# Cofounderbase — Agencies that build AI internal tools > A directory of agencies that build AI-powered internal apps and automations for companies: dashboards, admin panels, approval portals, AI assistants and automated workflows on a company's own data. 126 internal-tools specialists; 978 agencies in total, also filterable by automations (922) and custom AI apps (325). Data last verified 2026-10-21. Listings are checked against each agency's own website; partner badges are labelled verified (official directory) or self-reported. ## Categories - [Internal tools](https://cofounderbase.com/internal-tools/): Dashboards, admin panels, approval portals and AI assistants for your team, on Retool, Appsmith or custom code. - [Automations](https://cofounderbase.com/ai-automation/): Workflows that move data between your apps automatically, on n8n, Make, Zapier or Power Automate. - [Custom AI apps](https://cofounderbase.com/ai-development/): AI assistants that answer from your documents, and AI agents that do tasks in your systems, built as custom software. ## Buyer guides (data-backed) - [Hire an agency to build your internal tools](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/hire-internal-tools-agency/) - [Hire a Retool developer](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/hire-retool-developers/) - [Hire an agency to build a business dashboard](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/dashboard-development-agency/) - [Hire an AI agent developer](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/hire-ai-agent-developers/) - [Hire a developer for an AI assistant that answers from your documents](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/hire-rag-developers/) - [How much does a custom AI app cost?](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/custom-ai-app-development-cost/) - [How much does an internal tool cost?](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/custom-ai-internal-tool-cost/) - [Retool vs a custom build for internal tools](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/retool-vs-custom-build/) - [Hire an n8n developer](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/hire-n8n-developers/) - [How much does an AI automation agency cost?](https://cofounderbase.com/hire/ai-automation-agency-cost/) ## Key pages - [All agencies](https://cofounderbase.com/) - [Methodology & Cofounderbase Score](https://cofounderbase.com/methodology/) - [Rankings](https://cofounderbase.com/rankings/) - [Published price data](https://cofounderbase.com/cost-calculator/) - [Machine-readable index (JSON)](https://cofounderbase.com/data/agencies.json) - [Pricing for agencies](https://cofounderbase.com/pricing/) - [Full machine-readable index (llms-full.txt)](https://cofounderbase.com/llms-full.txt) - [Market stats](https://cofounderbase.com/stats/) - [Open dataset (CSV, CC BY 4.0)](https://cofounderbase.com/dataset/) - [Agency lists by platform, country and industry](https://cofounderbase.com/agencies/) - [Monthly market reports](https://cofounderbase.com/reports/) ## Platforms - [n8n agencies (332)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/n8n/) - [Make agencies (89)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/make/) - [Zapier agencies (310)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/zapier/) - [Power Automate agencies (39)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/power-automate/) - [OpenAI agencies (459)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/openai/) - [Claude agencies (455)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/claude/) - [HubSpot agencies (295)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/hubspot/) - [Salesforce agencies (244)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/salesforce/) - [Airtable agencies (136)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/airtable/) - [LangChain agencies (85)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/langchain/) - [GoHighLevel agencies (54)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/gohighlevel/) - [Clay agencies (52)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/clay/) - [ElevenLabs agencies (34)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/elevenlabs/) - [Vapi agencies (29)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/vapi/) - [Workato agencies (16)](https://cofounderbase.com/platform/workato/) ## Countries - [United States (235)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/united-states/) - [United Kingdom (101)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/united-kingdom/) - [India (68)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/india/) - [Australia (65)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/australia/) - [France (36)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/france/) - [Canada (36)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/canada/) - [Germany (29)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/germany/) - [United Arab Emirates (17)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/united-arab-emirates/) - [Poland (16)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/poland/) - [Singapore (14)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/singapore/) - [Ireland (12)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/ireland/) - [Pakistan (11)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/pakistan/) - [Spain (10)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/spain/) - [Netherlands (9)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/netherlands/) - [New Zealand (9)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/new-zealand/) - [Argentina (6)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/argentina/) - [Ukraine (5)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/ukraine/) - [Israel (5)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/israel/) - [Philippines (5)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/philippines/) - [Bulgaria (5)](https://cofounderbase.com/country/bulgaria/) ## Use cases - [Data integration/ETL (772)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/data-integration-etl/) - [Reporting/dashboards (704)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/reporting-dashboards/) - [CRM automation/sync (672)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/crm-automation-sync/) - [HR/recruiting (582)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/hr-recruiting/) - [Appointment booking (486)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/appointment-booking/) - [Chatbots (417)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/chatbots/) - [Invoicing/finance ops (388)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/invoicing-finance-ops/) - [LLM apps/RAG/agents (379)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/llm-apps-rag-agents/) - [Customer support (354)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/customer-support/) - [RAG/knowledge base (340)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/rag-knowledge-base/) - [Email automation (274)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/email-automation/) - [Document processing (242)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/document-processing/) - [Lead generation (236)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/lead-generation/) - [Voice agents (225)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/voice-agents/) - [E-commerce ops (205)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/e-commerce-ops/) - [Internal tools/admin panels (132)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/internal-tools-admin-panels/) - [Marketing automation (118)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/marketing-automation/) - [Sales automation (95)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/sales-automation/) - [RPA (75)](https://cofounderbase.com/use-case/rpa/) ## Comparisons - [n8n vs Make](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/n8n-vs-make/) - [n8n vs Zapier](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/n8n-vs-zapier/) - [Make vs Zapier](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/make-vs-zapier/) - [n8n vs Power Automate](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/n8n-vs-power-automate/) - [Zapier vs Power Automate](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/zapier-vs-power-automate/) - [Make vs Power Automate](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/make-vs-power-automate/) - [Vapi vs Retell AI](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/vapi-vs-retell-ai/) - [n8n vs Make vs Zapier](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/n8n-vs-make-vs-zapier/) - [Automation agency vs freelancer](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/agency-vs-freelancer/) - [In-house automation team vs agency](https://cofounderbase.com/compare/in-house-vs-agency/) ## Guides - [State of AI automation agencies 2026: what 900+ agency websites tell us](https://cofounderbase.com/guides/state-of-ai-automation-agencies-2026/) - [How much do AI automation agencies charge? Published prices only](https://cofounderbase.com/guides/ai-automation-agency-pricing/) - [How to choose an n8n agency: a practical checklist](https://cofounderbase.com/guides/how-to-choose-an-n8n-agency/) - [Where are n8n, Make and Zapier agencies based?](https://cofounderbase.com/guides/zapier-make-n8n-agencies-by-country/)