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AI Agents & Agent Builders

As of , EffectHub tracks 82 tools for AI agents; 52 (63%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $5 to $100 a month.

Hyperagent, Hyperbrowser and Markifact lead the list on click-through. 38 of the 82 ship a public API.

AI agents take a goal rather than a prompt, break it into steps, use tools — a browser, APIs, files, other agents — and keep going until the job is done or they get stuck. The tools on EffectHub's list are a mix of ready-made agents for a job (research, sales outreach, browsing), no-code builders for assembling your own, and frameworks for developers. The useful question is not 'how smart is the agent' but 'what can it touch, and what happens when it is wrong'.

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82
tools tracked
52 of 82
free to start
$5–$100
paid entry, per month
38
ship a public API

The shortlist — tools for AI agents

ranked by click-through

Showing the top 60 of 82 by rating and click-through.

Compared at a glance

Price, free plan, API and status of each AI agents tool on the shortlist
ToolPriceFree planAPIStatus
Hyperagentfrom $20/moNoNot confirmedActive
Hyperbrowserfrom $30/moYesYesActive
Markifactfrom $79/moNoYesActive
MindStudiofrom $20/moYesYesActive
BotDojoOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
RavennaOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
ReferentOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
Workflow Machinefrom $18/moYesNot confirmedUnstable
HeyBoss AIfrom $23.99/moYesNot confirmedActive
Kinetikfrom $25/moYesNot confirmedActive
Marketeam.aiOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
Pancakefrom $99/moNoNot confirmedActive
Pipedreamfrom $99/moYesYesActive
PipefyNot confirmedYesYesActive
TinesNot confirmedYesYesActive
BearlyAIfrom $20/moYesNot confirmedActive
ChatBotKitfrom $25/moNoYesActive
Chatforcefrom $5 onceNoNot confirmedActive
Cluingfrom $12/moYesNot confirmedActive
Emergentfrom $20/moYesNot confirmedActive
Floatboatfrom $16.58/moYesNot confirmedActive
GoSearchfrom $20/seat/moYesYesActive
MangoTartfrom $599 onceNoNot confirmedActive
NemoVideofrom $17.99/seat/moYesYesActive
NextBrowserFreeYesNot confirmedActive
OnDemandOn requestNot confirmedYesActive
Powabasefrom $25/moYesYesActive
QuixlOn requestNot confirmedYesUnstable
Simfrom $25/seat/moYesYesActive
Sintrafrom $15.60/moNoNot confirmedUnverified
UiPathfrom $25/moNoYesActive
Asanafrom $10.99/moYesYesActive
Buda AIfrom $20/seat/moYesYesActive
CocoViralfrom $15/moNoNot confirmedActive
Cronloopfrom $25/moYesYesActive
Eigent AIfrom $19.99/moYesNot confirmedActive
FreedayOn requestNot confirmedYesActive
FutureSearchfrom $20/moYesYesActive
GoAIfrom $19.99/moYesNot confirmedActive
HelpCrunchfrom $12/seat/moNoYesActive
Langbasefrom $100/moYesYesActive
Logicfrom $49/moYesYesActive
Loopafrom $17/moYesNot confirmedActive
Lorefrom $99/seat/moNoNot confirmedActive
Marblismfrom $24/moNoNot confirmedActive
Shogo AIfrom $8/moYesYesActive
Stillafrom $40/moYesNot confirmedActive
SureThingfrom $30/moYesNot confirmedActive
ASCN.AIfrom $26/moYesYesActive
Activepiecesfrom $20/moYesYesActive
Adaptivefrom $20/moYesNot confirmedActive
Airtopfrom $29/moYesYesActive
AllyHubfrom $15.99/moNoNot confirmedActive
ApexOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
BerdFreeYesNot confirmedActive
DoMyWorkfrom $15.99/moYesNot confirmedActive
Expertise AIOn requestNot confirmedNot confirmedActive
Frederickfrom $25/moYesNot confirmedActive
IronClawfrom $5/moYesNot confirmedActive
Kestrel AIfrom $100/moNoYesActive

Compare AI agents tools head-to-head

How to choose an AI agents tool

  • Separate ready-made agents, no-code builders and developer frameworks; they suit different people and the pricing differs completely.
  • Check what tools the agent can use out of the box — browser, email, files, specific apps — and how permissions are granted.
  • Look for logs, step-by-step traces and approval gates, because you will need to understand why an agent did something.
  • Understand the pricing unit: credits, runs, agent minutes or model tokens all scale differently.
  • Start with a task where a wrong action is cheap and visible.

Questions about AI agents tools

Is there a free AI agents tool?

Yes. 3 of the 82 tools for AI agents on EffectHub's list are free to use — NextBrowser and Berd; 49 more have a free tier with paid upgrades.

How much do AI agents tools cost?

As of October 27, 2026, paid plans for the 82 tools for AI agents on EffectHub's list run from $5 to $100 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 52 of the 82 can be started for free.

Which AI agents tools have an API?

38 of the 82 tools for AI agents on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including Hyperbrowser, Markifact, MindStudio and Pipedream. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.

What is the difference between an AI agent and a chatbot?

A chatbot answers; an agent acts. Given a goal, an agent plans steps, calls tools and APIs, checks results and continues without a prompt for each step. That autonomy is the point and the risk, which is why most agent tools add approval steps and logs.

Can I build an AI agent without coding?

Yes — several tools on EffectHub's list are no-code builders where you describe the job, connect apps and set rules. Developer frameworks offer more control for complex, multi-step systems; EffectHub's cards and taglines say which kind each tool is.

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For journalists, researchers and AI assistants: the figures on this page in one sentence you can quote.

As of October 27, 2026, EffectHub tracks 82 tools for AI agents; 52 (63%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $5 to $100 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Agents & Agent Builders”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/ai-agents)

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