The Beam AI Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Beam AI in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Beam AI
The Insider’s Guide
Agent platform for automating business processes at enterprises
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Beam AI’s own pages.
Made by Beam AI · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Beam AI’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Beam AI’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 11 of the 101 other AI agents we grade
Beam AI is a platform for building and running AI agents that automate business processes such as invoice matching in SAP, CV screening and customer service. It offers pre-trained agents, agentic workflows that follow a company's standard operating procedures, and an agent hub for tracking tasks. Pricing is by tasks per month, from a free tier to a fixed monthly Scale plan.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Beam AI, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Free lists one base integration, and the vendor frames it for enterprise automation.
- 1
Best for agents for enterprise task automation
Beam runs pre-trained agents and workflows built from your SOPs, with a task hub and confidence scores.
- 2
Paid plans start at $50 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $50 per month.
- 3
There is a free plan
20 tasks a month, 1 base integration and self-healing outputs.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Pre-trained agents
Ready-made agents come with domain expertise, and you connect your own databases and integrations to put them to work.
- 6
Agentic workflows from SOPs
Agents are set up to follow an organization's standard operating procedures, with consent steps where a person must approve.
- 7
Task hub with confidence scores
The product demo shows a task list with status per task and a confidence figure on each step, such as vendor validation and three-way matching.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 11 of 101
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Beam AI you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Beam AI at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $50 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Beam AI
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for agents for enterprise task automation
Beam runs pre-trained agents and workflows built from your SOPs, with a task hub and confidence scores. Free is 20 tasks a month, Pro is $50 for 200, and Scale jumps to $3,990. Free lists one base integration, and the vendor frames it for enterprise automation.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $50 a month for 200 tasks and Scale is $3,990, so the step above Pro is far beyond the $52 where the dearest tenth begins. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan of 20 tasks a month with 1 base integration, which you will outgrow quickly. |
| Features | C | Agents, SOP-based workflows, confidence scores and triggers, but connectors beyond the base ones mean the Custom plan. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Workflows are built from your SOPs and integrations are by category. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with one integration named and more by category. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Beam AI is for
- Fits if you want to try agent workflows from your own SOPs on a small task count
- Works for an enterprise team that wants a task hub with confidence scores
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 20 tasks a month and 1 base integration
- Pricey if you pass Pro: Scale is $3,990 a month, with nothing published between
- Watch out: Pro is capped at 200 tasks a month
- Not for you if you need more connectors, as Free allows 1 and Scale 3 base integrations
- Watch out: the page does not say whether monthly prices are billed monthly or annually
Good to know
Good for
- Enterprises automating back-office work such as accounts payable and HR screening
- Teams in finance, banking, insurance or customer service looking for ready-made agents
- Small teams who want to test one agent on the free tier
Worth knowing
- Free and Pro are capped at 20 and 200 tasks a month; Pro is the only published price below $3,990.
- Only 1 base integration is listed on Free and 3 on Scale; further connectors mean the Custom plan.
- The pricing page does not say whether monthly prices are billed monthly or annually.
- Custom pricing is not published, and the vendor frames the product for enterprise automation.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$50
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Beam AI has a free plan. Paid plans start at $50 per month.
Free
$0
per month for up to 20 tasks
1 base integration and lower complexity, with self-healing outputs.
Pro
$50
per month for up to 200 tasks
Unlimited steps per workflow, premium AI models, output evaluation and self-healing outputs.
Scale
$3,990
per month
High-volume task execution, 3 base integrations, frontier AI models, enterprise-grade security and full self-learning.
Custom
Custom
Custom integrations, on-demand solution engineers, enterprise-grade security and full self-learning.
The free plan
20 tasks a month, 1 base integration and self-healing outputs.
Read from beam.ai on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Agent platform for automating business processes at enterprises. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, AI agents, no-code.
Agents, SOP-based workflows, confidence scores and triggers, but connectors beyond the base ones mean the Custom plan.
- Pre-trained agents
- Ready-made agents come with domain expertise, and you connect your own databases and integrations to put them to work.
- Agentic workflows from SOPs
- Agents are set up to follow an organization's standard operating procedures, with consent steps where a person must approve.
- Task hub with confidence scores
- The product demo shows a task list with status per task and a confidence figure on each step, such as vendor validation and three-way matching.
- Triggers and embedding
- Agents can be started in several ways, such as when work arrives, and can be embedded elsewhere.
- Integrations by category
- The integrations page groups connectors into CRM, finance, HR, IT, management, marketing, sales and software development.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- SAP
Beam AI is made by Beam AI.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
11/101
Other AI agents it is graded above
Beam AI's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 11 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 28 of 101) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $50 a month, against a middle price of $22.13 for the category: 54 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 49 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Beam AI’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 101
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101
- CEase of useAbove 14 of 101
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 101
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 70 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Beam AI is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Beam AI you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 101 other AI agents grade higher. It costs $600 a year.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
What this rests on. Beam AI’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Lindy, Relevance AI, Kognitos, Sema4.ai and Ema
The 5 tools Beam AI is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Lindy
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools.
- Beam AI has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- Beam AI also covers no-code.
- 2.0GPA
Relevance AI
From $19/mo
Low-code platform for building AI agents and multi-agent teams.
- Beam AI has a free plan. Relevance AI does not.
- Only Relevance AI lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Relevance AI lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
Kognitos
Free plan
- 1.6GPA
Sema4.ai
Paid
Governed workspace for enterprise agents, projects and workflows.
- Beam AI has a free plan. Sema4.ai does not.
- Sema4.ai is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Beam AI also covers no-code.
- 2.2GPA
Ema
Free trial
AI employees for HR, IT and finance teams at enterprises.
- Beam AI has a free plan. Ema does not, though it has a free trial.
- Ema also covers chat assistant.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Beam AI free?
Beam AI has a free plan. 20 tasks a month, 1 base integration and self-healing outputs.
How much does Beam AI cost?
Beam AI lists 4 plans. Free: $0 per month for up to 20 tasks.
What platforms does Beam AI work on?
Beam AI is available on Web.
Does Beam AI have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Beam AI is listed for Web.
Does Beam AI have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Beam AI is listed for Web.
Is Beam AI open source?
Beam AI is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Beam AI integrate with?
Beam AI's listing names SAP. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Beam AI?
Beam AI is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Beam AI?
The closest alternatives to Beam AI in our directory are Lindy, Relevance AI, Kognitos, Sema4.ai and Ema.
How does Beam AI compare with other AI agents?
Beam AI's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 11 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 14.
Is Beam AI good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Beam AI D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $50 a month, against a middle price of $22.13 for the category: 54 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Beam AI?
To replace Beam AI you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Beam AI’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Beam AI's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Beam AI. Prices change, so check beam.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Beam AI, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/beam-ai
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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