count for more. (VoxEU, Bank of England DMP data)

The DSIT 2026 survey repeats the 2025 one with the same method (phone interviews with about 3,500 businesses), so DSIT compares the two waves directly. The 2025 wave also found that 80% of businesses neither used AI nor had plans to. Fieldwork ran a few weeks earlier in the year in 2026 (January to April, against February to May). The rest of the DSIT figures below come from the 2025 wave.

These numbers differ a lot because the surveys do. The ONS samples businesses across the economy, while the DMP asks senior executives and weights by employment. FSB and BCC survey their own networks.

Sectors

60% of businesses in information and communication used AI in September 2026, the highest of any industry. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026) In June 2026, construction was among the lowest at 13%. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

46% of B2B service firms, such as finance, law and marketing, use AI, against 26% of B2C firms and manufacturers. (BCC, 22 September 2025)

How deeply businesses use AI

The average AI-using business with 10 or more employees used about 1.6 AI technologies in June 2026, up only from 1.4 in late 2023. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

Text generation with large language models (21%) and visual content creation (19%) were the most used AI technologies among businesses with 10 or more employees in September 2026. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

Only 10% of AI-using businesses with 10 or more employees use AI extensively. Among AI users with 0 to 9 employees, the figure is 17%. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

15% of businesses with 10 or more employees say more than half their staff use AI in daily work. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

55% of employees report using AI for work or education, against around 35% of businesses reporting AI use. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

Just 11% of SMEs use technology to a great extent to automate or streamline operations. 42% do so to some extent, 29% to a minimal extent and 14% not at all. (BCC, 22 September 2025)

In micro businesses with 5 to 9 employees that use AI, on average 38% of staff use it, against 26% in small businesses. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

81% of micro businesses that use or plan to use AI do so for creative and content work, against 77% of all businesses. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

Around 31% of businesses with 0 to 9 employees that use AI use it to provide or personalise products or services. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

Plans, budgets and buying

71% of businesses using AI had been considering it for around a year before they deployed it. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

The most common plans are off-the-shelf AI applications (65%) and building AI into existing tools or systems (59%). (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

Of businesses planning to adopt AI within a year, 47% had no specific budget set and 25% did not know how much was budgeted. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

Only 23% of micro businesses pay for access to AI tools, against 62% of medium-sized businesses. (Start Up Loans and YouGov, 17 July 2025)

Results and jobs

65% of current and prospective AI users say the main reason to adopt or expand AI is to increase efficiency or productivity. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

56% of businesses using AI reported higher employee productivity since adopting it. (DSIT AI adoption survey 2025)

59% of small firms using AI reported productivity gains, 24% higher revenues and 22% business growth. Fewer than one in ten (8%) said it helped reduce staff levels. (FSB, 16 June 2026)

6% of AI-using businesses with 10 or more employees reported reduced headcount as a result in September 2026. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

38% of AI-using businesses with 10 or more employees said administrative and clerical roles were the most affected in September 2026, up 9 percentage points since the question was first asked in December 2025. Creative or design roles came next at 24%. (ONS BICS, 8 October 2026)

UK firms in the Decision Maker Panel expect AI to raise productivity by 1.9% and lower employment by 1.4% over the next three years. (VoxEU, Bank of England DMP data)

Barriers and skills

92% of small firms raise concerns about AI risks, up from 73% in 2023. The top worry is inaccurate responses (54%), then security (39%). (FSB, 16 June 2026)

IT security (25%) and a lack of suitable financing (25%) are the biggest barriers to further AI adoption for SMEs, followed by slow internet (22%). (Start Up Loans and YouGov, 17 July 2025)

41% of UK businesses with 10 or more employees reported no barriers to AI adoption in the last three months. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

62% of businesses that cite a lack of AI expertise are training or retraining staff, against around 26% of businesses with no barriers. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

Only 11% of businesses with 10 or more employees say more than half their workforce has had AI-related training. (ONS, 20 July 2026)

What UK AI automation agencies charge (our data)

From our own study of prices published by UK AI automation agencies, checked on agencies’ websites in October 2026:

About two in five agencies in our directory (43%) publish at least one price on their own website.

The median published starting price is £1,500 for a one-off project, £650 for an audit and £150 a month for a monthly plan. These are advertised “from” prices, not project averages.

Method

Sources. We used primary publishers only: the ONS, government departments, the Bank of England (via its researchers’ published summary), FSB, the British Chambers of Commerce and Start Up Loans with YouGov. We did not use figures that appear only in news stories or vendor blogs.

Checking. We opened every source on 28 October 2026 and kept a figure only if the number appears on the source page. Each statistic shows its publisher and date.

Comparing. Surveys differ in who they ask, how they define AI and how they weight results. Do not compare figures from different surveys as if they were one series.

Our own figures. Statistics 39 and 40 come from our price study and are recalculated from our dataset whenever the site is built.

Updates. We plan to update this page when the ONS publishes new AI figures.

Sources:
- ONS: Artificial intelligence in UK businesses, 2023 to 2026 (20 July 2026): https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/articles/artificialintelligenceinukbusinesses/2023to2026
- ONS: Business insights and impact on the UK economy, 8 October 2026 (BICS wave 165, 21 September to 4 October 2026): https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/8october2026
- DSIT: AI adoption survey report 2026, executive summary (29 October 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-adoption-survey-2026/ai-adoption-survey-report-2026-executive-summary
- DSIT: AI adoption survey report 2025 (updated 13 February 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-adoption-research/ai-adoption-research
- DSIT: Business data use and productivity study, wave 2 (updated 28 January 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-data-use-and-productivity-study-wave-2/business-data-use-and-productivity-study-wave-2-statistical-report
- British Chambers of Commerce: Turning Point As More SMEs Unlock AI (22 September 2025): https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/09/turning-point-as-more-smes-unlock-ai/
- FSB: Trust gap threatens £42bn AI opportunity (16 June 2026): https://www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre/press-release/trust-gap-threatens-42bn-ai-opportunity-fsb-says-MCRY2ZYMDU65HC5BOSJ4VQGLO36U
- Start Up Loans and YouGov: Only a third of small business leaders have a basic understanding of AI (17 July 2025): https://www.startuploans.co.uk/media-centre/only-third-small-business-leaders-have-basic-understanding-ai
- VoxEU (CEPR): Firms predict an AI productivity boom is coming, using Bank of England Decision Maker Panel data (2026): https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/firms-predict-ai-productivity-boom-coming
- TrustedAIAgencies: What UK AI automation agencies charge (Oct 2026): https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/

### UK AI Price & Transparency Index, November 2026
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-price-transparency-index-november-2026/
Updated: 2026-11-01

Headline findings (November dataset)

125 of 290 UK AI automation agencies publish a price in pounds (43%). Another 2 publish prices only in another currency (November dataset).

The median starting price is £923, across 94 agencies, taking each agency’s lowest audit or project price (November dataset).

Median starting price for an audit: £650 (n 51). For a one-off project: £1,500 (n 73). For a monthly plan: £150 a month (n 76) (November dataset).

151 of 290 agencies link at least one case study from their own site (November dataset).

These are advertised starting prices, not what projects end up costing.

Median starting price by category (November dataset)

Lowest published price per agency in each category, pounds only.

 | What the price is for | Agencies | Median starting price
 | Audit or discovery | 51 | £650
 | Workflow automation build | 24 | £1,497
 | AI agent, chatbot or custom build | 17 | £1,800
 | Project, scope not stated | 51 | £1,500
 | Monthly plan or retainer | 76 | £150 a month
 | Setup fee with a monthly plan | 19 | £500
 | Training session | 12 | £898
 | Day rate | 7 (small sample) | £850 a day
 | Hourly rate | 6 (small sample) | £70 an hour

By provider type (November dataset)

 | Type of business | Listed | Publish a price in pounds | Share | Median starting price for a one-off project
Consultancy1094339%£1,625 (n 24)
Agency1044846%£1,350 (n 32)
Software studio401743%£1,747 (n 10)
Marketing agency17847%£1,500 (n 5, small sample)
IT services provider14429%Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies
Voice AI specialist6583%Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies

By region (November dataset)

In this table, the median starting price uses each agency’s lowest audit or project price.

 | Region | Listed | Publish a price in pounds | Median starting price
London4621£1,750 (n 16)
South East2315£750 (n 11)
South West198£2,425 (n 6, small sample)
North West2810£1,750 (n 8, small sample)
East Midlands1510£650 (n 7, small sample)
East of England2212£950 (n 9, small sample)
Scotland196£750 (n 5, small sample)
Wales165Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies (n 4, small sample)
Yorkshire and the Humber147£995 (n 5, small sample)
UK-wide5421£500
North East94Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies
West Midlands154Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies
Northern Ireland102Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies

By service listed (November dataset)

 | Service | Listed | Publish a price in pounds | Median starting price for a one-off project
Workflow automation243106£1,500 (n 65)
AI strategy15971£1,500 (n 43)
AI agents13055£1,200 (n 35)
CRM automation11659£1,500 (n 33)
Chatbots10653£1,500 (n 32)
Custom software10341£1,900 (n 28)
AI training8039£1,500 (n 25)
Voice agents6936£1,500 (n 17)
Document processing4827£1,999 (n 19)
Marketing automation2311£1,250 (n 6, small sample)

By industry and service (November dataset)

Covers agencies that list both the industry and the service, using each agency’s lowest audit or project price as its median starting price.

 | Industry | Service | Median starting price
 | Trades | CRM automation | £699 (n 19)
 | Trades | Workflow automation | £725 (n 18)
 | Healthcare | Workflow automation | £750 (n 16)
 | Professional services | Workflow automation | £850 (n 16)
 | Healthcare | CRM automation | £750 (n 14)
 | Professional services | AI strategy | £750 (n 13)

What changed since the October figures

October values are a fixed snapshot of the live file /data/uk-ai-automation-price-index-2026.csv on 31 October 2026 and do not update. November values come from the November dataset. Both use the same rule: the lowest price per agency in each category.

 | Measure | October snapshot (fixed) | November dataset
 | Agencies publishing a price in pounds | 114 | 125
 | Median starting price for a one-off project | £1,750 (n 64) | £1,500 (n 73)
 | Median starting price for an audit | £750 (n 47) | £650 (n 51)
 | Median starting price for a monthly plan | £250 a month (n 43) | £150 a month (n 76)

In the November re-check, 14 agencies published a price for the first time, 59 changed a price and 10 removed theirs. Part of every change comes from the row-by-row review reclassifying prices, not only from agencies changing them.

How this compares with other directories

GoodFirms gives a median hourly rate of $37 for UK artificial intelligence companies (October 2026; GoodFirms UK artificial intelligence companies, accessed 31 October 2026). It covers the firms in its UK artificial intelligence category and is in dollars. The hourly figure in this index, £70 an hour (n 6, small sample, November dataset), covers only UK AI automation agencies that publish a rate on their own site. The two figures measure different groups, so the difference between them is not a gap.

Methodology

Published figures only. Every price is copied word for word from the agency’s own website. Quotes, surveys and estimates are not used.

Source per row. Each row records the page URL and the date it was accessed (31 October 2026 for this cut).

Review. A reviewer read all 947 price rows. Rows kept are the agency’s own published offer price, including prices the reviewer added from the agency’s own pages, each with its own URL and date. Dropped rows include competitor comparisons, ROI calculators, client results, third-party licence prices, form budget options and zero-price items. 641 rows in pounds are used.

Currency. 10 kept rows are in other currencies and are left out of every median in pounds. Currencies are not converted.

Excluded products. 13 kept rows are for software subscriptions, non-AI IT services or self-serve digital products and are left out of every median.

Starting price. The lowest audit or project price for each agency. Ranges count at their lower end.

VAT. Prices are as published; where a page says ex VAT, that is recorded. VAT is not added.

Medians. Shown only where n is 5 or more; n under 10 is marked small sample.

Rounding. Where a median falls on 50p, it is rounded up to the nearest pound.

Names. Groups only, no individual agencies.

Download the data

The November file is /data/uk-ai-price-transparency-index-2026-11.csv: one row per published price used, with its source URL and the date accessed. Licence and citation as on /data/.

The figures above include every reviewed price. The download leaves out the rows of one agency that we do not name in our guides and data files, so medians recomputed from the CSV can differ slightly. From the CSV alone, the median starting price is £895 (n 93), for a one-off project £1,500 (n 72), for an audit £575 (n 50) and for a monthly plan £150 a month (n 76).

How the counts fit together. The Index counts the 125 listed agencies that publish a price. The file has rows for 126 agencies: it leaves out the 1 agency we do not name in our guides and data files, and it adds 2 agencies whose only published prices are in other currencies, which stay in the file for reference but are not counted in the Index. Of the agencies in the file, 122 have at least one price in pounds marked yes in the in_starting_price column. The other 2 with prices in pounds only publish prices we did not count as a starting price.

How to cite
Trusted AI Agencies, “UK AI Price & Transparency Index, November 2026”, trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-price-transparency-index-november-2026/, data accessed 31 October 2026.

Sources:
- November 2026 price index data (CSV): /data/uk-ai-price-transparency-index-2026-11.csv
- GoodFirms: UK artificial intelligence companies (accessed 31 October 2026): https://www.goodfirms.co/artificial-intelligence/uk

### The AI adoption gap between small and large firms in Europe (2026 data study)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-adoption-gap-small-business-europe-2026/
Updated: 2026-10-29

How much less likely is a small firm to use AI than a large one, and does it depend on the country? We took Eurostat’s official survey figures for 35 European geographies (the EU, the euro area, the 27 member states and 6 other countries) and compared enterprises with 10 to 49 employees against those with 250 or more, for 2021 to 2025. The headline EU shares are published by Eurostat. The gap, ratio and rankings below are our own calculations from those figures.

In short:

EU-wide in 2025, 55.0% of large firms used AI against 17.0% of small firms (10 to 49 staff). Large firms were 3.2 times as likely to use AI, a gap of 38.0 percentage points.

AI use among EU firms with 10 or more staff rose from 8.1% in 2023 to 20.0% in 2025, up 11.9 points in two years. Denmark rose most, by 26.9 points to 42.0%.

The widest gap is in Slovenia: 53.4 points (18.3% of small firms against 71.7% of large firms). In Poland, large firms were 7.9 times as likely as small ones to use AI (45.8% against 5.8%).

A small Danish firm (37.5%) is more likely to use AI than a large firm in Romania (20.8%), Bulgaria (26.2%) or Turkey (23.5%).

Lowest overall use among firms with 10 or more staff: Romania 5.2%, Turkey 7.4% and Poland 8.4%.

Looking for UK figures? Eurostat does not cover the UK, so see our UK AI and automation statistics, which use ONS data.

The gap, country by country

The chart shows how many percentage points separate large firms from small firms in each country in 2025. A longer bar means small firms are further behind.

Gap in AI use, large minus small firms, 2025 (percentage points)
Slovenia53.4
Belgium47.6
Finland45.9
France43.0
Austria42.1
Sweden41.1
Norway40.8
Czechia40.7
Ireland40.5
Spain40.3
Poland40.0
Portugal39.7
Euro area39.3
Netherlands38.9
Italy38.9
EU (27 countries)38.0
Latvia37.3
Denmark37.1
Germany33.9
Malta33.7
Lithuania33.7
Estonia32.2
Hungary31.3
Greece30.2
Slovakia28.2
Luxembourg27.5
Cyprus27.4
Croatia26.8
Bulgaria19.0
Albania16.9
Turkey16.9
Romania16.6
Serbia8.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.2

Gap in percentage points: share of large firms (250+ staff) using AI minus share of small firms (10 to 49 staff), 2025. Bars are scaled to 60 points. Montenegro is not shown because Eurostat publishes no size breakdown for it. Source: Eurostat isoc_eb_ai.
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Full results table

All figures are the share of enterprises using at least one AI technology. “Gap” is large minus small in 2025. “Ratio” is how many times as likely a large firm is to use AI as a small one. “Change” is the movement for all firms with 10 or more staff from 2023 to 2025. “n/a” means Eurostat publishes no value.

Share of enterprises using at least one AI technology in 2025, by size. Sorted by gap. Select a heading to sort.Country10 to 49 staff250+ staffAll 10+ staffGap (points)Ratio large to smallChange 2023 to 2025 (all 10+)
Slovenia18.3%71.7%21.6%53.4 pts3.9x+10.2 pts
Belgium28.8%76.4%34.5%47.6 pts2.7x+20.7 pts
Finland33.5%79.4%37.8%45.9 pts2.4x+22.7 pts
France15.0%58.0%18.2%43.0 pts3.9x+12.3 pts
Austria26.2%68.3%29.9%42.1 pts2.6x+19.2 pts
Sweden30.7%71.9%35.0%41.1 pts2.3x+24.7 pts
Norway25.2%66.0%28.9%40.8 pts2.6x+19.7 pts
Czechia13.4%54.1%17.6%40.7 pts4.0x+11.7 pts
Ireland16.8%57.3%19.6%40.5 pts3.4x+11.6 pts
Spain17.2%57.5%20.3%40.3 pts3.3x+11.1 pts
Poland5.8%45.8%8.4%40.0 pts7.9x+4.7 pts
Portugal9.4%49.1%11.5%39.7 pts5.2x+3.7 pts
Euro area18.4%57.6%21.4%39.3 pts3.1x+12.5 pts
Netherlands28.8%67.6%33.2%38.9 pts2.4x+19.1 pts
Italy14.2%53.1%16.4%38.9 pts3.7x+11.3 pts
EU (27 countries)17.0%55.0%19.9%38.0 pts3.2x+11.9 pts
Latvia9.8%47.1%12.2%37.3 pts4.8x+7.7 pts
Denmark37.5%74.5%42.0%37.1 pts2.0x+26.9 pts
Germany23.1%57.0%26.0%33.9 pts2.5x+14.4 pts
Malta18.0%51.8%21.5%33.7 pts2.9x+8.3 pts
Lithuania18.1%51.8%21.3%33.7 pts2.9x+16.4 pts
Estonia20.7%52.9%23.4%32.2 pts2.6x+18.2 pts
Hungary8.7%40.0%10.4%31.3 pts4.6x+6.7 pts
Greece7.3%37.6%8.9%30.2 pts5.1x+4.9 pts
Slovakia15.6%43.7%18.0%28.2 pts2.8x+11.0 pts
Luxembourg30.5%58.0%33.6%27.5 pts1.9x+19.2 pts
Cyprus7.7%35.1%9.3%27.4 pts4.5x+4.6 pts
Croatia12.8%39.6%15.2%26.8 pts3.1x+7.3 pts
Bulgaria7.2%26.2%8.6%19.0 pts3.7x+4.9 pts
Albania7.9%24.8%9.0%16.9 pts3.1xn/a
Turkey6.5%23.5%7.4%16.9 pts3.6x+1.9 pts
Romania4.1%20.8%5.2%16.6 pts5.0x+3.7 pts
Serbia9.4%18.3%10.1%8.9 pts1.9x+8.3 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina10.4%18.6%10.8%8.2 pts1.8x+5.4 pts
Montenegron/an/a10.1%n/an/a+4.4 pts

Download the results as CSV (35 rows, Eurostat values to two decimals, plus our change and gap columns). Eurostat does not publish a figure for medium-sized firms (50 to 249 staff) in the extract we used, so the table shows small, large and all firms with 10 or more staff.

What this means for a small business

The pattern holds almost everywhere: large firms adopt AI first, and small firms follow more slowly. In 2025 the gap was at least 26.8 points in every EU member state except Bulgaria and Romania, where use was low for firms of every size. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia had the smallest gaps of all, also because large firms there used AI far less than elsewhere.

Size is not the whole story. Small firms in Denmark, Finland and Sweden used AI more than large firms in several other countries. If you run a small business and want to close the gap, start with one repeatable task. Our guide to where AI helps a small business first lists common starting points, and if you would rather have help, you can get matched with an AI automation agency for free.

Method and caveats

Source. Eurostat dataset isoc_eb_ai (“Artificial intelligence by size class of enterprise”), indicator E_AI_TANY: enterprises using at least one AI technology, as a percentage of enterprises. Survey years 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. We pulled the data from the Eurostat API on 29 October 2026 with a short script that needs no key.

Our calculations. Gap = share of large firms (250+) minus share of small firms (10 to 49) in 2025. Ratio = large divided by small. Change = 2025 minus 2023 for all firms with 10 or more staff, in percentage points. The table rounds to one decimal; the CSV keeps Eurostat’s two decimals.

No UK data. The UK left the Eurostat ICT survey. The ONS measures UK business AI use in a different survey with a different question, so UK and EU figures are not directly comparable.

Firms with fewer than 10 staff are not covered. The survey only includes enterprises with 10 or more employees, so microbusinesses and sole traders are not in these figures.

Definitions change. “Using AI” means using at least one of the AI technologies listed in Eurostat’s questionnaire. The list and wording have changed between survey rounds, and 2021 is the most likely to differ from 2023 onwards, so treat long-run comparisons with care.

Financial sector excluded. The figures cover enterprises in the sectors Eurostat surveys excluding the financial sector (Eurostat code C10-S951_X_K).

Gaps in the data. Eurostat publishes no size breakdown for Montenegro and no 2023 figure for Albania, so those cells show n/a.

How to cite

Suggested citation

TrustedAIAgencies (2026). The AI adoption gap between small and large firms in Europe (2026 data study). Analysis of Eurostat isoc_eb_ai data. https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-adoption-gap-small-business-europe-2026/

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Please also credit Eurostat as the source of the underlying data. You are free to reuse our CSV with a link back.

Sources:
- Eurostat: Artificial intelligence by size class of enterprise (isoc_eb_ai), data browser: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_eb_ai/default/table?lang=en
- Eurostat API query used for this study (JSON, pulled 29 October 2026): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/isoc_eb_ai?format=JSON&lang=EN&unit=PC_ENT&indic_is=E_AI_TANY&nace_r2=C10-S951_X_K&size_emp=GE10&size_emp=10-49&size_emp=GE250
- TrustedAIAgencies: results of this study (CSV): https://trustedaiagencies.com/data/eu-ai-adoption-gap-2025.csv
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK AI and automation statistics for small businesses (2026): https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-statistics-2026/

### How much does a website chatbot cost in the UK?
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/website-chatbot-cost-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-29

A chatbot on your website can answer the same questions you answer every day, capture enquiries at night and pass the tricky ones to you. The price ranges from a few pounds a month to several thousand for a custom build, and the headline figure rarely tells you what you will actually pay. This guide shows what UK small businesses pay for each route, using published prices only, and works through a monthly bill. For what a chatbot can and cannot do, see AI chatbots for small businesses.

What you actually pay for

Almost every chatbot bill is made of the same five parts:

Setup or build. Free if you do it yourself on a platform; a one-off fee if an agency builds it.

A plan or seat fee. A monthly charge for the software, often per team member (“seat” or “agent”) who answers chats.

Usage. A charge for each conversation the AI handles or resolves, or a pot of AI credits. This is the part that grows with volume.

Upkeep. Someone has to keep the answers accurate when your prices, hours or policies change. That is your time, or an agency retainer.

VAT and currency. Some platforms bill in US dollars and some show prices without VAT.

Route 1: a self-serve platform

You sign up, point the bot at your website and help content, and add a code snippet to your site. Published prices from four well-known platforms:

 | Platform | Plan fee | AI usage | Notes
Zendesk (Suite Team)£45 per agent a month billed yearly, £59 billed monthly5 automated resolutions per agent a month included; extra at £1.30 each (committed) or US$2.00 pay as you goUK prices
Intercom (Essential)$29 per seat a month billed yearly$0.99 per Fin outcome, charged once per conversationFin can also be bought without seats, with a minimum monthly commitment
Crisp (Essentials)$95 a month per workspace, 10 seats included$25 of AI credits included, which Crisp says is around 450 automated conversationsVAT not included in plan prices
Chatbase (Hobby)$32 a month billed yearly, $40 billed monthlyExtra message credits at $40 per 1,000Allowances by plan are on its pricing page

All prices are from each platform’s own pricing page, checked on 17 October 2026. Each one counts usage differently: a Zendesk “automated resolution”, an Intercom “outcome” and a Crisp “automated conversation” are not the same thing, so compare them on your own volume. Intercom, Crisp and Chatbase price in US dollars.

Route 2: a managed plan from a UK agency

An agency sets the chatbot up, connects it to your inbox or CRM and keeps it running for a monthly fee. In our directory, 106 agencies mention AI chatbots and 53 (50%) publish a price. Among the 32 that publish a monthly price, the median starting price is £149/month (range £19/month to £1,500/month).

Examples of published monthly plans from agencies that mention chatbots:

 | Provider | What they publish | Location
 | Octopus Business AI | Plans from £29/month plus setup from £149 | London
 | Zatio | From £69/month + VAT | UK-wide
 | NotLuck | Plans from £97/month + VAT | Nottingham
 | Swift Solution | Plans from £297/month | UK-wide
 | NeuroNet.dev | £500 to £2K a month | Milton Keynes

Prices are as published on each agency’s own website on 31 October 2026. The service tags are agency-level: an agency that mentions chatbots may have published this price for a wider service, so ask what the plan covers.

Route 3: a custom build

If the bot needs to work inside your own systems (a booking platform, stock levels, a client portal), agencies quote a one-off price, often with a monthly fee after. Among the 32 agencies that mention chatbots and publish a one-off project price, the median of their lowest project prices is £1,500 (lowest prices run from £99 to £10,000). That is each agency’s cheapest published project of any kind, not necessarily a chatbot.

 | Provider | What they publish | Location
 | Neura North | Done-for-you setups from £995 plus £395 a month | Leeds
 | AImpress | From £1,500 | London
 | Goodev | From £10k /project; from £1,500 /month | Preston

Of these, Goodev publishes a price that names chatbots. The others publish a general starting price. For wider context, see what UK AI automation agencies charge.

Worked example: 300 chats a month

Illustrative exampleAn online homeware shop gets about 300 website chats a month, and the bot fully handles all of them with one team member on the account. Here is what the published self-serve prices add up to. It is arithmetic on list prices, not a quote; real bots hand some chats to a person, which changes the sums.

 | Platform | Sum | Monthly cost
 | Intercom Essential | $29 seat + 300 × $0.99 | $326
 | Zendesk Suite Team | £45 agent + (300 minus 5 included) × £1.30 | £428.50
 | Crisp Essentials | $95 plan, around 450 automated conversations included | $95

The spread is wide because each platform bundles usage differently. Crisp is the cheapest here because its AI credits cover this volume; at much higher volume you would buy more credits. Per-resolution pricing is cheap at low volume and grows in a straight line. Always run the numbers on your own chat volume before you choose.

Costs people forget

Content upkeep. A bot answers from your website and documents. If they are out of date, the bot is too, so budget an hour or two a month.

Handover time. Chats the bot cannot handle still need a person. Fewer interruptions is a realistic goal; zero is not.

Integrations. Booking into a calendar, creating a CRM record or checking an order usually needs setup work or a higher plan.

Privacy. If visitors share personal data, your privacy notice must cover the chatbot. The ICO’s right to be informed guidance explains what to tell people, and our UK GDPR checklist for AI covers the rest.

VAT and exchange rates. A dollar price moves with the pound, and VAT may be added at checkout.

How to keep the cost down

Start with your top 20 questions. Write clear answers on your website first; the bot will use them.

Try a free trial on a self-serve platform before paying anyone to build.

Set a monthly usage cap if the platform allows it.

Ask agencies to price the same written brief, with setup, monthly and usage costs shown separately.

Check you can export your content and settings if you leave.

Find chatbot agencies

Browse every agency that mentions AI chatbots, or only those with a published starting price under £1,000.

Want to send enquiries straight into your CRM? Read how to automate website enquiries.

Calls are your bigger problem? See AI receptionists for small businesses.

Not sure where to start? Get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: prices published on agencies’ own websites, checked 11 or 17 October 2026: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/services/chatbots/
- TrustedAIAgencies data study: what UK AI automation agencies charge (Oct 2026): https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/
- Zendesk: Pricing (UK, checked 17 October 2026): https://www.zendesk.co.uk/pricing/
- Intercom: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.intercom.com/pricing
- Crisp: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://crisp.chat/en/pricing/
- Chatbase: Pricing (checked 17 October 2026): https://www.chatbase.co/pricing
- ICO: The right to be informed: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/

### UK AI agency directories compared (2026)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-agency-directories-compared/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Our verdict: if you’re a UK small business looking for an AI automation agency, start with a specialist directory and use a broad one for reviews. TrustedAIAgencies lists 290 UK AI automation agencies, shows a price for the 125 that publish one and links every listing to its source, though only 3 are Verified so far. The Expert Roster (56 UK providers, 27 Verified) and AI Agency Radar (228 agency profiles reviewed worldwide) look harder at the evidence but list far fewer UK firms. aibl’s AI Enablement Directory is reviewed by hand and aimed at larger businesses. Clutch and GoodFirms have the most client reviews but mix AI firms in with general software companies, and Sortlist shows “From” prices in euros and has paid featured slots.

There are two kinds of directory that come up when you search for an AI agency in the UK. Broad B2B directories such as Clutch, GoodFirms, DesignRush and Sortlist list thousands of technology and marketing firms, and AI is one category among many. Specialist directories such as The Expert Roster, AI Agency Radar, aibl’s AI Enablement Directory, AutomationHire and TrustedAIAgencies (this site) cover AI automation or AI implementation only.

We compared nine directories on five things a buyer cares about: what they focus on, how much of the UK they cover, whether listings are free, whether prices are shown, and how listings are checked. Every claim about another site comes from that site’s own pages, read on 17 October 2026, and rechecked on 31 October 2026 for Clutch, GoodFirms, Sortlist and The Expert Roster. AI Agency Radar and aibl were added on 31 October 2026. Where a site does not say something, we write “not stated”. Directories change their pages and plans often, so check the source links before relying on a detail.

A disclosure: TrustedAIAgencies is one of the directories compared. We have tried to describe our own limits as plainly as everyone else’s.

The comparison at a glance

 | Directory | Focus | UK coverage | Free listing? | Prices shown? | How listings are checked
ClutchBroad B2B; UK AI page mixes AI with software, app and web development1,499 companies, as stated on the page on 17 Oct 2026; some profiles are marked “Serves United Kingdom” rather than a UK location, so this may include firms not based in the UKYes (Basic). Clutch Verified is $499 a yearMinimum project size and average hourly rate bands, in US dollarsReviews checked by Clutch; Verified badge needs a paid plan plus registration and credit checks
GoodFirmsBroad B2B; UK AI page includes software and app development firms669 UK AI companies, as stated on the page on 31 Oct 2026Yes. PRO plan $49 a month, billed annuallyHourly rate bands, in US dollarsStates a 4-step verification process; “Sponsored” listings pay for placement
DesignRushBroad B2B; UK AI page mostly software and app development firms619 companies, as stated on the page on 17 Oct 2026Yes. Paid sponsorship plans for top positionsAverage hourly rate and minimum budget on many profiles, in US dollars“Verified” badge on some profiles; sponsored listings appear above organic rankings
SortlistBroad; UK AI page includes software, SEO and marketing agencies289 agencies, as stated on the page on 17 Oct 2026; featured slots include agencies based outside the UKYes. Sortlist+ from €129 a month“From” project prices per agency, in eurosVerified badge through Sortlist+ and a multi-step verification process
The Expert RosterAI implementation consultants and agencies only56 UK providers, 27 marked Verified (31 Oct 2026)Inclusion is free; no self-listingNot a standard field; some descriptions mention published feesEvidence-based: Verified means at least 2 of 5 public evidence signals
AI Agency RadarAI-native agencies: automation, AI agents, AI search, voice and more228 agency profiles reviewed worldwide (31 Oct 2026); UK share not statedFree to be added; no paid positions142 of 228 publish a price or price bandWritten by its team from public sources; every listing has pros and cons; 74% of agencies that applied were declined
aibl AI Enablement DirectoryUK and Ireland AI consultancies, implementation partners and training providers118 published listings (as at 6 Oct 2026, per aibl’s source pack)Yes; registration and standard listing freeNot a standard fieldEvery listing reviewed by hand; aibl Verified after a four-point review; badge cannot be bought
AutomationHireAI automation and no-code specialistsDescribes itself as UK-focused; states 500+ providers; UK share not statedYes; all features free “while we grow”Hourly rates on profiles, entered by providersProviders submit their own listings; Verified badge after manual review (criteria not stated)
TrustedAIAgenciesUK businesses that offer AI or automation services, from specialist agencies to IT and marketing firms290 UK listingsYes. Featured placement and ads marked Sponsored are paid, labelled optionsOnly where the agency publishes a price (125 of 290)Compiled from public sources; each listing is Listed or Verified (3 Verified); no ratings

Broad B2B directories

Clutch

Clutch’s UK artificial intelligence page lists firms with a breakdown of their services by percentage, and stated “1,499 Companies” on 17 October 2026. When we reread it on 31 October 2026 the page said “Ratings Updated: Oct 31, 2026” and “We may earn a fee for some placements”. Some profiles on the page are marked “Serves United Kingdom” rather than a UK location, so the figure may include firms that serve the UK without being based there. The top-ranked firms on 17 October 2026 were mostly software development companies for which AI development is one service among several, for example 35% AI development alongside custom software, mobile and web work. Profiles show a minimum project size and an average hourly rate band in US dollars.

A basic profile is free. Clutch Verified costs $499 a year ($42 a month billed annually). Clutch’s help centre says Verified companies go through a business credit check with its partner CreditSafe and need an average rating above 3.0, with an alternative route based on three or more verified reviews. Verified providers are shown above non-verified ones in directories, and the UK AI page states: “We may earn a fee for some placements.”

Good for: reading detailed client reviews. Watch for: the UK AI category is mostly software houses, not automation specialists.

GoodFirms

GoodFirms says it “has reviewed 640 Artificial Intelligence companies in the UK as of October 2026” and that each passes a “4-step verification process (background check, client interviews, portfolio audit, ongoing quality review)”. The list includes software, app development and other technology firms as well as AI specialists. Listings show hourly rate bands in US dollars, and the page gives a median hourly rate of $37 across the category.

A free listing is available (the get-listed page mentions a “23% acceptance rate”). The PRO plan is $49 a month billed annually, and sponsorship is priced on request. Listings marked “Sponsored” pay for premium placement; GoodFirms says this does not affect star ratings or reviews.

DesignRush

DesignRush’s UK AI development page listed 619 companies on 17 October 2026. Most top entries are software and mobile app development firms with AI development as one service. Many profiles show an average hourly rate and a minimum budget in US dollars. Some carry a “Verified” badge, described as “Verified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility”.

The basic profile is free. Paid sponsorship plans buy top positions in category rankings, and the page explains that “Sponsored listings pay for a placement that appears above organic positions.” Organic rankings are based on five factors: top services, reviews, portfolio, awards or press, and team expertise.

Sortlist

Sortlist’s UK artificial intelligence page stated “289 agencies” on 17 October 2026 and mixes AI and software firms with SEO, performance marketing and design agencies. Its “Top Featured” slots include agencies based outside the UK: when we checked, they included agencies located in Turkey, Uruguay and the United States as well as the UK. Each listing shows a “From” price for artificial intelligence work in euros, such as “From €10,000”.

A free profile costs €0. Sortlist+ starts at €129 a month and adds a verified badge, a multi-step verification process and priority visibility over non-verified providers. Sortlist’s pricing page says paid members get “10 to 20 times more exposure” than free members.

Specialist directories

The Expert Roster

The Expert Roster lists AI implementation consultants and agencies, and labels each provider by approach: AI-native, hybrid or automation agency. Its UK page showed 56 providers on 17 October 2026, 27 of them marked Verified. It also covers other countries.

Its methodology sets a floor for being Listed (a real website offering AI implementation, an identifiable person, activity in the last twelve months, clients served in English). Verified means at least two of five evidence signals: vendor certification, a named case study, five or more third-party reviews, cross-listings on two or more directories, and a public footprint. Ordering uses an evidence score, and every profile shows a last-verified date. It states that inclusion is free, that providers cannot list themselves, and that placement is never for sale. There is no standard price field, though some profile descriptions mention a firm’s published fees.

AI Agency Radar

AI Agency Radar calls itself “the independent directory of AI-native agencies” and ranks agencies in 12 categories. On 31 October 2026 it stated 228 agency profiles reviewed, and its stats page said 142 of the 228 publish a price or price band and 150 carry a third-party rating it had read. It covers agencies worldwide, and the share based in the UK is not stated.

Its team writes every listing from public sources, and every listing carries at least one drawback. Its methodology page says rankings are recalculated every two weeks and draw on ratings from Clutch, G2 and other sites. It states that any agency can be added for free and that no agency can pay for a position. Most agencies that apply are turned down: its stats page showed 35 applications, 9 listed and 26 declined, a 74% decline rate.

aibl AI Enablement Directory

aibl’s AI Enablement Directory lists UK and Ireland AI consultancies, implementation partners and training providers. It went live on 1 June 2026 and aibl’s source pack gave 118 published listings across eight service categories as at 6 October 2026. It is aimed at buyers in businesses with revenues between £20m and £1bn, so it is less suited to small firms.

Every listing is reviewed by hand before it goes live. The aibl Verified mark follows a review of sector experience, delivery at the scale of its buyers, UK delivery capability and verifiable client outcomes, and aibl says it cannot be bought. Searching and a standard listing are free; aibl says it may add optional premium features later. Prices are not a standard field.

AutomationHire

AutomationHire describes itself as a “UK-Focused Directory” for AI automation agencies, no-code specialists and workflow engineers, with categories such as Make.com, Zapier and n8n experts. It states “500+ Verified Providers”. The submission form accepts providers from the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany as well as the UK.

Providers submit their own listings, which go “Live within 24 hours”, and choose their own hourly rate and minimum budget bands; profile cards show rates such as “From £75/hr” and star ratings. Its pricing page says “Everything is free right now” while the site builds an audience, including a “Verified badge (manual review)”. The criteria for that review, and how ratings are collected, are not stated on the pages we read.

TrustedAIAgencies

This directory lists 290 UK AI automation agencies and consultancies. All current listings were compiled by us from public sources, mainly each agency’s own website; agencies can also ask to be listed. Before listing, we check the same things for every agency: that the website is live, that the business states a UK presence and that it describes AI or automation services. Each profile links to its sources and shows the date we checked them.

Prices appear only where an agency publishes one: 125 of the 290 listings, which we analysed in our study of what UK AI automation agencies charge. We show no star ratings. Where an agency has public reviews, we link to them on Google, Trustpilot or Clutch.

Our main limit is that most listings have not been reviewed by the agencies themselves. Every listing is either “Listed” or “Verified”. Verified means the agency has confirmed control of its website domain, and we have confirmed an active Companies House company and a UK address or phone number. Listing is free; a Featured placement and ads marked Sponsored are paid and always labelled. Full details are in how we list and verify agencies.

How to use directories well

Use a broad directory for reviews. Clutch, GoodFirms and DesignRush hold far more client reviews than any specialist site. Read the reviews, not just the star rating.

Use a specialist directory to find automation firms. On the broad sites, the UK AI category is dominated by software houses. If you need a workflow, chatbot or CRM automation, a specialist list is quicker.

Check what “verified” means on that site. A badge can mean a credit check, a paid plan, evidence of past work or simply domain control.

Notice paid placement. On most directories, the first results can be sponsored. Look for the label.

Check the agency yourself. Whatever the directory, confirm the company, ask for references and get a written scope. Our checklist for choosing an AI automation agency covers what to ask.

What we could not verify

How many of AI Agency Radar’s 228 agency profiles are based in the UK.

Clutch’s, DesignRush’s and Sortlist’s current UK totals: the pages we reread on 31 October 2026 did not show a total in the text we could read, so the table keeps the 17 October 2026 figures.

How AutomationHire checks providers before giving its Verified badge, and how its ratings are collected.

Whether any directory’s figures, such as Clutch’s 1,499, GoodFirms’ 669, DesignRush’s 619 or Sortlist’s 289, include firms based outside the UK with a UK office. We report the numbers as each site states them.

Sources:
- Clutch: Top Artificial Intelligence Companies in the United Kingdom (read 17 October 2026): https://clutch.co/uk/developers/artificial-intelligence
- Clutch: Clutch Verified plans and pricing (read 17 October 2026): https://clutch.co/clutch-verified
- Clutch Help Center: What is Clutch Verified? (read 17 October 2026): https://help.clutch.co/en/knowledge/what-is-clutch-verification-program
- GoodFirms: Top Artificial Intelligence companies in the UK (read 17 October 2026): https://www.goodfirms.co/artificial-intelligence/uk
- GoodFirms: Get listed (read 17 October 2026): https://www.goodfirms.co/get-listed
- DesignRush: Top AI Development Companies in United Kingdom (read 17 October 2026): https://www.designrush.com/agency/ai-companies/uk
- DesignRush: Agency sponsorship (read 17 October 2026): https://www.designrush.com/sponsorship
- Sortlist: Top Artificial Intelligence Agencies in the United Kingdom (read 17 October 2026): https://www.sortlist.co.uk/s/artificial-intelligence/united-kingdom-gb
- Sortlist: Pricing for agencies (read 17 October 2026): https://www.sortlist.com/providers/pricing
- The Expert Roster: home page (read 17 October 2026): https://theexpertroster.com/
- The Expert Roster: AI automation agencies and consultants in the UK (read 17 October 2026): https://theexpertroster.com/locations/united-kingdom
- The Expert Roster: Methodology (read 17 October 2026): https://theexpertroster.com/methodology
- The Expert Roster: About (read 17 October 2026): https://theexpertroster.com/about
- AutomationHire: home page (read 17 October 2026): https://automationhire.co.uk/
- AutomationHire: Free to list (read 17 October 2026): https://automationhire.co.uk/pricing.html
- AutomationHire: List your automation business (read 17 October 2026): https://automationhire.co.uk/submit-listing.html
- Clutch: UK artificial intelligence page, reread 31 October 2026 (ratings updated 31 October 2026; "We may earn a fee for some placements"): https://clutch.co/uk/developers/artificial-intelligence
- GoodFirms: UK artificial intelligence page, reread 31 October 2026 (669 UK AI companies): https://www.goodfirms.co/artificial-intelligence/uk
- Sortlist: UK artificial intelligence page, reread 31 October 2026: https://www.sortlist.co.uk/s/artificial-intelligence/united-kingdom-gb
- The Expert Roster: UK page, reread 31 October 2026 (56 experts, 27 Verified): https://theexpertroster.com/locations/united-kingdom
- AI Agency Radar: home page (read 31 October 2026): https://aiagencyradar.com/
- AI Agency Radar: Methodology (read 31 October 2026): https://aiagencyradar.com/methodology/
- AI Agency Radar: Stats (read 31 October 2026): https://aiagencyradar.com/stats/
- aibl: AI Enablement Directory (read 31 October 2026): https://aiblmedia.com/ai-enablement-directory/
- aibl: source pack (read 31 October 2026): https://aiblmedia.com/about/aibl-source-pack/
- TrustedAIAgencies: How we list agencies: https://trustedaiagencies.com/how-we-verify/

### Using AI for marketing content: a guide for UK small businesses
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-marketing-content-small-business-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-19

Marketing is where most small businesses try AI first, and for good reason. A general AI assistant such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot can turn a few notes into a draft post, email or product description in seconds, and many have a free version. The catch is that the result is only as good as what you give it, and you remain responsible for everything you publish.

This guide covers what AI can do for your marketing, how to get drafts that sound like you, what to check before anything goes out, and the UK rules that apply.

How many businesses use AI for content?

In the ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey for September 2026, 29% of businesses with fewer than 10 employees reported using at least one type of AI technology. Among businesses with 10 or more employees, the two most used AI technologies were text generation with large language models (21%) and visual content creation (19%).

The ONS review of AI in UK businesses also found that free-to-use software and bought-in software are the most common ways businesses take up AI, and that over half of businesses using visual content AI report effects on creative or design roles. These are official statistics in development, so treat them with some caution.

What AI can draft for you

 | Content | What AI does well | What you still do
 | Social media posts | A week of draft posts from your news, offers and events | Add real photos, check dates and prices, cut anything generic
 | Email newsletters | Structure, subject line options, a shorter version | Choose the message, check every link and offer
 | Product and service descriptions | Consistent descriptions from your bullet points | Check sizes, materials, prices and any claims
 | Website copy and blog posts | Outlines, first drafts, plainer wording | Add your own experience, examples and local knowledge
 | Ad copy | Several headline and text variations to test | Make sure every claim is true and you can prove it
 | Images | Simple graphics, backgrounds, edits to your own photos | Avoid images that could mislead about your product or results
 | Replies to reviews | A polite first draft of a reply to a real review | Make it personal and fix the problem behind the review

Illustrative exampleA florist writes five bullet points about Mother's Day: the bouquets, prices, the order deadline and local delivery. She asks an AI assistant for three Instagram posts and a short email in a warm, friendly tone. She swaps in her own photos, corrects one delivery date the tool got wrong, and schedules everything in an hour.

How to get drafts that sound like you

Give it the facts. Paste in your prices, dates, opening hours and product details. AI predicts likely words rather than looking facts up, so anything you don’t give it may be invented.

Describe your tone. Two or three sentences about how you talk to customers, plus one or two past posts you liked, go a long way.

Say who it is for. “Busy parents in Leeds” gets a better draft than “customers”.

Ask for options. Ask for three versions, pick one and ask for changes, rather than accepting the first answer.

Keep your own photos. Real pictures of your work, team and premises build more trust than generated images, and are what customers expect to see.

Save what works. Keep a short note of instructions that gave good results so you, or a colleague, can reuse them.

What to check before you publish

Facts and numbers. Prices, dates, addresses, opening hours and product details. Google’s own guidance on generative AI content says AI output may contain inaccuracies and should be fact-checked before publishing.

Claims. Under the advertising codes you need evidence for objective claims, such as “fastest”, “cheapest” or “cuts bills by half”. AI tools add these easily.

Images. Make sure a generated or edited image doesn’t show results, products or premises that customers won’t actually get.

Other people. Don’t use a real person’s name, face or voice, or another business’s work, without permission.

Tone. Read it aloud. If it doesn’t sound like you, change it.

Personal data. Don’t paste customer details into an AI tool unless you have checked the supplier’s terms and your privacy notice.

The UK rules that apply

Advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority says there is no blanket legal requirement in the UK to disclose AI in ads, but the CAP Code applies however an ad is made. You may need to make AI use clear where people would otherwise be misled, for example an AI-generated influencer, and a label will not rescue an ad that is misleading anyway. The ASA has also said that advertisers remain responsible for AI output they use, even when ads are produced through automated tools.

Reviews and testimonials. Since 6 April 2025, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 bans submitting or commissioning fake consumer reviews and hiding that a review was incentivised. The CMA’s fake reviews guidance gives selling reviews generated by software, such as bots, as an example of what is banned. Never use AI to write reviews or testimonials, and don’t present an AI-generated person as a real customer.

Marketing emails and texts. AI doesn’t change who you can contact. The ICO’s guidance on electronic mail marketing says you must not send marketing emails or texts to individuals without specific consent, apart from the limited “soft opt-in” for your own previous customers, and every message needs a way to opt out. The same rule covers direct messages on social media. Sole traders and some partnerships count as individuals.

Personal data. If customer data goes into an AI tool, UK GDPR applies as it does to any other software. Our UK GDPR checklist for SMEs covers the main steps.

Search engines. Google says it rewards helpful, original content however it is produced, and that using AI to generate many pages without adding value can break its spam policies. A few useful pages written from your own experience beat dozens of generic ones.

When it is worth getting help

Most owners don’t need an agency to write posts with AI. Help starts to pay off when you want content joined up with the rest of the business: new products in your shop turned into draft descriptions and posts automatically, enquiries from a campaign flowing into your CRM, or personalised follow-up emails sent from your own email tool.

What UK agencies publish: 23 agencies in our directory mention marketing automation, and 11 of them publish prices on their own websites. Across the whole directory, single workflow automation builds start from £99 to £5,000 (24 agencies, median £1,497).

Training: a short workshop can help a team use AI tools well and agree house rules. See AI training and workshops.

Joining systems up: see marketing automation agencies, CRM automation agencies and our guide to automating website enquiries.

Before you hire anyone, read how to choose an AI automation agency and check what AI automation costs in the UK.

Where to start

Pick one type of content you produce every week, such as social posts or a newsletter.

Write a short brief with your facts, audience and tone, and keep it to reuse.

Draft with AI, then edit. Treat the output as a first draft, never the finished piece.

Check facts, claims and images before anything is published.

Keep marketing emails within the consent rules, whatever wrote them.

Review after a month. Did it save time or bring in more enquiries? If not, change the approach.

For other everyday jobs AI can take on, see how AI can help a small business in the UK, or get matched with suitable agencies for free.

Sources:
- ONS: Business insights and impact on the UK economy, 8 October 2026: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/8october2026
- ONS: Artificial intelligence in UK businesses, 2023 to 2026 (20 July 2026): https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/articles/artificialintelligenceinukbusinesses/2023to2026
- ASA: Disclosure of AI in advertising: https://www.asa.org.uk/news/disclosure-of-ai-in-advertising-striking-the-balance-between-creativity-and-responsibility.html
- ASA: AI and deepfakes, four things advertisers need to know: https://www.asa.org.uk/news/ai-and-deepfakes-four-things-advertisers-need-to-know-before-they-hit-run.html
- CMA: Fake reviews guidance (CMA208, 4 April 2025): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fake-reviews
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Schedule 20, paragraph 13: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/20/paragraph/13
- CAP: Misleading advertising (substantiating objective claims, rule 3.7): https://www.cap.org.uk/Advice-Training-on-the-rules/Advice-Online-Database/Misleading-Advertising.aspx
- ICO: Electronic mail marketing (PECR): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/electronic-mail-marketing/
- Google Search Central: Guidance on using generative AI content on your website: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/using-gen-ai-content
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: published prices on agencies’ own websites: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/

### Zapier alternatives for UK small businesses
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/zapier-alternatives-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-20

Zapier is often the first automation tool a small business tries, and for good reason: it is easy to start and connects to more than 9,000 apps. People usually go looking for Zapier alternatives for one of three reasons. The bill grows as workflows get longer, they need data hosted in the UK or EU, or they already pay for Microsoft 365 and wonder why they are paying twice.

This guide compares the main Zapier competitors for a UK small business using only what each provider publishes. Every price and hosting detail below comes from the providers’ own pricing pages and documentation, checked on 20 October 2026. We have not run the tools side by side ourselves.

Quick answer

Stay on Zapier if your workflows are short, your team builds and fixes them, and US hosting under Zapier’s data processing terms is acceptable.

Choose Make if you want a visual builder for workflows with branches and filters, at a lower entry price, with the option of EU hosting.

Choose n8n if your workflows are long or busy, or you want to self-host, including on a UK server.

Choose Power Automate if your business runs on Microsoft 365 and most of your work happens in Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Excel.

Look at Activepieces if you like n8n’s pay-per-run model and the option to self-host, but want a simpler cloud plan with a flat monthly price.

The main Zapier alternatives at a glance

 |  | Zapier | Make | n8n | Power Automate | Activepieces
What you pay forTasks (each successful action step)Credits (most module actions use 1)Executions (one whole workflow run)Per user or per flow licence, with daily action limitsCredits (one per run, AI steps cost more)
Free option100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only1,000 credits a monthSelf-hosted Community editionStandard connectors with selected Microsoft 365 plans1,000 credits a month
Entry paid planProfessional, $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasksCore, $12 a month billed annually for 10,000 creditsStarter, €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executionsPremium, £11.50 per user a month, paid yearly, excluding VATPlus, $20 a month for 10,000 credits
Price currencyUSD, can be billed in GBPUSDEURGBPUSD
Where cloud data is hostedUnited StatesUS or EU, chosen when you set upFrankfurt, GermanyYour environment’s region, including the UKFrankfurt by default
Self-hostingNoNoYesNoYes

Prices and limits checked on each provider’s own pricing page on 20 October 2026. They change often, so check before you buy.

When to stay on Zapier

Switching takes time, so it is worth being sure you need to. Zapier is a sensible choice when:

Your workflows are short. Zapier doesn’t charge for triggers or for its built-in tools such as Filter, Formatter, Paths and Delay. A trigger plus one or two actions uses only one or two tasks a run.

You rely on an app the others don’t connect to. Zapier lists more than 9,000 apps. Check that every app you use has a connector on the tool you are thinking of moving to.

Your team maintains the workflows themselves. Zapier is usually the easiest of these tools for non-technical staff to pick up.

US hosting is acceptable. Zapier says it hosts data, including personal data, on AWS servers in the United States and doesn’t offer EU-only storage. It is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its UK Extension, and offers a Data Processing Addendum.

If those all apply and the bill is fine, you may not need an alternative at all.

Make

Make, formerly Integromat, is the closest like-for-like Zapier alternative. You build each workflow, called a scenario, on a visual map, which many people find easier to follow once a process has branches.

How it charges: credits. Each module action uses credits, including reading data from an app or webhook, searching, and transforming data with Make’s built-in tools. Most actions use 1 credit. Routers and error handlers use none. Some AI features use more.

Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, with a 15-minute minimum interval between runs.

Paid plans: on 20 October 2026, with the slider at 10,000 credits a month, Make’s pricing page showed Core at $12 a month billed annually or $16 billed monthly, and Pro at $21 a month billed annually or $28 billed monthly. Prices were shown in US dollars.

When credits run out: scenarios stop until you add credits or upgrade. Unused credits expire at the end of the term.

Data location: you choose a US or EU data centre when you create an organisation. You can’t change it later, so choose EU at the start if that matters to you.

Make vs Zapier: Make’s entry price is lower than Zapier’s, but Make counts steps that Zapier gives away, such as the trigger and data formatting. Count the steps in your busiest workflows on both before you decide. Our Make vs n8n worked example shows how the counting works in practice.

n8n (cloud or self-hosted)

n8n charges per execution: one full run of a workflow, however many steps it has. That makes it the one to look at when workflows are long or run often.

n8n Cloud: Starter is €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executions. Pro is €50 a month billed annually for 10,000 executions. n8n says annual billing saves 17%. A free trial is available with no card needed.

Data location: n8n says data on its hosted plans is stored in the EU, on servers in Frankfurt, Germany.

Self-hosted Community edition: free. Data stays wherever you run it, which can be a UK data centre. n8n’s licence FAQ says you can use it to run your own business as long as only you or people in your organisation create or edit the workflows.

The catch: self-hosting needs someone technical to set up, update, back up and monitor the server. n8n’s own docs list installation and maintenance as your responsibility.

If you need data to stay in the UK, self-hosted n8n is one way to do it. See our n8n review for more detail.

Microsoft Power Automate

Power Automate is Microsoft’s automation tool, and many UK businesses already have some access to it through Microsoft 365.

Included with Microsoft 365: Microsoft’s licensing FAQ lists the Business Basic, Business Standard and Business Premium plans among the Office 365 licences that include Power Automate. They cover automated, scheduled and button cloud flows using standard connectors, with a limit of 6,000 actions a day.

Premium: £11.50 per user a month, paid yearly, excluding VAT, on Microsoft’s UK pricing page. It adds premium and custom connectors and raises the daily limit to 40,000 actions. A 30-day free trial is available.

Process: £115.30 per bot a month, paid yearly, excluding VAT. This licenses a flow or a machine rather than a person, for busy business processes or unattended desktop automation.

How usage is counted: every trigger and action counts towards a daily action limit, including failed ones, and actions inside loops count once per pass. Going over usually slows flows down rather than adding a charge.

Data location: flows run in the region of your Power Platform environment, and the United Kingdom is one of the regions. For newer environments Microsoft may ask you to pick a wider area instead. Its “Europe and United Kingdom” option keeps data in the EU, EFTA or the UK, and Microsoft chooses the data centre unless you buy Advanced Data Residency for all your Microsoft 365 seats.

Power Automate is strongest when your workflows mostly involve Microsoft apps. If they depend on non-Microsoft apps, check whether those connectors are standard or premium before you assume it is covered by your Microsoft 365 plan.

Activepieces

Activepieces is an open-source automation tool. Its core is MIT licensed, so you can self-host it, and it also offers a cloud service.

How it charges: credits. Activepieces says a run is one credit however many steps it has, while AI steps cost more (2, 10 or 20 credits depending on the model).

Plans: Free with 1,000 credits a month and up to 5 users. Plus at $20 a month for 10,000 credits, then $0.007 per extra credit. Team at $200 a month for 50,000 credits and 25 users.

Data location: its cloud runs in Frankfurt by default, with other regions on request. Self-hosted, it runs wherever you choose.

It is a younger product, and fewer agencies in our directory mention it than the tools above, so ask how long any agency you hire has worked with it.

Worked example: a five-step workflow run 400 times a month

Take a workflow with one trigger and four actions, such as a new website enquiry that is added to your CRM, logged in a spreadsheet, emailed to the team and acknowledged to the customer. It runs 400 times a month. This counts units only, using each provider’s published rules, and assumes no AI steps:

Zapier: 4 tasks a run (the trigger is free), about 1,600 tasks. That needs Professional at 2,000 tasks, listed at $49 a month billed annually or $73.50 billed monthly. The Free plan only allows two-step Zaps.

Make: about 5 credits a run (the trigger reads data, so it counts), about 2,000 credits. That is more than the Free plan, so Core at $12 a month billed annually or $16 billed monthly.

n8n Cloud: 400 executions, inside Starter’s 2,500 at €20 a month billed annually. Self-hosted, there is no licence fee but you pay for the server.

Power Automate: 5 actions a run, about 2,000 actions a month. That is well inside the daily limit, so if every connector is standard it is covered by an eligible Microsoft 365 plan. Premium connectors would need Premium at £11.50 per user a month.

Activepieces: 400 credits, inside the Free plan’s 1,000 a month.

Illustrative exampleA small lettings agency in Bristol runs this enquiry workflow on Zapier. Enquiries arrive in Outlook, are logged in Excel and posted to Teams, and nobody in the office is technical. Power Automate is the obvious one to test first, starting with a check that every connector the workflow needs is standard rather than premium. If the agency’s CRM is a non-Microsoft app on a premium connector, Make is worth pricing up too.

Real workflows vary. Filters and formatting steps are free on Zapier but use credits on Make, and loops multiply tasks, credits and actions. Ask for an estimate for your workflows on each tool before you commit.

Prices in pounds and VAT

Exchange rates: Zapier sets prices in US dollars and can bill in pounds, converted at the exchange rate when you pay, so the amount can change from one invoice to the next. Make and Activepieces showed prices in US dollars when we checked, and n8n in euros. Power Automate was the only one with UK list prices in pounds.

VAT: Microsoft’s UK prices are shown excluding VAT. For suppliers outside the UK, HMRC’s guidance on VAT on services from abroad explains the reverse charge, and notes that some types of service have different rules. Ask your accountant how it applies to your subscriptions.

Annual or monthly: all of these offer a discount for paying yearly. That locks you in for a year, so try the tool on a monthly plan or trial first.

UK GDPR and where your data goes

Whichever tool you pick, it will handle your customers’ details, so it is a data processor under UK GDPR.

 | Your requirement | Zapier | Make | n8n | Power Automate | Activepieces
Standard UK GDPR care, no location ruleYes, with its DPAYesYesYesYes
Data must stay in the EUNoYes, with an EU organisationYes, Cloud or self-hostedYes, with an EU regionYes, cloud or self-hosted
Data must stay in the UKNoNoSelf-hosted on UK serversUK region, subject to Microsoft’s rules aboveSelf-hosted on UK servers, or ask about other cloud regions

Before you move, ask for:

A signed Data Processing Agreement with the platform.

The transfer mechanism for any data leaving the UK. The ICO explains the rules in its international transfers guidance.

A list of the apps each workflow touches and where they host data. The automation tool is only one part of the picture.

Our UK GDPR checklist for AI and automation covers the rest.

How to move away from Zapier

Workflows don’t copy from one tool to another. Each one has to be rebuilt, reconnected and tested. A steady approach:

List every Zap. Note the trigger, each step, the apps it connects and who relies on it.

Record your usage now. Zapier keeps Zap history for between 29 and 69 days, depending on the date, so write down how often each Zap runs before you cancel.

Check every app has a connector on the new tool, or can be reached by webhook or API.

Rebuild one workflow first. Start with something useful but low risk, and run it alongside the Zap for a week.

Switch off the old Zap only when the new one has run cleanly, so customers don’t get two emails.

Move the rest in batches, busiest first if cost is the reason you are moving.

Keep accounts in your business’s name, not your agency’s, and update your privacy records with the new supplier.

If you also use built-in automations in other apps, check their limits too. Our guide to Airtable’s automation runs limit is a common example of when a business outgrows them.

When to hire an agency

Plenty of owners move a handful of simple Zaps themselves. An agency earns its fee when workflows are long, touch customer data, or need self-hosted n8n that someone has to keep updated and backed up.

What UK agencies publish: single workflow automation builds start from £99 to £5,000 (24 agencies, median £1,497), from prices on agencies’ own websites.

Agencies by tool: n8n agencies (60), Make agencies (33), Zapier agencies (54) and Power Platform specialists (20). Counts are agencies whose own websites mention each tool.

All workflow specialists: browse workflow automation agencies or the full UK directory.

Before you hire anyone, read how to choose an AI automation agency and check what AI automation costs in the UK. For a deeper look at the three best-known tools, see n8n vs Make vs Zapier.

Not sure which tool fits? Tell us what you want to automate and we will suggest agencies with the right experience, for free.

Sources:
- Zapier pricing (checked 20 October 2026): https://zapier.com/pricing
- Zapier data privacy overview and FAQ (checked 20 October 2026): https://zapier.com/legal/data-privacy
- Make pricing and credits FAQ (checked 20 October 2026): https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- Make Help Centre: Organizations, data centre location (checked 20 October 2026): https://help.make.com/organizations
- n8n pricing (checked 20 October 2026): https://n8n.io/pricing/
- n8n docs: choose how to use n8n (checked 20 October 2026): https://docs.n8n.io/choose-how-to-use-n8n/
- n8n docs: Community license FAQ (checked 20 October 2026): https://docs.n8n.io/n8n-community-license/community-license/license-faq/
- Microsoft: Power Automate pricing, UK (checked 20 October 2026): https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/power-platform/products/power-automate/pricing
- Microsoft Learn: Power Automate licensing FAQ (checked 20 October 2026): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/power-automate-licensing/faqs
- Microsoft Learn: Regions overview for Power Automate (checked 20 October 2026): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/regions-overview
- Microsoft Learn: Power Platform macro region geography (checked 20 October 2026): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/macro-regions
- Activepieces pricing and pricing FAQ (checked 20 October 2026): https://www.activepieces.com/pricing
- Activepieces security: where it runs (checked 20 October 2026): https://www.activepieces.com/security
- GOV.UK: VAT on services from abroad (checked 20 October 2026): https://www.gov.uk/vat-on-services-from-abroad
- ICO: international transfers guidance: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/international-transfers/
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: tools mentioned on agencies’ websites: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/

### Best AI automation agencies in the UK (2026)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/best-ai-automation-agencies-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-20

Search for “AI automation agency UK” and many of the “best agencies” lists you find are written by agencies, often with themselves at the top. This page takes a different approach. It is a shortlist built from our UK directory by a rule we publish below, and no agency can pay to be on it or to move up it.

Agencies are grouped by the job you want done, because the best agency for a phone answering system is rarely the best one for a HubSpot clean-up. Within each group they are listed A to Z, so the order is not a ranking.

How we picked these agencies

Source: agencies in the TrustedAIAgencies UK directory. Every agency there is based in the UK, and its services, tools and prices come from its own website. See how we list agencies.

Verified agencies first. Verified means the agency has shown it controls its website domain, and we confirmed an active matching company on Companies House and a UK address or phone number on its website.

Then Listed agencies that meet all four tests: they offer that type of work, the summary of their website in our listing describes that work, they publish a starting price on their website, and their website loaded when we re-checked it on 20 October 2026.

Up to five per group. Where more agencies qualified, we picked the most focused ones (those listing the fewest services), then by name. Each agency appears in one group only, and the full lists are linked under each group.

No paid placement. Agencies cannot pay to be included here or to change their position. Our Featured placements and ads are not used to build this list.

What we have not done: we have not tested these agencies’ work, checked their client results or interviewed their customers. Prices are as published on each agency’s website on the date shown, and may have changed.

Last updated: 20 October 2026.

Spotted an error, or run an agency and want to correct your details? Email hello@trustedaiagencies.com.

Verified agencies

Verified means the agency has shown it controls its website domain, and we confirmed an active matching company on Companies House and a UK address or phone number on its website. It is not a quality rating.
OxTechAI Verified

High Wycombe, South East · Consultancy

Buckinghamshire consultancy combining business process improvement, automation, bespoke software and AI-assisted tools for SMEs, startups and charities.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI agents, Custom AI software
Works with: Small businesses, Education, Charities
Published starting price: not published on its website

OxTechAI profile
What Verified means

Workflow automation with n8n, Make or Zapier

Agencies that connect the apps you already use, such as your inbox, CRM, accounts software and spreadsheets, using n8n, Make or Zapier.
Breezi AI

UK-wide (remote) · Consultancy

AI support team offering a monthly membership and scoped consultancy covering automation on Zapier, Make and n8n, custom GPTs and training.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
Tools it mentions: n8n, Make, Zapier, Microsoft Copilot
Published starting price: Membership from £89/month (on its website when we checked, 2 November 2026)

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HerdTech.io

Ipswich, East of England · Consultancy

Ipswich automation and AI consultancy connecting existing tools with n8n, Make or Zapier, from prototypes to supported systems.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, CRM automation
Tools it mentions: n8n, Make, Zapier
Published starting price: Workflow builds £950; projects £2,500 to £12,000; monthly plans £195/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

HerdTech.io profile

Make Automations

UK-wide (remote) · Consultancy

AI consultancy for small businesses offering paid discovery sessions, automation builds and Claude training.

Services it mentions: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops
Tools it mentions: Make
Works with: Small businesses
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £150; projects from £800; monthly plans £200/month; training £249 (on its website when we checked, 2 November 2026)

Make Automations profile

MS IT Solutions

St Albans, East of England · IT services provider

St Albans IT firm offering AI customer-support automation and n8n workflows.

Services it mentions: AI chatbots, Workflow automation
Tools it mentions: n8n
Published starting price: SupportDesk AI customer support from £79 a month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

MS IT Solutions profile

OpScaling

Newquay, South West · Agency

Newquay-based automation agency working across Zapier, Make and n8n and adding AI tools into existing apps.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, Marketing automation
Tools it mentions: n8n, Make, Zapier, HubSpot
Works with: E-commerce & retail
Published starting price: £90 per hour + VAT (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

OpScaling profile
All workflow automation agencies

Not sure which platform suits you? Read n8n vs Make vs Zapier and Zapier alternatives for UK small businesses.

AI chatbots for websites and messaging

Agencies that build chatbots which answer customer questions on your website or in messaging apps.
AI Optimised

Fleet, South East · Agency

Fleet AI agency building chatbots, AI content and lead-generation automation for UK small businesses.

Services it mentions: AI chatbots, Marketing automation, Workflow automation
Works with: Small businesses
Published starting price: Projects from £1,500; setup £495; monthly plans £175/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

AI Optimised profile

AIntelligence

UK-wide (remote) · Consultancy

UK AI consultancy that audits workflows and builds n8n automation, chatbots and document processing.

Services it mentions: AI strategy & audits, Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Document processing
Tools it mentions: n8n
Published starting price: Readiness audits from £500; implementation £1,500 to £10,000 (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

AIntelligence profile

Applegate AI Verified

Norwich, East of England · Agency

Norwich provider of AI chatbots, voice agents, workflow automation, dashboards and CRMs, and custom software for local businesses.

Services it mentions: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents, Workflow automation
Tools it mentions: Make, Airtable, Retell / Vapi
Works with: Trades & home services
Published starting price: Essential £800 one-time, then £200/month management (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Applegate AI profile

DayNight Studio

London, London · Software studio

London digital studio building AI agents, chatbots, workflow automation, web apps and websites.

Services it mentions: AI agents, AI chatbots, Workflow automation, Custom AI software
Published starting price: Projects from £1,000; monthly plans from £20/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

DayNight Studio profile

Debut Web Consultants

UK-wide (remote) · Agency

AI development team building chatbots, voice receptionists and n8n, Make or Zapier automations.

Services it mentions: AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, AI strategy & audits
Tools it mentions: n8n, Make, Zapier, Retell / Vapi
Works with: Hospitality, Financial services, Property & estate agents
Published starting price: Audit or discovery from £2,500; setup £750; monthly plans £99/month (on its website when we checked, 2 November 2026)

Debut Web Consultants profile
All AI chatbot agencies

More on costs in how much a website chatbot costs in the UK.

Voice agents and AI receptionists

Agencies that set up AI phone answering: taking calls, booking appointments and passing anything complex to your team.
Antek Automation

Andover, South East · Agency

Andover-based agency providing AI voice agents, website chatbots, n8n workflow automation and AI search optimisation. States it is a certified Retell AI partner.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Voice agents & AI receptionists, CRM automation
Tools it mentions: n8n, Retell / Vapi, Shopify
Works with: Legal, Property & estate agents, Healthcare & clinics
Published starting price: Audit or discovery from £247; workflow builds from £250; setup from £297; monthly plans £57/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Antek Automation profile

FlowGenix Automations

UK-wide (remote) · Agency

UK AI automation consultancy building AI receptionists, missed-call recovery, lead follow-up and workflow automation.

Services it mentions: Voice agents & AI receptionists, Workflow automation, CRM automation
Works with: Recruitment, Property & estate agents, Hospitality
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £1,500 to £2,500; AI agent or custom builds from £1,500; day rate £850/day to £1,200/day (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

FlowGenix Automations profile

scotsphere AI

Edinburgh, Scotland · Voice AI specialist

Edinburgh provider of AI call answering, virtual receptionist and appointment-booking voice agents, plus connected property services.

Services it mentions: Voice agents & AI receptionists
Works with: Professional services
Published starting price: Monthly plans from £820/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

scotsphere AI profile

WebFlux AI

Northampton, East Midlands · Agency

Northampton-based provider of AI receptionists, websites, local SEO and branding for trades, dentists, spas and clinics.

Services it mentions: Voice agents & AI receptionists
Works with: Accounting & finance teams, Healthcare & clinics, Trades & home services
Published starting price: Projects £697; monthly plans £59/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

WebFlux AI profile

Zeelee

Bristol, South West · Agency

Bristol agency building AI agents that answer calls, chase leads and handle repetitive work for Bristol, Bath and Somerset firms.

Services it mentions: Voice agents & AI receptionists, AI agents, Workflow automation
Published starting price: Pilots from £3,000 (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Zeelee profile
All voice agent agencies

See also AI receptionists and voice agents in the UK.

CRM and marketing automation

Agencies that automate lead capture, follow-ups and pipelines inside a CRM such as HubSpot, GoHighLevel or Pipedrive.
ClarifAI Consulting

Havant, South East · Consultancy

Havant-based team mapping processes, building automations across CRM and email tools and training staff for businesses in South Hampshire.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
Tools it mentions: n8n, Make, HubSpot, Pipedrive
Published starting price: Process audit £500 fixed; AI agent build £2,000 to £5,000; CRM optimisation £1,500 to £3,000; monthly retainer £400 to £700/month; staff AI training £800 per half-day (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

ClarifAI Consulting profile

Expedient AI

Bristol, South West · Consultancy

Bristol AI consultancy building enquiry handling, quoting, support and CRM workflows that clients own.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, CRM automation
Works with: Trades & home services
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £149 (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Expedient AI profile

GHL Experts

UK-wide (remote) · Agency

UK GoHighLevel specialist setting up CRM pipelines, workflow automation and AI features for small businesses.

Services it mentions: CRM automation, Workflow automation
Tools it mentions: GoHighLevel
Works with: Small businesses, Trades & home services, Healthcare & clinics, Property & estate agents
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £395; projects from £795; setup from £1,295; monthly plans from £1,245/month; training from £495 (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

GHL Experts profile

Pineo

London, London · Consultancy

HubSpot and Zapier partner specialising in CRM implementation, workflow automation and AI integration for UK businesses.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
Tools it mentions: Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, monday.com
Works with: Trades & home services, E-commerce & retail, Education
Published starting price: HubSpot implementation from £1,900 one-off fixed price; add-ons: onboarding from £1,300 per Hub, integrations from £550 per connector, custom integrations from £1,500, support and training from £250 per month; prices exclude VAT (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Pineo profile

Westcountry AI

UK-wide (remote) · Agency

Builder of AI admin tools, outreach agents and bespoke CRMs for independent businesses in the South West.

Services it mentions: AI agents, CRM automation, AI strategy & audits
Works with: Small businesses, Property & estate agents, Trades & home services, Hospitality
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £295; projects from £750; setup from £1,500 (on its website when we checked, 2 November 2026)

Westcountry AI profile
All CRM automation agencies

Looking mainly for email sequences and campaign work? See our page on marketing automation agencies in the UK, which also covers email rules and costs.

Microsoft 365, Power Automate and Copilot

Agencies that build on Microsoft Power Platform, a natural fit if your business already runs on Microsoft 365.
Blue Canvas

Derry, Northern Ireland · Consultancy

Derry AI consultancy that designs and rolls out AI agents and workflows on ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Power Automate, with staff training.

Services it mentions: AI agents, Workflow automation, AI training & workshops, AI strategy & audits
Tools it mentions: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
Works with: Property & estate agents, Legal, Construction
Published starting price: Fixed-price AI audit £750; managed AI from £250 a month plus setup from £1,750 (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Blue Canvas profile

Digiovations

Southwell, East Midlands · Agency

Nottinghamshire AI agency and Microsoft Power Platform partner building Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate flows and apps.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI agents, AI strategy & audits, AI training & workshops
Tools it mentions: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
Works with: Healthcare & clinics
Published starting price: Audit or discovery £499; AI agent or custom builds from £6,000; projects from £3,500; monthly plans £1,250/month (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

Digiovations profile

FiveForward

Colchester, East of England · Consultancy

Colchester consultancy building Microsoft Copilot Studio agents and training, with a focus on accountancy firms.

Services it mentions: AI agents, AI training & workshops, Workflow automation
Tools it mentions: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform
Works with: Professional services, Legal, Financial services
Published starting price: AI agent or custom builds from £2,500; projects £8,950; monthly plans from £750/month; prices exclude VAT (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

FiveForward profile

The Fabrik

Manchester, North West · Consultancy

Manchester Microsoft Power Platform consultancy building Power Automate workflows, Power Apps and Copilot Studio chatbots for SMEs.

Services it mentions: Workflow automation, AI chatbots, Custom AI software
Tools it mentions: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot
Works with: Small businesses, Professional services
Published starting price: Projects from £2,000; training from £3,000; prices exclude VAT (on its website when we checked, 31 October 2026)

The Fabrik profile
All Power Platform specialists

Find an agency near you

Most automation work can be done remotely, but if you would rather meet in person, browse agencies by where they are based: London, South East, South West, East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Agencies that work only remotely are on the UK-wide page.

How to choose an AI automation agency

Start with one job. Write down the process you want to fix, how often it happens and which systems it touches. A good agency asks about these before it talks about tools.

Match the group to the job. Connecting apps is workflow automation. Answering customers on your website is a chatbot. Answering the phone is a voice agent. Follow-ups and pipelines live in your CRM.

Check the business is real. For a limited company, search Companies House and make sure the name matches the one on your contract. Sole traders are not on Companies House, so ask for references and clear contact details instead.

Compare like for like. A £150 discovery session and a £5,000 build are different things. Ask each agency to quote the same scope, plus monthly running costs.

Start small. A paid audit or one workflow lets you judge the agency before you commit to a larger project.

Our full checklist is in how to choose an AI automation agency in the UK.

Red flags

The first conversation is about a product, not your process. If they pitch an “AI employee” before asking how your work runs today, be careful.

Promised savings with no basis. Ask how any figure was worked out for a business like yours.

They keep the accounts. If the workflows, bots or phone numbers sit in the agency’s accounts, you may lose them when you stop paying.

No answer on data. If they cannot tell you where customer data is processed and which AI providers it passes through, walk away. UK GDPR still applies.

No way to reach a person. Chatbots and voice agents should hand over to a human for anything complex, urgent or sensitive.

Only a monthly fee, with no idea of usage. AI phone and chat systems often have per-minute or per-message costs on top. Ask what a busy month would cost.

References you cannot speak to. Case studies are a start, but a short call with a real client tells you more.

Questions to ask before you sign

Which platform would you use for this, and why that one?

Who owns the accounts, workflows and code when the project ends?

How will we know when something fails, and who fixes it?

Where is our data processed and stored, and will you sign a data processing agreement?

What will it cost each month to run, including AI and phone usage?

Where does a person check or approve what the system does?

Can we start with one workflow or a short pilot?

Can I speak to a client you did similar work for?

What does an agency cost?

Prices on this page are what each agency publishes as a starting point, so they are not quotes. For the bigger picture, read how much AI automation costs in the UK and our study of what UK AI automation agencies charge.

Want help choosing?

If you would rather not shortlist on your own, tell us what you want to automate and we will suggest UK agencies that fit. It is free and there is no obligation.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies UK directory: services, tools and prices from agencies' own websites: https://trustedaiagencies.com/uk/
- TrustedAIAgencies: how we list and verify agencies: https://trustedaiagencies.com/how-we-verify/
- Companies House: search the register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- ICO: Guidance on AI and data protection: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/

### Best CRM for small business in the UK: HubSpot, Zoho CRM and Pipedrive compared
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/best-crm-small-business-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-26

A CRM keeps every lead, customer and conversation in one place, so nothing gets lost in someone’s inbox. For most UK small businesses the shortlist comes down to three: HubSpot, Zoho CRM and Pipedrive. This guide compares what you actually pay in pounds, what you get for free and how each one handles automation. We only quote prices we could see on each provider’s own pricing page.

Prices checked on HubSpot's pricing page, HubSpot's Sales Hub pricing page, Zoho CRM's pricing page and Pipedrive's pricing page on 26 October 2026. Prices change often, so check before you buy.

The short answer

Sole trader or very small team trying a CRM for the first time: start with a free plan. HubSpot is free for up to 2 users, Zoho CRM for up to 3.

Small sales team chasing deals: look at Pipedrive. It’s built around lead, calendar and pipeline management, and it lists automations and email sequences for following up deals.

Service business that also does marketing: HubSpot, because its marketing, sales and service tools sit in the same system.

Tight budget, growing team: Zoho CRM. It has five plans, from Free up to Ultimate, so you can move up one step at a time.

UK prices compared

All prices are per user (or seat) per month, excluding VAT.

 |  | HubSpot | Zoho CRM | Pipedrive
Free planYes, up to 2 usersYes, up to 3 usersNo, 14-day free trial
Entry paid planStarter from £7 a seat billed annually, £9 billed monthly (offer price, usual price £18)Standard £12 billed annually, £16 billed monthlyLite, see current pricing
Next paid plan upSales Hub Professional £77 a seat billed annually, £85 billed monthlyProfessional £18 billed annually, £28 billed monthlyGrowth, see current pricing
Higher plansSales Hub Enterprise from £135 a seatEnterprise £35 and Ultimate £42 billed annually (£45 and £55 billed monthly)Premium and Ultimate, see current pricing
Currency on the UK pagePoundsPoundsUS dollars when we checked

A few notes on these figures:

Plans are matched by position, not by features. Each row shows each provider’s plan at that step of its own range. HubSpot sells its Professional and Enterprise tiers per hub, so those rows use Sales Hub, its sales product. Compare the feature tables before you treat two plans as equivalent.

HubSpot Starter shows “Starts at £7/mo/seat” with £18 struck through. HubSpot says this is special Starter pricing for new customers and that select offers are for a limited time, so expect the price to go up later. Starter includes 500 HubSpot Credits.

Zoho CRM says local taxes such as VAT are charged on top of the prices shown.

Pipedrive showed prices in US dollars on its UK pricing page when we checked, so we haven’t converted them. Pipedrive says paying annually saves up to 42% compared with paying monthly. See Pipedrive's pricing page for pounds.

Free options and their limits

HubSpot says its free tools are free for up to 2 users and need no credit card. The free plan covers HubSpot’s free marketing, sales, service, content and data tools, and the paid Starter tier adds more to each.

Zoho CRM Free is “forever free, for 3 users”. It includes contact management, follow-up reminders, workflow automation and up to 10 custom email templates. The bigger features, such as multiple sales pipelines (Standard) and AI agents (Professional), are in the paid plans.

Pipedrive has no free plan. Its 14-day free trial doesn’t need a card, so you can set up your real pipeline before you decide.

A free plan is a good way to find out whether your team will actually use a CRM. The biggest risk with any CRM isn’t the price. It’s ending up with a system nobody keeps up to date.

Automation: where a CRM earns its keep

A CRM saves the most time when it works on its own: new enquiries land as contacts, the right person gets a task and the customer gets a quick reply. When you compare plans, check these:

Workflows and sequences. Pipedrive lists automations and nurturing sequences among the features on its paid plans. Zoho CRM includes workflow automation even on its Free plan and adds process management on Professional. For HubSpot, check the feature table for the plan you’re looking at.

Connections to your other tools. Pipedrive lists more than 500 integrations, including Zapier. Tools like Zapier, Make and n8n can connect any of the three to your website forms, inbox or calendar. Our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide compares them.

Duplicates. Automations that create contacts can easily create the same person twice. Read how to automate website enquiries without duplicate CRM contacts before you switch anything on.

AI features. All three list AI tools on their pricing pages: Pipedrive has its Nova meeting assistant and AI email writing, Zoho CRM lists AI agents from Professional, and HubSpot lists AI tools such as an AI Content Writer and an AI Prospecting Agent. Check which plan includes the ones you want and whether they use up extra credits.

UK specifics: GDPR and your accounts

GDPR. A CRM holds personal data, so you’re responsible for what goes into it, how long you keep it and who can see it. Check where each provider stores data and what its data processing terms say. Our UK GDPR checklist for AI and customer data covers the basics.

Xero and QuickBooks. If you want deals or invoices to flow into your accounts, check each CRM’s app marketplace for your accounting tool before you commit. Zoho, for example, lists a QuickBooks integration among its Enterprise plan features. Where there’s no direct connection, an automation tool can usually fill the gap. See how to send invoices to Xero with Make, with UK VAT.

VAT. Prices in this guide exclude VAT. If you can’t reclaim it, add 20% so you’re comparing like with like.

When to get help setting it up

A free plan is easy to try on your own. Help is worth paying for when you want to move years of contacts out of spreadsheets, connect the CRM to your website, inbox and accounts, or build automations you can rely on.

In our directory, 116 agencies in the UK mention CRM automation. 48 agencies mention HubSpot and 15 agencies mention Pipedrive. Browse CRM automation agencies or marketing automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- HubSpot CRM pricing (GBP): https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/crm?currencyCode=GBP
- HubSpot Sales Hub pricing (GBP): https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/sales?currencyCode=GBP
- Zoho CRM pricing: https://www.zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html
- Pipedrive pricing: https://www.pipedrive.com/en-gb/pricing

### Xero vs QuickBooks UK: prices, MTD and automation compared (with Sage)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/xero-vs-quickbooks-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

Xero and QuickBooks are both online accounting tools for small businesses, with UK plans priced in pounds. Both connect to your bank and are ready for Making Tax Digital, and both offered 90% off for the first 6 months when we checked. Where they differ is in plan limits, payroll and how much routine work each one automates. This guide compares them in pounds, then looks at Sage Accounting in case it’s on your list too.

Prices and features checked on Xero's UK pricing page, QuickBooks' UK pricing page, QuickBooks Online UK page and Sage Accounting's UK pricing page, and MTD dates on GOV.UK's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, on 27 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy.

The short answer

Sole trader, not VAT registered: Xero Simple is the cheapest full price we saw, at £7 a month. QuickBooks Sole Trader Plus is £10, but it doesn’t submit VAT returns, so you’d need to upgrade if you register for VAT.

Small VAT registered business: QuickBooks Simple Start (£16) costs a little less than Xero Ignite (£18). Xero Ignite caps you at 20 invoices and 10 bills, so check how many you handle.

Growing team with lots of bills and invoices: Xero Grow (£39) adds unlimited invoices, automated bill entry and auto reconcile. Xero says it has no per user licence fees.

Business with stock, projects or several currencies: compare QuickBooks Plus (£56, inventory and projects) with Xero Comprehensive (£55, multiple currencies) and Ultimate (£70, projects).

You want payroll included from day one: look at Sage Accounting, which includes payroll for 1 employee on its £20 Start plan.

UK prices compared

All prices are per month, excluding VAT. The offer prices are for new customers and last for the first 6 months only.

 | Xero plan | Full price | First 6 months | Who it’s for
Simple£7£0.70Not VAT registered, up to 10 invoices
Ignite£18£1.80VAT returns, up to 20 invoices and 10 bills
Grow£39£3.90Unlimited invoices, automated bill entry
Comprehensive£55£5.50Multiple currencies, payroll for 5 people
Ultimate£70£7Projects, payroll for 10 people

 | QuickBooks plan | Full price | First 6 months | Users
Sole Trader Plus£10£11 (no VAT submission)
Simple Start£16£1.601
Essentials£38£3.803
Plus£56£5.605
Advanced£123£12.3025

A few notes on these figures:

VAT. Xero says “all prices are in GBP per month and exclude VAT”. QuickBooks shows its plan prices as ”+ VAT @20%” on its QuickBooks Online page. If you can’t reclaim VAT, add 20%.

Xero’s offer is 90% off the base plan for 6 months for UK customers buying their first organisation on xero.com with the code shown on its pricing page. It doesn’t apply to add ons or usage fees.

QuickBooks’ offer is 90% off for 6 months when you buy straight away. It can’t be combined with the 30 day free trial, so you pick one.

Free trials. QuickBooks offers a 30 day free trial. Xero’s offer terms describe a 30 day free trial with limited features. Xero’s UK pricing page also shows a “Get one month free” option, but its offer terms say the one month free offer is only for certain customers in the United States and New Zealand, so check what you’re signing up for.

Billing. Both bill monthly. Xero’s pricing FAQ describes monthly invoicing and plans that auto renew until you cancel.

Automation: bank feeds, bills and apps

Most of the time you save with accounting software comes from not typing things in. Here’s what each one lists:

Bank feeds. QuickBooks lists automated bank feeds and automated bookkeeping on every plan. Xero says its direct bank feeds cost nothing extra for most customers, but some UK banks charge fees that Xero passes on.

Reconciling. Xero includes auto reconcile from Grow. On Ignite it’s an optional add on at £3.50 a month.

Receipts and bills. Xero includes smart document capture on every plan (receipts only on Simple), automated bill entry from Grow, and Hubdoc on all plans. QuickBooks includes receipt capture on every plan and adds bills and bill payments from Essentials. QuickBooks Advanced adds workflow automation.

Connecting other tools. QuickBooks says every plan can integrate with hundreds of apps, and Xero has its own app store. Both have connectors on automation platforms: Zapier (Zapier's Xero integrations, Zapier's QuickBooks integrations), Make (Make's Xero app documentation, Make's QuickBooks app documentation) and n8n (n8n's Xero integration, n8n's QuickBooks Online integration). Our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide can help you pick between them.

If you want orders or jobs to turn into invoices automatically, see how to send invoices to Xero with Make, with UK VAT and our guide to automating invoices and bookkeeping with AI. Have a person check the VAT codes before anything is sent.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

MTD for Income Tax means sole traders and landlords keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC using recognised software. According to GOV.UK's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, you need to use it from 6 April 2026 if your qualifying income was over £50,000 in the 2024 to 2025 tax year, from 6 April 2027 if it was over £30,000 in 2025 to 2026, and from 6 April 2028 if it was over £20,000 in 2026 to 2027. GOV.UK says partnerships will also need to use it in the future, with a timeline to follow.

Every Xero plan and every QuickBooks plan is listed as MTD for Income Tax ready, so either will do. The difference is VAT: QuickBooks Sole Trader Plus doesn’t submit VAT returns, while Xero Ignite and QuickBooks Simple Start and above do. For details, see Xero's Making Tax Digital page and QuickBooks' Making Tax Digital page.

Payroll, CIS, multiple currencies and stock

 | Feature | Xero | QuickBooks
 | Payroll | £1.50 a person on Ignite. Included for 1 person on Grow, 5 on Comprehensive and 10 on Ultimate | Paid add on from Simple Start: Core £5 plus £1.50 an employee, Premium £10 plus £2, Elite £15 plus £3
 | CIS | Xero’s pages disagree: Xero's Simple plan page lists automated CIS calculations, but Xero's CIS returns page says CIS is available from Ignite. Filing CIS returns costs an extra £5 a month. CIS contractors should check with Xero before choosing Simple | Calculate and submit CIS on every plan
 | Multiple currencies | From Comprehensive | From Essentials
 | Stock | Up to 4,000 finished items, per Xero’s inventory page. Its pricing page doesn’t say which plans include it, so check | Inventory from Plus

Xero charges £1.50 for each extra person paid on Ignite to Comprehensive and £1 on Ultimate. Its payroll page says it files Real Time Information (RTI) reports with HMRC after every pay run. QuickBooks also offers 90% off its payroll add on for 6 months, or a 30 day trial. For stock, check Xero's inventory page before you buy to see which Xero plans include it.

How Sage Accounting compares

Sage Accounting is another online option with UK plans priced in pounds. On its UK pricing page, all three plans include payroll and its Sage Copilot assistant:

 | Sage plan | Full price | First 6 months | Users | Payroll included
Start£20£211 employee
Standard£43£4.3031 employee
Plus£59£5.90Unlimited5 employees

VAT. Sage shows its prices excluding 20% VAT.

Payroll. Extra employees cost £1.85 each a month on every plan.

CIS, stock and currencies. Sage describes Standard as the plan for businesses working with suppliers, CIS or accrual accounting, and Plus as the plan for inventory or multiple currencies.

Receipts. Snap and scan isn’t included on Start. Standard includes 30 captures and Plus 100, then £0.20 each.

Trial. You can skip the 90% offer and get 1 month free on any plan instead.

Sage makes sense if you’d pay for payroll anyway. If you don’t run payroll, Xero and QuickBooks have cheaper entry plans.

Switching from one to the other

Switching takes some planning, and timing matters:

Pick a clean start date, such as the start of a VAT quarter or your financial year. That way each return sits in one system.

Move the basics first. QuickBooks lets you import customers, suppliers, items and your chart of accounts from Excel. Then reconnect your bank feeds and check your opening balances with your accountant.

Keep your old records. QuickBooks says cancelling takes effect at the end of the monthly billing period, with no pro rata refund. Export what you need before you go.

Reconnect your apps and automations, as anything built on the old system will stop working.

When to get help

You can set up either system for a small business yourself. Help is worth paying for if you want to move years of records, connect your accounts to your shop, CRM or job system, or automate invoices and bill capture without errors.

In our directory, Xero is mentioned by 27 agencies. In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and document processing, which covers reading invoices and receipts, by 48 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or document processing agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- Xero UK pricing plans: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/
- Xero Simple plan: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/simple/
- Xero CIS returns: https://www.xero.com/uk/accounting-software/submit-vat-online/submit-cis-returns/
- Xero offer and trial terms: https://www.xero.com/uk/legal/terms/offer-details/
- Xero Making Tax Digital: https://www.xero.com/uk/programme/making-tax-digital/
- Xero inventory management: https://www.xero.com/uk/accounting-software/manage-inventory/
- QuickBooks UK pricing: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/pricing/
- QuickBooks Online UK: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/online/
- QuickBooks Making Tax Digital: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/making-tax-digital/
- GOV.UK: Check if you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- Sage Accounting UK pricing: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/

### Monday vs Asana UK: prices, free plans and automation compared
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/monday-vs-asana-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

monday.com and Asana are both work management tools. You use them to plan projects, hand out tasks and see who’s doing what. Each has a free plan for 2 people, charges per seat on paid plans and includes built-in automations once you pay. Where they differ is how they sell seats, how much automation each plan allows and how many apps they connect to. Below we compare the plans first, then automation, including Zapier, Make and n8n.

Prices and features checked on monday.com's pricing page, monday.com's plans and pricing help article, monday.com's automations and integrations pricing article and Asana's pricing page on 27 October 2026. monday.com shows prices in pounds; Asana lists US dollars even for UK visitors. We checked from a UK connection. monday.com says the price is set by your billing country and that you’ll see the final price before you pay. We haven’t converted Asana’s dollar prices, so check what you will pay in pounds at checkout. Prices and plans change often.

The short answer

Two people, free: both work. monday.com Free allows up to 2 seats and 3 boards. Asana Personal lets 2 people collaborate with unlimited tasks and projects.

Small team, lowest price: monday.com Basic is monday.com’s cheapest paid plan (£8 a seat a month, billed yearly), but it has no automations. Asana Starter is $10.99 a user a month, billed yearly, and comes with unlimited automations. For 2 people, monday.com charges for its 3-seat minimum (£24 a month on Basic), while Asana charges for 2 seats ($21.98 a month on Starter).

Automations on a budget: Asana Starter includes unlimited rules. monday.com Standard (£11 a seat a month, billed yearly) has automations too, but only 250 actions a month.

Team of 2 to 5: Asana sells paid plans for 2, 3, 4 or 5 seats. monday.com starts at 3 seats, then goes up in multiples of 5. So 4 people pay for 4 seats on Asana and 5 on monday.com. From 6 people, both round up to 10.

Lots of other apps to connect: monday.com lists 850+ integrations and apps, and Asana lists 100+ free integrations. Each counts these its own way, so treat the numbers as a rough guide. Both also connect through Zapier, Make and n8n.

Prices compared

Prices are per seat (monday.com) or per user (Asana) a month, as shown on the official pricing pages on 27 October 2026 from a UK connection: monday.com in pounds, Asana in US dollars (Asana doesn’t show pounds to UK visitors). They exclude VAT. We haven’t converted currencies.

 | monday.com plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Key limits
Free£0£0Up to 2 seats, up to 3 boards
Basic£8£11Unlimited items and free viewers, no automations
Standard£11 (special offer)£13Automations and integrations, 250 actions a month each
Pro£17 (special offer)£2125,000 automation and 25,000 integration actions a month
EnterpriseContact salesContact sales250,000 automation and 250,000 integration actions a month

 | Asana plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Key limits
Personal$0$02 users, unlimited tasks and projects
Starter$10.99$13.49No user seat limits (sold in set sizes), unlimited automations, timeline and Gantt
Advanced$24.99$30.49Adds portfolios, goals, approvals and time tracking
EnterpriseContact salesContact salesAdds Script Actions to run custom code in rules

Some notes on these figures:

Currency. From a UK connection, monday.com showed pounds and Asana showed US dollars. monday.com says “the price is determined by the user’s billing country”. Standard and Pro yearly prices were marked as a special offer. For Asana, check the amount in pounds at checkout.

Seats on monday.com. monday.com’s help centre says plans start at 3 seats and then go up in multiples of 5. So a team of 4 needs the 5-seat option, and a team of 6 needs 10. Its pricing page says you can ask for a quote above 40 seats.

Seats on Asana. Asana’s pricing FAQ says the smallest paid plan is 2 seats. You add seats 1 at a time up to 5, then in steps of 5 up to 30, steps of 10 up to 100, and bigger steps after that. Free guests don’t add to your licence count.

Yearly billing. Both charge less per seat if you pay yearly. On monday.com’s prices in the table, yearly works out about 15% (Standard) to 27% (Basic) cheaper than monthly, so up to about 27%. Asana says you save up to 18%.

Asana’s UK offer. Asana’s UK discount terms offer 11% off Starter on yearly billing, and 3% off monthly or 19% off yearly on Advanced. It’s open to UK residents who are new customers or free users upgrading. It covers the first term only, and Asana can change or withdraw it at any time.

Trial. monday.com’s pricing page says “Start free, no credit card needed” and gives no trial length. Its help centre said, when we checked on 27 October 2026, that signing up starts a 14-day free trial of Pro. Asana’s pricing page showed no trial details.

VAT. monday.com says its prices don’t include tax. Asana says it may need to charge VAT, and that VAT-registered businesses can add their VAT number at checkout.

Refunds. Asana’s pricing FAQ says it doesn’t offer refunds. If you cancel, you keep paid features until the end of your current billing period.

Free plans

Both free plans are fine for 2 people trying things out, but not for a whole team.

monday.com Free: up to 2 seats, up to 3 boards and up to 3 Docs, with 200+ templates and the iOS and Android apps. Its help centre says the Free plan is only offered on its main work platform.

Asana Personal: 2 users, unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views, unlimited storage (100MB per file) and 100+ free integrations.

Automation: built-in rules and their limits

This is the biggest difference between the two.

monday.com includes automations and integrations from Standard upwards, but not on Free or Basic. Each plan comes with a monthly allowance of actions, counted separately for automations and integrations:

 | monday.com plan | Automation actions a month | Integration actions a month
 | Standard | 250 | 250
 | Pro | 25,000 | 25,000
 | Enterprise | 250,000 | 250,000

monday.com’s own help article says 250 actions a month “is typically exhausted within days” for accounts whose automations notify several people or fill in several columns. It also warns that the Gmail and Outlook integrations can use up a lot of actions. Admins get an email alert at 50%, 75% and 100% of the allowance. Its automations page lists code-free automations for notifications, date reminders, assigning people and creating tasks, built from ready-made recipes or your own.

Asana includes unlimited automations from Starter upwards. Its pricing page lists unlimited rules and a workflow builder from Starter, two-way sync with Jira Cloud from Advanced, and Script Actions on Enterprise. Script Actions let a rule run your own Node.js code that calls the Asana API.

If your team will rely on automations, Asana Starter gives you more room on its first paid plan. On monday.com, budget for Pro if the Standard allowance looks tight.

Zapier, Make and n8n

Built-in automations only work inside each tool. To link monday.com or Asana to your CRM, forms, email or accounting software, you can use an automation platform. The three main ones all have connectors for both:

Zapier: Zapier's monday.com integrations and Zapier's Asana integrations

Make: Make's monday.com integrations and Make's Asana integrations

n8n: n8n's monday.com integration and n8n's Asana integration

monday.com’s pricing page also lists a daily API call limit by plan (1,000 a day on Standard and 10,000 on Pro), so ask whoever builds your flows how they will count towards it. Our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide explains how the three platforms compare on price and hosting. You can also read our monday.com, Zapier, Make and n8n pages.

Integrations and AI

Integrations. monday.com lists 850+ integrations and apps, plus no-code platforms, APIs and an MCP server for AI tools (monday.com's integrations page). Asana lists 100+ free integrations, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Slack, and adds Salesforce, Tableau and Power BI on Advanced (Asana's apps directory). The two count integrations differently, so the totals aren’t a like-for-like comparison.

AI. Both include some AI on paid plans, with limits. monday.com lists monthly AI credits per plan (1,000 on Basic, 2,000 on Standard, 3,000 on Pro). Asana includes AI Studio and AI Teammates on Starter, with 5 requests per user a month (up to 50 per account), and sells extra requests.

Which one suits you

 | You want | Lean towards
 | Unlimited built-in automations on the first paid plan | Asana Starter
 | A simple paid plan where you don’t need automations | monday.com Basic
 | Flexible boards for projects, sales or operations in one place | monday.com
 | Portfolios, goals and approvals | Asana Advanced
 | A team of 2 or 4 paying only for the seats it uses | Asana
 | The longest list of integrations and apps, as each counts them | monday.com

Both have a free plan, so the easiest test is to run one real project in each with your team for a week.

When to get help

You can set up either tool yourself. It can be worth paying for help if you’re moving lots of projects over from spreadsheets or another tool, or want monday.com or Asana connected to your CRM, forms and finance tools.

In our directory, monday.com is mentioned by 6 agencies. Across the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or CRM automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- monday.com pricing: https://monday.com/pricing
- monday.com: Plans and pricing for monday.com: https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405633151634-Plans-and-pricing-for-monday-com
- monday.com: Automations and integrations pricing: https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002826680-Automations-and-Integrations-Pricing
- monday.com automations: https://monday.com/features/automations
- monday.com integrations: https://monday.com/w/integrations
- Asana pricing: https://asana.com/pricing
- Asana UK discount offer terms: https://asana.com/terms/discount-offer-terms-uk
- Asana apps directory: https://asana.com/apps
- Zapier: monday.com integrations: https://zapier.com/apps/monday/integrations
- Zapier: Asana integrations: https://zapier.com/apps/asana/integrations
- Make: monday.com integrations: https://www.make.com/integrations/monday
- Make: Asana integrations: https://www.make.com/integrations/asana
- n8n: monday.com integration: https://n8n.io/integrations/mondaycom/
- n8n: Asana integration: https://n8n.io/integrations/asana/

### Best accounting software for UK small businesses (2026)
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/best-accounting-software-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

There is no single best accounting software. The right one depends on the kind of business you run, whether you’re VAT-registered and whether Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax applies to you. This guide matches five UK options (Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, Sage and Zoho Books) to each case, with prices in pounds and the free routes that actually exist.

Prices and features checked on Xero's UK pricing page, QuickBooks' UK pricing page, FreeAgent's pricing page, Sage Accounting's UK pricing page and Zoho Books' UK pricing page, and MTD rules on GOV.UK's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, GOV.UK's guide to choosing software for MTD for Income Tax and GOV.UK's MTD for VAT software page, on 27 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy.

Which one fits your business

 | Your business | Start by looking at | Why
 | Sole trader or landlord, not VAT-registered, tight budget | Zoho Books Free, or FreeAgent if your bank makes it free | £0, with MTD for Income Tax quarterly updates and the final return
 | Sole trader, not VAT-registered, happy to pay | QuickBooks Sole Trader Plus (£10) or FreeAgent sole trader (£19) | Both list MTD for Income Tax. FreeAgent also files your Self Assessment
 | VAT-registered, small and simple | Zoho Books Standard (£12), QuickBooks Simple Start (£16), Xero Ignite (£18) or Sage Start (£20) | The cheapest paid plans that submit VAT returns
 | Small limited company | FreeAgent limited company (£33) or Zoho Books Standard (£12) | Both include year-end filing (Final Accounts and Corporation Tax)
 | Paying staff | Sage Start (£20), Xero Grow (£39) or FreeAgent | Payroll included for at least 1 person (1 on Sage Start and Xero Grow; FreeAgent drops payroll on cash basis)
 | Stock or foreign currencies | QuickBooks Plus (£56), Xero Comprehensive (£55), Sage Plus (£59) or Zoho Books Professional (£24) | The first plans with stock or multiple currencies

All prices are the full monthly price after any intro offer. Xero, Sage and FreeAgent show them excluding VAT, Zoho Books says its prices exclude local taxes, and the QuickBooks plan cards we saw didn’t say either way.

Prices compared

The cheapest plan from each vendor, as listed on 27 October 2026:

 | Software | Cheapest plan | Full price a month | Intro offer | Free trial
Zoho BooksFree£0Not needed14 days on paid plans
QuickBooksSole Trader Plus£1090% off for 6 months (£1)30 days, not with the offer
QuickBooksSimple Start (VAT)£1690% off for 6 months (£1.60)30 days, not with the offer
XeroIgnite£1890% off for 6 months (£1.80)30 days, limited features
FreeAgentSole trader£1950% off for 6 months (£9.50)30 days
Sage AccountingStart£2090% off for 6 months (£2)1 month free instead of the offer

Xero, Sage and FreeAgent prices exclude VAT and Zoho Books prices exclude local taxes. QuickBooks didn’t say either way, so check at checkout.

Higher plans, full price a month:

Xero: Grow £39, Comprehensive £55, Ultimate £70.

QuickBooks: Essentials £38, Plus £56, Advanced £123.

FreeAgent: landlord £10, partnership or LLP £27, limited company £33. Paying yearly costs 10 times the monthly price, so you get 2 months free.

Sage Accounting: Standard £43, Plus £59.

Zoho Books: Standard £12, Professional £24, Premium £30 a month, or £10, £20 and £25 a month billed annually.

For businesses that aren’t VAT-registered, Xero Simple is £7 a month. It covers up to 10 invoices and doesn’t submit VAT returns. Sage sells a separate product for these businesses: Sage Sole Trader's UK pricing page lists Sage Sole Trader Free at £0 with limits, and Sage Sole Trader at £7 a month excluding VAT.

Free accounting software that is actually free

Two options cost nothing, and each has a catch.

Zoho Books Free. Zoho says the Free plan “is applicable for all business types”. It includes:

MTD for Income Tax: quarterly updates and the final tax return

Self Assessment (SA100) filing

VAT tracking and MTD VAT returns

Up to 1,000 invoices and 1,000 expenses a year

50 receipt autoscans a month

1 user plus your accountant

The catch: Free doesn’t support add-ons, apart from CT600 and Final Accounts filing, which is listed at £5 a year. Bank feeds for more than one bank account start on Standard.

FreeAgent through your bank. FreeAgent is free with a NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Ulster Bank business current account, for as long as you keep the account. For sole traders, limited companies and landlords, it’s also free with Mettle if you make at least one transaction a month. FreeAgent’s Mettle page says Mettle’s eligibility rules don’t cover partnerships. Some optional add-ons still cost money. Unlimited receipt capture, for example, is £5 a month excluding VAT (10 captures a month are standard). FreeAgent says it is on HMRC’s list for MTD for VAT and MTD for Income Tax.

GOV.UK says free products are available for people with simple tax affairs, but they may have limits, such as a set number of transactions.

If you’re a sole trader or landlord

GOV.UK says you need software for MTD for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord registered for Self Assessment and your qualifying income is over:

£50,000 for 2024 to 2025: you should have started from 6 April 2026

£30,000 for 2025 to 2026: you start from 6 April 2027

£20,000 for 2026 to 2027: you start from 6 April 2028

Your software must keep digital records of your self-employment and property income and expenses. It must also send quarterly updates and submit your tax return by 31 January after the tax year ends. If you’d rather keep a spreadsheet, you can use “bridging” software that connects to it.

What the vendors list for MTD for Income Tax:

Zoho Books Free: quarterly updates and the final return.

FreeAgent: quarterly updates and the final declaration on the sole trader and landlord plans.

QuickBooks: “MTD for Income Tax ready” on every plan, including Sole Trader Plus at £10.

Xero: “MTD for Income Tax ready” on Ignite.

Sage Accounting: its page says “Making Tax Digital ready” but doesn’t say whether that covers Income Tax. Check Sage’s site.

Before you sign up, confirm the product in HMRC’s software finder, linked from GOV.UK's guide to choosing software for MTD for Income Tax.

If you’re VAT-registered

GOV.UK says all VAT-registered businesses must use compatible software to keep VAT records and file VAT returns. Spreadsheets are only fine with bridging software.

Plans that submit VAT returns, cheapest first:

Zoho Books Free: £0, files MTD VAT returns.

Zoho Books Standard: £12 a month, or £10 a month billed annually. Everything in Free, plus bank feeds for multiple accounts and 3 users.

QuickBooks Simple Start: £16. Sole Trader Plus can’t submit VAT returns.

Xero Ignite: £18, but Xero lists it with only 20 invoices and 10 bills.

FreeAgent: VAT returns on every plan, from £19 for a sole trader.

Sage Start: £20. Sage describes it as for VAT-registered sole traders or small businesses.

If Ignite’s 20 invoices and 10 bills won’t be enough, Xero Grow (£39) lists invoices and bills with no number attached and includes auto-reconcile, which is a £3.50 a month extra on Ignite. For a closer look at these two, read Xero vs QuickBooks.

If you run a small limited company

MTD for Income Tax doesn’t cover limited companies, so the choice comes down to VAT, payroll and year end.

FreeAgent limited company, £33 a month: generates the data for your Final Accounts and Corporation Tax return, and files them from FreeAgent. Payroll is included.

Zoho Books Standard, £12 a month (£10 a month billed annually): includes CT600 and Final Accounts filing, bank feeds for multiple accounts and 3 users.

Xero: company accounts and tax is an optional extra at £120 a year excluding VAT. Payroll is £1.50 a person a month on Ignite and included for 1 person on Grow.

Sage Start, £20 a month: payroll for 1 employee included, then £1.85 an employee a month.

QuickBooks: payroll costs extra on every plan from Simple Start.

If an accountant already does your year end, the filing features matter less. Ask which software they use before you pick.

Extras that change the real cost

Add-on prices here exclude VAT for Xero, Sage and FreeAgent. Zoho Books’ add-on list doesn’t say either way.

Payroll. Included on FreeAgent (sole traders and partnerships lose it if they choose cash basis) and on all Sage plans (1 employee on Start and Standard, 5 on Plus, then £1.85 an employee a month). Xero includes it for 1 person on Grow, 5 on Comprehensive and 10 on Ultimate, and charges £1.50 a person a month on Ignite. QuickBooks charges extra.

Users. Xero says it has no per-user licence fees, but expenses and projects cost extra for each user above the number included. QuickBooks allows 1 user on its two cheapest plans, then 3, 5 and 25. Sage allows 1, 3 or unlimited. Zoho Books charges £2.50 a month for each extra user, or £2 a month billed annually.

Receipt capture. Sage Start doesn’t include it. Standard includes 30 captures and Plus 100, then £0.20 per extra approved capture. FreeAgent includes 10 a month, or unlimited for £5 a month. Zoho Books Free includes 50 autoscans a month.

CIS. QuickBooks lists CIS calculation and submission on every plan. Xero’s own pages disagree: Xero's Simple plan page lists automated CIS calculations and reports, while Xero's CIS returns page says CIS is available from Ignite. On Xero, filing CIS returns costs an extra £5 a month. If you’re a CIS contractor, check with Xero before choosing Simple. Sage describes Standard as the plan for CIS. Zoho Books submits CIS returns from Professional.

Intro offers end. The 90% and 50% discounts last 6 months, so budget for the full price.

When an automation agency is worth it

Setting up any of these for a small business doesn’t usually need outside help. An agency earns its fee when you want your accounts connected to other systems: invoices created from your CRM or job system, supplier bills and receipts read automatically, or payments synced from your shop.

If invoices are the bottleneck, start with how to automate invoices and bookkeeping with AI. If you already use Xero, see how to create Xero invoices with Make and get UK VAT right.

In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and document processing by 48 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- Xero UK pricing plans: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/
- Xero Simple plan: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/simple/
- Xero CIS returns: https://www.xero.com/uk/accounting-software/submit-vat-online/submit-cis-returns/
- QuickBooks UK pricing: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/pricing/
- QuickBooks Online UK: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/online/
- FreeAgent pricing: https://www.freeagent.com/pricing/
- Sage Accounting UK pricing: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/
- Zoho Books UK pricing: https://www.zoho.com/uk/books/pricing/
- GOV.UK: Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- GOV.UK: Choose the right software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-thats-compatible-with-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- GOV.UK: Find software that's compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-thats-compatible-with-making-tax-digital-for-vat

### FreeAgent vs Xero UK (2026): prices, payroll and MTD
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/freeagent-vs-xero-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

FreeAgent and Xero are both online accounting tools with UK plans priced in pounds, and both say they’re ready for Making Tax Digital. Where they differ is pricing. FreeAgent charges one price for your type of business, with most features included. Xero has five plans, and features and limits grow as you move up. This guide compares them by the kind of business you run.

Prices and features checked on FreeAgent's pricing page, FreeAgent's payroll page, FreeAgent's MTD for Income Tax page, FreeAgent's comparison page, FreeAgent's Mettle page, Xero's UK pricing page, Xero's CIS returns page and Xero's Making Tax Digital page, and MTD dates on GOV.UK's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, on 27 October 2026. Integration listings were checked on Zapier, Make and n8n the same day. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy.

The short answer

Sole trader, not VAT-registered: Xero Simple is £7 a month, the lowest full price here. It covers up to 10 invoices and doesn’t submit VAT returns. FreeAgent’s sole trader plan is £19, or free with a qualifying bank account.

Sole trader, VAT-registered: Xero Ignite (£18) and FreeAgent (£19) cost about the same, but Ignite lists a limit of 20 invoices and 10 bills. FreeAgent’s sole trader plan also files your Self Assessment return.

Small limited company: FreeAgent (£33) includes payroll, VAT returns, and Final Accounts and Corporation Tax filing. On Xero, Grow (£39) includes payroll for 1 person, and company accounts and tax cost £120 a year on top.

Business with a lot of bills: Xero Ignite lists 10 bills. Grow and above list no bill number and include auto-reconcile. FreeAgent includes 10 receipt and bill captures a month, or unlimited for £5 a month.

You bank with NatWest, RBS or Ulster Bank: FreeAgent is free for as long as you keep the account.

UK prices compared

All prices are full prices per month, excluding VAT.

 | FreeAgent plan | Monthly | Billed annually
 | Sole trader | £19 | £190 a year
 | Partnership or LLP | £27 | £270 a year
 | Limited company | £33 | £330 a year
 | Landlord | £10 | £100 a year

 | Xero plan | Monthly | What it adds
 | Simple | £7 | Not VAT-registered, up to 10 invoices
 | Ignite | £18 | VAT returns, up to 20 invoices and 10 bills
 | Grow | £39 | No invoice or bill limit listed, payroll for 1 person, auto-reconcile
 | Comprehensive | £55 | Multiple currencies, payroll for 5 people
 | Ultimate | £70 | Projects, payroll for 10 people

Notes on these figures:

VAT. FreeAgent says “all prices excl. 20% VAT”. Xero says “all prices are in GBP per month and exclude VAT”. If you can’t reclaim VAT, add 20%.

Intro offers. When we checked, FreeAgent gave 50% off for the first 6 months on monthly billing, or 50% off the first year on annual billing. Xero gave new UK customers 90% off the base plan for 6 months with the code on its pricing page. The Xero offer doesn’t apply to add-ons or usage fees.

Free trials. FreeAgent offers a 30-day free trial and says no payment card is needed. Xero’s pricing page offers one month free; see its site for the terms.

FreeAgent for free. FreeAgent is free with a NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Ulster Bank business current account, for as long as you keep it. For sole traders, limited companies and landlords, it also lists Mettle accounts with at least one transaction a month. FreeAgent's Mettle page says Mettle’s eligibility rules don’t cover partnerships. Optional add-ons can still cost extra.

How FreeAgent compares itself. FreeAgent’s own comparison page sets its plans against Xero Comprehensive (£55). Which Xero plan is the fair match depends on what you need, so below we compare by business type.

What a year costs at full price

These are full prices for 12 months, excluding VAT, from the pricing pages above. They leave out intro offers, add-ons and payment fees.

 | Your business | FreeAgent | Xero
 | Sole trader, not VAT-registered | £190 billed annually, or £228 monthly | Simple: £84
 | Sole trader, VAT-registered | £190 billed annually, or £228 monthly | Ignite: £216. Grow: £468
 | Limited company, 1 person on payroll, year-end filing | £330 billed annually, or £396 monthly | Grow plus company accounts and tax: £588
 | Limited company, 3 people on payroll, year-end filing | £330 billed annually, or £396 monthly | Grow plus 2 extra people at £1.50 a month, plus company accounts and tax: £624

On Xero Ignite, a limited company with 1 person on payroll would pay £354 a year with company accounts and tax, but Ignite lists only 20 invoices and 10 bills. If your accountant already does your year-end filing, take £120 off the Xero figures.

Payroll

FreeAgent. Its payroll page says you can add as many employees as you need at no extra cost. It runs monthly payroll, works out PAYE and National Insurance, and sends Real Time Information (RTI) to HMRC. Its pricing page says payroll and stock aren’t included if you choose the cash basis rather than the traditional (accruals) basis. According to FreeAgent's guide to choosing an accounting basis, the cash basis is an option only for sole traders, partnerships and unincorporated landlords, not for limited companies or LLPs.

Xero. Payroll is £1.50 a person a month on Ignite. Grow includes 1 person, Comprehensive 5 and Ultimate 10. Each extra person costs £1.50 a month on Ignite, Grow and Comprehensive, and £1 on Ultimate.

If you pay yourself a director’s salary and have a few staff on payroll, this is where FreeAgent’s single price makes the biggest difference.

Making Tax Digital and tax returns

MTD for Income Tax means sole traders and landlords keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC using recognised software. According to GOV.UK's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, you need to use it from 6 April 2026 if your qualifying income was over £50,000 in the 2024 to 2025 tax year, from 6 April 2027 if it was over £30,000 in 2025 to 2026, and from 6 April 2028 if it was over £20,000 in 2026 to 2027. GOV.UK says partnerships will also need to use it in the future and that it will set out the timeline later.

 | Tax task | FreeAgent | Xero
 | MTD for Income Tax | Sole trader and landlord plans: quarterly updates and final declaration | Listed as ready on every plan
 | MTD VAT returns | Every plan, including landlord | From Ignite (£18)
 | Self Assessment return | Filed from FreeAgent for sole traders and company directors, not on partnership or LLP accounts | Not listed on Xero’s pricing page
 | Final Accounts and Corporation Tax | Included on the limited company plan | Company accounts and tax, optional at £120 a year

FreeAgent says it is on HMRC’s list of compatible software for both MTD for Income Tax and MTD for VAT. For Xero’s details, see Xero's Making Tax Digital page. Whichever you choose, confirm the product in HMRC’s software finder before you rely on it.

Bank feeds, receipts and automation

These are the features that cut down on typing. Here’s what each one lists:

Bank feeds. FreeAgent includes bank feeds and smart categorisation, which explains new transactions based on ones you’ve explained before. Xero says its direct bank feeds cost nothing extra for most customers, but some UK banks charge fees that Xero passes on.

Receipts and bills. FreeAgent’s Smart Capture handles 10 receipts and bills per calendar month, or unlimited for £5 a month excluding VAT. Xero includes smart document capture on every plan (receipts only on Simple), and Hubdoc on every plan. Ignite lists 10 bills, and Grow lists no bill number.

Reconciling. Xero includes auto-reconcile from Grow. On Ignite it’s £3.50 a month extra.

Getting paid. FreeAgent connects to Tyl by NatWest, Stripe, GoCardless and PayPal. Xero lists online invoice payments on every plan, with payment fees.

Connecting other tools. Both have connectors on Zapier (Zapier's FreeAgent integrations, Zapier's Xero integrations) and Make (Make's FreeAgent app documentation, Make's Xero app documentation). Xero also has an n8n integration (n8n's Xero integration). To choose between them, see our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide.

Projects, currencies, users and support

Projects and time. FreeAgent lists projects and time tracking in its plans. On Xero, tracking time and costs for projects comes with Ultimate (£70), for 10 users.

Multiple currencies. Xero includes them from Comprehensive (£55). FreeAgent’s comparison page lists multi-currency support for foreign currency bank transactions.

Users. Xero says it has no per-user licence fees, although expenses and projects are priced per user above the included number. FreeAgent’s pricing page doesn’t give a user limit.

Support. FreeAgent’s pricing page says its support accountants are UK-based and available online or by phone.

CIS. Xero’s own pages disagree: Xero's Simple plan page lists automated CIS calculations and reports, while Xero's CIS returns page says CIS is available from Ignite. On Xero, filing CIS returns costs an extra £5 a month. If you’re a CIS contractor, check with Xero before choosing Simple. FreeAgent’s small business pricing page doesn’t list CIS. Its CIS page for accountants describes recording CIS income and viewing monthly CIS300 return information, so ask FreeAgent whether it covers what you need.

Switching from one to the other

Pick a clean start date, such as the start of a VAT quarter or your financial year, so each return sits in one system.

Check how each bills. FreeAgent says there’s no contract and you can cancel any time. Xero renews monthly until you cancel. If you upgrade, you can only move to a cheaper plan after 1 month.

Move the basics first. Bring over customers, suppliers and opening balances, then reconnect your bank feeds. Check the balances with your accountant.

Keep your old records. Export what you need before you close the old account.

Reconnect your apps and automations. Anything built on the old system will stop working.

When to get help

You can set up either one yourself. Help is worth paying for if you want to move years of records, connect your accounts to your shop, CRM or job system, or automate invoices and bill capture. If you want orders or jobs to turn into invoices automatically, see how to create Xero invoices with Make and get UK VAT right and our guide to automating invoices and bookkeeping with AI. For more options, see our best accounting software for UK small businesses and Xero vs QuickBooks guides.

In our directory, Xero is mentioned by 27 agencies. In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and document processing, which covers reading invoices and receipts, by 48 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or document processing agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- FreeAgent pricing: https://www.freeagent.com/pricing/
- FreeAgent payroll: https://www.freeagent.com/features/payroll/
- FreeAgent MTD for Income Tax: https://www.freeagent.com/features/mtd-for-income-tax/
- FreeAgent's comparison with other software: https://www.freeagent.com/features/competitors/
- FreeAgent and Mettle: https://www.freeagent.com/mettle/
- FreeAgent: choose the appropriate accounting basis: https://support.freeagent.com/hc/en-gb/articles/5130177201810-Choose-the-appropriate-accounting-basis
- Xero UK pricing plans: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/
- Xero Simple plan: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/simple/
- Xero CIS returns: https://www.xero.com/uk/accounting-software/submit-vat-online/submit-cis-returns/
- Xero Making Tax Digital: https://www.xero.com/uk/programme/making-tax-digital/
- GOV.UK: Check if you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax

### Shopify and Xero integration UK (2026): payouts, fees and VAT
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/shopify-xero-integration-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

If you sell on Shopify and keep your books in Xero, you’ve probably seen this: a payout lands in your bank, and nothing in Xero matches it. The payout is your sales minus Shopify’s fees and refunds. It often covers several days of orders, and some of the money may be held back. Typing it in by hand works for a few orders a week. Beyond that it eats your evenings, and VAT mistakes creep in. This guide explains the three ways to connect Shopify to Xero in the UK, what each costs, and how to set things up so every payout matches.

Prices and features checked on the Shopify listing on Xero's UK App Store, Xero Central's Connect to Shopify article, Xero's Shopify partnership page, A2X's Shopify pricing page, Link My Books' pricing page and Link My Books' UK pricing article, and VAT rules on GOV.UK's VAT registration page, GOV.UK's Charging VAT page and VAT Notice 700/22 on GOV.UK, on 27 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy. We have no commercial deal with any of the tools in this guide.

The short answer

You sell only on Shopify, mostly at one VAT rate: start with Xero’s own Shopify integration. Xero’s App Store listing calls it “Xero’s free integration” (its partnership page mentions a 30-day free trial), and it syncs sales, fees and payouts.

You’re on Xero Ignite: you can still use it, but sync as bank transactions. Xero Central says Ignite can only import 20 invoices a month.

You sell on Amazon, eBay or other channels too, or at mixed VAT rates: try a paid connector such as A2X or Link My Books. Both have free trials and post each payout as a summary your accountant can check.

You need something unusual, such as a proper Xero invoice for each trade customer: use Zapier, Make or n8n for that one job, alongside a connector.

Whatever you pick, the fix is the same: sales and fees go to a clearing account in Xero, and each payout becomes a transfer to your bank.

Why Shopify payouts don’t match your bank

Shopify’s help pages say a payout goes to your bank or Shopify Balance account, and its activity report splits your Shopify Payments money into transactions, fees and payouts. The bank line differs from your sales for a few reasons:

Fees come off before the money reaches you, so the payout is smaller than your sales.

One payout covers several days. Shopify lets you set payouts daily, weekly or monthly, so a single bank line can cover dozens of orders.

Refunds and reserves. Refunds change what you’re paid. Shopify also says reserves temporarily hold funds from your sales to cover possible disputes and refunds, which lowers a payout even though your sales haven’t changed.

Other ways to pay. Shopify’s payout pages are about Shopify Payments. If you also take PayPal or cash at a POS till, that money reaches you another way and needs its own clearing account.

If you post sales into Xero one way and the bank shows something else, you end up with suspense entries, guessed fees and a VAT return you can’t fully trust.

The three ways to connect Shopify to Xero

1. Xero’s own Shopify integration

The the Shopify listing on Xero's UK App Store calls it “Xero’s free integration” and says it syncs sales, payouts and fees from your Shopify Online Store and Shopify POS. Xero Central says it’s built with Xero’s partner Amaka. Once it’s set up:

Daily sales and fees go to an account called Shopify Payment Balance in Xero.

Sales arrive as invoices or receive money transactions, and fees as spend money transactions.

When Shopify pays you, Xero records a transfer from Shopify Payment Balance to your bank account, which you then match to the bank feed.

You choose a summary every 24 hours or one entry per order.

You can split sales by sales channel, location or product, and map Shopify taxes to Xero tax rates.

The listing says you can “sync up to 90 days of historical data”.

Amaka’s setup guide adds that refunds come through as credit notes, and that gift cards and tips map to liability accounts by default.

There’s a mixed message here. The listing calls it “Xero’s free integration”, but Xero’s UK Shopify partnership page tells you to “start your 30-day free trial of the integration”. We couldn’t find a price for it anywhere on Xero’s site, so check the screen before you confirm.

2. A paid connector: A2X or Link My Books

These tools read each Shopify payout and post one summary entry into Xero, split into sales, VAT, fees and refunds. Each summary should then match a bank line. These are the prices we found, all per month:

 | Plan | Orders a month | Price
 | A2X Mini | Up to 200, 1 store | US$29
 | A2X Basic | Up to 500 | US$45
 | A2X Professional | Up to 2,000 | US$79
 | Link My Books Starter 15 Lite | Up to 15, 1 channel | £15 plus VAT
 | Link My Books Starter 200 Lite | Up to 200, 1 channel | £18 plus VAT
 | Link My Books Starter 500 Lite | Up to 500, 1 channel | £26 plus VAT
 | Link My Books Starter 200 Plus | Up to 200, 2 channels | £24 plus VAT

Notes on these figures:

A2X currency. A2X’s pricing page showed US dollars when we checked, so you may see different prices from the UK. The page also says that from 14 November 2026, prices will rise on every plan except Mini.

A2X trial. A2X’s free trial lets you post three settlements to your accounting software, so you can test it on real payouts.

Link My Books VAT. Its pricing page says prices exclude any applicable VAT. Its UK pricing article lists the plans in pounds.

Link My Books trial and limits. There’s a 14-day free trial, and you don’t need a card. Each Shopify store counts as one channel. It supports every Xero plan except Cashbook, and it lets you group products by VAT rate: standard, reduced or zero.

History. Both tools set how far back you can import by plan: 3 months on A2X Mini and Link My Books Lite.

3. Build your own with Zapier, Make or n8n

All three automation platforms list Shopify and Xero (Zapier's Shopify and Xero integrations page, Make's Shopify app documentation, Make's Xero app documentation, n8n's Shopify and Xero integration page). You could create a Xero invoice for every order this way, but then fees, refunds, gift cards, payouts and VAT are all yours to handle, along with every edge case.

Building your own makes sense for jobs the connectors don’t do, such as:

an invoice with payment terms for wholesale customers who order through Shopify;

a Slack alert when a refund goes over a set amount;

copying stock or cost data into another system.

To choose a platform, see our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide. For a worked example, read how to create Xero invoices with Make and get UK VAT right.

VAT points UK sellers get wrong

None of the tools above decides your VAT treatment. They copy whatever mapping you give them, so get these right first:

Registration. GOV.UK says you must register for VAT if your taxable turnover goes over £90,000 in 12 months, or you expect it to go over £90,000 in the next 30 days. If you go over in the past 12 months, you have to register within 30 days of the end of that month. Keep an eye on this if your shop is growing fast.

Rates. GOV.UK lists three rates: standard (20%), reduced (5%) and zero. If you sell at more than one rate, a daily summary at a single rate will be wrong. Split by product or use a connector that groups by VAT rate.

Shopify’s tax settings. Your Shopify tax settings and your Xero mapping need to agree. If Shopify charges 20% and Xero records the sale at zero rate, your VAT return will be wrong, however good the sync.

Making Tax Digital. HMRC’s VAT Notice 700/22 on GOV.UK says Making Tax Digital for VAT “requires all VAT-registered businesses to keep records digitally and file their VAT Returns using software”. Xero describes itself as HMRC-recognised, MTD-compliant software that can submit returns, so whatever the integration posts ends up on your return.

Fees. Shopify’s fees come through as their own transaction. Ask your accountant how they should be coded for VAT before you map them.

Which route fits your shop

 | Your shop | A sensible starting point
 | Shopify only, a few hundred orders a month, mostly 20% VAT | Xero’s own integration, daily summary, synced as bank transactions
 | Shopify only, on Xero Ignite | Xero’s own integration, synced as bank transactions (Ignite’s limit is 20 invoices a month)
 | Shopify plus Amazon or eBay | A2X or Link My Books, so every channel is posted the same way
 | Mixed VAT rates, such as zero-rated and standard-rated goods | A connector that splits by VAT rate, or Xero’s own integration with sales split by product
 | Wholesale customers who need proper invoices | A connector for retail sales, plus a Zapier, Make or n8n flow for trade orders

Setup checklist

Agree the VAT mapping with your accountant first. Write down which products sit at which rate, and how fees should be coded.

Choose your start date. The start of a VAT quarter is cleanest, because the whole quarter then comes through one route.

Check your Xero plan. On Ignite, choose bank transactions rather than invoices.

Pick summary or per-order sync. A daily summary keeps Xero tidy. Per-order sync helps if you need to find single orders in Xero.

Map accounts. Sales, discounts, shipping, fees, gift cards (as a liability) and the clearing account for payouts.

Bring in history carefully. Only import past periods you haven’t already entered by hand, or you’ll count sales twice.

Reconcile the first two weeks by hand. Match each payout transfer to the bank line, and look into any difference before you trust the sync.

Watch other payment types. PayPal, gift cards and POS cash have their own clearing accounts. Reconcile those too, not just Shopify Payments.

When to get help

You can set up Xero’s own integration yourself, and Xero Central says you can book a guided setup call with an Amaka specialist. Help is worth paying for if you’re cleaning up months of unmatched payouts, you sell across several channels at mixed VAT rates, or you want orders, stock and invoices connected to the rest of your business. For the accounting side, see our best accounting software for UK small businesses and automating invoices and bookkeeping with AI guides.

In our directory, Shopify is mentioned by 23 agencies and Xero by 27 agencies. In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- Xero App Store: Shopify, by Xero: https://apps.xero.com/uk/app/shopify
- Xero Central: Connect to Shopify: https://central.xero.com/0/article/Connect-to-Shopify
- Xero UK: Shopify partnership page: https://www.xero.com/uk/partnerships/shopify/
- Amaka: Shopify and Xero setup guide: https://amaka.com/help/guide/shopify/xero/
- A2X for Shopify pricing: https://www.a2xaccounting.com/shopify/pricing
- Link My Books pricing: https://linkmybooks.com/pricing
- Link My Books pricing (UK, GBP): https://help.linkmybooks.com/en/articles/11875365-link-my-books-pricing-uk-gbp
- Shopify Help: payouts: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/payouts
- GOV.UK: Register for VAT: https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/when-to-register
- GOV.UK: Charging VAT: https://www.gov.uk/vat-record-keeping
- GOV.UK: VAT Notice 700/22, Making Tax Digital for VAT: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-70022-making-tax-digital-for-vat/vat-notice-70022-making-tax-digital-for-vat
- Zapier: Shopify and Xero integrations: https://zapier.com/apps/shopify/integrations/xero
- Make: Shopify app documentation: https://apps.make.com/shopify
- Make: Xero app documentation: https://apps.make.com/xero
- n8n: Shopify and Xero integration page: https://n8n.io/integrations/shopify/and/xero/

### Appointment reminder texts UK (2026): cut no-shows without annoying clients
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/appointment-reminder-texts-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

An empty chair costs you twice: you lose the fee, and you can’t offer the slot to someone else because you didn’t know it was free. Clinics, salons, physios, dog groomers and trades all feel this, and you probably already have a phone number for every client. An automatic text the day before is the simplest fix, and it’s cheap. This guide covers what to send and when, what it costs, what the ICO says you can send without marketing consent, and how to handle the clients who still don’t turn up.

Prices and rules checked on Square Appointments' UK pricing page, Fresha's pricing page, Cliniko's pricing page, Cliniko's SMS credits help article, FireText's pricing page, The SMS Works' pricing page and Twilio's UK SMS pricing page, and guidance on the ICO's guide to identifying direct marketing, the ICO's marketing guidance for small organisations, guide to PECR on electronic mail marketing and the CMA's unfair contract terms guidance, and figures on NHS England Digital's Appointments in General Practice, August 2026, on 27 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy. We have no commercial deal with any of the tools in this guide.

The short answer

You already use a booking system: look for its reminder settings first. Square Appointments, Fresha and Cliniko all list text reminders. It’s usually a switch, not a project.

Keep reminders as service messages: the ICO says a reminder about an appointment isn’t direct marketing. Add an offer and it becomes marketing.

Make it easy to cancel or rebook: a reminder that lets a client say “I can’t make it” gives you the slot back in time to fill it.

Budget pennies, not pounds: the UK SMS providers we checked list standard rates of 4.4p to 5p a text, excluding VAT.

If no-shows still hurt, add a clear cancellation policy, then a deposit or card on file. Make sure clients see the terms before they book.

How big is the problem?

It depends on your business, so measure your own before and after. For a sense of scale, NHS England Digital reports that 89.6% of GP appointments in England were attended in August 2026, out of 29.8 million recorded. Not every appointment outside that 89.6% was a no-show, so don’t read the rest as a no-show rate. Still, it shows that even essential appointments get missed.

To find yours, take the last three months from your diary and count:

appointments booked;

no-shows (didn’t turn up, didn’t tell you);

late cancellations (told you too late to refill the slot);

the average value of a missed appointment.

Multiply the missed appointments by the average value, then divide by three. That gives you a monthly cost to compare against the price of reminders.

What the ICO says you can send

You can send reminder texts without marketing consent, as long as you keep them clean. The ICO’s guidance says data protection law and PECR (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) “don’t stop you from telling your customers important information”. It calls these service messages and lists messages to “confirm or remind them about appointments” as an example.

Its small business guidance gives a clear example of the line. “Our engineer will be round to service your central heating system at 10am on Tuesday” is a service message. Add “You can save money on your service by signing up to our Home Care plan” and it counts as marketing.

In practice:

Do include the date, time, place and how to cancel or rebook.

Don’t add offers, new treatments, review requests with incentives or “book your next visit and save”.

Keep it discreet. Texts show up on lock screens. “Your appointment at [business name] is at 10:30 on Thursday” is enough. Leave out what the treatment is for.

Use the number for its purpose. Marketing texts follow stricter rules. The ICO’s guide to PECR on electronic mail marketing says you must not send marketing texts to individuals “without specific consent”, with a limited exception for your own previous customers, often called the “soft opt-in”. That exception needs a simple way to opt out when you collect the number and in every message. Keep reminder and marketing lists separate.

What to send, and when

A simple pattern, which many booking systems support:

At booking: a confirmation with the date, time and address.

A day or two before: a reminder with a way to confirm or cancel. Send it early enough that you could still fill the slot.

On the day (optional): a short note for early morning appointments or home visits, such as “Our engineer is on the way”.

Some example wording you can adapt. Each stays under 160 characters, so it counts as one text:

“Hi Sam, reminder: your appointment at [business name] is Wed 4 Nov at 10:30. Can’t make it? Reply C to cancel or call 01632 960123.”

“Hi Priya, your cut and colour at [business name] is tomorrow at 2pm. To move it, use the link in your booking email.”

“Hi Mr Jones, our engineer will arrive between 8am and 10am on Friday. Reply if no one will be home.”

Only offer “Reply C to cancel” if replies come back somewhere you or your system can see them. A reply number can cost extra: FireText, for example, lists a UK reply number at £9 a month excluding VAT.

What reminder texts cost

Prices from the providers’ own pages on 27 October 2026:

 | Option | What you pay | Notes
 | Square Appointments Free | £0 for one location | Lists text and email reminders on every plan
 | Square Appointments Plus | £29 a month per location | Adds client confirmations, custom text notifications and cancellation fees
 | Fresha | Monthly allowance, then a charge per text | Lists 100 free messages a month on its Independent plan and 100 per team member on Team
 | Cliniko | SMS credits bought separately | Help article: 1 credit is 1 message up to 160 characters, bought in lots of 200 or more
 | FireText | £25 for 500 credits, 5p each, excluding VAT | 1 credit is 1 text fragment to 1 UK number
 | The SMS Works | 4.4p a text standard rate, excluding VAT | Showed an introductory rate from 3.1p when we checked
 | Twilio | US$0.056 per segment to UK numbers | Pay as you go, built for developers

Notes on these figures:

Currency. Fresha’s and Cliniko’s pricing pages showed US dollars when we checked from our network, so UK visitors may see different prices. We’ve left their amounts out. Check their pages from the UK.

Length. A text over 160 characters is usually split and charged as two or more. Cliniko’s credits and FireText’s fragments both work this way, and Twilio charges per segment.

VAT. FireText and The SMS Works show prices excluding VAT. Add 20% if you can’t reclaim it.

A worked example. A salon with 300 appointments a month sends one reminder for each. At FireText’s 5p a credit, that’s £15 a month excluding VAT. At The SMS Works’ 4.4p standard rate, it’s £13.20. If a single saved appointment is worth more than that, the reminders pay for themselves.

When reminders aren’t enough

Reminders help clients who forget. They don’t fix clients who don’t value the slot. Next steps, in order:

A written cancellation policy. State how much notice you need and what happens if a client doesn’t give it. Show it when they book and in the confirmation.

Card on file or a deposit. Square Appointments lists prepayments on every plan, and cancellation policies with fees on Plus and Premium. Fresha lists upfront payments and no-show and cancellation fees. Card payment fees apply, so check each provider’s rates.

Keep it fair. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 sets out the law on unfair terms in consumer contracts, and the CMA’s guidance (updated 22 July 2026) explains how to make terms fair and transparent. A fee that’s clearly shown before booking and in proportion to your loss is much easier to defend than a surprise charge.

A cancellation list. When someone cancels after a reminder, offer the slot to the next person. Check whether your booking system has a cancellation list feature before building one.

Trades and businesses without a booking system

If you take bookings by phone and keep them in a calendar, a spreadsheet or a job management app, you can still send reminders:

Check your existing tools first. If you use a job management or booking app, look in its settings for reminders before you build anything.

Use a calendar reminder tool. If your diary is in Google Calendar or Outlook, a tool that reads it can send the texts for you. You don’t need a booking system or an automation of your own. Remindlo is one option. It connects to Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud or any ICS calendar, picks out the client’s name and number from each booking, and texts them before the visit. It can also remind clients when a service such as an MOT or check-up is due again. There’s a free plan, so you can try it first. Just make sure each booking includes the client’s mobile number, or no text goes out.

Connect your calendar to an SMS provider. With Zapier, Make or n8n, a new calendar event or job can trigger a reminder a day before through a provider such as Twilio or FireText. See our n8n vs Make vs Zapier guide to choose a platform.

Clean up phone numbers first. Reminders only work if numbers are stored in one format, such as +44 7700 900123.

Log every message, so you can see who was reminded when a client disputes a fee.

If your bookings come from your website or phone calls, our guides to automating website enquiries and how AI can help UK small businesses cover the step before the reminder.

When to get help

If you have a booking system, you can usually switch reminders on yourself. Help is worth paying for if your appointments live across several systems, you want a two-way flow where replies update your diary, or you want missed appointments to trigger rebooking and a cancellation list automatically. For what that kind of work costs, see our guide to AI automation costs in the UK.

In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies, and AI chatbots by 106 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- ICO: Identify direct marketing (service messages): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/direct-marketing-guidance/identify-direct-marketing/
- ICO: Marketing and data protection in detail, for small organisations: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/advice-for-small-organisations/direct-marketing-and-data-protection/marketing-and-data-protection-in-detail/
- ICO: Guide to PECR, electronic mail marketing (consent and soft opt-in): https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/electronic-mail-marketing/
- Square Appointments UK pricing: https://squareup.com/gb/en/appointments/pricing
- Fresha pricing: https://www.fresha.com/en-GB/pricing
- Cliniko pricing: https://www.cliniko.com/pricing/
- Cliniko: purchase SMS credits: https://help.cliniko.com/en/articles/1158633-purchase-sms-credits
- FireText pricing: https://www.firetext.co.uk/pricing
- The SMS Works pricing: https://thesmsworks.co.uk/pricing
- Twilio SMS pricing for the United Kingdom: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/gb
- GOV.UK: Unfair contract terms (CMA37): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unfair-contract-terms-cma37
- NHS England Digital: Appointments in General Practice, August 2026: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice/august-2026

### Sage vs Xero UK (2026): prices, payroll and MTD
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/sage-vs-xero-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-27

Sage and Xero are both online accounting tools with UK plans priced in pounds, but they charge in different ways. Sage splits sole traders who aren’t VAT-registered onto Sage Sole Trader and puts everyone else on Sage Accounting, with users and payroll limited by plan. Xero has five plans, says it has no per-user licence fees, and adds features and limits as you move up. This guide compares them by the kind of business you run.

Prices and features checked on Sage Accounting's UK pricing page, Sage Sole Trader's UK pricing page, Sage's Making Tax Digital page, Xero's UK pricing page, Xero's Simple plan page, Xero's CIS returns page, Xero's offer and trial terms and Xero's Making Tax Digital page, migration details on Movemybooks' Move to Sage page, Movemybooks' Move to Xero page and Movemybooks' pricing page, and MTD rules on GOV.UK, on 27 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so check before you buy.

The short answer

Sole trader, not VAT-registered: Sage Sole Trader Free is £0 if you fit its limits of 5 invoices a month and 1 bank account. Above that, Sage Sole Trader and Xero Simple are both £7 a month. Xero Simple lists up to 10 invoices but doesn’t say over what period. Sage Sole Trader lists unlimited invoices.

VAT-registered, just you: Xero Ignite (£18) and Sage Accounting Start (£20) cost about the same. Start lists unlimited invoices and payroll for 1 employee. Ignite lists 20 invoices and 10 bills.

A small team who all need to log in: Sage Start has 1 user and Standard (£43) has 3. Xero says it has no per-user licence fees, though expenses and projects cost extra for each user above the number included, so Grow (£39) can still work out cheaper.

Staff on payroll: for 1 person, Sage Start includes it. For 5 people, Xero Grow costs less a year than Sage Standard or Plus at full price.

Construction (CIS): Sage Sole Trader (£7) lists “calculate and manage CIS”, and Sage Accounting lists “manage and submit CIS” from Standard (£43). Xero’s own pages disagree: Xero's Simple plan page lists automated CIS calculations and reports, while Xero's CIS returns page says CIS is available from Ignite. On Xero, filing CIS returns costs an extra £5 a month. If you’re a CIS contractor, check with Xero before choosing Simple.

UK prices compared

All prices are full prices per month, excluding VAT.

 | Sage plan | Monthly | Who it’s for and what it adds
 | Sole Trader Free | £0 | Not VAT-registered, 1 user, 1 bank account, 5 sales invoices a month
 | Sole Trader | £7 | Not VAT-registered. Unlimited invoices, receipt capture, CIS, multiple bank accounts
 | Accounting Start | £20 | VAT returns, unlimited invoices, payroll for 1 employee, 1 user
 | Accounting Standard | £43 | 3 users, CIS returns, quotes, cashflow forecast, 30 receipt or invoice captures
 | Accounting Plus | £59 | Unlimited users, multiple currencies, stock, budgets, payroll for 5 employees, 100 captures

 | Xero plan | Monthly | What it adds
 | Simple | £7 | Not VAT-registered, up to 10 invoices (Xero doesn’t say over what period), receipt capture
 | Ignite | £18 | VAT returns, up to 20 invoices and 10 bills, payroll at £1.50 a person
 | Grow | £39 | No invoice or bill limit listed, payroll for 1 person, auto-reconcile, expenses for 1 user
 | Comprehensive | £55 | Multiple currencies, payroll for 5 people, expenses for 5 users
 | Ultimate | £70 | Projects for 10 users, payroll for 10 people, expenses for 10 users

Notes on these figures:

VAT. Sage shows its prices “excl. 20% VAT”. Xero says “all prices are in GBP per month and exclude VAT”. If you can’t reclaim VAT, add 20%.

Intro offers. When we checked, both gave 90% off for the first 6 months. On Sage that made Start £2, Standard £4.30, Plus £5.90 and Sole Trader £0.70 a month. Sage also offered 1 month free as an alternative to the discount. To get Xero’s discount, use the code on its pricing page. That page also shows “get one month free”, but Xero's offer and trial terms say this offer is only for certain new customers in the United States and New Zealand.

Extra captures. On Sage Standard and Plus, each receipt or invoice capture above the included number costs £0.20. Start doesn’t include receipt capture.

Payroll limits. Sage says each Accounting plan limits how many employees you can add, so ask Sage what the limit is on yours.

What a year costs at full price

These are full prices for 12 months, excluding VAT, from the pricing pages above. They leave out intro offers, extra captures and payment fees.

 | Your business | Sage | Xero
 | Sole trader, not VAT-registered | Sole Trader Free: £0. Sole Trader: £84 | Simple: £84
 | VAT-registered, 1 user, no staff | Start: £240 | Ignite: £216
 | VAT-registered, 1 person on payroll | Start: £240 | Ignite plus payroll: £234. Grow: £468
 | 3 users, filing CIS returns | Standard: £516 | Ignite plus CIS: £276. Grow plus CIS: £528
 | 5 people on payroll | Standard plus 4 extra employees at £1.85: £604.80. Plus: £708 | Grow plus 4 extra people at £1.50: £540. Comprehensive: £660
 | Multiple currencies | Plus: £708 | Comprehensive: £660

The Xero Ignite figures only work if you stay within 20 invoices and 10 bills. Xero also sells company accounts and tax as an option at £120 a year.

Making Tax Digital

MTD for VAT. GOV.UK's MTD for VAT software page says all VAT-registered businesses should now be signed up for MTD for VAT and must use compatible software to keep VAT records and file VAT returns. Sage lists “calculate and submit VAT” on every Accounting plan. Xero lists VAT returns from Ignite. Sage Sole Trader and Xero Simple are for businesses that aren’t VAT-registered.

MTD for Income Tax. Under it, sole traders and landlords keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC. According to GOV.UK's guide to when you need MTD for Income Tax, you need to use it from 6 April 2026 if your qualifying income was over £50,000 in the 2024 to 2025 tax year. The date moves to 6 April 2027 if it was over £30,000 in 2025 to 2026, and to 6 April 2028 if it was over £20,000 in 2026 to 2027. You still send a Self Assessment return.

 |  | Sage | Xero
 | MTD for VAT | Every Accounting plan | From Ignite (£18)
 | MTD for Income Tax | Sole Trader plans are listed as Making Tax Digital ready | Listed as ready on every plan
 | Self Assessment | Sole Trader Free lists a Self Assessment summary. Sage says Accounting helps gather data for your return | Not listed on Xero’s pricing page

Sage’s Accounting pricing page lists “Making Tax Digital ready” on Start but doesn’t say whether that covers MTD for Income Tax. If you’re VAT-registered and also need MTD for Income Tax, ask Sage, or search for the product in the software finder linked from GOV.UK's guide to choosing MTD for Income Tax software. It’s worth doing the same for Xero before you rely on it.

Which one is right for you?

Go through these in order. The first line that fits is a good place to start.

Your accountant already uses one of them. Start there. It’s usually easier for them to check your books.

You’re not VAT-registered and send 5 invoices a month or fewer. Try Sage Sole Trader Free.

You’re not VAT-registered and send more. Sage Sole Trader and Xero Simple are both £7. Choose Xero Simple if you want MTD for Income Tax listed on the plan and send no more than 10 invoices. Choose Sage Sole Trader if you send more invoices.

You’re VAT-registered, work alone and send lots of invoices. Sage Start, at £20 with unlimited invoices.

You’re VAT-registered, work alone, and stay within 20 invoices and 10 bills. Xero Ignite, at £18.

2 or more people need to log in. Compare Xero Grow (£39) with Sage Standard (£43, 3 users) or Sage Plus (£59, unlimited users).

You have 3 or more people on payroll. Work out the year cost with the table above. In our 5-person example, Xero Grow came out lowest at full price.

You trade in other currencies. Look at Sage Plus (£59) or Xero Comprehensive (£55). If you hold stock, Sage lists stock and inventory management only on Plus. Xero’s Simple plan page lists inventory among the features in every plan, so ask Xero what the limits are on your plan.

You need other apps connected. Check that your shop, CRM or payment tool connects to the one you pick before you sign up.

Switching from one to the other

Pick a clean start date, such as the start of a VAT quarter or your financial year, so each return sits in one system.

Check what you can move for free. Movemybooks moves data from Sage Accounting into Xero Grow, Comprehensive or Ultimate, and from Xero Grow, Comprehensive or Ultimate into Sage Accounting Standard or Plus. It says Xero and Sage pay for a standard conversion, which covers the current accounting year to date and all of the previous one. Extra years cost more. An assisted move costs an extra £245 plus VAT.

Know what won’t match exactly. Movemybooks says it can’t create an exact copy and you may need to tidy up afterwards, though it says balances should match.

Or import the basics yourself. Sage says you can import your chart of accounts, contacts, products and services and bank statements with CSV templates.

Reconnect your bank feeds and payroll. Check opening balances and payroll year-to-date figures with your accountant.

Keep your old records. Export what you need before you cancel. Sage says you can cancel at any time with no long-term contract. Xero renews monthly until you cancel.

Reconnect your apps and automations. Anything built on the old system stops working once you leave it.

When to get help

You can set up either one yourself. Help is worth paying for if you want to move years of records, connect your accounts to your shop, CRM or job system, or automate invoices and bill capture. If you’re also looking at other tools, see FreeAgent vs Xero, Xero vs QuickBooks and our best accounting software for UK small businesses. If you pick Xero, see how to create Xero invoices with Make and get UK VAT right and connecting Shopify to Xero. For either one, see our guide to automating invoices and bookkeeping with AI.

In our directory, Xero is mentioned by 27 agencies. In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and document processing, which covers reading invoices and receipts, by 48 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or document processing agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- Sage Accounting UK pricing: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/
- Sage Sole Trader UK pricing: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-sole-trader/
- Sage Making Tax Digital: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/making-tax-digital/
- Xero UK pricing plans: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/
- Xero Simple plan: https://www.xero.com/uk/pricing-plans/simple/
- Xero CIS returns: https://www.xero.com/uk/accounting-software/submit-vat-online/submit-cis-returns/
- Xero offer details: https://www.xero.com/uk/legal/terms/offer-details/
- Xero Making Tax Digital: https://www.xero.com/uk/programme/making-tax-digital/
- Movemybooks: Move to Sage: https://movemybooks.co.uk/move-to-sage/
- Movemybooks: Move to Xero: https://movemybooks.co.uk/move-to-xero/
- Movemybooks pricing: https://movemybooks.co.uk/pricing/
- GOV.UK: Find out if and when you need to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-out-if-and-when-you-need-to-use-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- GOV.UK: Choose the right software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choose-the-right-software-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
- GOV.UK: Find software that's compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-thats-compatible-with-making-tax-digital-for-vat

### Will AI replace accountants? UK small business view, 2026
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/will-ai-replace-accountants-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-30

People search “will AI replace accountants” for two reasons. Accountants want to know about their jobs. Small business owners want to know whether they can stop paying one. This guide is for the second group. It looks at what the AI built into Xero, QuickBooks and Sage does today, what it leaves to you, and what HMRC says about who is responsible.

Features checked on Xero's AI in accounting page, Xero's JAX page, QuickBooks' UK AI accounting page, Sage's UK Sage Copilot page and Sage's UK Sage Accounting page, and HMRC guidance on GOV.UK's HMRC Assist page, HMRC's notes on how to fill in your tax return and GOV.UK's guide to appointing someone to deal with HMRC, on 27 October 2026. The figures quoted are the vendors’ own claims, not our tests. Features change often, so check before you rely on one.

The short answer

The routine work is moving to software. All three vendors say their AI categorises transactions. Xero and Sage say it also reconciles them and captures receipts and bills, and Sage says Copilot drafts reminders when an invoice is overdue.

You still approve it. Each vendor describes its AI as something you review. Xero says “everything it automates is yours to review”. QuickBooks says AI work goes into a feed “ready for you to review and approve”. Sage says Copilot “operates within the permissions you set”.

The responsibility stays with you. GOV.UK says that if you ask someone else to fill in your tax return, “you’re still responsible for the information on it”. Its page on HMRC’s own checking tool says the same.

The software makers don’t describe accountants going away. QuickBooks’ own FAQ says the aim is for your accountant to spend more time “providing strategic guidance”. In other words, less data entry and more advice, on QuickBooks’ account.

What the AI in your accounting software does today

This is what each vendor’s UK page said on 27 October 2026. Some features are in beta or only on certain plans, so check yours.

 | Task | Xero (JAX) | QuickBooks (Intuit Intelligence) | Sage (Sage Copilot)
Categorise and reconcile bank transactionsYes. Xero claims “97% reconciliation accuracy”Yes. Categorises transactions, and on Plus finds and fixes errorsYes. Categorises and reconciles payments
Capture receipts and billsYes. JAX reads and files receipts and billsReceipt capture is listed as a plan feature, not as part of Intuit IntelligenceYes, receipt capture on Standard and Plus
Chase late invoicesNot set out on the AI page we checkedNot set out on the AI page we checkedYes. Drafts reminders in your tone for you to review and send
VAT and MTD checksKeeps you “HMRC-ready” with a live view of VATPre-file check with VAT AI. MTD for Income Tax submission checks on Sole Trader PlusVAT assistant checks for common mistakes and helps you file
Ask questions in plain EnglishYes, JAX chat for all subscribers and usersChat, in beta with limited queries on Sole Trader PlusYes, ask questions across Sage products
Audit trail and approvalFull audit trail. Every action logged and open to reviewAI work added to a business feed to review and approveAudit trails and approval processes

A few details worth knowing:

Xero calls its AI JAX, and its FAQ says JAX chat is available to all Xero subscribers and users, and that you only get information your Xero user permissions allow. On its AI in accounting page, Xero claims you can “win back 22+ hours a month” and get “97% reconciliation accuracy”. Those are Xero’s figures, not ours, and the page doesn’t say how they were measured.

QuickBooks groups its AI features under the name Intuit Intelligence and spreads features across its plans. Its AI accounting page lists a VAT pre-file check on Simple Start, sharing with your accountant on Essentials, error finding and fixing on Plus, and finance and project tools on Advanced. Several features are marked as beta.

Sage says Sage Copilot is included in every Sage Accounting plan. Sage claims customers get paid 7 days faster, and its Sage Accounting page says Copilot “saves you 5 hours a week”. A footnote on the Copilot page says the 7 days figure is based on 21 customers. We couldn’t find what the 5 hours figure is based on. Sage also says some features on its Copilot page are “illustrative” and may vary by product as they roll out.

If you want to compare plans and prices, see our guides to the best accounting software for UK small businesses and Xero vs QuickBooks.

What still needs a person

The software can sort and suggest, but it can’t take responsibility, and it doesn’t know your plans. These are the jobs that still need you or your accountant:

Judgement calls. Is that laptop a business expense, partly personal, or a capital item? Is a payment a loan or income? Software can suggest a category from past transactions, but it can’t know the facts behind them.

Checking before you submit. GOV.UK’s page on HMRC Assist, a checking feature built into some Making Tax Digital software, says it “does not guarantee your tax return is correct, even if you do not get any feedback messages” and that “you’re still responsible for making sure the information you provide is correct”.

Signing off returns. HMRC’s notes on filling in a tax return say that if someone else fills it in for you, you’re still responsible for the information on it.

Planning. Salary and dividends, when to register for VAT, whether to incorporate, how to deal with a tax bill you can’t pay. These depend on your circumstances and your plans.

Dealing with HMRC. You can authorise an accountant or tax adviser to act for you. GOV.UK says that if you have to fill in a Self Assessment return, HMRC then sends all correspondence to them, except tax bills or refunds.

So do you still need an accountant?

It depends on how complicated your affairs are, not on how clever your software is.

You may manage on your own if you’re a sole trader with simple income and expenses, you keep your books up to date, and you’re comfortable checking what the software suggests.

An accountant is still worth it if you run a limited company, employ staff, have property or foreign income, or you’re unsure what you can claim. The AI may make their work faster, which could make the fee smaller, but it doesn’t replace the advice.

Many people do both. Keep the day-to-day books yourself with the AI’s help, and pay an accountant for year-end, tax planning and a second pair of eyes. All three products let you give your accountant access to your books.

How to use the AI in your accounts safely

Turn it on for one job at a time. Start with bank categorisation or receipt capture, not everything at once.

Review before you approve. Check what it categorised for the first few weeks, then spot-check.

Keep the audit trail. Don’t delete or bypass the logs. They’re part of the record of how your books were kept.

Watch user permissions. Give each person, and each connected app, only the access they need.

Be careful with outside AI tools. Pasting bank statements into a general chatbot is different from using the AI inside your accounting software. Read our UK GDPR checklist for AI and customer data first.

When to get help

You can switch on the AI in Xero, QuickBooks or Sage yourself. Outside help makes sense when you want your accounts connected to your other systems, such as invoices created from your CRM or job system, bills read from email, or payment chasing that matches how you work. See our guide to automating invoices and bookkeeping with AI for what that looks like.

In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and document processing, which covers reading invoices and receipts, by 48 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or document processing agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- Xero: AI in accounting: https://www.xero.com/uk/ai-in-accounting/
- Xero: JAX: https://www.xero.com/uk/jax/
- QuickBooks UK: AI accounting: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/uk/ai-accounting/
- Sage UK: Sage Copilot: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-copilot/
- Sage UK: Sage Accounting: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/
- GOV.UK: HMRC Assist (Submission Feedback): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/find-out-about-hmrc-assist--2/hmrc-assist-submission-feedback
- GOV.UK: How to fill in your tax return (SA150 notes): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9ea8a5df4246cf45e469e0/SA150_Notes_2026.pdf
- GOV.UK: Appoint someone to deal with HMRC on your behalf: https://www.gov.uk/appoint-tax-agent

### n8n AI agent: build one safely for a UK small business
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/n8n-ai-agent/
Updated: 2026-11-01

“n8n AI agent” usually means one thing: the AI Agent node in n8n, which lets a chat model use your other apps as tools. This guide shows how to build a first one that is useful and safe: what the node does, how to make the agent ask before it acts, how to estimate executions, and how to use templates. For plan prices and self-hosting, see our n8n guide for small businesses.

Checked on n8n's AI Agent node docs, n8n's human-in-the-loop docs, n8n's pricing page and n8n's workflow templates on 27 October 2026. n8n changes often, so check the current docs before you build.

The short answer

The AI Agent node does the deciding. n8n’s docs say you connect a chat model and one or more tools, and the agent decides which tools to call to complete a task.

Tools are what it can do. A tool might look up a customer, read a spreadsheet, create a calendar event or send an email. The agent can only do what its tools allow, so connect as few as you can.

Human approval is built in. n8n can pause before a chosen tool runs and wait for a person to approve or deny it.

You pay per run on n8n Cloud. n8n bills on workflow executions, not on steps, so a chat agent’s cost depends on how many messages it handles.

What the AI Agent node does

In n8n’s words, an AI agent “receives data, makes rational decisions, and acts within its environment to achieve specific goals”. In practice, a workflow with an AI Agent node has three parts:

A trigger. For example a chat message, a new email or a form submission.

The AI Agent node with a chat model. This reads the input and decides what to do next.

Tools. Sub-nodes that the agent can call, such as Google Sheets, your CRM or a calendar. n8n’s docs say you must connect at least one tool.

The docs also note that the old “agent type” setting is deprecated, and all AI Agent nodes now work as a Tools Agent. If you copy an old tutorial or template, it may show settings you won’t see. n8n says the v1 node with that setting will be removed in n8n 3.0, so update to the latest version.

For a plain explanation of what agents are and when they are worth it, see What is an AI agent?.

Add human approval before it acts

This is an easy step to skip on a first build. n8n’s docs say you can require human approval before an AI Agent runs a specific tool. When the agent wants to use that tool, the workflow pauses and a person sees which tool it wants to use and with what details. They then:

Approve, and the tool runs with the input the AI chose, or

Deny, and the action is cancelled and the AI is told it was rejected.

You can put approval on all of an agent’s tools or only on selected ones. The approval request can go through a different channel from the conversation. n8n’s example is a customer chatting through n8n Chat while approvals go to a named person in Slack. The docs list channels including n8n Chat, Slack and Discord.

n8n’s docs suggest human review where tools do something irreversible, such as deleting data, sending external messages or making purchases, and where compliance rules or high-value decisions are involved. A sensible rule for a small business:

 | Tool does this | Approval?
 | Reads data (look up an order, check a calendar) | Usually not needed
 | Drafts something (reply, quote, note) | Not needed if a person sends it
 | Sends anything outside the business (email, SMS, message) | Yes, at least at first
 | Changes or deletes records, or spends money | Yes

n8n’s pricing page lists human approval for tool calls on its Starter, Pro and Business plans.

Estimate your executions first

n8n Cloud plans are priced on workflow executions. n8n’s pricing page says an execution is a single run of your entire workflow, however many steps it has. On 27 October 2026 it listed the Starter plan at €20 a month billed annually with 2.5K executions, and Pro at €50 a month billed annually with 10K. Prices are in euros on n8n’s page. See our n8n guide for the full picture, including self-hosting.

For a chat agent, n8n’s pricing FAQ suggests this method:

Estimate how many conversations the agent will handle each week.

Multiply by the average number of messages per conversation.

That gives you the weekly executions for the chatbot.

For agents on a trigger rather than chat, n8n’s FAQ says a daily schedule gives 30 or 31 executions a month, and for webhooks your daily executions equal the number of times the event happens each day. Remember that the chat model you connect, such as OpenAI or Anthropic, may also charge you separately for its use. n8n’s pricing page also lists “AI models without API keys” on its plans, so check how that use is counted on yours.

Using n8n workflow templates

n8n’s workflow library listed 13,775 community workflows when we checked on 27 October 2026. Many of them are AI agent examples you can import and adapt. Before you use one:

Check who made it. Templates come from n8n and from the community. Read the description and the nodes before importing.

Check what it connects to. Look at every credential it asks for. Remove tools you don’t need.

Check the node versions. Older templates may use the deprecated agent settings mentioned above.

Add approval. Many templates are built to show what’s possible, not to be safe in your business. Add human approval to anything that sends or changes data.

Test with dummy data. Run it on test records before it sees real customers.

A safe first build

Pick one narrow job. For example, triage new website enquiries and draft a reply for you to send. If you just want enquiries routed without AI, see automating website enquiries.

Give it the fewest tools possible. Read access first. Add write or send tools only when you need them.

Write a clear system message. Tell it what it is for, what it must not do, and when to hand over to a person.

Turn on human approval for every tool that sends, changes or deletes anything.

Check your data. If customer personal data goes to an AI model, check where it is processed and update your privacy notice. Use our UK GDPR checklist for AI and customer data.

Watch the executions. Look at the execution log for the first weeks to see what the agent did, and how many runs it used.

Decide who maintains it. Credentials expire and apps change. Someone needs to own it.

When to get help

You can build a simple agent yourself in a weekend. Getting help makes sense when the agent will talk to customers, act in your CRM, accounts or calendar, or needs to run reliably with error alerts and monitoring.

In the UK, AI agents are mentioned by 130 agencies and workflow automation by 243 agencies. Browse AI agent agencies or workflow automation agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

See the 60 n8n agencies in the UK listed in TAI.

Sources:
- n8n Docs: AI Agent node: https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/root-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent/
- n8n Docs: Human-in-the-loop for tools: https://docs.n8n.io/advanced-ai/human-in-the-loop-tools/
- n8n: Pricing: https://n8n.io/pricing/
- n8n: Workflow templates: https://n8n.io/workflows/

### How much does an AI audit cost in the UK?
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-audit-cost-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Short answer: among UK AI automation agencies that publish a price for an audit, discovery session or readiness assessment, the median starting price is £650. Most start below £1,000, but a fair number start between £2,000 and £5,000.

This guide uses the published prices of the 51 agencies in the TrustedAIAgencies (TAI) UK directory that list an audit-type price on their own website. It covers what you get for the money, why quotes vary so much, and how to tell whether an audit is worth paying for at all.

Where the numbers come from

TAI lists 290 UK AI automation agencies. 125 of them publish at least one price on their own website. We record each price exactly as published, with the date we saw it, and sort each price into a type such as audit, project build or monthly plan.

“Audit” here covers anything a provider sells as a first paid step before a build: AI audits, readiness assessments, discovery sprints, roadmap days and blueprint workshops. 51 agencies publish at least one price like this. Where an agency lists more than one, we use its lowest.

These are starting prices (“from £X”), not what every client pays. And they only cover agencies that choose to publish. Plenty quote on request, and those aren’t here. Prices may exclude VAT, so check each provider’s page.

What UK agencies charge for an AI audit

 | Starting price | Agencies | Share
 | Under £500 | 22 | 43%
 | £500 to £999 | 12 | 24%
 | £1,000 to £1,999 | 4 | 8%
 | £2,000 or more | 13 | 25%

Shares may not add up to 100% because of rounding.

Median starting price: £650

Lowest published: £49

Highest starting price: £4,999

The prices don’t spread evenly. They bunch into two groups. 67% start under £1,000. Then there’s a gap, and 25% start between £2,000 and £5,000. Few sit in between.

That’s because they’re really two different products sold under one name.

Two kinds of AI audit

The short review (usually under £1,000). A call or half-day session, often with the owner only, followed by a short written list of opportunities. It suits a small team that wants a second opinion on where AI could save time before spending more. For many providers it’s the way in to selling a build.

The full discovery (usually £2,000 to £5,000). Several sessions with the people who actually do the work, process mapping, a review of your systems and data, and a ranked, costed roadmap. It suits a business with several teams or systems, or with customer data that needs handling carefully.

Neither is better as such. A £495 review is good value if that is all you need. It’s poor value if you needed the full discovery and only got a list of ideas.

Why prices differ: provider type and location

What kind of firm you go to makes a difference. Among the 51 agencies:

 | Provider type | Agencies publishing an audit price | Median starting price
 | Consultancy | 28 | £575
 | Agency | 15 | £499
 | Software studio | 8 | £1,448

Consultancies make up most of the sample. No surprise there: audits are their main product. Agencies tend to price the audit low and make their money on the build. Software studios charge more because their discovery usually feeds a custom build.

Location seems to matter too, though the numbers are small. The 8 London agencies that publish an audit price have a median starting price of £2,500, against £650 for the full sample. With only 8 London firms, treat that as a signal, not a rule.

Use our regional pages to find firms near you.

Is the fee credited against the build?

Some providers deduct the audit fee from the build if you go ahead with them. Three of the audit prices in our data mention a credit, such as an audit “credited against first build” or an operations day “credited against a pilot within 60 days”.

A credit lowers your risk. It also pulls you towards that provider for the build. If you want the roadmap to be independent, ask whether you are free to take the report to another firm. And ask whether you keep it whatever you decide.

What an AI audit should give you

Whatever the price, ask for a written scope before you pay. A useful audit leaves you with:

A list of your processes in scope, with who does each one and roughly how long it takes each week.

Ranked opportunities. Not just ideas, but an order: what to do first, what to leave, and why.

Rough build and running costs for the top few. Compare them with what UK agencies publish for project builds and AI automation in general.

Data and risk notes. Which customer or staff data each idea touches, and what that means under UK GDPR. Our UK GDPR checklist for AI is a good companion.

A recommendation on tools, for example whether a low-code tool such as n8n, Make or Zapier will do or whether you need custom work. See n8n vs Make vs Zapier.

A clear next step that doesn’t commit you to the same provider.

If a proposal doesn’t say which of these you’ll get, ask before you sign.

Do you need a paid audit at all?

Not always.

Skip it if you already know the one task you want to automate, such as sending appointment reminder texts or handling website enquiries. Go straight to a fixed-price build quote.

Consider a short review if you have a few ideas and want help choosing between them.

Pay for a full discovery if several teams or systems are involved, or if the build itself will cost several thousand pounds. A £2,500 discovery before a £15,000 build is proportionate. A £2,500 discovery before a £1,500 build isn’t.

To put numbers on time saved before you talk to anyone, try the free automation savings calculator.

What happens after the audit

Most firms that sell audits also sell the build and the support afterwards. Of the 51 agencies here, 30 also publish a project price and 29 publish a monthly plan, so you can price the whole journey before you start.

For reference, the median published starting price for a project build across 73 UK agencies is £1,500, and the median monthly plan across 76 agencies is £150.

Questions to ask before you book

What exactly is in scope, and how many people will you speak to?

What will the written output include? Can I see an anonymised sample?

Is the fee fixed, and does it include VAT?

Is it credited against a build, and can I take the report elsewhere?

Who does the work: the person I’m talking to, or someone else?

Our checklist for choosing an AI automation agency has more, and how we list agencies explains what TAI looks at and what it doesn’t.

Get matched, free

Not sure whether you need a short review, a full discovery or neither? Tell us what you want to automate and your rough budget, and we’ll match you with up to three UK AI automation agencies that fit. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free.

Prices are taken from agencies’ own websites and recorded in October 2026. Starting prices only. Check each provider’s page for current terms and VAT.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK AI automation price index 2026 (CSV): /data/uk-ai-automation-price-index-2026.csv

### What UK agencies charge to build an AI agent, from published starting prices
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-agent-build-cost-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Short answer: among UK agencies that publish a price for building an AI agent by name, the median starting price is £2,000. The eleven named prices run from £449 to £20,000.

Of the 55 agencies that offer AI agents and publish any price, 35 publish a project price, and their median starting price is £1,200. That wider figure covers any project they sell, not just agents, so £2,000 is the better guide to what agencies start at for an agent build.

This guide sticks to agent builds. For automation prices in general, see how much AI automation costs in the UK. If you’re not sure what counts as an agent, start with what is an AI agent?

Where the numbers come from

TrustedAIAgencies (TAI) lists 290 UK AI automation agencies, and 125 publish at least one price on their own website. 130 of them say they build AI agents, and 55 of those publish a price.

We copy each price exactly as the agency publishes it, note the date we saw it, and give it a type. One type is “AI agent, chatbot or custom build”. 17 agencies publish a price of that type. Separately, the agencies in the table below name an agent build in their published prices, with wording like “AI agent builds” or “bespoke agents”. Not all of them are in that type group. The headline figure above comes from that table.

These are starting prices (“from £X”), not what every client ends up paying. They only cover agencies that choose to publish, and plenty quote on request instead. Some exclude VAT, so read each provider’s own page.

What UK agencies publish for agent builds

Here are the 11 named agent build prices as published, lowest first. This isn’t a ranking or an endorsement.

 | Agency | Published price | Region
 | VisionXY7 | Custom AI agents from £449, ex VAT | South East
 | Built Digitally | AI agents from £800 | London
 | NovaTech Systems Group | AI automation and agents from £999 | Scotland
 | Fracas Digital | AI agent builds £1,200 to £50,000+ | South East
 | BioCircuit | AI agents and assistants £1,500 per agent, ex VAT | North West
 | ClarifAI Consulting | AI agent build £2,000 to £5,000 | South East
 | FiveForward | Bespoke agents from £2,500, ex VAT | East of England
 | Augustova | First agent or implementation £4,000 to £15,000 | London
 | Code2Box | AI assistants and voice agents from £4,950, depending on scope | Wales
 | HeyBRB | AI agents £5,000 to £10,000+ | UK-wide
 | SpotDev | Custom Agents £20,000, ex VAT | South West

Four of the eleven publish a range, not just a starting point. Their upper figures are £5,000, £10,000+, £15,000 and £50,000+. That spread is the real answer to “how much”. An agent that does one narrow job sits near the bottom. One that works across several systems sits near the top.

The wider picture: custom and agent builds

Widen the view to all 17 agencies that publish an “AI agent, chatbot or custom build” price and the median starting price is £1,800.

 | Starting price | Agencies | Share of the 17
 | Under £1,000 | 3 | 18%
 | £1,000 to £2,499 | 6 | 35%
 | £2,500 to £4,999 | 5 | 29%
 | £5,000 to £9,999 | 1 | 6%
 | £10,000 or more | 2 | 12%

Lowest starting price: £449

Highest starting price: £15,000

Highest published upper limit: £50,000

This group also takes in chatbots, voice agents and bespoke software, which is why its median starting price is lower than the one for named agent builds. Some published prices come with qualifiers such as “typically”. Treat a “typically” price as a rough guide, not a quote.

What drives the price of an agent

How many systems it touches. An agent that reads one inbox and drafts replies is a small job. One that reads email, looks up the customer in your CRM, updates a spreadsheet and books a calendar slot needs each of those connections built, tested and secured.

How much it decides on its own. It’s worth asking whether the agent can suggest an action for a person to approve rather than act alone. An approval step gives you a chance to catch mistakes before customers see them. Our n8n review shows how approvals work in practice.

Your data. If the agent answers from your own documents, those documents have to be tidied up and connected first. If customer or staff data is involved, allow time for UK GDPR work too.

Proof of concept or production. A pilot tests the idea on a small scale. A production agent also needs logging, error handling, monitoring and a proper handover. Expect the starting price for a production build to sit well above a pilot.

Who builds it. Among the 17 agencies with a custom or agent price, consultancies (6 firms) have a median starting price of £4,000. There are only 8 firms of the agency type, from £800 to £6,000, and 3 software studios, where 3 firms publish a price, too few for a median. 4 of the firms are in London, too few for a median. These are small samples, so take them as a hint, not a rule.

Running costs after the build

An agent isn’t a one-off purchase. It runs on AI models and automation platforms that charge by use, and someone has to fix it when a system it connects to changes.

Among agencies that offer AI agents and publish a monthly price, the median starting price is £150 a month (33 agencies). That covers any monthly plan these agencies sell, not just agent support.

12 of the 17 agencies with a custom or agent build price also publish a monthly plan. When you compare quotes, add up the first-year cost: build fee plus 12 months of support, plus model and platform usage, plus VAT.

Do you need a discovery first?

12 of the 17 agencies with a custom or agent price also sell an audit or discovery. For a narrow agent with one clear job, you can often go straight to a fixed-price build quote. For an agent that spans several teams or systems, paying for a discovery first makes sense. See how much an AI audit costs for the starting prices UK firms publish and what you should get.

Agent, chatbot or voice agent?

A lot of “agents” sold to small businesses are really chatbots or phone assistants. If the job is answering the phone and booking appointments, see our guide to AI voice agents and receptionists, which compares published prices. If it is answering website questions, a chatbot may be all you need. In our data, the median starting project price is £1,500 for agencies that offer chatbots (32 agencies), against £1,200 for those that offer AI agents (35 agencies).

Questions to ask before you sign

Exactly which systems will the agent read from and write to?

Which actions need a person’s approval, and can I change that later?

What happens when the agent is unsure or gets something wrong?

Is the build fee fixed, and what is excluded (VAT, licences, model usage)?

What does monthly support include, and what does it cost?

Who owns the workflows, prompts and accounts if we part ways?

There are more questions in our checklist for choosing an AI automation agency, and how we list agencies explains what TAI looks at and what it doesn’t.

Get matched, free

Tell us what you want your agent to do and which systems it should work with. We’ll suggest up to three UK agencies that build AI agents. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free. Or browse all UK AI agent agencies.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: directory and price study figures (JSON): /api/stats.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK agency data (JSON): /api/agencies.json

### AI training and workshops for staff: what UK agencies charge
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-staff-training-cost-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Short answer: among UK agencies whose published price we class as a training session, the median starting price is £898, from £249 to £3,500. Only 12 agencies fall in that group, and every one of them is listed in the table further down.

80 agencies in the TrustedAIAgencies (TAI) UK directory say they offer AI training and workshops. 39 of them publish any price, and 25 of those publish a project price, with a median starting price of £1,500. That wider figure covers any project those agencies sell, builds and audits included, not just training.

This guide is about teaching your team to use AI. If you’d rather have someone build something for you, see what UK agencies charge to build an AI agent or how much AI automation costs.

Where the numbers come from

TAI lists 290 UK AI automation agencies, and 125 publish at least one price on their own website. We copy each price exactly as published, note the date we saw it, and give it a type, such as audit, project build, monthly plan or training session.

Training is rarely priced on its own. Most firms that run it sell it alongside audits or builds, and plenty quote on request. Prices are starting prices (“from £X”) unless a range is shown, and some exclude VAT, so read each provider’s own page.

Published prices for staff training

These are the 12 agencies whose published prices we class as a training session, lowest first. This isn’t a ranking or an endorsement.

 | Agency | Published price | Unit | Region
Make AutomationsTraining £249Not statedSouth West
GHL ExpertsTraining from £495Not statedUK-wide
Hynt DigitalTraining £500 to £750 + VAT per sessionPer sessionWales
AI Business SystemsTraining from £595Not statedSouth East
AugustovaAI Team Workshop £895 for half a dayPer half-dayLondon
Built LogicTraining from £1,500 + VATNot statedLondon
VisionXY7Training from £2,400, ex VATNot statedSouth East
AI ExpertAI workshop from £2,999Not statedWest Midlands
The FabrikTraining from £3,000, ex VATNot statedNorth West
SpotDevAI Starter team setup and training £3,500, ex VATPackageSouth West

The units differ, so the numbers don’t line up directly. A per session or half-day price makes more sense for a whole team in one room. A package such as SpotDev’s bundles training with setting up the tools.

AI Expert’s “AI workshop” sits next to an AI roadmap and implementation in its published pricing. Ask what the workshop covers before you book it.

Some firms sell training as an add-on to other work. Pineo, a HubSpot consultancy, publishes “team training sessions from £350” alongside its HubSpot setup, with all prices excluding VAT. It isn’t in the table because we don’t class that price as a training session.

Who offers AI training

Most firms offering AI training are consultancies.

 | Provider type | Agencies offering AI training | Share of the 80
 | Consultancy | 48 | 60%
 | Agency | 23 | 29%
 | Other types | 9 | 11%

62 of the 80 also offer AI strategy and audits, and 38 of the 80 also build AI agents. So a lot of trainers can help with what comes next. Our guide to what an AI audit costs covers that step.

Trainers are spread across the UK, with London the biggest regional group at 11. Browse them on the AI training page.

What a session should cover

A good staff session is about your work, not AI in general. A sensible approach is to ask for:

Your own tasks. Exercises built on the emails, documents and reports your team deals with every week.

The tools you already pay for. If you use Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, training on the AI features in those may be enough to start.

Clear rules on data. What staff can and can’t paste into AI tools, especially customer and staff data. Our UK GDPR checklist for AI is a good starting point for those rules.

Reviewing the output. How to spot answers that look right but aren’t, and when a person has to read them over.

Something to keep. Notes, prompts or a short guide staff can come back to after the session.

Training, consulting or a build?

These are three different things to buy, so work out which one you need.

Training suits a team that already has the tools and needs confidence and good habits.

An audit or discovery suits a business that doesn’t yet know where AI would help. See what an AI audit costs.

A build suits a business with one clear task to automate. See AI agent build prices or, for phone work, AI voice agents and receptionists.

If you’re not sure where AI could help yet, how AI can help a small business is an easy place to start, and the free automation savings calculator puts rough numbers on time saved.

How to budget for staff training

A sensible approach is to start small. One session for the people who’ll use AI most shows you quickly whether more is worth paying for. If it goes well, a second session for the wider team, or a short follow-up a month later, tends to stick better than one long day at the start.

Add up the total before you compare quotes. None of the prices above is per person, but if a quote is, multiply it by the number of staff attending. For a per session or half-day price, ask how many people one session can take, and whether a second group costs the same again. Then add VAT where it isn’t included, and travel if the trainer comes to you.

Some firms that offer training also sell ongoing help. Among agencies that offer AI training and publish a monthly price, the median starting price is £265/month across 24 agencies. That covers any monthly plan these agencies sell, not just training, so ask exactly what a plan includes.

Questions to ask before you book

Is the price per person, per session or per day, and does it include VAT?

How many people can attend, and is it in person or online?

Will the exercises use our own tasks and tools?

What do staff take away afterwards?

Is there follow-up support, and what does it cost?

Who runs the session: the person we’re talking to, or someone else?

There are more questions in our checklist for choosing an AI automation agency, and how we list agencies explains what TAI looks at and what it doesn’t.

Get matched, free

Tell us how many people you want to train and which tools you use. We’ll suggest up to three UK agencies that run AI training. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: directory and price study figures (JSON): /api/stats.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK agency data (JSON): /api/agencies.json

### Hiring a Power Automate or Power Platform consultant in the UK
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/power-automate-consultant-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Quick take: if your business runs on Microsoft 365, a Power Platform consultant can automate work inside the tools you already pay for, such as Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Excel. The TrustedAIAgencies (TAI) UK directory lists 20 AI automation firms that work with Microsoft Power Platform. Only 7 publish a price, so expect to ask for quotes on a clear brief.

To browse the firms, see Microsoft Power Platform consultants in the UK. If you are still deciding between Microsoft’s tools and others such as Zapier, Make or n8n, read Zapier alternatives for UK small businesses and n8n vs Make vs Zapier first.

What Power Platform covers

Microsoft Power Platform is Microsoft’s family of low-code tools. The parts small businesses most often ask about are:

Power Automate: workflows between Microsoft 365 and other apps, such as saving email attachments to SharePoint, approvals in Teams or updating a spreadsheet when a form comes in.

Power Apps: simple internal apps, such as a job sheet, stock check or holiday request form.

Copilot: Microsoft’s AI assistant, which many of these firms help businesses roll out alongside their automations.

A Power Platform consultant makes most sense when your data and your team already live in Microsoft 365. If most of your tools are outside Microsoft, a firm that works with Zapier, Make or n8n may be a simpler fit.

Who they are

Power Platform firms in TAI are mostly consultancies and IT services providers, not agencies.

 | Type | Firms
 | Consultancy | 10
 | IT services provider | 6
 | Agency | 4
 | Total | 20

That is 7% of the 290 UK firms TAI lists. 6 of the 20 are IT services providers, which suits businesses that want the same firm to look after their Microsoft 365 setup and their automations.

They are spread across the UK: 4 say they work UK-wide, 3 are in Scotland and 3 in London. This work is usually done remotely, so Microsoft experience matters more than location.

What else they offer

 | Service | Share of the 20
 | Workflow automation | 95%
 | AI training and workshops | 55%
 | AI agents | 55%
 | AI strategy and audits | 50%
 | Custom AI software | 50%
 | AI chatbots | 25%
 | CRM automation | 20%
 | Document processing | 20%

Most firms list several services, so the shares don’t total 100%.

Training is more common here: 55% of these firms offer AI training and workshops, against 29% of HubSpot firms in TAI. 13 of the 20 also mention Microsoft Copilot. If your staff need help using Copilot and Power Automate day to day, ask for training in the same quote. For costs, see AI training for staff.

What they publish as prices

Only 7 of the 20 firms publish a price (35%). That sample is small, so the table shows the full range, and a median only where at least 5 firms publish that kind of price. Most are “from” prices. Some are fixed prices, counted at the fixed amount.

 | Price type | Firms | Median starting price | Lowest to highest
Audit, review or feasibility study4Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies4 firms publish a price, too few for a median
Any project build6£2,250£1,500 to £4,000
Monthly plan or retainer4Not shown, fewer than 5 agencies4 firms publish a price, too few for a median

Medians are rounded to the nearest pound.

With 4 to 6 firms per row, a single firm can move the figures a lot. For comparison, across all UK firms in TAI’s price study, as of November 2026, the median starting price is £650 for an audit, £1,500 for a project and £150 a month. See UK AI automation agency prices for the full study.

Published prices from Power Platform firms

Some of the prices these firms publish, in the form they publish them. This is not a ranking or an endorsement.

Blue Canvas (consultancy, Northern Ireland) publishes “Fixed-price AI audit £750; managed AI from £250 a month plus setup from £1,750”. The audit is a fixed price, the rest are “from” prices.

Built Logic (consultancy, London) publishes “Training from £1,500 + VAT; Feasibility Study £2,000 + VAT; Custom-Built System from £4,000 + VAT”. The feasibility study is a fixed price.

Digiovations (agency, East Midlands) publishes a “£499 AI Opportunity Report” and says “a single-journey pilot portal starts at £6,000” for Power Pages. The report is a fixed price, the pilot a “from” price.

Microsoft partner designations

Microsoft gives partners a Solutions Partner designation for Business Applications, which Microsoft describes as showing broad capability to deliver solutions with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. To earn that designation, a partner needs at least 70 out of 100 points on Microsoft’s capability score, which covers new customers, staff certifications and customer success.

A designation is a useful signal, especially for larger projects, but many small consultancies do good Power Automate work without one. Ask for examples similar to your job.

How to brief a Power Platform consultant

Say which Microsoft 365 plan you have and how many staff use it. Some features need extra licences, so ask the consultant to flag any.

List the steps of the job today: who does what, in which app, and how often.

Name the systems outside Microsoft that must connect, such as your CRM or accounts software.

Say who will look after it once it is built: your own staff, your IT provider or the consultant.

Ask for a small first phase with a fixed scope before any wider rollout.

Questions to ask

The checklist for choosing an AI automation agency covers general vetting. For Power Platform work, also ask:

Will the flows run under our accounts, and will we own them?

Which features need extra Microsoft licences, and roughly what will they cost us?

How will you handle staff leaving, so flows don’t stop when an account is removed?

Can you train our team to make small changes themselves?

Are you a Microsoft Solutions Partner, and for which solution area?

Get matched, free

Tell TAI what you want to automate in Microsoft 365. TAI will suggest up to three UK firms that fit. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK agency data (JSON): /api/agencies.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: directory and price study figures (JSON): /api/stats.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK AI automation price index 2026 (CSV): /data/uk-ai-automation-price-index-2026.csv
- Microsoft Learn: Solutions Partner for Business Applications: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/membership/solutions-partner-business

### Hiring a HubSpot agency or consultant in the UK: what they do and what they charge
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/hubspot-agency-uk/
Updated: 2026-10-31

Quick take: a HubSpot agency or consultant sets up the CRM, moves your data in, builds the automations and connects HubSpot to your other tools. In the TrustedAIAgencies (TAI) UK directory, 48 AI automation firms say they work with HubSpot. 21 of them publish a price, and their median starting price for a project is £1,500.

This guide is for UK businesses that already use HubSpot, or have picked it, and want help getting more from it. If you are still choosing a CRM, start with the best CRM for small business in the UK. To browse the firms themselves, see HubSpot agencies and consultants in the UK.

What a HubSpot agency does

A HubSpot specialist may take on some or all of these jobs:

Setup: properties, pipelines, deal stages, user permissions and reports that match how you actually sell.

Moving data: importing contacts and deals from spreadsheets or another CRM, and cleaning duplicates.

Automation: workflows that assign leads, send follow ups, create tasks and update records.

Integrations: connecting HubSpot to your website forms, accounts software, booking tools or phone system.

AI on top: chatbots, AI agents or voice agents that write into HubSpot.

Training and support: showing your team how to use it, then fixing and improving it over time.

Before you talk to anyone, write down the three things that go wrong most often with your leads or customers today. A good specialist should be able to tell you which of these jobs fixes them, and which you can skip.

Who they are

Most of the 48 firms are agencies or consultancies.

 | Type | Firms
 | Agency | 23
 | Consultancy | 17
 | Software studio | 4
 | Marketing agency | 3
 | Voice AI specialist | 1
 | Total | 48

That is 17% of the 290 UK firms TAI lists.

London has the most (15), followed by the North West (6) and the West Midlands (4). Most HubSpot work can be done remotely, so location matters less than experience with businesses like yours.

What else they offer

Because TAI lists AI automation firms, these HubSpot firms lean towards automation and AI, not traditional marketing.

 | Service | Share of the 48
 | Workflow automation | 90%
 | CRM automation | 83%
 | AI strategy and audits | 65%
 | AI agents | 58%
 | AI chatbots | 50%
 | Voice agents and AI receptionists | 40%
 | Document processing | 29%
 | AI training and workshops | 29%
 | Custom AI software | 29%
 | Marketing automation | 19%

Most firms list several services, so the shares don’t total 100%.

Only 19% list marketing automation as a service, so if email campaigns and lead nurturing are the main job, ask about that directly or look at marketing automation agencies. Many of these firms also work with more than one CRM: 25 also mention Salesforce and 15 Pipedrive.

The tools that most often appear alongside HubSpot are OpenAI (27), Salesforce (25), Zapier (25), Claude (20), Xero (18) and n8n (18). If HubSpot needs to talk to your accounts software, look for a firm that already names it.

What they publish as prices

21 of the 48 publish at least one price on their own website (44%). The table uses each firm’s lowest published price of each kind. Most are “from” prices. Some are fixed prices or ranges, counted at the fixed amount or the bottom of the range.

 | Price type | Firms | Median starting price | Lowest to highest
Audit or discovery5£750£197 to £1,500
Any project build13£1,500£495 to £3,500
Workflow build7£1,500£495 to £3,500
Monthly plan or retainer12£150£49 to £10,000

The samples are small, especially for audits and monthly plans, so treat these figures as a rough guide. For comparison, across all UK firms in TAI’s price study, as of November 2026, the median starting price is £650 for an audit, £1,500 for a project and £150 a month. For more on those, see UK AI automation agency prices and how much AI automation costs.

Published prices from HubSpot firms

Some of the prices these firms publish, in the form they publish them. This is not a ranking or an endorsement.

Pineo (consultancy, London) publishes “HubSpot implementation from £1,900 one-off, fixed price; custom integration from £1,500; team training sessions from £350; all prices exclude VAT”. These are “from” prices.

ClarifAI Consulting (consultancy, South East) publishes “CRM optimisation £1,500 to £3,000”. This is a range.

AI Consultant Essex (consultancy, East of England) publishes “Half-day AI Strategy Diagnostic £950 fixed fee”. This is a fixed price.

flowio (agency, Scotland) says its “automation packages start from £750 for a single workflow automation”. This is a “from” price.

OpScaling (agency, South West) publishes “£90 per hour + VAT”. This is an hourly rate.

Hourly, per workflow and fixed project prices are not directly comparable. Ask each firm for a quote on the same written brief.

How to brief a HubSpot specialist

To get quotes you can compare:

Say which HubSpot products and tier you have, or plan to buy, and how many users.

List what HubSpot must connect to: your website, forms, accounts software, calendar, phone system.

Describe the data: where it lives now, roughly how many contacts, and how messy it is.

Name the outcomes: for example “every web enquiry gets a reply and an owner within an hour”.

Ask for a fixed scope for the first phase, with support priced separately.

Questions to ask

These are specific to HubSpot work. The checklist for choosing an AI automation agency covers general vetting.

Have you set up HubSpot for a business of our size and sector? Can you show an example?

Will you build in our HubSpot account, and will we own everything you build?

Which parts need HubSpot features we would have to pay more for?

How will you stop duplicate contacts when forms and other tools write into HubSpot? See automating website enquiries without duplicate contacts.

Who fixes a workflow when it breaks, how quickly, and at what cost?

Are you listed in HubSpot’s own partner directory?

HubSpot runs a Solutions Directory where you can search for partners by service, industry and country. Profiles show their badges and customer reviews. Not every capable freelancer or small firm is a HubSpot partner, so treat a listing as one signal among several.

Get matched, free

Tell TAI what you want HubSpot to do and what it needs to connect to. TAI will suggest up to three UK firms that fit. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK agency data (JSON): /api/agencies.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: directory and price study figures (JSON): /api/stats.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK AI automation price index 2026 (CSV): /data/uk-ai-automation-price-index-2026.csv
- HubSpot Knowledge Base: Use the HubSpot Solutions Directory: https://knowledge.hubspot.com/marketplace/use-the-hubspot-solutions-directory

### AI chatbot and voice agent agencies in England compared
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/compare-chatbot-voice-agent-agencies-england/
Updated: 2026-10-31

trustedaiagencies.com lists 69 AI chatbot agencies and 47 voice agent agencies in England. The median starting price for a project is £1,500 for chatbot agencies and £1,800 for voice agent agencies; firms doing both sit at £1,500. 35 firms do both.

This page compares the two side by side for businesses in England: who does what, where they are, what they publish as prices and how to pick. For the full lists, go to AI chatbot agencies and voice agent agencies. For how each technology works and what it costs to run, see the guides to AI chatbots for small businesses, website chatbot costs and AI receptionists and voice agents.

England here means the nine English regions in TAI’s data. Firms that list themselves only as UK-wide (54 across all of TAI) are not counted, so the real choice is a little wider.

Chatbot or voice agent: which problem are you solving?

Before you compare firms, decide which channel matters most:

Choose a chatbot if most questions arrive through your website, WhatsApp or social messages, and people are happy to type.

Choose a voice agent if you miss phone calls, take bookings by phone, or your customers are more likely to ring than type.

Choose a firm that does both if you want one set of answers, one booking system and one supplier across phone and chat.

Side by side in England

 |  | Chatbot agencies | Voice agent agencies | Do both
Firms in England694735
Publish any price382317
Median starting price, project£1,500 (25 firms)£1,800 (13 firms)£1,500 (9 firms)
Median starting price, monthly plan£149 (21 firms)£97 (14 firms)£98 (10 firms)
Most common typeAgency (33)Agency (28)Agency (21)

Each median uses the lowest published price of that kind for each firm. Most are “from” prices. Some are fixed prices or ranges, counted at the fixed amount or the bottom of the range. The monthly samples are small (10 to 21 firms), so treat them as a rough guide.

The chatbot and voice columns overlap: the 35 firms that do both sit in both. Put another way, 34 chatbot-only firms in England offer chatbots but not voice agents, and 12 voice-agent-only firms offer voice agents but not chatbots.

Most voice agent firms in England (35 of 47) also build chatbots, while about half of chatbot firms (35 of 69) also build voice agents. If you start with a chatbot and may want phone answering later, ask about voice from the start.

By region

 | Region | Chatbot agencies | Voice agent agencies | Do both
London191411
North West14128
South East966
West Midlands522
East of England753
Yorkshire and the Humber532
South West521
North East300
East Midlands232
England694735

London has 19 chatbot agencies, 14 voice agent agencies and 11 that do both. The North West has 14, 12 and 8. TAI lists no voice agent agency based in the North East. Both kinds of work are usually set up remotely, so a firm in another region, or one of the UK-wide firms, can serve you just as well. Browse by area on the regional pages.

Which sectors they name

Each group’s most named sectors differ a little:

Chatbot agencies in England most often name trades and home services (19), e-commerce and retail (18) and healthcare and clinics (17).

Voice agent agencies in England most often name trades and home services (17), healthcare and clinics (16) and professional services (13).

If your sector is on these lists, ask for an example from a business like yours.

Published prices, in their own words

Prices as each firm publishes them on its own website. This is not a ranking or an endorsement.

Firms that do both

AI Bridge Club (agency, North West): “AI chatbots from £197/month; missed call text back £97 setup + £97/month”. The chatbot is a “from” price; the missed call service is a fixed setup plus a fixed monthly price.

Octopus Business AI (agency, London): “Plans from £29/month plus setup from £149”. These are “from” prices.

Chatbot only

AI Optimised (agency, South East) publishes “From £495 setup + £175/month” for its Starter plan and “From £1,500” for a bespoke project. These are “from” prices.

MS IT Solutions (IT services provider, East of England): “SupportDesk AI customer support from £79 a month”. This is a “from” price.

Setup fees and monthly fees are often quoted separately. Compare the total for your first year, not just the monthly figure.

How to choose between them

The voice agent and chatbot guides already cover the technology, running costs and UK rules. To compare the firms themselves:

Count your enquiries by channel for two weeks: calls, missed calls, web chats, emails and messages. Start with the biggest.

Ask each firm to quote the same brief, with setup, monthly fee and any usage charges listed separately.

If you may want both, ask firms that do both to price them together, and ask whether one knowledge base feeds both.

Check what it connects to: your calendar, CRM or booking system. A bot that can’t book is only half the job.

Ask who owns the setup and what happens to your phone number, scripts and data if you leave.

The checklist for choosing an AI automation agency covers general vetting.

Get matched, free

Tell TAI whether you need a chatbot, a voice agent or both, and where your enquiries come from. TAI will suggest up to three firms that fit. It’s free and there’s no obligation. Get matched for free.

Sources:
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK agency data (JSON): /api/agencies.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: directory and price study figures (JSON): /api/stats.json
- TrustedAIAgencies: UK AI automation price index 2026 (CSV): /data/uk-ai-automation-price-index-2026.csv

### AI for estate agents: practical uses and UK rules in 2026
URL: https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/ai-for-estate-agents-uk/
Updated: 2026-11-03

Estate agency has plenty of work AI can help with: answering the same questions, writing descriptions and chasing people for documents. It is also a sector where an inaccurate claim can cost a sale or bring a complaint. This guide looks at where AI helps a UK estate or letting agency, and at the rules that still apply when software writes the words.

Checked on GOV.UK's June 2026 homebuying reforms announcement, the ASA's guidance on disclosing AI in ads, the ASA's advice for estate agents, The Property Ombudsman's Code of Practice for Residential Estate Agents and the ICO's guidance on the right to be informed on 27 October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.

The short answer

AI can take on the repetitive work. Answering enquiries, booking viewings, drafting listings and chasing paperwork.

The same rules apply. The ASA says its existing rules apply “regardless of how content is generated, edited, or targeted”.

A label won’t save a misleading ad. The ASA says “disclosure alone is very unlikely to mitigate the harm caused by a fundamentally misleading message”.

The rules are moving towards upfront information. The government’s June 2026 reforms plan sales packs at the point of listing.

Where AI helps an estate agency

 | Job | What AI can do | What a person should still do
 | Enquiries out of hours | Answer common questions by phone or chat, take details, offer viewing slots | Handle offers, complaints and anything unusual
 | Booking viewings | Match diaries and send confirmations and reminders | Check access arrangements with the vendor or tenant
 | Listing descriptions | Draft a description from your notes and the floorplan | Check every claim against the property
 | Social posts and emails | Draft posts, newsletters and property alerts | Approve before anything is sent
 | Chasing paperwork | Remind vendors, buyers and landlords about missing documents | Decide when to escalate
 | Summarising documents | Pull key points out of long documents | Check the original before relying on it

For phone and chat, see our guides to AI receptionists for small businesses and AI voice agents and receptionists. For marketing drafts, see AI marketing content for small businesses.

The advertising rules still apply

The ASA’s advice to estate agents, published in September 2023, sets out points from its rulings that apply to any listing or ad, however it was written:

Don’t stretch the facts. The ASA says property ads should not exaggerate a property’s features and that you need evidence for objective claims. It cites an ad that described a “private drive” when the drive was shared with other residents. An AI tool that fills gaps with likely-sounding features can create this kind of problem.

Be clear about fees. The ASA says significant limits on advertised fees must be made clear, and that fees should be shown including VAT wherever it applies.

Be careful with “local”. The ASA says claims about local expertise must not imply a local presence that doesn’t exist, depending on how consumers are likely to read them.

On AI specifically, the ASA’s May 2025 article says the CAP and BCAP Codes have no AI-specific rules, and there is “no blanket legal requirement in the UK to disclose the use of AI in ads”. But it warns that disclosing AI use won’t make a misleading ad acceptable.

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The ASA notes that AI is often used for small changes, such as “removing unwanted background elements” or “improving the weather conditions”. In a property ad, the question is whether the change could mislead a buyer or tenant. Removing a parked car is different from removing a pylon, adding a garden, or virtually furnishing a room without saying so. The Property Ombudsman’s code for estate agents says all statements about a property, “whether oral, pictorial or written”, must be accurate and not misleading. So if an edit could mislead a buyer or tenant, don’t make it. A label won’t fix a misleading picture.

What the 2026 homebuying reforms mean

On 18 June 2026 the government announced reforms to buying and selling homes. GOV.UK’s press release says:

Sales packs at listing. Sellers and estate agents will have to provide key information upfront in sales packs at the point of listing, covering a home’s condition, leasehold costs and chain status.

Digital tools. The government will back digital identity checks, electronic signatures and AI-assisted conveyancing, alongside digital property logbooks.

Standards for agents. A new Code of Practice to set out minimum standards for property agents, and guidance on the quality of information in listings, were planned for “later this year”. When we checked on 27 October 2026, we couldn’t find a published Code. A consultation on estate agent qualifications is planned from 2027.

Legislation later. Comprehensive legislation to require sales packs, binding contracts and digital systems is planned by the end of this Parliament.

For an agency, this means more structured information, gathered earlier. AI can help collect, chase and organise that information, but the accuracy of what you publish stays your responsibility. Check GOV.UK for updates, as the details were still to be set out when we checked.

Client data and UK GDPR

Vendor, landlord, buyer and tenant details are personal data. Before you connect an AI tool to your inbox, CRM or phone line:

Check where the data goes and whether the provider uses it to train models.

Have a contract in place with the provider as your processor.

Update your privacy notice to cover the AI tool.

Be open with callers. The ICO’s guidance on the right to be informed says you must tell people how you use their data when you collect it. If you use AI on personal data, it says to be upfront about it and explain why. For phone calls, we take that to mean telling callers if they’re talking to an AI and if the call is recorded.

Keep a person in charge of anything that affects someone’s application, offer or tenancy.

Our UK GDPR checklist for AI and customer data goes through these in more detail.

When to get help

You can start with a drafting tool and your own checks. Outside help makes sense when you want AI connected to your property CRM, portals, phone line and diary, with approval steps and records of what it did.

In the UK, workflow automation is mentioned by 243 agencies and voice agents by 69 agencies. Browse workflow automation agencies or voice agent agencies, or use Get matched and we’ll suggest suitable agencies at no cost.

Sources:
- GOV.UK: Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through (18 June 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/homebuying-shake-up-to-slash-delays-cut-costs-and-stop-sales-falling-through
- ASA: Disclosure of AI in advertising (29 May 2025): https://www.asa.org.uk/news/disclosure-of-ai-in-advertising-striking-the-balance-between-creativity-and-responsibility.html
- ASA: Keeping your house in order, estate agents and the CAP Code (14 Sep 2023): https://www.asa.org.uk/news/keeping-your-house-in-order-ensuring-your-marketing-complies-with-the-cap-code.html
- The Property Ombudsman: Code of Practice for Residential Estate Agents: https://www.tpos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPOE27-9-Code-of-Practice-for-Residential-Estate-Agents-A4-March-2026.pdf
- ICO: Right to be informed: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-be-informed/