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9 Best AI Agent Builders of 2026
This list is for operations, revenue operations and product teams that want AI agents to do work in the tools they already use: update the CRM, triage tickets, enrich leads, post to Slack or file a report. We compared documented features and published prices for nine agent builders, from no-code assistants such as Lindy and Dust to workflow platforms such as n8n and Gumloop and enterprise suites from Microsoft and Salesforce. Scores weigh features at 40%, ease of use at 30% and value at 30%.
By the Mojolin research desk · Updated November 7, 2026 · 9 tools compared · Prices checked on vendor pages, latest November 7, 2026
Questions or corrections: editorial@mojolin.com
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Zapier Agents is our top pick: agents connect to more than 9,000 apps, there is a free plan with 400 activities a month, and Agents Pro costs $33.33 a month billed annually. n8n is the better choice for teams with an engineer, since it mixes AI agents with deterministic workflows, can be self-hosted and charges per workflow execution rather than per step. Lindy is the easiest assistant-style agent for small teams, Microsoft Copilot Studio fits companies on Microsoft 365, and Salesforce Agentforce makes sense when the CRM is already Salesforce.
Top picks
Best overall
Zapier Agents
8.9 / 10
Operations teams that want agents acting in many SaaS apps without writing code.
Read the review →Runner-up
n8n
8.7 / 10
Technical operations and product teams that want control, self-hosting and predictable costs.
Read the review →Also great
Lindy
8.5 / 10
Small teams that want an assistant-style agent for inbox, meetings and routine tasks.
Read the review →Comparison table
| # | Tool | Pricing | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zapier Agents | Operations teams that want agents acting in many SaaS apps without writing code. | Free plan with 400 activities a month; Agents Pro $33.33 a month billed annually ($400 a year) for 1,500 activities; Enterprise custom | 8.9 |
| 2 | n8n | Technical operations and product teams that want control, self-hosting and predictable costs. | Free self-hosted Community Edition; cloud Starter, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans priced by workflow executions (see vendor pricing, USD check pending) | 8.7 |
| 3 | Lindy | Small teams that want an assistant-style agent for inbox, meetings and routine tasks. | $50 in free credits for 7 days; Team from $49.99 per user per month with 5,000 credits; top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; Enterprise custom | 8.5 |
| 4 |  Microsoft Copilot Studio | Companies standardized on Microsoft 365 and Azure that need governance at scale. | Agent building included with Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30 per user per month paid yearly; standalone Copilot Studio is pay-as-you-go or prepaid credits with an Azure subscription | 8.4 |
| 5 |  Gumloop | Growth and operations teams that want many agents shared across a team on one plan. | Pro starts at $37 a month with 20k credits, unlimited agents and seats; 14-day free trial; Enterprise custom | 8.3 |
| 6 |  Dust | Teams up to 100 people that want shared agents grounded in Slack, Notion, GitHub and Drive. | Free plan with 500 lifetime credits; Pro and Max priced per seat per month (see vendor pricing, USD check pending) | 8.2 |
| 7 |  Salesforce Agentforce | Companies that already run sales and service on Salesforce. | Salesforce Foundations at $0; Flex Credits $500 per 100k; $2 per conversation; Agentforce User License $5 per user per month (requires Flex Credits); add-ons from $125 per user per month | 7.9 |
| 8 |  Relevance AI | Larger companies building an AI workforce for sales and operations with vendor help. | Enterprise plan with custom pricing (see vendor pricing, USD check pending) | 7.8 |
| 9 |  Botpress | Teams building customer-facing agents for support and lead generation. | Free plan with 100 conversations; Plus $150 a month billed annually for 250 conversations; Team $750 a month billed annually; Enterprise custom | 7.7 |
Scoring weights
Every tool gets three editorial scores out of 10, from vendor documentation, product pages and the published price. The overall score is the weighted average below, the same method on every list. Full method
The full ranking
Rank 1 · Best overall
Zapier Agents
AI agents built with Zapier Copilot that use your business data and take actions across 9,000+ apps.
zapier.com8.9
out of 10
Best for: Operations teams that want agents acting in many SaaS apps without writing code.
Zapier Agents takes the app catalog that made Zapier the default automation tool and puts an AI agent on top of it. You describe the job, Zapier Copilot helps set the agent up, and the agent can look up live data, browse the web and act in any of the more than 9,000 apps Zapier connects. Templates cover common operations work, from enriching new leads and answering an IT helpdesk Slack channel to drafting support replies from a knowledge base.
Pricing is simple. The free plan runs up to 400 activities a month, Agents Pro costs $33.33 a month billed annually for 1,500, and Enterprise adds org-wide agent sharing and audit logs. An activity covers actions, browsing and knowledge lookups, so a chatty agent spends more. Zapier notes that agents can only act through the actions you configure and do not yet honor Enterprise app restrictions. For most ops teams that want results this week, it is the best place to start.
Standout feature
Agents can act in more than 9,000 apps, the largest catalog on this list.
Use cases
Revenue operations
Enrich and score new form leads, then alert sales
Outcome: High-value prospects get a fast follow-up
IT teams
Answer routine questions in the helpdesk Slack channel
Outcome: Fewer repeat tickets for the IT queue
Product teams
Summarize Slack threads into a Google Doc
Outcome: Decisions are recorded without manual notes
Key features
- Agents built with help from Zapier Copilot
- Actions across 9,000+ connected apps
- Live data sources and web browsing
- Chrome extension for working with agents in the browser
- Templates such as lead enrichment, IT helpdesk Slack responder and Zendesk ticket agent
Pros
- Permanent free plan with 400 activities a month
- Largest app catalog on this list
- Team accounts share one pool of agent activities
Cons
- Agents do not yet support Enterprise app and action restrictions
- Pro allows 1,500 activities a month, which busy agents can use up
- Agents can only act through triggers and actions you have set up
Rank 2 · Runner-up
n8n
A workflow automation platform where AI agents and deterministic workflows run side by side, in the cloud or self-hosted.
n8n.io8.7
out of 10
Best for: Technical operations and product teams that want control, self-hosting and predictable costs.
n8n is the strongest choice when an agent has to run inside real business processes rather than in a chat window. Its pitch is a dial from deterministic to autonomous: fixed workflows handle steps that never change, the AI Agent node adds judgment inside a workflow, and autonomous agents persist between runs. More than 600 native integrations and your own workflows become tools an agent can call, and you can set which tools it may reach and which actions need a human.
The operations story is good too. You can open any run, inspect inputs and outputs, and replay it to see where it broke, with scheduling, error handling and versioning built in. All plans include unlimited users and workflows and bill per execution regardless of step count. The Community Edition is free to self-host. The trade-off is effort: building in n8n feels closer to engineering, and cloud prices loaded in euros for us, so check the live page.
Standout feature
Pricing counts whole workflow executions, so a 50-step agent run costs the same as a 2-step one.
Use cases
Operations engineers
Route leads with fixed rules and let an agent handle edge cases
Outcome: Lower model spend with fewer misrouted leads
Product teams
Build a RAG chatbot over Google Drive documents
Outcome: Internal answers grounded in company files
Regulated companies
Self-host agents with audit logs and SIEM log streaming
Outcome: Data stays in-house
Key features
- AI Agent node plus standalone autonomous agents in the same workspace
- 600+ native integrations, and your own workflows, usable as agent tools
- Step-by-step inspection and replay of any run
- Human approval steps and limits on the tools an agent can reach
- 9,000+ community-built templates
Pros
- Billed per workflow execution, not per step or user
- Self-hosted Community Edition is available on GitHub
- Unlimited users and workflows on every plan
Cons
- Steeper learning curve than chat-first agent tools
- SSO, Git version control and multiple environments start on Business
- Cloud prices showed in euros from our location
Rank 3 · Also great
Lindy
An AI teammate that works in Slack, email and meetings, with 1,500+ integrations and built-in approvals.
lindy.ai8.5
out of 10
Best for: Small teams that want an assistant-style agent for inbox, meetings and routine tasks.
Lindy is the most approachable agent on this list for people who do not want to design workflows. It behaves like a teammate: you mention it in Slack, it manages your inbox and drafts replies in your voice, records meetings and handles scheduling, prep and follow-up. Behind that sit 1,500+ integrations, MCP support for other tools, a choice of model per task and computer use for apps without an API.
Safety is handled well. Anything with outside impact, such as sending an email or updating a ticket, waits for approval, and if the credit pool runs low Lindy pauses rather than billing more. The Team plan starts at $49.99 per user per month for 5,000 credits, with top-ups at $10 per 1,000. Lindy's own guide puts deep research at 250 to 1,000 credits, so heavy users will need more. Every active user is a paid seat and monthly credits do not roll over.
Standout feature
Any action with outside impact waits for approval, while read-only lookups run on their own.
Use cases
Founders
Triage the inbox and draft replies for approval
Outcome: Less time spent in email
Account managers
Prep for client meetings and send follow-ups
Outcome: Consistent follow-up after every call
Operations leads
Run scheduled daily briefs from connected tools
Outcome: A morning summary without manual reporting
Key features
- Slack-native teammate that works in threads and mentions
- Inbox management and replies drafted in your voice
- Meeting recording, notes, scheduling and follow-up
- 1,500+ integrations plus MCP support
- Model selection per task and computer use
Pros
- Actions with outside impact wait for approval
- Credits pool across the whole team
- Pauses instead of billing extra when credits run out
Cons
- Every active user takes a paid seat
- Monthly credits do not roll over
- Free credits last only 7 days
Rank 4
Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft's studio for building chat, voice and autonomous agents, workflows and apps connected to Microsoft 365 and 1,500+ connectors.
microsoft.com8.4
out of 10
Best for: Companies standardized on Microsoft 365 and Azure that need governance at scale.
Copilot Studio is the most complete enterprise agent platform here. In one studio you can build chat or voice agents, autonomous agents that plan and escalate work, workflows and apps, and let them call each other. Agents connect through Work IQ, more than 1,500 prebuilt data connectors and MCP servers, and you can pick from default or custom models. Multi-agent orchestration routes tasks to specialist agents, including partner agents.
Governance is the real draw. There is a full dev, test and prod lifecycle with approval gates, environment groups that fence off experiments, Entra ID access controls and audit logs that flow into Microsoft Purview. Admins can set credit budgets per user group. Pricing depends on how you buy: Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30 per user per month paid yearly includes building agents inside Microsoft 365, while external and autonomous agents use pay-as-you-go or prepaid credits on an Azure subscription. For Microsoft shops this is the safe choice, but it is heavier than the tools above it.
Standout feature
Agent events flow into Microsoft Purview audit logs alongside the rest of the company's compliance data.
Use cases
Finance teams
Run a balance sheet reconciliation agent that flags variances
Outcome: Faster month-end close
IT departments
Automate ticket intake, triage and updates
Outcome: Shorter queue for routine requests
HR teams
Screen and rank candidates with a recruiting agent
Outcome: Recruiters focus on the best matches
Key features
- Conversational and autonomous agents that plan tasks and escalate work
- Work IQ, 1,500+ prebuilt data connectors and MCP servers
- Multi-agent orchestration across Microsoft and partner agents
- Mix of traditional workflow automation and agentic reasoning
- Dev, test and prod lifecycle with approval gates and audit trails
Pros
- Deep security through Entra ID, Defender and Purview audit logs
- Publish agents internally, to websites or to social channels
- Budgets and usage limits by user group
Cons
- Standalone plans require an Azure subscription
- Credit-based billing takes effort to forecast
- Best value only if you already pay for Microsoft 365
Rank 5
Gumloop
An agent platform with unlimited agents and seats, 35+ models, MCP hosting and connector guardrails.
gumloop.com8.3
out of 10
Best for: Growth and operations teams that want many agents shared across a team on one plan.
Gumloop is built for teams that want to run many agents without paying per seat. Pro starts at $37 a month and includes unlimited agents, seats and teams, 20k credits a month and access to more than 35 models, with the option to bring your own API keys. Shared credentials mean one person can connect a tool and the rest of the team can use it, and Company Brain and GitHub skill sync give agents company context.
For technical users there is a Gumloop MCP, a CLI and one hosted MCP server on Pro, and older workflow-style builds still run under Workflows (Legacy). Pro lists an 8% orchestration fee, so read the credit FAQ before scaling. Governance features such as org-wide connector policies, SCIM and SAML, audit logs and AI spend controls sit on Enterprise. Gumloop's own use cases lean toward growth work: ad campaigns, lead qualification, CRM updates and competitor research, which suits marketing operations well.
Standout feature
Unlimited seats on the $37 Pro plan, so pricing does not grow with headcount.
Use cases
Marketing operations
Run an agent that manages and reports on ad campaigns
Outcome: Less manual reporting
Sales operations
Qualify inbound leads and update the CRM
Outcome: Clean pipeline data
Product marketers
Research competitors on a schedule
Outcome: Fresh competitive notes each week
Key features
- Unlimited agents, seats and teams on Pro
- 35+ models with bring-your-own API keys
- 20k included credits a month on Pro
- Hosted MCP server and Gumloop MCP and CLI
- Connector policies and guardrails, audit logs and SCIM/SAML on Enterprise
Pros
- Seats are unlimited, so the whole team can build
- Bring your own model keys
- Shared credentials across the team
Cons
- No permanent free plan
- Orchestration fee of 8% listed on Pro
- Org-wide guardrails and audit logs are Enterprise only
Rank 6
Dust
A workspace for custom AI agents with company knowledge, 20+ frontier models and multi-agent workflows on schedules and triggers.
dust.tt8.2
out of 10
Best for: Teams up to 100 people that want shared agents grounded in Slack, Notion, GitHub and Drive.
Dust is a team workspace for agents that know your company. You build custom agents with skills, knowledge and tools, connect Slack, Notion, GitHub, Drive and more than 20 other sources, and reach any other tool through MCP. Agents can run in multi-agent workflows on schedules or event triggers, and Frames turn results into interactive dashboards and small apps. Pods give groups a shared workspace with common context.
The model choice is wide, with more than 20 frontier models including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral and DeepSeek, and the Business tier already includes SSO and US or EU data residency. Dust also connects to Zapier, Make, n8n and Power Automate, so it can sit on top of existing automations. It suits knowledge-heavy work more than high-volume record updates. The free plan gives 500 lifetime credits, and Pro and Max are priced per seat; our fetch showed euro prices, so check the live page.
Standout feature
More than 20 frontier models from several providers in one workspace.
Use cases
Product teams
Answer roadmap and spec questions from Notion and GitHub
Outcome: Fewer interruptions for product managers
Support operations
Run a scheduled agent that summarizes new issues
Outcome: Trends spotted earlier
Key features
- Custom agents with skills, knowledge and tools
- Multi-agent workflows on schedules and event triggers
- Connectors to Slack, Notion, GitHub, Drive and 20+ sources, or any tool via MCP
- 20+ frontier models including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral and DeepSeek
- Frames for interactive dashboards and apps
Pros
- Choice of 20+ models in one workspace
- SSO with Okta, Entra ID and Jumpcloud on the Business tier
- US and EU data residency
Cons
- Business tier is for teams up to 100 people
- SCIM and audit logs are Enterprise features
- Prices showed in euros from our location
Rank 7
Salesforce Agentforce
Salesforce's platform for customer-facing and employee-facing agents built on CRM data, billed by actions, conversations or users.
salesforce.com7.9
out of 10
Best for: Companies that already run sales and service on Salesforce.
Agentforce is the agent layer for companies whose operations already live in Salesforce. Agentforce Builder, Prompt Builder and Agent Script let admins create customer-facing agents for service and sales, employee-facing agents and voice agents, all working on CRM records under existing Salesforce permissions. Salesforce Foundations lets you start building at $0.
The pricing page is detailed but complex. Flex Credits cost $500 per 100,000 and are drawn per action, customer conversations can be bought at $2 each, and an Agentforce User License for employees costs $5 per user per month on top of credits. Add-ons for Sales, Service and Field Service at $125 per user per month give unmetered employee use, and Max Edition starts at $550 per user per month. You can pre-purchase, pre-commit or pay as you go. For Salesforce customers this is the most native option; for everyone else, the setup and cost are hard to justify.
Standout feature
Agents act on Salesforce CRM records under the permissions your org already uses.
Use cases
Service teams
Resolve customer requests with a customer-facing agent
Outcome: Fewer cases reach human agents
Sales operations
Give reps agents that update opportunities and draft follow-ups
Outcome: Cleaner CRM data
Key features
- Agentforce Builder, Prompt Builder and Agent Script
- Customer-facing agents, employee agents and Agentforce Voice
- Flex Credits billed per action
- Pre-Purchase, Pre-Commit and PayGo buying models with a Digital Wallet
- Agentforce add-ons with unmetered employee usage for Sales, Service and Field Service
Pros
- Agents work directly on Salesforce CRM data and permissions
- Several billing models to match usage
- Free Foundations tier to start building
Cons
- Pricing is complex, with many SKUs
- Most value requires an existing Salesforce setup
- Unmetered employee use costs $125 or more per user per month
Rank 8
Relevance AI
An enterprise platform for building teams of AI agents by drag and drop, plain language or MCP, with evals and an embedded deployment team.
relevanceai.com7.8
out of 10
Best for: Larger companies building an AI workforce for sales and operations with vendor help.
Relevance AI is aimed at companies that want an AI workforce rather than a single agent. Teams can build three ways, all shipping to the same runtime: a visual canvas for agents, tools and approvals; Invent, which turns a plain-language description into an agent with its prompt, tools and evals; and MCP access so engineers can create agents and run evals from Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. The Enterprise plan lists unlimited agents, tools, users and projects, more than 2,000 integrations, calling and meeting agents, A/B testing and SSO, RBAC and audit logs.
Its focus on evaluation stands out: Relevance samples live runs, charts the pass rate and flags drift. An embedded deployment team maps use cases in the first weeks and trains your staff. The downside is access. The pricing page shows only an Enterprise plan with custom pricing, so there is no quick way to try it on a small budget.
Standout feature
Invent writes the prompt, tools and evals for a new agent from a plain description.
Use cases
Sales development teams
Build lead researcher, qualifier and outbound agents
Outcome: More pipeline coverage without more headcount
Finance operations
Deploy contract review and invoice matching agents
Outcome: Less manual document checking
Key features
- Three ways to build: visual canvas, plain language with Invent, or MCP from Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
- Agents generated with prompts, tools and evals from a description
- 2,000+ integrations and calling and meeting agents
- Agent evaluations, A/B testing and analytics
- SSO, RBAC and audit logs
Pros
- Evals sample live runs and flag drift
- Embedded deployment team helps with the first use cases
- Unlimited agents, users and projects on Enterprise
Cons
- No self-serve plan or published price
- Sales-led onboarding is slower to start
- Overkill for a team building one or two agents
Rank 9
Botpress
A platform for customer-facing AI agents on web chat and WhatsApp, priced by conversations with AI usage included.
botpress.com7.7
out of 10
Best for: Teams building customer-facing agents for support and lead generation.
Botpress fits a narrower part of this list: agents that talk to customers. Pricing is per conversation rather than per seat, and every conversation includes $0.10 of AI usage, so model costs are covered up to that point. The free plan gives 100 conversations, 3 seats and 3 agents on web chat and WhatsApp, plus a public Help Center. Plus costs $150 a month billed annually for 250 conversations and adds unlimited agents, white-label web chat, a custom domain for the Help Center and live chat support.
Team at $750 a month billed annually raises the allowance to 1,500 conversations and adds unlimited seats, routing, RBAC, team analytics and real-time collaboration in the Studio. Voice and uptime SLAs are Enterprise features. Extra conversations cost $65 per 100 on Plus and $50 per 100 on Team. Ops teams that mainly need internal agents acting in business tools will get more from the tools ranked above.
Standout feature
Every conversation includes $0.10 of AI usage, so LLM costs are part of the plan price.
Use cases
Support teams
Answer common questions on web chat from a Help Center
Outcome: Fewer tickets reach the support queue
Marketing teams
Capture and qualify leads on WhatsApp
Outcome: More conversations turn into sales calls
Key features
- Unlimited AI agents on paid plans
- Web chat and WhatsApp channels
- AI usage included, $0.10 per conversation
- Help Center knowledge base with custom domain on Plus
- Teams, routing and RBAC on Team
Pros
- Free plan with 3 seats and 3 agents
- LLM costs included in the conversation price
- White-label web chat on Plus
Cons
- Built for customer conversations more than internal operations
- Voice channel only on Enterprise
- Extra conversations cost $65 per 100 on Plus
Frequently asked questions
+What is the best AI agent builder in 2026?
Zapier Agents is our top pick for operations and product teams because its agents can act in more than 9,000 apps, there is a free plan with 400 activities a month, and Agents Pro costs $33.33 a month billed annually. n8n is the better pick for technical teams that want self-hosting.
+What is the difference between an AI agent and an automation workflow?
A workflow follows fixed steps you define, so the same input gives the same result. An agent uses a model to decide which steps and tools to use. Tools such as n8n and Copilot Studio let you mix both in one process.
+Is there a free AI agent builder?
Yes. Zapier Agents has a free plan with 400 activities a month, Botpress has a free plan with 100 conversations, Dust offers 500 lifetime credits, and n8n's Community Edition can be self-hosted for free.
+Which AI agent builder is best for Microsoft 365 or Salesforce companies?
Microsoft Copilot Studio fits Microsoft 365 companies, with agent building included in Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30 per user per month paid yearly. Salesforce Agentforce fits Salesforce customers, with Flex Credits at $500 per 100,000 and a $5 per user per month employee license.
+How are AI agent builders priced?
Most charge by usage rather than seats alone. Zapier counts activities, n8n counts workflow executions, Lindy, Gumloop and Dust use credits, Botpress counts conversations, and Salesforce sells Flex Credits per action. Estimate your monthly volume in each unit before comparing prices.
About this list
Updated November 7, 2026 by the Mojolin research desk. Mojolin is self-funded
Questions or corrections: editorial@mojolin.com
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