The CREAO Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CREAO 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.
CREAO
The Insider’s Guide
AI agent builder that runs scheduled work in your tools
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI app builders, read from CREAO’s own pages.
Made by CREAO AI · checked Nov 13, 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 CREAO’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CREAO’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 23 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade
CREAO builds AI agents from plain-language instructions and runs them on schedules, webhooks or messages, connecting to tools such as Gmail, Slack and Linear. Agents can pause for approval before sending or changing anything. Plans are credit-based and priced by team size.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about CREAO, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It is not a site or app builder, which most of its category is.
- 1
Best for agents that run scheduled work in your tools
CREAO builds agents from a chat and runs them on schedules against Gmail, Slack, Linear and the like.
- 2
Paid plans start at $20 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $20 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
1 member, 30 one-time credits plus 5 daily credits per team, standard models and one personal connector per agent app.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Agents from chat
Describe a recurring task and CREAO builds an agent for it, with a Super Agent for general requests.
- 6
Schedules and triggers
Agents run daily, weekly, on a webhook or when a Slack message arrives.
- 7
Approval gates
Write or destructive actions pause for sign-off until an agent is switched to full auto.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 23 of 89
That is against the other AI app builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace CREAO 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.
CREAO at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $20 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- CREAO AI
- Category
- AI App Builders
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for agents that run scheduled work in your tools
CREAO builds agents from a chat and runs them on schedules against Gmail, Slack, Linear and the like. It is not a site or app builder, which most of its category is. The free plan is a handful of credits, and the plans climb fast, from $20 to $50, $150 and $1,000 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $20 a month on monthly billing, the middle of what AI app builders charge, and credits beyond the plan cost $0.15 each. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 1 member with 30 one-time credits plus 5 a day per team, standard models and one personal connector per agent app. Enough to try it, not to run it. |
| Features | C | Covers agents from chat, schedules, triggers, approval gates, memory and connectors. It builds automations, not standalone apps, so it only partly overlaps its category. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You describe the agent and connect your accounts, which is setup work. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with a real list of connectors including Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, Linear, Asana, Drive and Zoom. |
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 CREAO is for
- Fits if you want a recurring task, like a weekly summary from your inbox, handled by an agent
- Works for people who already live in Slack, Gmail and Linear and want those connected
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a website or an app, because it builds agents and automations rather than standalone apps
- Tight if you stay free: 30 one-time credits and 5 a day per team
- Pricey if you outgrow Pro, as the next steps are $50, $150 and $1,000 a month
- Watch out: in a team every member gets the owner's plan and only the owner pays, so one account carries the bill
- Watch out: the prices shown are for monthly billing, and yearly billing is advertised as 20% less
Good to know
Good for
- Marketers and operators automating recurring work
- Solo users and small teams who want agents rather than a code app
Worth knowing
- Prices shown are for monthly billing; the page labels yearly billing as saving 20%.
- Extra credits cost $0.15 each, or 30% less when buying 4,000 or more.
- Inside a team, every member gets the owner's plan and only the owner pays.
- It builds agents and automations rather than standalone apps, unlike most tools in this category.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$20
A month to start. There is a free plan too
CREAO has a free plan. Paid plans start at $20 per month, billed monthly.
Free
$0
1 member, 30 one-time credits plus 5 daily credits, standard models, 1 concurrent scheduled run.
Pro
$20
per month, billed monthly
Up to 3 people, 200 credits a month on one team wallet, premium models and 2 concurrent scheduled runs.
Pro Plus
$50
per month, billed monthly
Up to 5 people, 600 credits a month, large uploads and priority support.
Max
$150
per month, billed monthly
Up to 10 people, 2,000 credits a month, 4 concurrent scheduled runs and dedicated support.
Ultra
$1000
per month, billed monthly
Up to 50 people, 20,000 credits a month and founder office hours.
Enterprise
Custom
Volume credits, SSO and a dedicated partner; sold through sales.
The free plan
1 member, 30 one-time credits plus 5 daily credits per team, standard models and one personal connector per agent app.
Read from creao.ai on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page labels the Yearly option as saving 20% compared with monthly billing.
Stated on creao.ai
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
AI agent builder that runs scheduled work in your tools. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, AI agents, no-code, image generation, video generation.
Covers agents from chat, schedules, triggers, approval gates, memory and connectors.
- Agents from chat
- Describe a recurring task and CREAO builds an agent for it, with a Super Agent for general requests.
- Schedules and triggers
- Agents run daily, weekly, on a webhook or when a Slack message arrives.
- Approval gates
- Write or destructive actions pause for sign-off until an agent is switched to full auto.
- Memory
- Preferences and decisions from conversations carry over to new agents.
- Media generation
- Agents can generate video, images and voice narration, and operate a browser.
- Connectors
- Over 30 built-in connectors, including Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, Linear, Asana and Google Drive.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Linear
- Asana
- Google Drive
- Zoom
CREAO is made by CREAO AI.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
23/89
Other AI app builders it is graded above
CREAO's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 27.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 29 of 89) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 38 of the 82 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 14 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI app builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. CREAO’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 89
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 89
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 29 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 85 AI app builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. CREAO 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 CREAO 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: 39 of the 89 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $240 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.
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
What this rests on. CREAO’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
Taskade, Zite, Base44, Lovable and Retool
The 5 tools CREAO is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Taskade
Free plan · from $6/mo
Workspace that builds apps, AI agents and automations from prompts.
- Only Taskade lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Taskade lists a browser extension.
- CREAO also covers image generation and video generation.
- 2.4GPA
Zite
Free plan · from $20/mo
AI builder for business apps, workflows and databases.
- CREAO also covers AI agents, image generation and video generation.
- Zite also covers databases, app builder and forms.
- 2.8GPA
Base44
Free plan · from $16/mo
No-code AI builder with a database, login and hosting included.
- Only Base44 lists iOS and Android apps.
- CREAO also covers workflow automation, AI agents, image generation and video generation.
- Base44 also covers app builder.
- 2.8GPA
Lovable
Free plan · from $21/mo
Chat-based AI builder for full-stack web apps and websites.
- Only Lovable lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- CREAO also covers workflow automation, AI agents, image generation and video generation.
- Lovable also covers app builder.
- 2.8GPA
Retool
Free plan · from $10/mo
Platform for building internal apps, workflows and AI agents.
- Retool is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- CREAO also covers image generation and video generation.
- Retool also covers app builder.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 CREAO free?
CREAO has a free plan. 1 member, 30 one-time credits plus 5 daily credits per team, standard models and one personal connector per agent app.
How much does CREAO cost?
CREAO lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does CREAO work on?
CREAO is available on Web.
Does CREAO offer any discounts?
CREAO publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing.
Does CREAO have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CREAO is listed for Web.
Does CREAO have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CREAO is listed for Web.
Is CREAO open source?
CREAO is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does CREAO integrate with?
CREAO's listing names Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Linear, Asana, Google Drive and Zoom.
Who makes CREAO?
CREAO is made by CREAO AI.
What are the alternatives to CREAO?
The closest alternatives to CREAO in our directory are Taskade, Zite, Base44, Lovable and Retool.
How does CREAO compare with other AI app builders?
CREAO's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 27.
Is CREAO good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CREAO C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 38 of the 82 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of CREAO?
To replace CREAO 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 CREAO’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CREAO's own pages on 13 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 CREAO AI. Prices change, so check creao.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
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.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- CREAO, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/creao
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what CREAO’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. CREAO is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by CREAO AI. Prices and plans change: check creao.ai before you buy.