Looking for a Dust alternative that your team can use on day one, without building agents? You are not alone. Dust is a strong European AI-agent platform from Paris, hosted in the EU, but it is first and foremost a builder, and it bills per user with a monthly minimum1.
This comparison is for teams of roughly 5 to 120 people who looked at Dust and want either a lower bill or a tool that is ready out of the box. You get honest pros and cons focused on what matters for teams in Germany and the EU: a company-wide price, Outlook and Teams, Slack, approval and one ready-made AI team. Superkind doesn't replace Dust - it works with it, like a colleague, through 1,500+ integrations.
Key takeaways
Dust is a builder, not a colleague: teams get real value only after they design agents and tools in the web app1,4.
Pricing is per user: Pro around USD 29 per user per month on annual, with a five-user minimum; Enterprise is quote-based (as of November 2026)1.
Get a ready-made AI team for the whole business - Inbox Chief, Quote Writer and Report Caddie run automatically. Start for free with unlimited users, or build your own.
Keep control, keep the data in Europe - hosted in Europe, GDPR compliant, no training on your data, and you decide which steps need approval.
Your AI team for the whole business
What a Dust alternative is
A Dust alternative is any AI tool that does what a team hoped Dust would do, without the Dust pricing ladder or the agent-builder step. It is either a lighter copilot in one channel (Outlook, Slack), a competing agent builder, or an AI employee you write to in plain words. An example of the strongest kind is Superkind: one AI employee for your whole team in Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Slack and the web app, hosted in Europe, that acts across 1,500+ integrations.
Why you need a Dust alternative
Dust is a credible European platform, built in Paris and hosted in the EU2,3. These are the concrete points that make teams look further:
- Builder-first, not colleague-first - Dust is designed around assistants and tools you assemble yourself; teams without a maker on board often get stuck at setup1,4.
- Price per user with a minimum - Pro is around USD 29 per user per month on annual billing with a five-user minimum; Enterprise is quote-based (as of November 2026; confirm on dust.tt/pricing)1.
- Limited presence in Outlook and Microsoft Teams - Dust runs mainly in its web app, a Chrome extension and a Slack app; a dedicated Outlook or Teams integration is not advertised the same way4.
- Agents chat, they don't always act - Dust returns strong answers from your data, but doing the next step in HubSpot, Pipedrive or lexoffice depends on connectors and tooling you set up4.
- Approval isn't a first-class control - teams who want a clear Approve/Reject step before a reply goes out, a quote is sent or an invoice is booked end up building it themselves.
The 8 Dust alternatives compared
| Tool | Focus | Pricing model | Hosting / Data protection | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superkind | AI employee in Outlook, Teams and Slack; ready-made AI team for the whole business; 1,500+ integrations incl. HubSpot, lexoffice, SharePoint | Company-wide, unlimited users | EU, GDPR, DPA, no training | Free start; from EUR 50/mo |
| OpenClaw | Self-hosted agent platform5 | Workspace plus self-hosted5 | Install on your own server5 | Install first |
| Fyxer | AI email assistant for Outlook and Gmail6 | Per user (Pro, Team)6 | Core EU (BE, NL); region choice on Enterprise6 | Free tier, then paid plans |
| Glean | Enterprise work assistant and search7 | Quote-based per user7 | Multi-region; EU available7 | Sales-led pilot |
| Lindy | No-code AI agents (US)8 | Per user, task limits8 | US hosting8 | Free start, paid from USD 49.99/mo8 |
| Sana AI | Enterprise AI assistant (Stockholm)9 | Per user, quote-based9 | EU option for enterprise9 | Sales-led pilot |
| Beam AI | Agentic process automation10 | Starter, Pro, Enterprise10 | EU option on request10 | Paid from USD 990/mo10 |
| Relevance AI | “AI Workforce” builder11 | Credits + per user11 | US / AU regions; EU on Enterprise11 | Free start; paid from USD 19/mo11 |
Hosting as documented by each vendor; prices as of November 2026, excl. VAT. Confirm on the vendor page before buying.
The 8 Dust alternatives in detail
1. Superkind: Best Overall Choice for Teams in Germany and the EU
Superkind is an AI employee your team writes to in Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Slack or the web app. You explain the task in plain words, Superkind does it in your programs through 1,500+ integrations such as HubSpot, lexoffice, Pipedrive and Notion, with approval where you want it. Hosted in Europe, GDPR compliant and sovereign. Superkind doesn't replace Dust - it works with the tools you already have, like a colleague.
Why it is our overall pick
- Lives where your team already is - you message it in Outlook, Gmail, Teams, Slack or the web app like a colleague, no new tool to learn.
- Does the task in your programs - 1,500+ integrations plus native computer use for anything without an API; no agents to build.
- Brings a ready-made AI team - Inbox Chief, Quote Writer and Report Caddie, with approval where you want it.
- You decide what waits for your OK - sensitive steps wait for Approve or Reject; routine work runs on its own.
- Learns and keeps your company knowledge - prices, customers and processes in the Company Brain, never lost when people leave.
- Hosted in Europe, free start, unlimited users - a one-off up to EUR 150 in credits, no credit card; then from EUR 50/month, never a price per seat (as of October 2026).
- Grows into your own apps - build routines and your own Super App on top of what Superkind already knows.
Best for
Your AI team for the whole business
With Superkind you don't start from zero: it comes with ready-made AI employees for the daily work across sales, support and operations. They run on their own in the background, you decide where they ask you first, and you can use them right away, adapt them or build your own.
Inbox Chief
AI employee for inbox triage and reply drafts
The shared service@ mailbox fills with quotes, invoices and status questions. The Inbox Chief reads every new email in Outlook, classifies it against your Company Brain, drafts a reply in your tone and files attachments in SharePoint. Simple answers go out on their own; anything with a customer promise or a number waits for your OK in Teams. Processed in Europe, no copy sitting in a US people database.
+ 1,700 moreQuote Writer
AI employee for quotes and offer follow-up
Every quote request in Outlook or HubSpot becomes a draft quote: the Quote Writer pulls the current price list from your Company Brain, adds the terms your team uses and writes the cover note. Quotes under EUR 10,000 go out after your one-click Approve; larger ones wait for management, as the rule says. If the customer hasn't replied in 5 working days, it sends the follow-up.
+ 1,700 more
Report Caddie
AI employee for recurring reports and dashboards
Monday 08:30, before the team standup: the Report Caddie pulls the week's pipeline from HubSpot, the ship times from the order system and the open support tickets from Zendesk, writes the one-page report your lead asks for and posts it in Teams with the three questions worth discussing. No slides built by hand, no numbers copied between tabs.
+ 1,700 more
Every employee is ready to use right away. Or build your own on the platform.
2. OpenClaw: Self-Hosted European Agent Platform
OpenClaw from Germany is the alternative for teams that want to run everything on their own infrastructure. It is an open-source agent platform with a managed workspace and a self-hosted edition, close in shape to Dust but installable in your own data centre5.
Features
Self-hosted edition: install on your own Linux server or Kubernetes5.
Open-source core: auditable, no vendor lock-in.
Choose your model: European providers, OpenAI, Anthropic or local.
Best for
3. Fyxer: AI Email Assistant for Outlook and Gmail
Fyxer sits inside Outlook and Gmail, sorts inbound mail into numbered folders, drafts replies in your tone and takes meeting notes6. It replaces the “just handle my email” piece of Dust, not the agent platform.
Features
Inbox triage: numbered folders, drafts in your voice.
Meeting notes: transcript and action points.
Flows: scheduled tasks with Slack or Teams updates6.
Best for
4. Glean: Enterprise Work Assistant and Search
Glean is the enterprise AI work assistant: one search and chat over every SaaS tool your company uses (Google Drive, Notion, Jira, Zendesk, Salesforce), with company-trained answers and an agent builder on top7. Strongest fit for larger enterprises on a quote-based license.
Features
Universal search: across all your SaaS tools.
Enterprise connectors: permissions respected end to end7.
Agent builder: internal workflows and custom actions.
Best for
5. Lindy: No-Code AI Agents for Workflows
Lindy from the US lets you build no-code AI agents triggered by email, calendar or a schedule8. Close to Dust in intent, cheaper on the first seat, but hosted in the US and billed per user with task limits.
Features
Visual agent builder: drag-and-drop triggers and actions.
Templates: inbox, meeting, outreach, support.
Task-based pricing: paid plans from USD 49.99/month8.
Best for
6. Sana AI: Nordic Enterprise AI Assistant
Sana AI from Stockholm is a European enterprise AI assistant that combines search across your tools, chat and an agent layer9. Strong on learning and knowledge, with an EU hosting option on enterprise plans.
Features
Assistant: chat and search over company knowledge.
Agents: automate meetings, reports and support.
EU option: enterprise customers can pick EU hosting9.
Best for
7. Beam AI: Agentic Process Automation
Beam AI from Berlin positions itself as “agentic process automation” - prebuilt agents for back-office work (invoices, claims, order entry) that an operations team can configure instead of a developer10.
Features
Prebuilt agents: AR, AP, order entry, procurement.
Document reading: invoices, POs, claims.
Enterprise pricing: paid plans from USD 990/month10.
Best for
8. Relevance AI: “AI Workforce” Builder
Relevance AI from Australia markets itself as building your “AI workforce”: you assemble teams of agents with roles and tools11. Flexible, but US/AU-hosted by default and credit-based on top of per-user pricing.
Features
Agent teams: compose BDR, research and ops agents11.
Templates: prebuilt roles for sales and ops.
Credit-based: paid from USD 19/month plus task credits11.
Best for
How to choose a Dust alternative
Stop building agents when the builder itself is the cost. Describe the jobs to Superkind in plain words (clear the shared inbox, write quotes, send the weekly report) and let approvals in Teams or Slack be the control point. No designer, no maintenance.
Stay with a builder when a developer leads the roll-out. OpenClaw gives you a self-hosted platform your IT team owns, Lindy a no-code canvas if US hosting is fine, Relevance AI a sales-ops agent workforce.
Pick a niche copilot when the problem is one channel. Fyxer for Outlook triage and drafts, Glean for enterprise search across SaaS tools, Sana AI for company knowledge and learning, Beam AI for document-heavy back-office work. Before you decide, recompute the cost unit: Superkind has no price per user, Dust bills per seat with a monthly minimum1, Lindy and Fyxer per user, Beam per workflow, Relevance in credits.
Before you switch: export the agents, data sources and conversation history from Dust in the format its docs document4, remove the OAuth connections that are no longer needed, and map each agent to a Superkind task or routine. Run both for one full cycle (one weekly report, one quote round, one inbox pass), then switch Dust off last.
Start with up to EUR 150 in free credits. No card required.
Security: Europe and approvals
Safe by default
Your inbox, your quotes and your company knowledge stay in Europe, under one DPA for the whole company.
- Hosted and processed in Europe
- GDPR compliant
- Aligned with the EU AI Act
- No training on your data
- DPA through the Trust Center
Superkind is sovereign: hosted and processed in Europe under European law, with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral and Google and no lock-in to one model vendor. Dust is sovereign too (French company, EU hosting on Google Cloud Belgium, SOC 2 and ISO 27001)2,3. Article 4 of the EU AI Act also asks you to train your team on basic AI literacy12,13.
- You decide what waits for your OK - e.g. quotes over a limit, customer-facing emails and invoice bookings wait for Approve or Reject.
- Everything else runs on its own - triage, status replies, report generation.
| Tool | Hosting | DPA | Training / approval step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superkind | Europe | Trust Center | No training; approval where you want it |
| Dust | EU (Belgium, GCP)2,3 | Yes2 | No training; approval depends on setup4 |
| OpenClaw | Your own data centre5 | Yes5 | You own the full stack |
| Fyxer | Core EU (BE, NL); choice on Enterprise6 | Yes6 | Opt-out, default on Enterprise6 |
| Glean | Multi-region; EU available7 | Yes7 | Check with vendor |
| Lindy | United States8 | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Sana AI | EU option for enterprise9 | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Beam AI | EU option on request10 | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Relevance AI | US / AU default; EU on Enterprise11 | Yes | Check with vendor |
More on Dust: Dust Pricing 2026: What Dust Costs for Businesses and AI tools with EU hosting.
How Dust and Superkind work
| Criterion | Superkind | Dust | Fyxer | Lindy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works in Outlook, Teams and Slack | Yes | Partly (Slack app, web)4 | Outlook and Gmail6 | Partly (email, Slack)8 |
| Does tasks in your other programs | Yes, 1,500+ integrations incl. HubSpot, Pipedrive, lexoffice | Via connectors you configure4 | Partly (HubSpot, Flows)6 | Yes, per agent8 |
| Approval before anything goes out | Yes, where you want it | Per tool setup4 | Drafts, you send | Per agent setup |
| Shared company knowledge | Yes, Company Brain | Yes, Data Sources4 | Partly, team context6 | Partly, per agent8 |
| Routines that keep running | Yes | Yes, via tools you build4 | Partly, Flows6 | Yes, triggers8 |
| Ready to use without building | Yes, AI team included | No, you assemble it4 | Yes, for email | No, you build it8 |
| Unlimited users | Yes, from EUR 50/mo | No, per seat1 | No, per seat6 | No, per seat8 |
Where Dust is better: deep agent-and-tool builder for developer-led teams, strong EU posture from day one1,2,3,4.
Pricing compared
| Plan | Price | Users |
|---|---|---|
| Superkind Free | EUR 0, one-off up to EUR 150 in credits | Unlimited |
| Superkind Business | From EUR 50/month; EUR 100 covers up to 1,000 tasks | Unlimited |
| Superkind Enterprise | Custom price | Unlimited |
| Dust Free | USD 0 (limited use)1 | Per user |
| Dust Pro | About USD 29/user/month annual (5-user minimum)1 | Per seat |
| Dust Enterprise | Quote-based1 | Per seat |
As of November 2026, excl. VAT; Dust prices per dust.tt/pricing1. Fifteen Pro seats: around USD 435 a month; Superkind: unlimited users on every plan.
Setup compared
| Step | Superkind | Dust |
|---|---|---|
| Time to the first task | Minutes: sign up free, first task by Teams, Slack or email | Hours to days: workspace, data sources, agents4 |
| Who sets it up | You, or with the Superkind team | An admin and an “assistant builder” for the team4 |
| Technical skills | None, plain language | Comfortable with prompts, tools and data sources4 |
| Installation | None | Web app, Chrome extension, Slack app4 |
| Connecting your programs | 1,500+ integrations (HubSpot, lexoffice, SharePoint); others via computer use, inside your infrastructure | Native connectors (Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Intercom, Zendesk) plus custom MCP tools4 |
When to choose Dust
- You have a builder on the team - a product-minded person who likes assembling agents and tools.
- Your users live in Slack and a web app - and you don't need a first-class Outlook or Teams channel.
- You want a European agent platform - with a strong security posture from day one2,3.
When to choose Superkind
- AI employee instead of one more tool - no agent builder; you write the task in plain words.
- Works in Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Slack - where your team already writes.
- Fixed and changing tasks from one sentence - with approval where you want it.
- Hosted in Europe, free start, unlimited users - then from EUR 50/month; grows into your own apps.
Can I use both?
Yes. Dust can stay the builder platform for developer-led agents, while Superkind covers the daily inbox, quote and reporting work your team writes in Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Slack. Both sit in Europe, both avoid training on your data, and Superkind connects to the systems your Dust agents already pull from through its 1,500+ integrations.
Conclusion
Dust is a credible European platform for teams that want to build agents and are happy to pay per seat1,2. For teams that want an AI employee ready on Monday, Superkind fits better: Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Slack on day one, a ready-made AI team, 1,500+ integrations like HubSpot, lexoffice and SharePoint, hosted in Europe, with unlimited users from EUR 50 per month. Your next step: send Superkind the first task you were hoping a Dust agent would cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
Superkind is the strongest fit: instead of building agents, your team writes to it in Outlook, Teams or Slack like a colleague, and it does the task across 1,500+ integrations such as HubSpot, Pipedrive, lexoffice and Notion. It brings a ready-made AI team (Inbox Chief, Quote Writer, Report Caddie) that runs automatically, hosted in Europe with unlimited users from EUR 50/month.
Yes. Dust is a French company (Dust Tt SAS, Paris); its documentation says data is hosted in the EU on Google Cloud (Belgium), it has a DPA and is listed with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. Its models (Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral, Google) are also accessed under agreements that prevent training on your data. Superkind is a sovereign European choice too, with the same stance and models processed in Europe.
Dust bills per user with a monthly minimum. Pro is around USD 29 per user per month on annual billing (five users minimum) and Enterprise is quote-based (as of November 2026; confirm on dust.tt/pricing). Superkind has no price per seat: Business starts at EUR 50 per month for unlimited users across the company, and EUR 100 covers up to 1,000 tasks.
Dust runs mainly in its own web app, a Chrome extension and a Slack app; a dedicated Outlook or Microsoft Teams channel is not advertised the same way. Superkind is designed to live in Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Slack and the web app at the same time, with the same knowledge, rules and approvals, through 1,500+ integrations.
Superkind is a sovereign European choice: hosted and processed in Europe under European law, GDPR compliant and aligned with the EU AI Act. Models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral and Google are processed in Europe, no model is trained on your data, and the DPA comes through the Trust Center. You decide which steps wait for your approval.
Yes. Dust can stay the builder for your developer-led agents while Superkind covers the day-to-day work your team writes in Outlook, Teams and Slack. Both sit in Europe, both avoid training on your data. Start for free at app.superkind.ai and give the first task today.
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- 1,500+ integrations
Sources
- Dust - Pricing page (Free, Pro, Enterprise)
- Dust - Security & trust
- Dust - Help Center: data residency and hosting
- Dust - Connections (Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Intercom, Zendesk)
- OpenClaw - Pricing and self-hosted editions
- Fyxer - Pricing page
- Glean - Pricing overview
- Lindy - Pricing page (per user, task limits)
- Sana AI - Pricing page
- Beam AI - Pricing page (Agentic Process Automation)
- Relevance AI - Pricing page (AI Workforce)
- EU AI Act - Article 4: AI literacy
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 - Artificial Intelligence Act
- Superkind - Trust Center
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