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Houston gives teams a shared workspace where AI agents use connected tools, complete tasks, post outcomes to a mission board, and request decisions. Teams can assign different models to agents, connect ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions, API keys, or local models, and keep agent learnings, skills, and files available as membership changes. More than 1,000 integrations, scheduled runs, human approvals, web browsing, role-based access, and local desktop storage support team operations. The free plan covers three people with limited usage; Team costs $12 per user monthly when billed annually or $15 monthly.
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Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft CopilotFree plan WebWindowsMac+2General AI help across desktop and mobile — Microsoft Copilot adds file uploads, image generation, web search, and mobile apps, while Houston centers on shared team agents.
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Vellum
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIExtension+5Personal assistant with custom skills — Vellum is a personal assistant that manages files, calendars, email, code, and computer control, unlike Houston’s shared agent workspace.
Free plan · paid from $30/mo Visit site - 3
Camunda
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Structured business process orchestration — Camunda models BPMN and DMN processes with workflow retries, escalations, human tasklists, and process analytics instead of Houston’s mission-board approach.
Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site - 4
Flowise
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Visual open-source agent development — Flowise provides visual builders, debugging, evaluations, RAG pipelines, APIs, SDKs, and self-hosting, but is ending operations in 2026.
Free plan · paid from $35/mo Visit site - 5
Google Agent Development Kit
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Free developer framework for agent systems — Google ADK is a free open-source framework with multi-language development, graph workflows, evaluations, voice streaming, and cloud deployment.
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Retool
by RetoolFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2Business apps connected to internal data — Retool generates apps and automations from a business’s own data for deployment in its infrastructure, rather than running shared agents.
Free plan · paid from $10/mo (annual) Visit site - 7
SmythOS
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Visual agent orchestration and deployment — SmythOS combines drag-and-drop and conversational agent building with deployment through APIs, webhooks, MCP, ChatGPT, or local exports.
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Dust
Free plan APIExtensionWeb - 9
Falcon Builder
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 10
Bottr
Free plan APIWeb - 11
MindStudio
Free plan APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1 - 12
ELVES
Free plan Mac - 13
Kopern
Free plan APIWeb - 14
Frederick AI
Free plan Web - 15
LangChain
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StackAI
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Relevance AI
Free plan Web - 20
SEPIA
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Wordware
Free plan iPhoneWeb - 22
augLab
Free trial APIWeb - 23
Meya
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Aisera AI Agent Studio
Paid APISelf-hostedWeb - 26
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Forge by Focaloid
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Readers may prefer another tool for broader device support, visual workflow design, formal business-process control, developer deployment, or personal assistance. Houston runs on Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, so mobile-first use may require another option. Compare whether you need shared agents across many services or a visual builder, BPMN process engine, app generator, open-source framework, or individual assistant. Also weigh deployment, review controls, integrations, model choices, security features, and each product’s pricing against Houston’s team spaces and approval workflow.