Show IH: ToolsByRole, AI tools sorted by who you actually are
AI tools sorted by what you do for work. Pick your role, get a ranked stack scoped to your job. 12 roles, 30categories, 122 pages. Built in Astro. Would love feedback on the role-picker UX. toolsbyrole.com
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The role-based angle is smart because most AI tool directories are still organized like databases, not like user decisions. A founder, marketer, designer, or ops lead does not want “122 pages of tools.” They want a trusted stack that feels picked for their job.
The main risk is the name. ToolsByRole explains the mechanic, but it also makes the product feel like a directory from day one. If this becomes more than a curated list, the name may box you into “AI tools sorted by role” instead of a broader AI stack recommendation layer.
For that bigger direction, Beryxa.com would carry the product much better. It feels more like an intelligent software brand, while ToolsByRole feels like the feature description. I’d think about this before more SEO pages, role pages, and launch traffic start locking the current name into place.
thank you for the feedback, it means a lot! I do agree, the name needs a little bit more thought into it.
One practical thought.
Since you already feel the name needs more thought, this may be worth pressure-testing before you build more SEO pages, role pages, and launch traffic around ToolsByRole.
I do focused naming and positioning audits for early products: current name risk, category framing, domain weakness, whether the brand can scale, and what stronger naming direction I’d take before more public memory builds around the current name.
For ToolsByRole, the key question is whether the product should stay framed as a directory or move toward a trusted AI stack recommendation layer by role, workflow, and use case.
Not a long consulting thing. Just a sharp written breakdown you can use before committing harder to the current name.
I’m doing a few of these at $99 while refining the format. If useful, connect here and I can put together a clear outside read:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryan-y-0163b0278/
Exactly. I’d treat the name as more than a cosmetic decision here.
ToolsByRole explains the first mechanic clearly, but it also tells users to think of the product as a directory. If your bigger goal is to recommend trusted AI stacks by role, workflow, and use case, the name should carry that broader product promise before the SEO pages and launch traffic make the current frame harder to move away from.
That is why Beryxa.com stood out to me. It gives you a more durable software brand while still letting the product own the “role-based AI stack” angle underneath it.
If Beryxa feels like a serious direction and not just a naming example, this is probably worth discussing privately before ToolsByRole gets more fixed publicly.
Tried the site a bit and I think the strongest part is actually the framing.
“AI tools sorted by what you do for work” immediately feels more practical than the usual feature-based AI directories because people naturally think in workflows, not model categories. The methodology/transparency sections also help a lot with trust. Most AI tool lists feel affiliate-first, while this feels much more opinionated and curated.
One thing I’d probably keep testing though is reducing decision fatigue during the first few clicks. The role picker is clear, but as a new user I still had a small moment of:
“okay, what should I narrow down first to actually get value quickly?”
I almost wonder if adding a stronger “start here if you want to…” path could make the onboarding feel even faster.
Thank you for checking out the site and i really appreciate the feedback. Im adding this as a todo to check out this weekend.