Airtop vs rtrvr.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, rtrvr.ai grades higher than Airtop: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Airtop grades higher on features. rtrvr.ai grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Airtop
AI agents that automate web, app and API workflows from a chat
rtrvr.ai
Browser agent for Chrome and cloud, with an ad-supported free mode
Which one is for you
Pick Airtop if
- Fits if you need to automate a website or vendor portal that has no API
- Works for developers adding a cloud browser to agents they already run in n8n, Zapier or Make
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 1 deployed agent and 1,000 credits a month, with Mark on a 7-day trial
- Pricey if Mark is what you came for, as it's only included from the $189 Professional plan
- Watch out: Starter at $29 allows 3 sessions at once and 10 agents; a custom proxy and dedicated support start at $189
- Not for you if you might want your money back, as refunds need a request within 5 business days and no credits used
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, since Airtop runs on the web only
Pick rtrvr.ai if
- Fits if you want a browser agent running inside Chrome for scraping and repeat tasks
- Works for people who can live with sponsored cards on the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you object to sponsored cards, since ad-free runs need a paid plan and credits
- Not for you if you need the cloud API, MCP or WhatsApp on a free plan
- Watch out: unused monthly credits do not roll over
- Tight if you run browsers all day: a cloud browser uses about 60 credits, roughly 60 cents, an hour
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAirtopGood | 2.8GPArtrvr.aiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $29 a month for 30,000 credits, 10 deployed agents and a proxy, which is the dearer end of normal for agent tools here. Then it's a long step to Professional at $189, where Mark and a custom proxy live. Paying yearly takes 10% off. | A$9.99 a month, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter of $19. Credits cost a cent each and a cloud browser burns about 60 an hour. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gets 1,000 credits a month, 3 sessions at once and 1 deployed agent, plus a one-time 10,000-credit bonus. That's enough to build one thing and watch it run, and then you're out. Nobody is living on one agent. | BFree Mode covers supported models and cloud browser time with a daily fair-use allowance and one daily schedule, shown with sponsored cards. |
| Features | AThe cloud browsers are the bit rivals mostly don't have: agents sign in to sites and portals with saved logins and proxies, up to 100 at once. Around that, Agent Builder compiles your description into repeatable code, agents run on schedules and triggers, and they can call any REST or GraphQL endpoint. | CExtension and cloud browsers, scraping and enrichment, schedules, API, MCP, CLI and WhatsApp. Cloud API calls, MCP tools and WhatsApp tasks are not on Free. |
| Ease of use | CYou describe the workflow in plain English and Agent Builder builds and tests it, so there's no code. But there are logins to save, accounts to connect and credits to keep an eye on, and no rating on record. | CNo store rating on record. You set up tasks and schedules, and may connect keys or an API. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with integrations for HubSpot, Google Ads, Google Workspace, Slack and Airtable, a REST API with Node and Python SDKs, and it can run as a step inside n8n, Zapier or Make. No phone or desktop app. | BChrome extension and web, with Claude, Codex, Slack, WhatsApp and Google Sheets listed. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | automating websites that have no API | browser agent as an extension and cloud |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Airtop and rtrvr.ai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Airtop starts at $29 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. rtrvr.ai starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3.
Airtop scores higher, and starts $19.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 4 score higher than Airtop for less, and 1 scores higher than rtrvr.ai for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Airtop also covers marketing automation and no-code.
- rtrvr.ai also covers web browser.
At a glance
| Airtop | rtrvr.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed monthly (Starter with 30,000 credits) | $9.99 per month (billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | Free Mode: supported AI models and cloud browser time at no cost, with sponsored cards and a daily fair-use allowance; one daily schedule. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Switchboard Visual Technologies, Inc. (dba Airtop) | Retriever AI |
| Price read from | airtop.ai | rtrvr.ai |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Airtop
- Usage is metered in credits. The Free plan renews 1,000 a month and allows 1 deployed agent.
- Starter is limited to 3 simultaneous sessions and 10 deployed agents; a custom proxy and dedicated support start at Professional.
- Mark is included from the Professional plan. Free and Starter get a Mark trial of 7 days or until the credits are used.
- A refund of the last charge is offered only within 5 business days and only if no credits were used in that billing period.
rtrvr.ai
- The free plan shows sponsored cards with results; ad-free runs need a paid plan and credits.
- Cloud API calls, cloud MCP tools and WhatsApp tasks are not on the free plan.
- One credit equals one cent, and a cloud browser uses about 60 credits an hour; unused monthly credits do not roll over.
Key features
Airtop
- Agent Builder
- Describe a workflow in plain English and Agent Builder builds and tests it, then compiles it into reusable code so the same input gives the same output on each run.
- Schedules and triggers
- Deployed agents run on a schedule or are started by a webhook or an event in a connected tool, and they are designed to repair a broken run on their own.
- Cloud browsers
- Agents sign in to websites and portals in browsers hosted in the cloud, with saved login profiles, built-in proxies, CAPTCHA solving and up to 100 parallel sessions.
- Integrations and APIs
- Prebuilt integrations cover HubSpot, Google Ads, Google Workspace, Slack and Airtable, and agents can call any REST or GraphQL endpoint using keys held in a vault.
- Mark
- An agent for marketing and sales work that researches your company, plans a go-to-market approach and builds the agents, with contact data and email verification built in.
- Use from other platforms
- A web agent can run as a step in n8n, Zapier or Make, or be driven from Claude Code and Codex. Developers also get a REST API and Node and Python SDKs.
rtrvr.ai
- Chrome extension and cloud browsers
- Run tasks on the page you are signed into in Chrome, or in cloud browsers that keep working after you leave.
- Scraping and enrichment
- Pull listings or profiles into a sheet. Enrichment costs 0.25 credits per returned record, and live scraping 0.15 credits per successful record.
- Schedules and triggers
- Paid plans run schedules as often as every few minutes and respond to webhooks or page changes, with no tab open.
- API, MCP, CLI and WhatsApp
- The agent can be called from code, an MCP client such as Claude, a terminal or WhatsApp. Cloud API calls need a paid plan.
- Choice of AI model
- Use rtrvr credits, ChatGPT, Claude, your own API key or a local model. Your own provider avoids model-credit charges.
Plans
Airtop
Free$0
1,000 credits a month, 3 simultaneous sessions, 1 deployed agent and a one-time bonus of 10,000 credits.
Starter$29
per month, billed monthly, with 30,000 credits
3 simultaneous sessions, 10 deployed agents and an integrated proxy. Larger credit bundles go up to 150,000 credits for $149 a month.
Professional$189
per month, billed monthly, with 225,000 credits
30 deployed agents, 30 simultaneous sessions, a custom proxy, Mark and dedicated support. Up to 500,000 credits for $380 a month.
Enterprise$558
per month, billed monthly, with 775,000 credits
Unlimited deployed agents, 100 simultaneous sessions, a SOC 2 Type 2 report and Mark. Up to 1,500,000 credits for $999 a month.
CustomCustom
Custom credits and simultaneous sessions, volume pricing and Mark included.
rtrvr.ai
Free$0
Free Mode with sponsored cards, a renewing daily allowance, 100 one-time welcome credits and one schedule a day or less often.
Starter$9.99
per month, billed monthly
1,000 credits each month, every reasoning level in Free Mode, more schedules, triggers, API, MCP and WhatsApp access.
Pro$29.99
per month, billed monthly
3,000 credits each month with 1 seat included; extra seats $9.99 each.
Team$99.99
per month, billed monthly
10,000 credits each month, 3 seats included (extra seats $9.99) and Private Mode with zero data retention.
Scale$499.99
per month, billed monthly
50,000 credits each month, 10 seats included (extra seats $9.99) and Private Mode, for cloud and API workloads.
Ways to pay less
Airtop
- Annual discount
10% off when paying annually
The pricing page's Pay annually option gives a 10% discount on paid plans and grants the whole year's credits upfront.
rtrvr.ai
- Annual discount
Annual billing: 2 months free
The pricing page has a Monthly/Annual toggle labeled 2 months free for annual billing; annual prices were not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airtop or rtrvr.ai?
As of Nov 13, 2026, rtrvr.ai is cheaper to start with: $9.99 a month, against $29 a month for Airtop. Airtop starts at $29 per month, billed monthly (Starter with 30,000 credits), and rtrvr.ai starts at $9.99 per month (billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Airtop or rtrvr.ai?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Airtop and rtrvr.ai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Airtop and rtrvr.ai run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only rtrvr.ai lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.