Black Friday and Cyber Monday software deals (1970)

Xmind

Productivity Tools

Xmind is mind-mapping and outlining software with a long track record: branching maps, logic charts, fishbone diagrams, timelines and org charts, a linked outline view, task and priority markers for turning a map into a plan, presentation mode, and export to image, PDF and Office formats. It runs on desktop and mobile with sync, and the outline view is what makes it usable for real project work rather than just brainstorming. The free version covers building and editing maps for personal use; the paid subscription adds unrestricted export formats, advanced structures, password protection, larger attachment and storage limits and the AI features. Identify which of those you need, because most people upgrade for export — being unable to hand a map to a colleague as a PDF is the usual trigger — rather than for editing power. Annual billing is the biggest reduction and most of the offers on this page are annual prices, so compare the yearly total against monthly. Ask about student and education pricing if you qualify, which is often substantially cheaper than any public discount. Two practical points: check that the export formats your team requires are included in the tier you are buying before you pay, and keep local copies of your map files rather than relying solely on cloud sync, since your thinking archive should not depend on a subscription remaining active. Buy for one term first and see whether the maps you make actually get reused.

10Web

Website Builders

10Web is an AI-assisted WordPress platform: it generates a complete WordPress site from a description or recreates an existing site, then hosts it on managed infrastructure with automatic backups, a CDN, image optimisation and a page builder on top of Elementor. The pitch is WordPress flexibility without the setup and performance work, which is why it appeals to freelancers and small agencies building many small sites. Plans are tiered by number of websites, monthly visitors, storage and whether the AI builder and co-pilot features are included. Because the site count is the main variable, the cheapest approach for an agency is one larger plan covering several client sites rather than separate subscriptions — check the per-site cost at each tier before deciding. Annual billing is the biggest reduction, commonly several months free, and most of the offers on this page are annual prices, so compare the yearly total and check whether a discount applies only to the first term. Before you commit, run the free trial and test the two things that matter: whether the generated site is genuinely editable in standard WordPress terms, and whether the visitor limit matches your real traffic, since overage is where hosting bills surprise people. Keep your own full backups and a copy of your domain registration outside the platform, so migrating away later is a normal task rather than a rebuild, and confirm the migration and export options before you move a live site in.

AdCreative.ai

Marketing Tools

AdCreative.ai generates advertising creative at volume: banners, social ad images and video, headlines and descriptions, all scored by a model trained on what converts, with brand kits to keep the output on-brand and integrations that pull performance data back from Google and Meta so you can see which generated variants actually worked. It is built for testing dozens of creatives rather than crafting one. Plans are priced by monthly credits, brand accounts and seats, and the higher tiers are mostly larger credit pools. Size the plan to your real testing cadence: a business running two campaigns needs a fraction of what an agency managing twenty does. The free trial is enough to test the point that matters — whether the generated creatives beat what you currently run — and that is measured in your ad account, not in the tool's own scores. Annual billing is the biggest single saving and most of the offers on this page are annual prices, so compare the yearly total against twelve monthly charges. To use credits efficiently, load your brand kit and product images properly first, generate variations around the concepts that already perform rather than exploring blindly, and export in the exact ad sizes you need to avoid regenerating. Check the commercial and stock licensing on any bundled imagery before running paid ads, verify every claim and price shown in a creative, and keep exported assets locally so your creative library outlives the subscription.

Ahrefs

SEO Tools

Ahrefs is a search-visibility platform built on one of the largest backlink indexes in the industry. Its core jobs are backlink and referring-domain analysis, keyword research with click and difficulty data, competitor gap analysis, rank tracking and a technical site audit that crawls your site the way a search engine would. SEOs use it above all to see who links to a competitor and why a page outranks theirs. It is not cheap, and there are no meaningful coupons on the core plans, so saving comes from buying correctly. Annual billing is the main reduction — roughly two months free — and most offers on this page reflect annual pricing. Beyond that, size the plan by the limits that actually bind you: verified project slots, crawl credits and rank-tracked keywords, not features. The free Webmaster Tools account gives you a site audit and your own backlink profile at no cost, which covers a small site entirely, and the free keyword generator and backlink checker answer occasional questions without a subscription. If your work is project-based, subscribe for an intensive month, export your backlink lists, keyword sets and competitor gaps to spreadsheets, then cancel until the next audit — the exports remain useful long after access ends. Watch usage-based credits on newer plans, since extra crawls and reports can add charges mid-month. Add extra user seats only when a colleague needs their own login rather than sharing, which breaks the terms.

AI Soap

AI Writing Tools

AI Soap is a writing tool aimed at making machine-drafted text read like a person wrote it: you paste AI output or a rough draft and it rewrites for tone, rhythm and phrasing, smoothing the repetitive sentence patterns and stock transitions that make generated copy obvious. It is typically used as the last step in a content workflow rather than as the drafting tool itself. Plans are metered in words or credits per month, and the tiers mostly add volume plus stronger rewriting modes. Estimate your genuine monthly word count first — a weekly newsletter is a tiny plan, a content agency is not — and remember that rewriting the same passage twice costs twice. The free allowance exists to answer the only question that matters: does the output still say what you meant? Rewriters sometimes soften specifics, drop numbers or introduce claims, so run a sample through and read it line by line against the original. Annual billing is the biggest saving and most offers on this page are annual prices, so compare the yearly total. A practical caution: no tool guarantees how a detector will classify text, and detector results are probabilistic rather than proof, so treat this as an editing aid, not an insurance policy — and do not use it to pass work off as your own where that breaks a rule you are bound by. Always do a human editing pass afterwards to restore the facts, links and specifics that make writing worth reading.

AppSumo

Software Deals

AppSumo sells lifetime deals on software: mostly early-stage SaaS tools offering a one-time payment instead of a subscription, in exchange for early users and cash flow. Categories run across marketing, productivity, design, AI, analytics and course tools, and prices are typically a fraction of what a few years of subscription would cost. The saving is the entire proposition, so the discipline is about what you buy rather than how much you pay. Only buy a tool for a job you already do — lifetime deals are compelling precisely because they feel cheap, and a folder of unused licences is the standard outcome. Check the plan limits carefully: a lifetime licence is for a specific tier with specific caps, and outgrowing it means paying again. Read the deal page for what happens when the company adds features or changes plans, and look at the review and refund history, because some listed products are very young and may not survive. Most deals include a 60-day refund window, so buy, install it properly in week one, and actually decide rather than letting the window lapse. AppSumo Plus, a paid membership, gives an extra discount on purchases and is worth it only if you buy several deals a year — work out the break-even before joining. Stack codes only where the deal explicitly allows it, and keep your licence emails and account details filed, since redemption is usually one-time and non-recoverable.

Aragon AI

AI Headshot Generators

Aragon AI is one of the more business-oriented AI headshot services: you upload a set of selfies, it trains a model on your face, and it returns professional portraits in corporate, casual and outdoor styles suitable for LinkedIn, a team page or a speaker bio. It leans towards conservative, conventionally professional output rather than stylised art, which is usually what people actually want for a work profile. It sells one-time photo packs rather than a recurring subscription, so the saving logic is different from most software on this site. There is no annual plan to switch to; instead, the cost per usable photo is what you optimise. Buy the smallest pack that meets your real need, and invest the time in your upload set — 12 or more recent photos, varied backgrounds, varied clothing, good even light, a neutral expression in some and a smile in others, and nothing cropped tightly around the face. Poor inputs are the single biggest cause of buying a second pack. If you need headshots for a whole team, ask about team or bulk pricing before buying individual packs, because per-person rates drop considerably at volume. Check the commercial licence if the photos will run in ads or on a paid landing page rather than on a personal profile, and check how long your trained model is retained — if it expires, future retakes mean paying for training again. Download the full-resolution originals rather than relying on the gallery link.

Artisse AI

AI Headshot Generators

Artisse AI is closer to an AI photography app than a headshot factory: it trains on your face and then puts you in scenes — travel backdrops, outfits, lifestyle settings — which makes it popular for social media and dating profiles rather than strictly corporate portraits. You direct it with prompts, so the output range is wider and more editorial than a standard business headshot tool. Unlike the one-off headshot packs, Artisse is sold as tiered subscriptions with monthly photo or generation allowances, which changes how you should buy it. Start on the cheapest tier for a single month and generate deliberately rather than spraying prompts: the higher tiers exist to lift your monthly generation cap, and most people discover 30 good photos is plenty. The prices on this page are tier prices, so check which plan each applies to before comparing — the largest number is not the best deal if it is simply a bigger allowance you will not use. Because it bills monthly, cancel as soon as you have the images you wanted rather than letting it renew out of habit; you can always resubscribe for a new batch of seasonal photos. Check whether your trained likeness persists after cancelling, since re-training costs generations. As with every tool of this kind, the quality of your uploads sets the ceiling: varied lighting, several outfits, recent photos, and no group shots or sunglasses.