Manus vs MuleRun

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

MuleRun

• Handing off research, reports, slides and data analysis as whole tasks
• Recurring jobs such as daily briefings that should run while you are offline
• Web tasks that need your own logged-in browser sessions

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.

MuleRun

• The Free plan has no monthly credits, only the sign-up and daily bonus credits, and the docs say Scheduled Tasks need Plus or above.
• Team and Enterprise are listed on the pricing page without prices; Enterprise goes through sales.
• The site lists no desktop or mobile app: it runs in the browser, with a Chrome extension and a command-line tool. Its iOS app legal pages are marked archived.
• E-commerce and social media data sources are limited to paid, Team and Enterprise accounts.

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.

MuleRun

Chat with visible execution

You describe a task in plain language and the agent shows its plan, tool calls and questions as it works, then returns files you can download, share by link or save as a template.

Computer

A persistent cloud machine with its own disk and workspace that stays online, is backed up daily and can be rolled back. Plus, Super and Pro differ mainly in its cores and memory.

Scheduled Tasks

Recurring prompts run on your Computer hourly, daily, weekly or at a custom interval and deliver results to MuleRun or a connected messaging channel. Requires Plus or above.

Browser Connector

A Chrome extension opens tabs in your local browser so the agent can read pages, fill forms and collect data with your signed-in sessions, which stay on your device.

Pages

The agent can publish static or dynamic sites to a mule.page address with version history and an optional database. Custom domains are for paid plans.

Drive, Knowledge and Datasources

Built-in file storage, a library of reusable skills matched to each task, and data feeds for financial markets, with e-commerce and social sentiment data on paid plans.

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.

MuleRun

• Free$0

  500 sign-up credits and 200 credits refreshed daily, 5 deployed pages, 10 GB Drive storage, up to 10 tasks at once and Discord community support.

• Plus$16

  per month, billed yearly ($192); $20 billed monthly

  2,000 credits a month, credit top-ups, a personal VM with 2 cores and 4 GB RAM, 10 pages with a custom domain and 100 GB Drive storage.

• Super$32

  per month, billed yearly ($384); $40 billed monthly

  4,500 credits a month, a personal VM with 4 cores and 8 GB RAM, 40 pages with a custom domain and 100 GB Drive storage.

• Pro$160

  per month, billed yearly ($1,920); $200 billed monthly

  23,000 credits a month, a personal VM with 8 cores and 16 GB RAM, 100 pages, 1 TB Drive storage, faster email support and early access to new features.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Sold through sales. A separate Team option is also listed on the pricing page without a public price.

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.

MuleRun

• Annual discount

  20% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as 20% off: Plus is $192 a year instead of $20 a month, Super $384 instead of $40 a month, and Pro $1,920 instead of $200 a month.