Namelix is a great free branding tool to generate a business name for your startup. The tool uses artificial intelligence to generate short, catchy, and brandable names and also lets you filter the results using positive and negative keywords, short names preference, and domain name availability.





In all this is a totally awesome tool, and one that has helped me name my new venture.
Pros:Generates some really cool names, which even if you don't end up using, are sure to inspire
Cons:No quick help/guide (or I couldn't find one) so it took me a while to figure out how to make the tool learn my preferences
ShotKi
Very good.
Pros:Very good context generation.
Cons:Should have a wider spectrum in fonts and color combinations.
I've created many startup brand names over the past couple fo years and this one makes phase one of the process a lot faster. Phase one is that initial brainstorming to get the creative juices flowing. After that, you're back to square one, you still need to take the ten best, add another 50 based on the inspiration you got from phase one, distill that down to 3, sleep over it and select one. Overall I would recommend this for any creative concepter or writer.
Pros:Creative results
Cons:Needs an additional round of brainstorming