# The best AI employees, compared.

Source: https://maito.app/compare/best-ai-employees

AI employees are new, and they're hard to tell apart. Pick the product you're weighing to see its alternatives, or two products to compare them head to head: what each can do, where it works, and what it costs.

- [Best AI agents for Slack in 2026: which Slack AI bot should your team tag?](https://maito.app/blog/best-slack-ai-agents.md): The best Slack AI agents in 2026 compared: Maito, Slackbot, Claude Tag, ChatGPT in Slack, Viktor, Runbear, Lindy, and Slack Code. What each AI bot does in Slack, who can use it, what it costs, and which one fits your team.
- [Claude in Slack, ChatGPT in Slack, or Slackbot AI: which should your team use?](https://maito.app/blog/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-slackbot.md): Claude in Slack vs ChatGPT vs Slackbot AI: what Claude Tag, @ChatGPT, and Slackbot each do in Slack, how to set up each Slack integration, what each costs in October 2026, and where each falls short.
- [Devin is built for developers, priced per seat. What are the best Devin alternatives? And which one can the rest of the company ask for a fix?](https://maito.app/blog/devin-alternatives.md): Devin alternatives: Maito, GitHub Copilot, Claude Tag, Factory, and OpenHands compared on who can ask for code, where they ask, recurring work, security, and price, for teams that want a coding agent support, product, and sales can use in Slack and by email.
- [Devin pricing moved from ACUs to monthly quotas. What does Devin cost a team now? Is it free? And who needs a seat?](https://maito.app/blog/devin-pricing.md): Devin pricing: as of October 2026, Devin has a Free plan, Pro at $20 a month, Max at $200, and Teams at $40 per full seat with an $80 monthly minimum. What each plan includes, what an ACU is, what makes the bill grow, and how it compares with Maito at $149 per workspace.
- [Dust gives every department a builder for its own AI agents, billed by the seat. What are the best Dust alternatives? And which ones work before anyone builds an agent?](https://maito.app/blog/dust-alternatives.md): Dust alternatives: Maito, Glean, ChatGPT Business, Claude Tag, and Viktor compared on building agents, seats and credits, company knowledge, code, security, and price, for teams that want AI working across the company without designing a catalog of agents first.
- [Dust charges for AI agents by the seat, with a monthly credit budget for each person. What does Dust pricing add up to for a team? And which seat does everyone need?](https://maito.app/blog/dust-pricing.md): Dust pricing: dust.tt charges $30 a month per Pro seat ($24 billed yearly) with 8,000 credits, $150 per Max seat with 40,000 credits, and offers a Free seat with 500 credits for life. Plans, credits, seats, the free option, and a month for ten people, next to Maito's $149 per workspace.
- [Lindy bills every active user, from $29.99 a month. What does Lindy pricing add up to for a team? And who counts as a seat?](https://maito.app/blog/lindy-pricing.md): Lindy pricing: from $29.99 a month per active user, with 3,000 credits each pooled across the workspace, plus $10 per 1,000 extra credits. Plans, credits, seats, the free week, and a worked month for ten people, next to Maito's $149 per workspace.
- [n8n gives technical teams a self-hosted workflow builder with AI agent nodes. What are the best n8n alternatives? And what if nobody wants to maintain the flows?](https://maito.app/blog/n8n-alternatives.md): n8n alternatives: Maito, Zapier, Make, Activepieces, and Gumloop compared on hosting, open source, pricing per run, AI agents, and upkeep, for teams weighing who keeps their automations running.
- [Tasklet starts at $25 a month for a whole organization. What does Tasklet pricing buy? And when do the credits run short?](https://maito.app/blog/tasklet-pricing.md): Tasklet pricing: Starter is $25 a month for 10,000 credits and Pro is $100 for 40,000, with unlimited members on one organization pool. Plans, credit use, the free start, and a month for ten people, next to Maito's $149 per workspace.
- [Viktor sells AI work in credits, not seats. What does Viktor pricing come to each month? And what drains the credits?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-pricing.md): Viktor pricing: the AI employee in Slack and Microsoft Teams at viktor.com, not viktor.ai, costs $100 a month for 40,000 shared credits on its most popular Team plan, with no per-seat fees. Plans, credit use, free credits, and a month for ten people, next to Maito's $149 per workspace.
- [Zapier now counts Zap tasks and agent activities on separate meters. What are the best Zapier alternatives? And do you still need to build the workflow yourself?](https://maito.app/blog/zapier-alternatives.md): Zapier alternatives: Maito, Make, n8n, Lindy, and Gumloop compared on who builds the steps, what each run costs, free options, recurring jobs, and security, for teams that are tired of building and fixing Zaps.
- [Adapt calls itself a company agent platform. What are the best Adapt alternatives? And which ones are ready to use without building anything?](https://maito.app/blog/adapt-alternatives.md): Adapt alternatives: Maito, Viktor, Claude Tag, Lindy, and Tasklet compared on setup, who maintains the agent, models, code, governance, and price, for teams deciding how much of their company agent they want to own.
- [Best AI employees in 2026: the buyer's shortlist.](https://maito.app/blog/best-ai-employees-2026.md): The best AI employees in 2026 compared: Maito, Viktor, Claude Tag, Lindy, Tasklet, Adapt, and Dust on shared work, memory, recurring jobs, and price.
- [Claude Tag put Anthropic's shared Claude in Slack. What are the best Claude Tag alternatives? And which ones let you pick the model?](https://maito.app/blog/claude-tag-alternatives.md): Claude Tag alternatives: Maito, Viktor, Lindy, Tasklet, and Adapt compared on model choice, setup, where your team uses them, memory, and price, for teams that want a shared AI employee without committing to one AI vendor.
- [Claude Tag gives you Anthropic's Claude in Slack. Adapt gives you a platform for your own company agent. Which one should your team pick? And how much control do you really need?](https://maito.app/blog/claude-tag-vs-adapt.md): Claude Tag vs Adapt: Claude Tag is Anthropic's ready shared Claude for Slack, billed by usage on Claude Team or Enterprise. Adapt is a configurable company agent platform with model routing, your own keys, and VPC or on-premises deployment, at $8 per user plus usage.
- [Claude Tag and Lindy both put a shared AI employee in Slack channels. Which one fits your team's work? And who pays for whom?](https://maito.app/blog/claude-tag-vs-lindy.md): Claude Tag vs Lindy: Claude Tag is Anthropic's shared Claude for Slack channels, billed by usage on Claude Team or Enterprise. Lindy is a shared Slack teammate plus a personal inbox, calendar, and meeting assistant, billed per active user. How they differ on work, memory, setup, and price.
- [Claude Tag works inside Slack channels. Tasklet works from its own app. Which kind of AI agent does your team need? And what does each cost?](https://maito.app/blog/claude-tag-vs-tasklet.md): Claude Tag vs Tasklet: Claude Tag is Anthropic's shared Claude that a whole Slack channel steers, billed by usage on Claude Team or Enterprise. Tasklet is a set of persistent business agents managed in its web and Mac app, with model choice per thread, from $25 per organization.
- [Lindy now sells an AI employee for the whole team, priced per active user. What are the best Lindy alternatives? And which ones don't charge for every person?](https://maito.app/blog/lindy-alternatives.md): Lindy alternatives: Maito, Viktor, Claude Tag, Tasklet, and Adapt compared on seats, shared and private memory, meetings and email, code, and price, for teams whose Lindy bill grows with every person who joins.
- [Lindy sells a ready AI assistant for every teammate. Adapt sells a platform for your company agent. Which one does your team need? And which one costs less per person?](https://maito.app/blog/lindy-vs-adapt.md): Lindy vs Adapt: Lindy is a ready shared Slack teammate plus a personal inbox, calendar, and meeting assistant, from $29.99 per active user. Adapt is a configurable company agent platform with model routing, governance, and VPC deployment, at $8 per user plus usage.
- [Lindy and Tasklet both automate business work with AI, with very different pricing. Which one fits your team? And what does each cost as you grow?](https://maito.app/blog/lindy-vs-tasklet.md): Lindy vs Tasklet: Lindy is a shared Slack teammate plus a personal inbox, calendar, and meeting assistant, from $29.99 per active user. Tasklet is a set of persistent business agents managed in its own app, from $25 per organization with unlimited members.
- [Tasklet runs persistent AI agents from its own app for $25 a month. What are the best Tasklet alternatives? And which ones work where your team already talks?](https://maito.app/blog/tasklet-alternatives.md): Tasklet alternatives: Maito, Viktor, Claude Tag, Lindy, and Adapt compared on where work happens, how agents are shared, product code, recurring work, security, and price, for teams that want their AI employee in Slack instead of a separate app.
- [Tasklet and Adapt both run AI agents for business work, one as a ready app and one as a platform. Which one should your team pick? And what will each really cost?](https://maito.app/blog/tasklet-vs-adapt.md): Tasklet vs Adapt: Tasklet is a ready workspace of persistent business agents in its own web and Mac app, from $25 per organization. Adapt is a configurable company agent platform with model routing, your own keys, and VPC deployment, at $8 per user plus usage.
- [Viktor sells an AI employee for Slack and Teams. What are the best Viktor alternatives? And which one fits a team that outgrew credits?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-alternatives.md): Viktor alternatives: Maito, Claude Tag, Lindy, Tasklet, and Adapt compared on who can use them, what they remember, how they handle code, security, and what makes each bill grow, for teams choosing a shared AI employee.
- [Viktor sells a ready AI employee. Adapt sells a platform for your company agent. Which one should your team buy? And what does each really cost?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-vs-adapt.md): Viktor vs Adapt: Viktor is a ready AI employee for Slack and Microsoft Teams on bundled workspace credits, from $50 a month. Adapt is a configurable company agent platform with model routing, published infrastructure rates, and Enterprise deployment in your VPC, from $8 per user plus usage. How they differ on setup, control, security, and price.
- [Anthropic's Claude Tag now competes with Viktor for the shared AI employee in Slack. How are they different? And which one is easier to pay for?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-vs-claude-tag.md): Viktor vs Claude Tag: Viktor is an independent AI employee for Slack and Microsoft Teams, billed in workspace credits from $50 a month. Claude Tag is Anthropic's shared Claude for Slack channels, in beta on Claude Team or Enterprise and billed by usage. What each does, what it remembers, how secure it is, and what it costs.
- [Viktor and Lindy both sell an AI employee for Slack. Which one does more of the work? And which one costs less for a ten-person team?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-vs-lindy.md): Viktor vs Lindy: Viktor is an AI employee for Slack and Microsoft Teams that builds reports, apps, and code fixes on shared workspace credits. Lindy is a shared Slack teammate and personal inbox, calendar, and meeting assistant billed per active user.
- [Viktor and Tasklet both sell AI agents that do business work on credits. Which one fits how your team works? And which one gives you more for the money?](https://maito.app/blog/viktor-vs-tasklet.md): Viktor vs Tasklet: Viktor is one AI employee your team tags in Slack or Microsoft Teams, from $50 a month for 20,000 credits. Tasklet is a set of persistent agents you create and manage in its own web and Mac app, from $25 a month for 10,000 credits. Both bill per workspace with no seats. How they work, what they build, how secure they are, and what they cost.