Axiom.ai vs Hexomatic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Axiom.ai grades higher than Hexomatic: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Axiom.ai grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Hexomatic grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Axiom.ai
Browser automation and web scraping bots, built without code
Hexomatic
No-code web scraping and workflow automation with built-in tasks
Which one is for you
Pick Axiom.ai if
- Fits if you want website data scraped into a spreadsheet without writing code
- Works for anyone typing the same thing into a web app over and over
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want cloud bots on a schedule, because that starts on Pro at $50 a month
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as it's 2 hours of runtime once and then you pay
- Skip it if your team needs shared accounts, since those only come with Ultimate at $250 a month
- Tight if your jobs run long in the cloud, as each run stops at 1 hour on Starter and 2 on Pro
- Watch out: unused monthly runtime doesn't carry over, and Starter runs 1 cloud bot at a time
Pick Hexomatic if
- Fits if you collect leads or web data in bulk without writing code
- Works for sales and marketing teams repeating research across many pages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you pay monthly figures: the quoted $40.83 a month is billed as $490 up front
- Watch out: AI steps, proxies and enrichment use premium credits from $9.99 a month on top
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAxiom.aiFair | 1.6GPAHexomaticWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $15 a month, which sounds fine until you read what's missing: no scheduler, no webhooks, no API, no run recording. Those start on Pro at $50 a month, which is the dear tenth of this category and more than twice what tools here typically charge. | CSilver is $40.83 a month, paid as $490 up front, inside the middle band of automation tools ($13.49 to $50). |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. New accounts get 2 hours of runtime with no card asked for, and that runtime doesn't renew. Enough to see whether a bot works, and then you're paying. | FNo free plan and no free trial on the pricing page. |
| Features | CIt covers browser automation: point-and-click selectors, scraping, clicks, typing, downloads, logic and custom JavaScript, cloud or desktop runs, three developer APIs and an MCP server. That's a narrower job than the platforms here, and the scheduler and webhooks are plan-gated. | CScraping recipes, built-in automations, workflows, scheduling and an API. AI steps, residential proxies and email enrichment need premium credits sold as a separate add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You point at an element instead of writing CSS or XPath, but you're still building a bot step by step and working out runtime hours, concurrency and per-run time caps that change with the plan. | CNo store rating on record. You build scraping recipes and workflows yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA Chrome extension for building, a desktop runner for macOS, Windows and Linux, and a cloud runner. It writes to Google Sheets and Excel, and Pro adds webhooks, Zapier and Make, with three APIs for driving it from code. | CBrowser-based only; no desktop or phone app is listed, and no integrations are named. |
| Best for | browser bots and scraping without writing code | no-code web scraping and workflow steps |
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: Axiom.ai and Hexomatic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Axiom.ai starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hexomatic starts at $40.83 a month and scores 2.0.
Axiom.ai scores higher and starts $25.83 a month lower. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Axiom.ai for less, and 43 score higher than Hexomatic 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
At a glance
| Axiom.ai | Hexomatic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $15 / month for 5 hours of runtime | $40.83 per month, paid as $490 up front |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 2 free hours of runtime on new accounts, no credit card required; the trial runtime does not renew | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Axiom AI Limited | Hexact, Inc. |
| Price read from | axiom.ai | hexomatic.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Axiom.ai
- There is no free plan: new accounts get 2 hours of runtime once, and unused monthly runtime does not carry over.
- Starter leaves out webhooks, the API, scheduling and run recording; those start on Pro at $50 a month.
- Each cloud run is capped by plan, from 1 hour on Starter to 12 hours on Ultimate. Desktop runs have no time limit.
- The no-code builder is a Chrome extension, and team accounts are limited to the Ultimate plan.
Hexomatic
- The pricing page read shows each plan as a monthly figure with a total billed upon purchase; the monthly-billing view was not read.
- AI steps, residential proxies, email enrichment and Google data need premium credits, sold as a separate add-on from $9.99 a month.
- No free plan or free trial appears on the pricing page.
- The homepage and FAQ describe browser-based scraping; no desktop app for Hexomatic itself is listed.
Key features
Axiom.ai
- No-code bot builder in Chrome
- Bots are built inside a Chrome extension by adding steps from a searchable library and configuring them on the page. A selector tool lets you point at an element instead of writing CSS or XPath.
- Scraping, actions and logic
- Steps scrape data you point at, click, type, pick from dropdowns and download files. Logic, filters and custom JavaScript are available on every plan.
- Cloud or desktop runs
- The cloud runner adds schedules, concurrency and run recording by plan. The desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux runs bots in your own Chrome with no concurrency or time limit.
- Three APIs for developers
- The Chrome API connects Playwright or Puppeteer scripts to cloud Chrome, the Step API performs single actions such as a scrape, and the Orchestrate API triggers saved bots over REST.
- Claude skill and MCP server
- A Claude Code skill guides Claude through building a bot, and an MCP server gives Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients access to the browser and the APIs.
- Sheets, webhooks and AI steps
- Bots read from and write to Google Sheets and Excel. Pro and higher plans add webhooks, Zapier and Make. AI steps call models such as ChatGPT or Claude using your own API key.
Hexomatic
- Scraping recipes
- One-click scrapers for popular sites, plus the option to build your own scraping recipes to pull products, content or leads from a page.
- Built-in automations
- More than 100 ready-made steps, such as article scraping, email validation, pulling contacts from a page and discovering a site's tech stack.
- Workflows
- Scrapers and automations are chained into workflows. Silver runs 10 at once and Gold lifts that limit.
- Premium credits
- A separate add-on covers AI, translation, Google data, email enrichment and residential proxies, starting at $9.99 a month.
- Scheduling and API
- Workflows can be scheduled on both paid plans. API access is listed under the Gold plan.
Plans
Axiom.ai
Starter$15
per month
5 hours of monthly runtime, 1 cloud bot at a time and a 1-hour limit per cloud run. No webhooks, API, scheduler or run recording.
Pro$50
per month
30 hours of monthly runtime, daily cloud scheduling, webhooks and API, Zapier and Make integrations, run recording and a 2-hour cloud run limit.
Pro Max$150
per month
100 hours of monthly runtime, 2 concurrent cloud bots, hourly cloud scheduling, a 3-hour cloud run limit and a Slack support channel.
Ultimate$250
per month
250 hours of monthly runtime, 20 concurrent cloud bots, a 12-hour cloud run limit, team accounts and priority support.
Hexomatic
Silver$40.83
per month, paid as $490 up front
4,500 monthly automation credits, 10 simultaneous workflows, scheduling, custom scraping recipes and datacentre IP rotation.
Gold$82.50
per month, paid as $990 up front
Silver plus 10,000 monthly automation credits, unlimited simultaneous workflows and API access.
EnterpriseCustom
Gold plus onboarding, team training, campaign setup, a strategy consultant, and custom templates and automations.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Axiom.ai or Hexomatic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Axiom.ai is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $40.83 a month for Hexomatic. Axiom.ai starts at $15 / month for 5 hours of runtime, and Hexomatic starts at $40.83 per month, paid as $490 up front.
Which has a free plan, Axiom.ai or Hexomatic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Axiom.ai nor Hexomatic has a free plan. Axiom.ai has a free trial.
Which platforms do Axiom.ai and Hexomatic run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Axiom.ai lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension and only Hexomatic lists 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.