Comparison
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dust | 24 EUR/mo | trial | AI agents |
 Gumloop | 37 USD/mo | trial | AI agents |
 Relevance AI | not listed | ? | AI agents |
 Hermes Agent | 20 USD/mo | yes | AI agents |
 Opera Neon | 19.90 USD/mo | no | AI agents |
 CrewAI | not listed | yes | AI agents |
 Manus | 20 USD/mo | ? | AI agents |
 Agenta | 29 USD/mo | yes | AI agents |
 Sistava | 6 USD | ? | AI agents |
Each alternative in short
1. Gumloop
Multiplayer AI agent builder letting teams create agents with any AI model and integration while IT controls access.
There is a free trial. 14-day free trial of the Pro plan.
2. Relevance AI
Platform for building and running specialist AI agents for sales, customer success, marketing, HR and operations teams.
The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.
3. Hermes Agent
Open-source, self-hosted AI agent with persistent memory and messaging integrations (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, email), for people who want a personal agent they run themselves.
Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: free models only, standard rate limits, 0 USD monthly credits. The software itself is free under MIT.
4. Opera Neon
Agentic browser from Opera that reads pages, manages tabs and carries out tasks for you, aimed at people doing research and multi-step web work.
No - according to the vendor, it is paid only.
5. CrewAI
Enterprise platform for building, running and governing multi-agent AI workflows, for business teams and engineers.
Yes, there is a free plan. Basic plan: visual editor and AI copilot, GitHub integration, 50 workflow executions per month, 2 automations, tracing, LLM testing and guardrails.
6. Manus
An AI agent that executes tasks and automates workflows rather than only answering questions, for users who want hands-on help.
The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.
7. Agenta
Open-source workspace where teams build, improve and run AI agents via chat, Slack or Telegram, self-hosted or in the cloud.
Yes, there is a free plan. Hobby plan free forever: 2 team members, unlimited projects, agents and workflows, 5,000 agent runs per month, 1-week trace retention. Open-source self-hosted version free forever.
8. Sistava
AI workforce platform that sets up AI employees for defined sales, marketing, support, operations and research workflows.
The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.
FAQ
What is the best alternative to Dust?
The most popular option in the same category is Gumloop. See the comparison table above.