LobeHub vs Manus

LobeHub

• People who want several agents working on scheduled tasks in the cloud
• Reaching agents from Slack, Discord, Telegram or WhatsApp
• Developers who want to self-deploy an agent workspace and use their own API keys

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

LobeHub

• Cloud usage is metered in credits that reset monthly; the Free plan's 500,000 credits are about 70 messages on GLM-5.3-Flash.
• GPT-6 Astra, Claude Opus 5.5 and Kimi K3 are marked Subscription required on the Free plan.
• The docs note that the desktop app is not fully offline: cloud models, sync and online tools still need a connection.
• The code uses the LobeHub Community License, based on Apache 2.0: distributing a derivative work needs a commercial license.

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.

LobeHub

Agent Builder

Describe the agent you need in a sentence and its name, role, skills and behavior are set up automatically, ready to use or to adjust.

Agent Groups

Several agents work on one task as a team: the system picks the agents for the job, runs them in parallel and iterates on the result.

Skills and MCP marketplaces

Agents are connected to skills and MCP servers from community marketplaces. The homepage counts more than 334,000 skills and 106,000 MCP servers.

Messaging channels

The docs cover channels for Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, WeChat, iMessage, LINE, Lark, Feishu and QQ, so agents answer in the chat apps you already use.

Pages, schedules and projects

Pages are documents written with several agents in a shared context, scheduled tasks run agents at set times, and projects keep related work together.

Personal memory

Agents build a structured memory of how you work that you can read and edit. Agent Memory is listed on the Starter plan and above.

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.

LobeHub

• Free$0

  500,000 credits a month, 15 MB of file storage, 100 vector entries, and email and community forum support.

• Community EditionFree

  The open-source edition, self-deployed with Docker or a cloud host under the LobeHub Community License and run on your own model API keys.

• Starter$9.9

  per month, billed yearly ($118.8); $12.9 billed monthly

  5,000,000 credits a month, 1 GB of file storage, 5,000 vector entries, Agent Memory and early access to new models.

• Premium$19.9

  per month, billed yearly ($238.8); $24.9 billed monthly

  15,000,000 credits a month, 2 GB of file storage, 10,000 vector entries and priority email support.

• Ultimate$39.9

  per month, billed yearly ($478.8); $49.9 billed monthly

  35,000,000 credits a month, 4 GB of file storage, 20,000 vector entries and priority chat and email support.

• Enterprise EditionCustom

  Private deployment with a commercial license, brand theming, user management, self-hosted providers, private models and custom integration.

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.

LobeHub

• Annual discount

  20% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as 20% off: Starter is $118.8 a year instead of $12.9 a month, Premium $238.8 instead of $24.9 and Ultimate $478.8 instead of $49.9.

• Education

  50% off for students and educators

  The pricing FAQ offers eligible students and education institutions a 50% discount code, requested by email from a school address with proof of status.

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.