AI toolkit audit — example memo

Intake (fictional)

Tools listed by buyer (fictional): Notion AI, Copy.ai, ChatGPT Team, Fireflies, Zapier, Make, AdCreative.ai, Semrush, Systeme.io (trial)

Executive summary

Cut ~$78–$128/mo of clear overlap, keep four seats that have a written payback thesis, replace Zapier→Make for the three named workflows, and wait on Semrush until there is a content owner shipping weekly.

Net: fewer tools, clearer owners, same jobs done.

Decisions

KEEP — Fireflies (~$18/seat/mo public Pro list, Sep 2026)

Payback: Two recurring meetings (Mon pipeline, Thu ops) currently lose action items. One recovered decision or avoided rework hour per week clears the seat.
Owner: Ops lead.
Skip later if: Meetings drop below 2/week with decisions, or notes habit moves fully into Notion without loss.

KEEP — Notion AI (bundled with Business-class Notion; confirm on notion.com/pricing)

Payback: Wiki already lives in Notion; AI is incremental on an owned system of record. Replacing Notion would cost more than the AI add-on.
Constraint honored: Must-keep wiki.
Skip later if: Team stops writing docs in Notion (>30 days of empty AI usage).

KEEP — Systeme.io (free or Startup ~$17/mo public list)

Payback: Replaces separate email + funnel + course host if/when you sell a digital offer. On free tier while list is small — keep the account, don’t pay up until there is a paid funnel.
Skip if: You standardize on Kit/ConvertKit + a site and never sell digital products.

KEEP (cheap complement) — ChatGPT Team or Claude seats (pick one writing LLM)

Payback: Internal drafts and analysis. One general LLM is enough.
Action: Keep one primary LLM workspace; do not renew a second “AI writer” SaaS for the same job.

CUT — Copy.ai (~$29/mo Chat-class public list)

Why: Overlaps ChatGPT/Claude for drafts. No unique GTM workflow or distribution channel named in intake.
Save: ~$29/mo.
Revisit if: You run weekly outbound sequences with a documented Copy.ai workflow and measurable reply rate.

CUT — AdCreative.ai (~$39/mo Starter-class public list)

Why: Intake shows no paid ads budget this quarter. Creative AI without ad spend is shelfware.
Save: ~$39/mo.
Revisit if: You start paid social with ≥$1k/mo spend and need variation volume.

REPLACE — Zapier → Make (Core often ~$10–11/mo credit-based; verify make.com/pricing)

Why: Three named glue jobs (CRM stage sync, invoice ping, onboarding checklist) are credit-friendly scenarios. Make’s public free/Core pricing is usually cheaper than stacked Zapier tasks at this volume — confirm credit math on your runs.
Owner required: Name one person for failed scenarios (unowned automations = silent risk).
Skip Make if: Native HubSpot/Notion integrations already cover all three end to end after you check.

WAIT — Semrush (~$140/mo SEO toolkit class; verify semrush.com/pricing)

Why: No content owner shipping weekly. Annual-ish lock-in risk before the channel is real.
Revisit after: First 10 published pages with a named owner. Until then, Sheets + manual Search Console is enough.

Overlap map (same job → one winner)

30-day action list

1. Cancel Copy.ai and AdCreative.ai at period end (confirm no annual).
2. Pick one LLM workspace; document it in Notion.
3. Port three Zapier zaps → Make scenarios; assign owner.
4. Leave Semrush off the card until 10 posts ship.
5. Optional: buy/fill the AI toolkit spreadsheet and paste updated rows into next quarter’s review.

Scope reminder (what this sample represents)

In: tools you list, public pricing, payback logic.
Out: SSO forensics, procurement packets, workshops, implementation.

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