Best AI agents and automation tools
This category covers two kinds of tools: workflow builders that connect your apps and run steps automatically, and agents that take a goal and work out the steps themselves. Builders are more predictable for repeat tasks; agents save time on one-off research and multi-step jobs.
n8n is a fair-code workflow automation platform for connecting apps, APIs and AI agents, self-hosted or via managed cloud. As of late October 2026 the stable line is n8n 2.45, with n8n 3.0 in beta and the older 1.x line still receiving separate patches.
Microsoft Copilot Studio is a low-code platform for building and deploying custom AI agents that connect to Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and external systems. It lets makers choose among models from vendors including OpenAI and Anthropic, and is expanding to build apps from natural language and give agents their own Microsoft 365 identities.
Manus is an independently operated autonomous AI agent platform, now on version 2.0, which introduces the Cascade agent architecture, Cloud Computer, Automations, and Manus Studio for building web, mobile, and creative projects with minimal human supervision.
Devin is Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests and reviews code largely on its own. The current release is Devin 2.2, running on the Devin Fusion multi-model architecture with the Devin Security Swarm for vulnerability fixing.
Make is a visual, no-code automation platform for building workflows across 3,000+ apps, with Make AI Agents, a feature currently in beta for building autonomous AI agents inside scenarios.
Lindy is an AI agent-building platform now positioned as an 'AI teammate,' with a per-user Team plan starting at $29.99/month for 3,000 credits and a custom Enterprise tier. There is no public version number, and it offers a 7-day free trial with $50 in credits rather than an ongoing free plan.
No-code platform to build AI agents and multi-agent teams for business workflows.
AutoGPT is an open-source platform for building and running autonomous AI agents. Now shipping as the AutoGPT Platform (beta v0.8.2, September 30, 2026), it pairs a visual Agent Builder and AI Experts with a managed cloud and paid Pro/Max subscriptions.
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