1. Ace by Automat
AI employee for teamsAn AI teammate with its own Mac, inbox and phone number that you reach on Slack, Teams, email, text, WhatsApp or a phone call, and that does the work inside the tools you already use.
Best for: controlling complex multi-step workflows
Documented strengths
- AI & human control: AI model steps, Autonomous agents, Browser or computer use, MCP support and Human approval steps
- Reliability & operations: Retries and error paths, Run history and logs, Testing and debugging, Workflow versioning and Secret management
- Build & trigger: Visual workflow builder, Schedule trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
The catch
The gap is platform and governance options, with nothing documented for Ready-made app integrations, Open source and Usable free tier.
Pricing
Workforce$1,800/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)EnterpriseCustom pricingWorkforce: $1,800 per month billed annually ($21,600 a year) or $2,000 per month month-to-month after a 7-day free trial, no per-seat pricing. Enterprise (managed automations): custom, "scoped to the outcomes you need". · no free tier · runautomat.com
How it differs from Notis: Hired, not integrated: Ace gets a dedicated Mac, its own email, phone number and logins in your existing apps, is onboarded and managed by Automat's team, and sits on the same agentic workflow platform that runs Automat's managed enterprise automations.
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