Free alternatives to Ema

The 12 closest to Ema

1. 

   Beam AI

   Agent platform for automating business processes at enterprises

   Free plan · from $50/mo

   What is free: 20 tasks a month, 1 base integration and self-healing outputs.

   • Beam AI has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Ema also covers chat assistant.
   Beam AI vs EmaBeam AI pricing and details
2. 

   Lyzr

   Enterprise agent platform with a free builder and custom plans

   Free plan

   What is free: Build plan: free forever, with no time limit on building and testing agents in Architect and Agent Studio.

   • Lyzr has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Lyzr is self-hostable, according to its own site.
   • Ema also covers chat assistant.
   Lyzr pricing and details
3. 

   Wordware

   Build AI workflows and agents by writing them in plain English

   Free plan

   What is free: The product page offers a Start for free sign-up; its limits are not published on a page that could be read.

   • Wordware has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Ema also covers chat assistant.
   Wordware pricing and details
4. 

   Bardeen

   Lead scraping, enrichment and qualification with AI agents

   Free plan · from $10/mo

   What is free: Every account gets 100 credits free; the pricing page does not say whether they refill each month.

   • Bardeen has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Ema also covers chat assistant.
   Bardeen pricing and details
5. 

   Kognitos

   Business process automation written in plain English

   Free plan

   What is free: A free workspace where you can sign up, write automations in plain English and run them. The FAQ states no limits.

   • Kognitos has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Ema also covers chat assistant.
   Kognitos pricing and details
6. 

   OpenClaw

   Open-source personal AI agent you run yourself and message in chat

   Free

   What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

   • OpenClaw has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Only OpenClaw lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
   • OpenClaw is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
   • Ema also covers no-code.
   OpenClaw pricing and details
7. 

   Poke

   AI assistant you text in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram

   Free plan · from $19/mo

   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 has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Ema also covers no-code.
   Poke pricing and details
8. 

   MindStudio

   No-code builder for AI agents, with 200+ models billed at cost

   Free plan · from $16/mo

   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 has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Only MindStudio lists a browser extension.
   • MindStudio is self-hostable, according to its own site.
   • MindStudio also covers templates and app builder.
   MindStudio pricing and details
9. 

   Hermes Agent

   Open-source AI agent with persistent memory and a messaging gateway

   Free plan · from $20/mo

   What is free: Hermes Agent is free and open source under the MIT license. You connect your own model provider, or a free Nous Portal account that is limited to free models.

   • Hermes Agent has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
   • Only Hermes Agent lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
   • Hermes Agent is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
   • Ema also covers no-code.
   Hermes Agent pricing and details
10. 

    Dify

    Open-source platform for building AI agents and agentic workflows

    Free plan · from $590/yr

    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 has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Dify is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Ema also covers chat assistant.
    Dify pricing and details
11. 

    Sauna

    AI teammate with memory, reachable by web, iMessage, Slack or email

    Free plan · from $29/mo

    What is free: 100 credits per day, or 200 with a verified payment card on file, and no monthly allowance. Unused daily credits do not roll over.

    • Sauna has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Sauna lists an iOS app.
    • Sauna also covers app builder.
    • Ema also covers no-code.
    Sauna pricing and details
12. 

    NanoClaw

    Open-source personal AI agent that runs in containers you host

    Free

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • NanoClaw has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only NanoClaw lists macOS, Linux and Windows apps.
    • Only Ema lists a web app.
    • NanoClaw is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    NanoClaw pricing and details

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