Assistant alternatives by use case
Start with Viktor
Recurring work across apps
An AI coworker you @mention in Slack or Microsoft Teams that connects to 3,200+ tools and hands back finished work — reports, spreadsheets, decks, code — built in its own Linux sandbox.
Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no free plan.
Compare the assistants
| Assistant | A good fit for | Pricing | App connections | Meeting capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zapier Agents | Zapier users who want prompt-built agents that act across Zapier's app catalogue | Free–$50/mo (Agents Free 400 activities; Agents Pro $50/mo monthly or $33.33/mo billed annually for 1,500 activities), Enterprise custom | Yes | No |
| Viktor | Recurring work across apps | Free $100 in credits, then $50–$50,000/mo by credit tier; Enterprise custom | Yes | No |
 Fireflies.ai | Meetings and follow-up documents | Free–$39 per seat/month (Pro $10, Business $19, Enterprise $39, all billed annually; Pro $18 and Business $29 monthly) | Yes | Yes |
 Junior | Research and document work | Standard $100–$20,000/mo (one shared credit budget in $100 steps, up to 5 Juniors); Enterprise custom; one-time $100 trial credit | Yes | No |
 Carly | Help with ongoing context | Free $0 (MCP access, 10 workflows); Personal $35/mo with 200 credits, credit add-ons +$30 to +$1,450/mo; Organization $35/seat/mo with pooled credits; Enterprise custom. Business SMS, calling and AI receptionist are Organization add-ons; no free trial published | Yes | No |
 Manus | Cloud-based project work | $20–$200/mo (Pro tiers, 4,000–40,000 credits); Team from $20/seat/mo; no free plan currently listed | Limited | Limited |
Each alternative in detail
01
Viktor: recurring work across apps
An AI coworker you @mention in Slack or Microsoft Teams that connects to 3,200+ tools and hands back finished work — reports, spreadsheets, decks, code — built in its own Linux sandbox.
- Runs on a schedule or a trigger
- Ready-made app integrations
The trade-off. Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no free plan.
Where you can use it
Web / desktop, Slack
02
Fireflies.ai: meetings and follow-up documents
An AI meeting notetaker that records your calls, runs saved AI skills on them, and answers questions in Slack, your inbox or your coding agent. It also has what Zapier Agents lacks: meeting capture.
- Joins and records your meetings
- Creates and edits documents
The trade-off. Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no social publishing.
Where you can use it
Web / desktop, Mobile app, Slack
03
Junior: research and document work
An AI employee that joins your Slack or Microsoft Teams and email, connects to your tools, and runs recurring work behind approval gates. It also has what Zapier Agents lacks: web browsing.
- Creates and edits documents
- Browses the web for you
The trade-off. Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no social publishing or security certification.
Where you can use it
Web / desktop, Slack, Email
04
Carly: help with ongoing context
An AI executive assistant you email, text or Slack that books meetings, sorts your inbox, updates your CRM and builds workflows across your apps. It also has what Zapier Agents lacks: ongoing memory.
- Remembers you between conversations
- Reads your existing files and apps
The trade-off. Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no security certification.
Where you can use it
Web / desktop, Slack, Email
05
Manus: cloud-based project work
A general-purpose AI agent with its own persistent cloud computer that plans and finishes multi-step work — research, slides, sites, data analysis — and reports back through Telegram, WhatsApp Business, Slack, LINE or email. It also has what Zapier Agents lacks: cloud computer and web browsing.
- Gives it a cloud computer of its own
- Browses the web for you
- Creates and edits documents
The trade-off. Unlike Zapier Agents, it has no free plan.
Where you can use it
Web / desktop, Mobile app, Telegram, Slack, Email
Zapier Agents alternatives for workflow automation
Start with Flozic
AI-led work across apps
Deploy AI agents and integration workflows across business applications.
Flozic: AI-led work across apps
Deploy AI agents and integration workflows across business applications.
Pricing. Free tier; Standard $9/month ($8 annual), Professional $29 ($25 annual), Business $96 ($80 annual), Enterprise custom. Usage overages are priced separately.
- Build workflows with natural language
- Autonomous agents
- Ready-made app integrations
Notion AI: AI using your own knowledge
AI built into the Notion workspace: a chat agent, autonomous Custom Agents, database automations, and custom-code Workers across your connected apps.
Pricing. $0–$20/seat/mo (Free $0, Plus $10/mo billed yearly or $12 monthly, Business $20/mo billed yearly or $24 monthly); Enterprise custom pricing; Custom Agents and Workers billed separately in Notion credits (agents $10 per 1,000 credits/month; Workers ~$0.0023/run), both free during their current beta through mid-October 2026
- Knowledge bases or RAG
- AI model steps
Make: reusable, versioned workflows
A visual scenario builder billed in shared credits across every plan, cheaper per unit of work than task-based automation, running only on Make's managed cloud.
Pricing. Free–$29/mo (Free 1,000 credits; Core $9, Pro $16, Teams $29 billed annually per month — all paid tiers 10,000 credits; paying monthly instead runs about 15% higher, e.g. Core $10.59, Pro $18.82, Teams $34.12); Enterprise is custom
- Reusable subflows
- Workflow versioning
Zapier: AI steps with human review
The largest no-code automation catalogue, billed per task, cloud only.
Pricing. Free–$69+/mo (Free 100 tasks, Professional from $19.99/mo annual for 750 tasks, Team from $69/mo annual for 2,000)
- Human approval steps
- AI model steps
Latenode: visual workflows with branching
Build AI-assisted workflows with app integrations, custom code and usage-based runtime billing. It also has what Zapier Agents lacks: visual builder and branches.
Pricing. Free: 10,000 CPU seconds/month and 5 active workflows. Pay as you go: no base fee; then $0.00012/CPU second in the first paid bracket, with lower marginal rates at higher usage. Optional AI/PnP provider usage and capacity add-ons are separate.
- Visual workflow builder
- Conditional branches
- Email, form, or manual trigger
| Tool | Approval steps | Visual builder |
|---|---|---|
| Zapier Agents | Limited | No |
| Flozic | Limited | Yes |
| Notion AI | Yes | Yes |
| Make | Limited | Yes |
| Zapier | Yes | Yes |
| Latenode | No | Yes |
Questions about Zapier Agents alternatives
Which Zapier Agents alternatives suit everyday assistance?
Start with Viktor for recurring work across apps. Fireflies.ai suits meetings and follow-up documents. Junior suits research and document work.
Which Zapier Agents alternatives suit workflow automation?
Start with Flozic for AI-led work across apps. Notion AI suits AI using your own knowledge. Make suits reusable, versioned workflows.
How do the prices compare with Zapier Agents?
Zapier Agents: Free–$50/mo (Agents Free 400 activities; Agents Pro $50/mo monthly or $33.33/mo billed annually for 1,500 activities), Enterprise custom. Viktor: Free $100 in credits, then $50–$50,000/mo by credit tier; Enterprise custom. Fireflies.ai: Free–$39 per seat/month (Pro $10, Business $19, Enterprise $39, all billed annually; Pro $18 and Business $29 monthly).
Is there a free alternative to Zapier Agents?
Yes. Fireflies.ai can be used for free.
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.
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