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Alternatives
10 Manus alternatives for 2026
Manus runs complex work inside a cloud sandbox and charges through credits. Other products focus on daily continuity, cited research, software engineering, team projects or self-managed agents.
Facts checked August 2026
We make Toyo and place it first. Use the product details and fit notes to make your own choice.
Consider an alternative when
Manus is a autonomous cloud agent. A different product may fit when:
01
credit use makes project costs hard to predict
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you need an assistant that remembers ongoing daily work
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a specialist research or coding agent fits the job
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your company requires more control over infrastructure
Shortlist by user need
Start with the job you need the product to do. Price alone misses setup, upkeep and team fit.
What to check before you choose
Tool access
Look for browser, code, file or direct app access based on the output you need.
Continuity
Check whether context carries into the next task, person or agent.
Cost model
Compare flat subscriptions, credits, per-seat plans and self-managed model fees.
Compare all 10 alternatives
Each entry sets out the product’s fit, strengths, running model and current price.
01Hosted
Toyo
Hosted personal and company assistant
Toyo suits ongoing personal and team work that needs durable company context.
Toyo combines a personal assistant, a shared Slack agent and Brain for company context used by connected AI tools.
Best forPeople and teams that want one managed service across personal work, Slack and company knowledge
- Handles email, meetings, follow-ups and recurring work through messages and calls
- Manages infrastructure, updates and service security for you
- Gives Slack teams a shared agent with approved company sources
- Lets connected agents read and write useful company context through Brain
Watch for: Toyo is a hosted product. Choose a self-managed option when your policy requires software to run on your infrastructure.
Price: Solo $29 a month. Pro $79 a month. Teams use custom pricing. Brain is in private beta.
02Self-managed
OpenClaw
Open-source personal agent
OpenClaw gives technical users local control and 24 messaging channels.
OpenClaw runs as a gateway on your hardware and connects to 24 messaging channels.
Best forTechnical users who want source code, self-hosting and broad channel coverage
- MIT-licensed code
- 24 messaging channels
- Choice of models and tools
- A large contributor community
Watch for: Your team owns installation, permissions, updates, credentials and uptime.
Price: Free software. Model use, hosting and maintenance cost extra.
03Hosted
ChatGPT
General AI assistant
ChatGPT combines general reasoning, agent work and a familiar app catalogue.
ChatGPT combines chat, agent work, apps and a large custom assistant catalogue.
Best forPeople who want a broad general assistant with familiar apps and models
- General reasoning and coding
- Agent mode
- Large app catalogue
- Web and mobile access
Watch for: Recurring business workflows need configuration, and the service runs in OpenAI’s cloud.
Price: Free plan. Plus costs $20 a month. Business and Enterprise plans are available.
04Hosted
Claude
General AI assistant
Claude is a strong choice for research, analysis and long documents.
Claude provides strong reasoning, writing and document work across web, mobile and desktop.
Best forKnowledge work that depends on careful reasoning and long documents
- Reasoning and writing
- Large context windows
- Web, mobile and desktop apps
- A free entry plan
Watch for: Claude is a general assistant. Inbox and calendar workflows need extra setup or Cowork.
Price: Free plan. Pro costs $20 a month. Max starts at $100 a month.
05Hosted
Lindy AI
No-code work assistant
Lindy works well for repeat business processes linked through direct APIs.
Lindy manages inbox, meeting and business workflows through direct integrations and a visual builder.
Best forPeople who want recurring SaaS workflows without writing code
- Email and calendar help
- More than 100 direct integrations
- Workflow templates
- Scheduled and event-based agents
Watch for: Lindy runs in the cloud and focuses on structured business workflows.
Price: 7-day trial. Paid plans start at about $49 a month.
06Hosted
Perplexity
AI research service
Perplexity gives fast web research with visible source links.
Perplexity searches the live web and answers with links to its sources.
Best forFast research that needs visible citations
- Live web search
- Inline source links
- Multi-step research
- Web and mobile apps
Watch for: The core product focuses on research. Email, files and business actions need another product.
Price: Free plan. Pro costs $20 a month.
07Hosted
Devin
Autonomous software engineer
Devin provides a specialist environment for autonomous software engineering.
Devin works in a development environment with an editor, browser and terminal.
Best forEngineering teams that want an agent to change, test and submit code
- Repository work
- Test execution
- Pull request creation
- A persistent coding workspace
Watch for: Devin focuses on software engineering and has a high monthly price.
Price: About $500 a month.
08Self-managed
AutoGPT
Open-source autonomous agent
AutoGPT suits technical experimentation with open-source autonomous loops.
AutoGPT chains model calls, memory and tools around a goal-directed agent loop.
Best forTechnical users who want to experiment with autonomous agents on their own hardware
- Open-source code
- Goal-based execution
- Agent marketplace
- A builder interface
Watch for: Complex tasks can behave inconsistently, and operation still needs technical care.
Price: Free software. Model and hosting costs apply.
09Hosted
Taskade
AI team workspace
Taskade brings several agents into a shared project workspace.
Taskade combines projects, shared memory and several AI agents in one team workspace.
Best forSmall teams that want project work and AI agents in the same product
- Shared project memory
- Multi-agent work
- More than 100 integrations
- A permanent free plan
Watch for: Its agents work within a structured team workspace.
Price: Free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per user each month.
10Hosted
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft 365 assistant
Microsoft Copilot fits companies whose work stays inside Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Copilot works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams using Microsoft Graph context.
Best forCompanies whose work already sits in Microsoft 365
- Native Microsoft 365 access
- Organisation data through Graph
- Enterprise controls
- Desktop, web and mobile access
Watch for: Its value drops when a team works mainly outside Microsoft products.
Price: Copilot Pro costs $20 a month. Microsoft 365 Copilot costs about $30 per user each month.
How we ordered the list
We put Toyo first because this is Toyo’s site. The rest follow their fit for people considering a autonomous cloud agent. We checked daily use, context, setup, operating work and price.
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