Duet alternatives
A persistent, cloud-hosted AI coworker that runs a small business's recurring work on schedules, events, and demand, and builds and hosts the internal apps that work needs.
Alternatives by use case
Start with Junior
AI-led work across apps
An AI employee that joins your Slack or Microsoft Teams and email, connects to your tools, and runs recurring work behind approval gates.
Unlike Duet, it has no MCP support.
Compare the alternatives
| Tool | A good fit for | Pricing | App connections | Approval steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duet | Small businesses and ops teams wanting scheduled and event-triggered AI workflows plus internal apps in one workspace. | $20–$200/month (7-day free trial, no card required) | Yes | Yes |
| Junior | AI-led work across apps | Standard $100–$20,000/mo (one shared credit budget in $100 steps, up to 5 Juniors); Enterprise custom; one-time $100 trial credit | Yes | Yes |
 Squad | AI steps with human review | $99/month platform fee, plus your own AI plan; research-credit and inbox charges can apply. | Limited | Yes |
 Notis | AI using your own knowledge | Free–$149/mo | Yes | No |
 Base44 | Visual workflows with branching | Free–$160/mo billed annually ($16 / $40 / $80 / $160); Enterprise custom | Yes | Limited |
 Gumloop | Reliable unattended workflows | Pro starts at $37/month with 20,000 monthly credits, unlimited seats/teams, five concurrent flow runs and a fourteen-day trial. Enterprise is custom-priced with advanced governance and retention. No ongoing Free tier is asserted. | Yes | Yes |
Each alternative in detail
01
Junior: AI-led work across apps
An AI employee that joins your Slack or Microsoft Teams and email, connects to your tools, and runs recurring work behind approval gates.
- Build workflows with natural language
- Autonomous agents
- Ready-made app integrations
The trade-off. Unlike Duet, it has no MCP support.
Who it suits
Slack or Teams teams that want an AI coworker running recurring work with approval gates and an audit log.
02
Squad: AI steps with human review
Hosted AI teammates coordinate recurring work across connected apps using your AI accounts.
- Human approval steps
- AI model steps
Who it suits
Small teams delegating recurring operational work to supervised AI teammates.
03
Notis: AI using your own knowledge
Notis is a personal AI assistant you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack or email, and reach from your own coding agent through its MCP server.
- Knowledge bases or RAG
- AI model steps
The trade-off. Unlike Duet, it has no approval steps or audit controls.
Who it suits
People who want one assistant in the apps they already message from, and in their coding agent.
04
Base44: visual workflows with branching
Base44 automates backend work through scheduled or event-triggered Workflows inside an AI-built app, and through Superagent, a cross-tool autonomous agent that browses, connects to services via MCP and connectors, and runs its own workflows. It also has what Duet lacks: visual builder and branches.
- Visual workflow builder
- Conditional branches
- Email, form, or manual trigger
Who it suits
Teams already building an app on Base44 who want scheduled workflows and a cross-tool AI agent, on a paid plan.
05
Gumloop: reliable unattended workflows
Build shared tool-using AI agents with company knowledge, browser automation, triggers and human control. It also has what Duet lacks: alerts.
- Retries and error paths
- Run history and logs
- Monitoring and alerts
Who it suits
Teams delegating cross-app, knowledge-heavy work to controlled AI agents.
Questions about Duet alternatives
What is a good alternative to Duet?
Start with Junior for AI-led work across apps. Squad suits AI steps with human review. Notis suits AI using your own knowledge.
How do the prices compare with Duet?
Duet: $20–$200/month (7-day free trial, no card required). Junior: Standard $100–$20,000/mo (one shared credit budget in $100 steps, up to 5 Juniors); Enterprise custom; one-time $100 trial credit. Squad: $99/month platform fee, plus your own AI plan; research-credit and inbox charges can apply.
Is there a free alternative to Duet?
None of these alternatives has a confirmed free plan.
Prefer an assistant you can message?
Notis takes tasks from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack and email.
Written by Notis, which makes an AI assistant. No placement on this page is paid.