9 products compared

AI agent and automation builders

Agent builders let you assemble an AI that takes steps on its own: reading an email, looking something up, updating a record, replying. Some are visual workflow tools that added AI steps, some are built around agents from the start, and some are open source projects with a hosted cloud version.

Pricing here is the hardest to compare. Many plans are measured in credits, operations, tasks or executions, and one agent run can use several. Use the published allowances as a guide and test a real workflow before committing.

Prices checked up to 16 October 2026.

The products

9 of 9 products. Feature filters only match features confirmed on the vendor’s own site.

Botpress

Botpress · AI agents

A platform for building and deploying AI agents and chatbots across web chat, WhatsApp, Slack and other channels. It includes a visual studio, knowledge bases, tables, integrations and human handoff.

Price
From $150/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Billing: subscription + per conversation + usage-based
Checked 16 October 2026

Dify

Dify · AI agents

An open-source platform for building LLM apps, agents and workflows with a visual editor, knowledge bases (RAG), plugins and an API. Available as Dify Cloud or as a free self-hosted Community Edition.

Price
From $590/year per workspace
Free plan
Billing: subscription
Checked 16 October 2026

Lindy

Lindy · AI agents

An AI teammate that connects to a team's work tools and carries out tasks such as reports, CRM updates, inbox handling, meeting prep and scheduling. Teams reach it through Slack, iMessage, email, a Chrome extension and its own phone line.

Price
From $49.99/month per user
No free plan
Billing: per seat + usage credits
Checked 16 October 2026

Make

Make · AI agents

A visual automation platform for building scenarios that connect thousands of apps, with Make AI Agents that reason, choose next steps and trigger scenarios as tools. Usage is metered in credits.

Price
From $9/month
Free plan
Billing: subscription + usage credits
Checked 16 October 2026

n8n

n8n · AI agents

A workflow automation platform with a visual editor, 500+ integrations and AI agent nodes that call tools and workflows. Offered as n8n Cloud or self-hosted, including a free Community Edition.

Price
From €20/month, billed yearly
Free plan not verified
Billing: subscription + usage credits
Checked 16 October 2026

Relevance AI

Relevance AI · AI agents

A platform for building teams of AI agents (an 'AI workforce') for sales, support, marketing and operations. Agents use tools, knowledge and integrations, can place phone calls, and can be run with human approval steps.

Price
From $19/month, billed yearly
No free plan
Billing: subscription + usage-based + usage credits
Checked 16 October 2026

StackAI

StackAI (acquired by Asana) · AI agents

An enterprise no-code platform for building, deploying and governing AI agents that read, write and act in existing business systems. It supports knowledge bases, published chat assistants, an API and on-premise or VPC deployment.

Price
Contact sales
Free plan
Billing: Custom quote
Checked 16 October 2026

Voiceflow

Voiceflow · AI agents

A platform for designing, building and running AI agents for customer support over chat and phone. Agents are grounded in company content, connect to business systems and can hand off to human agents.

Price
Contact sales
Free plan
Billing: Custom quote
Checked 16 October 2026

Zapier Agents

Zapier · AI agents

Zapier's AI agent product: agents are given instructions and knowledge, then act across Zapier's connected apps, browse the web and run on triggers. It is billed in activities, separately from Zapier's task-based automation plans.

Price
From $19.99/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Billing: subscription
Checked 16 October 2026

Pricing at a glance

Full pricing comparison

The cheapest published paid option for each product, in the vendor’s own unit. Read the billing model before comparing two rows.

AI agent and automation builders pricing
ProductFree planStarts atBilling modelUsage chargesChecked
BotpressOfficial pricingYes100 conversations, 3 seats, 3 AI agents, no top-ups or overages.From $150/month, billed yearlysubscription + per conversation + usage-basedExtra conversations (Plus): $65 per pack of 100 conversationsExtra conversations (Team): $50 per pack of 100 conversations16 October 2026
DifyOfficial pricingYesCloud Sandbox: 200 message credits, 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents. Separate free self-hosted Community Edition (open source, Docker).From $590/year per workspacesubscriptionNone published16 October 2026
LindyOfficial pricingNoFrom $49.99/month per userper seat + usage creditsCredit top-up (Team): $10 per 1,000 credits16 October 2026
MakeOfficial pricingYes1,000 credits per month, 1 MB data storage, 1 data store.From $9/monthsubscription + usage creditsExtra credits: No public rate16 October 2026
n8nOfficial pricingNot verifiedFrom €20/month, billed yearlysubscription + usage creditsBusiness overage: €4,000 per 300,000 executions16 October 2026
Relevance AIOfficial pricingNoFrom $19/month, billed yearlysubscription + usage-based + usage creditsActions top-up (paid plans): $80 per 1,000 ActionsVendor Credits top-up (paid plans): $20 per 10,000 Vendor Credits16 October 2026
StackAIOfficial pricingYes500 runs per month, 2 projects, 1 seat, community support.Contact salesCustom quoteNone published16 October 2026
VoiceflowOfficial pricingYesFree plan for evaluation with limited features and a one-time credit grant that does not renew.Contact salesCustom quoteNone published16 October 2026
Zapier AgentsOfficial pricingYesAgents free for everyone with 400 activities/month, 10 activities per run.From $19.99/month, billed yearlysubscriptionNone published16 October 2026

Features that matter here

Confirmed on the vendor’s site Vendor says it is not offered Not verified (not the same as no)

FeatureBotpressDifyLindyMaken8nRelevance AIStackAIVoiceflowZapier Agents
Takes actions on its ownYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
IntegrationsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Developer APIYesYesNot verifiedYesYesYesYesYesNot verified
Learns from your contentYesYesYesNot verifiedYesYesYesYesYes
Website chat widgetYesYesNot verifiedNot verifiedYesNot verifiedYesYesNot verified
Enterprise controlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

What to check before you choose

Know your unit of work
Credits, operations, tasks and executions are counted differently by each vendor. Estimate how many one typical run uses.
Decide on hosting early
Open source options can be self-hosted for free, but you then run the servers and updates yourself.
Check the integrations you need
An agent is only as useful as the systems it can reach. Confirm the specific apps, not just the count.

Sources

SpideyChat makes a website chat assistant and is listed in this directory alongside other products. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any other company named here, and their names and trademarks belong to them. Facts are read from each vendor’s own pages on the date shown and can change; check the vendor’s site before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Email support@spideychat.com.