The best Manus alternatives in 2026

The best Manus alternative for most people is Siteglade: an autonomous AI agent with its own computer in the cloud that plans a task, works on it and delivers the finished result. It is about 17% cheaper than Manus on its two entry plans, its tasks run in sandboxes on servers in the EU, and every plan, Free included, can export the source code.

Price basis: Siteglade Pro (USD 14.99) and Plus (USD 34.99) against Manus 4,000-credit plan (USD 20) and 8,000-credit plan (USD 40), monthly list prices in US dollars as shown on each pricing page on October 27, 2026; Siteglade's dollar prices exclude tax. Credits are specific to each product and are not compared.

This list is published by Siteglade, so Siteglade is ranked first; the criteria are below and every fact about another product links to that product's own page, read on October 27, 2026. Genspark, ChatGPT's agent mode, Claude, Lovable and Zemith follow, each with what it does best.

How this list is ranked

People look for a Manus alternative for one of four reasons: the price of the credits, the range of things the agent can finish on its own, owning what it makes, and where the work and the data are processed. The list is ordered by those four criteria, in that order.

• Price of the entry plans in US dollars, from each pricing page.
• Range of finished results one agent delivers without another tool.
• Ownership: whether the source and files can be exported, and on which plans.
• Where the tasks run.

1. Siteglade: the widest range of results per dollar

Siteglade gives one agent a whole computer in the cloud. Describe the result and it researches, builds, tests and publishes it: websites and web apps, mobile apps built with Expo, desktop apps, browser games with multiplayer rooms, presentations as PowerPoint or PDF, reports as Word or PDF, spreadsheets with working formulas, charts and dashboards, images, short videos, 3D models and sound, and short or long videos with script, voice-over and captions. Automations run tasks on a schedule or when something happens in a connected app, with every run on record.

Free includes 1,500 credits a month and 3 projects. Pro includes 12,000 credits a month and 50 projects. Plus includes 30,000 credits a month and unlimited projects. Max includes 70,000 credits a month and unlimited projects. Pro costs USD 14.99 and Plus USD 34.99 a month before tax, against USD 20 and USD 40 for Manus's 4,000- and 8,000-credit plans.

Read and edit source in the built-in editor on every plan. Export to your own GitHub repository on Free, Pro, Plus and Max. Self-service ZIP download and temporary Git clone access are available on Free, Pro, Plus and Max. A free export through support is available on every plan. Websites publish to a free siteglade.page address on every plan, and to your own domain on paid plans. The desktop app runs on Windows and Mac.

2. Genspark: an all-in-one AI workspace

Genspark presents itself as an all-in-one AI workspace with agents for research, documents and slides. It suits people who mostly want researched documents and presentations from one place. Compare its credit allowance with the tasks you run before switching.

3. ChatGPT's agent mode: if you already pay for ChatGPT

ChatGPT's agent mode lets ChatGPT browse websites and carry out multi-step tasks on its own computer inside ChatGPT. It is the natural choice when your team already works in ChatGPT and the tasks are mostly web research and form work rather than building and publishing software.

4. Claude: for long documents and code

Anthropic's Claude is strong at long documents, careful writing and code, and developers can let it operate a computer through its tools. It fits work where the reasoning matters more than a finished, published result.

5. Lovable: when the task is one web app

Lovable is an app and website builder: Pro costs USD 25 and Business USD 50 a month, each with 100 monthly credits, according to its pricing page. It is a good fit for one web application developed over time, with two-way GitHub synchronization. Siteglade is about 33% cheaper than Lovable on the same two tiers and also produces documents, slides, spreadsheets and videos.

Price basis: Siteglade Pro (USD 14.99) and Plus (USD 34.99) against Lovable Pro (USD 25) and Business (USD 50), monthly list prices in US dollars as shown on each pricing page on October 27, 2026; Siteglade's dollar prices exclude tax. Credits are specific to each product and are not compared.

6. Zemith: many models in one subscription

Zemith combines chat with several AI models, a creative studio and background agents with a sandboxed browser and terminal. It suits people who want to switch between models in one subscription.

When Manus is still the better choice

Manus's paid plans include 20 concurrent tasks and 20 scheduled tasks, Wide Research spreads one task over many items in parallel, and its pricing page lists 300 new credits every day on top of the monthly allowance. Manus also offers a team plan with SSO, an API and a mobile app. If you rely on those, staying with Manus can be right.

Siteglade is not the right choice if you need an always-on cloud computer for a service that never stops, a very large catalog of ready-made integrations, or a long track record in a big organization. It is a younger product with a focused set of connectors.

Last updated: 2026-10-27