STORM — AI-Powered Research Reports for Small Business Owners

Stop spending 8+ hours researching topics manually—STORM generates fully-cited research reports in minutes, so you can make faster, smarter business decisions without hiring expensive researchers.

What It Does for Your Business

STORM is an AI research assistant that automatically investigates any topic, gathers information from multiple sources, and writes a polished, fully-cited report you can trust and share with clients, investors, or your team. Instead of bouncing between Google searches, PDFs, and note-taking apps for hours, you describe what you need to understand—market trends, competitor analysis, industry regulations, customer insights—and STORM handles the legwork. It synthesizes information into a well-organized report with real citations so you can verify claims and dig deeper if needed.

For small business owners juggling research alongside daily operations, this eliminates the guesswork and time drain. Whether you're evaluating a new market, preparing for a pitch, understanding regulatory changes, or building business cases for investments, STORM cuts your research time by 70-80% and delivers professional-quality output that looks like you hired a research consultant.

Key Features

• Automated Multi-Source Research — Scans dozens of sources simultaneously and synthesizes findings into one coherent narrative, saving you from manual source hunting.
• Full Citation Trail — Every claim links back to its source, so you can verify information and share credible reports with stakeholders or clients without fear of inaccuracy.
• Structured Report Formatting — Auto-generates outlines, sections, and summaries that look professional and boardroom-ready with zero manual formatting.
• Custom Topic Depth — You control scope and complexity—quick overview or deep-dive analysis—so reports fit your actual business need without wasted filler.
• Open Source & Self-Hosted Option — Full transparency on how research is conducted, plus the option to run it privately on your own servers for sensitive topics.
• Export Ready — Download reports as clean documents or share directly—no reformatting or cleanup required.

Best For

Consultants and agencies preparing client proposals, e-commerce owners researching product niches and competitor strategies, service-based businesses evaluating new markets or regulations, startups building investor decks, real estate professionals analyzing market trends, and small marketing teams developing strategy documents.

Pricing

Free with open-source GitHub version; web interface available at no cost for basic usage. Commercial deployments and priority support are custom-quoted.

Business ROI

A typical research project that consumes 8-12 billable hours (or 1-2 full days of owner time) now takes 30-45 minutes using STORM. For a consultant billing $150/hour, that's $1,200-$1,800 saved per report. A small agency running 4-5 research projects monthly recovers $5,000-$9,000 in labor costs alone, plus faster turnaround means happier clients and more projects per quarter. Even for internal use, business owners reclaim 30-40 hours monthly to focus on strategy, sales, or execution instead of research grunt work.