Automa vs Robomotion (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Automa if

• Fits if you want to try desktop and web automation on a free plan first
• Works for teams automating repetitive desktop tasks without code

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you run automations for long, as the free plan stops at 30 minutes a day
• Skip it if you need to know the price, since Pro has no figure on the page
• Watch out: the free plan allows one developed app, and the paid plan's billing choices are only described in words

Pick Robomotion if

• Fits if your back-office work lives in web portals and desktop software with no API
• Works for organizations that need automation kept on their own machines, from $499 a month self-hosted

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you only want a few cloud apps connected, with paid plans from $49 a month
• Skip it if you need scheduled production runs on the lowest plan, since those start on Pro at $129
• Not for you if you want a lasting free plan, as the free robots stop after 14 days and credits can't be bought
• Watch out: extra robots cost $19 to $99 a month each, and AI model use is paid to the provider on your own key
• Tight if you need SSO, SAML or an SLA, which are listed only under Enterprise

Automa

• The pricing page lists a Pro plan but no price appears in the page text that could be read, so the cost of Pro is not recorded here.
• The Free plan limits third-party app runtime to 30 minutes a day and one developed app.
• The download page offers Windows and Mac clients.
• The vendor says paid plans can be billed monthly or annually, with a discount for annual, and offers pro-rata refunds on standard plans bought on its site.

Robomotion

• The Free plan includes robots for 14 days only; after that it leaves 50 daily credits for agents, and more credits cannot be bought.
• Plans cap robots by type, and a production robot for scheduled flows starts on Pro. Extra robots cost from $19 to $99 a month each.
• AI model usage is paid to the model provider with your own key, and the site says third-party services may cost extra.
• Self-hosted plans start at $499 a month, and SSO, SAML and an SLA are listed only under Enterprise.

Automa

Visual no-code builder

Workflows are designed by drag and drop, and the vendor describes bots that click and type the way a person would.

AI features

Pro lists AI-assisted features such as magic commands and flows, OCR and NLP, and advanced element capturing with XPath.

Triggers and scheduling

The plan table lists cloud triggers, work queues, dispatch mode and an advanced scheduler on paid plans.

Virtual desktop and API

Pro also lists a cloud virtual desktop and API access, which the Free plan does not include.

Marketplace

Public marketplace access is part of the plan table, and Enterprise adds an enterprise marketplace and a private section.

Robomotion

AI Assistant and visual canvas

Describe a workflow in plain language and the assistant builds it and connects the tools; every step stays on a canvas you can open and edit, then put on a schedule.

Browser and desktop robots

A software robot signs in, clicks, reads and types across websites and desktop applications that have no API. Recorders cover browsers, Windows, Java and image or OCR targets.

AI agents that call workflows

Agents run workflows on request, and any flow can be wired into an agent as a tool. Google's Agent Development Kit and the Hermes agent are available as nodes on the canvas.

Apps on top of workflows

An app is a user interface to a set of workflows, with MCP tools for agents. Ready-made apps and agents can be installed from the store and then edited.

Local or cloud execution

Workflows run on Windows, Mac or Linux computers you control, in Robomotion's cloud, or a mix chosen per workflow. Paid cloud plans include unlimited local execution time.

Credential vault and your own AI keys

Credentials are encrypted in a workspace vault and used only when a workflow runs. Keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or OpenRouter are added once and billed by the provider.

Automa

• Free$0

  1 developed app and 30 minutes a day of third-party app runtime. No credit card required.

• ProNot shown

  Unlimited apps and runtime, plus AI (OCR and NLP), cloud triggers, work queues and API access. No price appears in the page text.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds a management console, an enterprise marketplace and a private section, and expert success and support services.

Robomotion

• Free$0

  50 daily credits for trying agents, 250 one-time credits and 1 GB of storage. Robots are included only during the 14-day trial.

• Solo$49

  per month; $40.83 / month billed annually

  1 user, 1 development robot, 3 application robots, 50 flows, 2,500 AI credits and 80 cloud run hours a month, and 25 GB of storage.

• Pro$129

  per month; $107.50 / month billed annually

  From 3 users, with 3 development robots, 1 production robot, 5 application robots, 250 flows, 7,500 AI credits and 240 cloud run hours a month.

• Team$399

  per month; $332.50 / month billed annually

  From 5 users, with 5 development, 2 production and 15 application robots, unlimited flows, Document Understanding and 25,000 AI credits a month.

• Starter (Self-Hosted)$499

  per month; $415.83 / month billed annually

  Self-hosted on a public cloud or on-premises: 3 users, 2 development, 5 application and 1 production robot, 250 flows. Growth, at $999 a month, has unlimited flows.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Self-hosted in a private cloud or on-premises with unlimited robots, flows and users, SSO and SAML, an SLA with priority support and dedicated onboarding.

Automa

• Annual discount

  Annual billing discount

  The pricing page has an Annually toggle marked 50% off and its FAQ says annual subscriptions include a discount; the prices themselves were not readable.

Robomotion

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with annual billing

  The pricing toggle advertises 20% off for annual billing. The page's own price table gives $40.83 a month for Solo billed annually against $49 monthly, about 17% less.