Dust alternatives · AI Agents
Free alternatives to Dust
Dust has no free plan. 35 of the 51 other AI agents in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Dust is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro). 4 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
35 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 9, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Dust
- Free plan · from $99/mo
Runbear
Shared AI agents for teams, deployed in Slack and Microsoft Teams
What is free: New organizations start on a Free plan for Slack and Microsoft Teams with a limited credit allowance, the size of which is not published. Agents pause when it runs out.
- Runbear starts at $99 per month, billed monthly (Team; 20% less billed yearly). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Runbear has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Runbear also covers no-code.
- Free plan · from $16/mo
MindStudio
No-code builder for AI agents, with 200+ models billed at cost
What is free: One agent and 1,000 runs a month. AI model usage is charged on top at the provider's price, or you can connect your own API keys.
- MindStudio starts at $16 per month plus model usage, billed yearly. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- MindStudio has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- MindStudio is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- MindStudio also covers templates, app builder and no-code.
- Free plan · from $40/mo
Kortix
Open-source platform for running AI agents from a git repo you own
What is free: 200 credits a month for sandbox compute and 1 project, with model access through your own API key or a connected ChatGPT subscription.
- Kortix starts at $40 per seat / month (Team). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Kortix has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Kortix lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $9.9/mo
LobeHub
Workspace for building and running teams of AI agents
What is free: LobeHub Cloud gives every registered user 500,000 credits a month with 15 MB of file storage; some models need a subscription. The community edition can be self-deployed at no cost.
- LobeHub starts at $9.9 per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- LobeHub has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only LobeHub lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $19/mo
Poke
AI assistant you text in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram
What is free: Free plan with no credit card: app, email and calendar connections and a small usage allowance that refills automatically. Once it is used up, Poke keeps responding in a lighter mode.
- Poke starts at $19 per month, billed monthly (Pro). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Poke has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Poke also covers chat assistant.
- Free plan · from $42.50/mo
AutoGPT
Open-source agent platform with a hosted team of AI Experts
What is free: Self-hosting the open-source platform is free; you supply the infrastructure and your own model API keys. The hosted cloud has no free plan, only a 7-day Pro trial.
- AutoGPT starts at $42.50 per month, billed yearly at $510 (Pro); $50 billed monthly. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- AutoGPT has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- AutoGPT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $590/yr
Dify
Open-source platform for building AI agents and agentic workflows
What is free: Sandbox plan: 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50 MB of knowledge storage and 200 one-time message credits. The self-hosted Community Edition is also free.
- Dify starts at $590 per workspace / year (Professional); $59 billed monthly. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Dify has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Dify is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $50/mo
Simular Sai
Computer-use agent that operates a cloud desktop or your own computer
What is free: Explore plan: a credit allowance refreshed daily, limited access to a cloud-based Windows computer, workflow creation and testing, and community support.
- Simular Sai starts at $50 per month (Pay as you go, includes 50,000 credits). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Simular Sai has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Simular Sai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Free
goose
Open-source AI agent with a desktop app, CLI and API
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- goose is free. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- goose has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only goose lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Dust lists a web app.
- Free plan · from $21.25/mo
Sim
Open-source workspace for building and running AI agents
What is free: 1,000 one-time credits (1 credit is $0.005), 1 workspace, 5 GB of file storage, 5 tables and 30 days of logs, with no teammates. The Apache-2.0 code can also be self-hosted.
- Sim starts at $21.25 per user / month, billed annually ($255); $25 billed monthly. Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Sim has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Sim lists a macOS app.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $29/mo
Airtop
AI agents that automate web, app and API workflows from a chat
What is free: 1,000 credits that renew each month, 3 simultaneous sessions and 1 deployed agent, plus a one-time 10,000-credit bonus and a Mark trial for 7 days or until the credits are used.
- Airtop starts at $29 per month, billed monthly (Starter with 30,000 credits). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Airtop has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Airtop also covers marketing automation and no-code.
- Free plan · from $29/mo
Agenta
Open-source workspace for building team AI agents and automations
What is free: Hobby cloud plan: 2 team members, unlimited agents and workflows, 5,000 agent runs and 20 evaluations a month, and 1 week of trace data. The self-hosted open-source edition is free.
- Agenta starts at $29 per month (Pro, unlimited users, 10,000 agent runs included). Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
- Agenta has a free plan. Dust does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dust lists a browser extension.
- Agenta is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Dust?
Yes. Runbear, MindStudio, Kortix, LobeHub, Poke, AutoGPT, Dify, Simular Sai and 27 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Dust have a free plan?
Dust has no free plan. Dust is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro).
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Dust: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.