Dume.ai vs Sauna

Dume.ai

• People who want inbox triage and a daily briefing without building workflows
• Reaching an assistant by WhatsApp or phone call as well as in the browser
• Desktop file, spreadsheet and report tasks handed to an agent

Sauna

• People who want to message an agent from iMessage, Slack or email
• Small teams that want one agent sharing context and memory
• Recurring briefings and follow-ups that should run while you are offline

Dume.ai

• The Free plan is limited to 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day and a single integration.
• Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; extra credit packs are sold only to subscribers.
• Two-way messaging, webhook triggers and custom instructions start at PRO, and frontier AI models are limited to MAX.
• No iOS or Android app is listed: phone use is through WhatsApp or a voice call, and the desktop app covers Mac and Windows only.

Sauna

• The Lite plan runs only on the Sauna Lite model; access to all LLMs starts at Basic for $99 a month.
• Billing is monthly only, with no annual option and no trial period on paid plans.
• Usage is metered in credits with no published per-operation rates, and unused daily and monthly allowances do not roll over.
• Shared folders need Pro, and Brain Access and browser automation are listed only on the $999 Team plan.

Dume.ai

Email triage and morning briefing

Sorts and labels the inbox, drafts replies from your thread history and sends a daily briefing of meetings, messages and reminders. Free keeps 7 days of history for these.

Routines

Describe repeated work in a sentence, such as a Friday recap email, and Dume runs it on a schedule. Webhook triggers and private workflow limits depend on the plan.

WhatsApp and phone calls

The same assistant answers on WhatsApp and on a phone number you can call, and it can call you when something needs attention. Two-way messaging starts at PRO.

Dume Cowork

A desktop app for Mac and Windows whose agent organizes files, builds spreadsheets and reports and drives a real browser. It includes Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDF editors on every plan.

Dume for Chrome

A Chrome extension that summarizes pages, groups open tabs, researches across several sources and fills in forms from a typed command, using your Dume account.

Integrations, MCP and model choice

Connects to 50+ tools including Google Workspace, Notion, Jira, Slack and Zapier, plus custom MCP servers, and lets you pick the model, with higher model tiers on higher plans.

Sauna

One agent on several surfaces

The same agent and memory are available in the web app and iOS app and by iMessage, Slack, email and Superhuman, including by forwarding a message or copying Sauna on a thread.

Persistent memory

Keeps workspace notes for lasting preferences and conventions alongside a searchable history of past conversations, so a new session starts with context.

Scheduled tasks

A saved prompt can run once, hourly, daily, on weekdays or weekly, with the result delivered to the web dashboard, iMessage or email.

Connections

A library of thousands of apps that allows several accounts per app, plus custom connections added with an API key or an MCP server URL.

Spaces, Brain Access and Shared Folders

Spaces are shared project workspaces. Brain Access opens your whole Sauna to one person, and Shared Folders share one slice of your knowledge, read-only or read and write.

Apps

Sauna builds small custom apps, such as a CRM or an expense approvals tool, on top of your connected data, with a docked chat for changes and sharing through Spaces.

Dume.ai

• Free$0

  100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents and basic AI models.

• GO$8

  per month, billed yearly ($96); $9 billed monthly

  2,500 credits a month, all integrations, 2 accounts, 5 MCP connections, 10 agents, unlimited messages and standard AI models.

• PRO$15

  per month, billed yearly ($180); $18 billed monthly

  5,000 credits a month, unlimited agents, 10 MCP connections, premium AI models, webhook triggers, two-way messaging and custom instructions.

• MAX$33

  per month, billed yearly ($396); $40 billed monthly

  12,000 credits a month, unlimited MCP connections, all frontier AI models, unlimited AI workflow creation and on-call support.

• ENTERPRISECustom

  Custom agent solutions, dedicated development, tailored workflows and priority feature requests, arranged with the vendor.

Sauna

• Free$0

  100 credits per day, or 200 with a verified payment card on file, and no monthly allowance.

• Lite$29

  per month, billed monthly

  Runs on the Sauna Lite model, with iMessage and Slack connect, 3,000+ integrations, cloud storage and persistent memory.

• Basic$99

  per month, billed monthly

  Everything in Lite plus access to all LLMs. Sauna's guide and terms both list 6,000 credits a month.

• Pro$299

  per month, billed monthly

  Everything in Basic plus shared folders and custom models. The guide lists 24,000 credits a month; the terms list 18,000.

• Team$999

  per month, billed monthly

  Everything in Pro plus Brain Access, expanded custom models and browser automation, with 60,000 credits a month shared across the team.

Dume.ai

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, GO is $96 ($8 a month instead of $9), PRO is $180 ($15 instead of $18) and MAX is $396 ($33 instead of $40), according to the pricing page.

Sauna

• Other savings

  1,000 credits for each accepted invite

  Sauna's terms say that when someone you invite creates an account and accepts, you and the recipient each receive 1,000 credits in your balance.