Do Anything vs Manus

Do Anything

• Handing over a multi-day goal such as launching a newsletter or planning a trip
• Work that needs emails sent, calls made and websites operated for you
• People who want to steer an agent from an iPhone or by text message

Manus

• Handing off multi-step research and getting a finished report back
• Producing slide decks, websites and simple web apps from a prompt
• Teams that want pooled credits and usage analytics

Do Anything

• There is no public pricing page: the web tiers were read from release notes dated February 3, 2026, and may have changed since.
• No free plan is described. New users get a 3-day trial with 500 credits, then need a subscription or credit packs.
• The App Store listing is for iPhone only. The site's metadata names Android, but no Android listing is linked.
• Vendor pages disagree on the number of app connections: the homepage says 3,000+, the App Store listing says 10,000+.

Manus

• Usage is metered in credits, and unused monthly credits do not roll over to the next cycle.
• Free accounts are limited to the Manus 2.0 Lite model in Agent Mode, 1 concurrent task and 1,500 daily-refresh credits a month.
• The pricing page lists Pro tiers of 4,000, 8,000 and 40,000 credits a month; the help center states prices only for the first two.
• The macOS desktop download is labeled for Apple Silicon, and no Linux app is listed.

Do Anything

Built-in toolkit

The agent can send and manage email, make phone calls with an AI voice, browse and act on websites, run research, write and execute code, and create documents, slide decks, images and websites.

Agent identity

Each agent has its own name and email address, which it can use to sign up for services and manage accounts, and it can also be connected to accounts you already have.

Check-ins by message and text

When the agent asks you something it waits 60 seconds, then reconsiders and tries another route. For input it really needs, it texts you until you answer or tell it to stop.

Pausing and scheduled work

The agent pauses while it waits on something such as an email reply and resumes where it left off. Recurring automations can run daily, weekly or monthly.

Plan Mode

With Plan Mode on, the agent writes out the steps it intends to take so you can review and edit them before approving the run.

Custom skills and subagents

You can upload markdown files or written instructions that the agent keeps across conversations, and it can hand parts of a job to helper agents.

Manus

Agent Mode

Tasks run in a cloud virtual machine that handles file operations, browser automation and code execution. Credits are consumed only while a task is actively processing.

Wide Research

Splits a large research job across many agents working in parallel and returns reports and datasets. The pricing page lists it among the paid Pro features.

Slides, websites and web apps

Generates slide decks from a prompt and builds full-stack web apps with a built-in database, backend and login, which can be deployed and connected to a custom domain.

Browser Operator

A Chrome extension that lets Manus work inside your own browser session, using your existing logins and open tabs once you grant it access.

Scheduled and concurrent tasks

Tasks can run on a schedule and side by side: 2 scheduled tasks and 1 concurrent task on the free plan, 20 of each on Pro.

Connectors and API

Connects to apps such as Gmail, Notion, Slack, Google Calendar and GitHub. A public API can create tasks, send follow-up messages and retrieve results.

Do Anything

• Starter$20

  per month

  5,000 credits a month. Unused credits roll over up to twice the monthly amount on every tier.

• Plus$40

  per month

  12,000 credits a month, which the vendor describes as a 20% credit bonus over Starter's rate.

• Pro$80

  per month

  28,000 credits a month, described as a 40% credit bonus.

• Max$200

  per month

  80,000 credits a month, described as a 60% credit bonus.

• Do Anything Pro$19.99

  per month, billed through the App Store

  The iOS in-app subscription named in the terms: 5,000 credits a month, rolling over up to 10,000. The App Store also lists a 5,000-credit pack at $24.99.

Manus

• Free$0

  300 daily refresh credits (1,500 a month at most), 1 concurrent task, 2 scheduled tasks, and only the Manus 2.0 Lite model in Agent Mode.

• ProFrom $20

  per month, billed monthly; 17% less when billed annually

  4,000 credits a month at $20 or 8,000 at $40, plus daily credits, 20 concurrent tasks, 20 scheduled tasks and all Manus 2.0 models.

• TeamFrom $20

  per seat / month, billed monthly; 17% less when billed annually

  Everything in Pro, plus a shared credit pool, usage analytics, access control and a training-data opt-out. SSO costs a flat $150 below 30 seats and is free from 30.

Do Anything

• Other savings

  Volume discounts on credit packs

  Release notes from January 12, 2026 say one-time credit purchases are discounted by size: 20,000 credits at 20% off, 50,000 at 30% off and 100,000 at 40% off.

Manus

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  The pricing page's billing toggle shows a 17% saving when Pro is billed annually, and the help center lists the same discount for the Team plan.

• Startups

  Manus for Startups: 6 months of Team

  Eligible startups get 6 months of the Team plan for up to 20 seats, which Manus values at $4,800. Open applications are paused; new ones come through partner VC referrals.