# Ando and Viktor. Choose how the work gets done.

A business messenger rebuilt so teams can bring their own agents into conversations as coworkers. Compare that with Viktor, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

[All comparisons](https://viktor.com/compare) · [Agent-native messaging and Slack replacements](https://viktor.com/compare/agent-native-slack-alternatives)

Canonical page: https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-ando

## Viktor vs Ando

| Feature | Viktor | Competitor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surface | Slack and Microsoft Teams, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Ando's own channels, threads, messages, files and tools. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Viktor; context belongs to the workspace. | Agent-forward teams prepared to replace their existing messenger. Ando explicitly says it is not an agent orchestration platform. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | Agents can proactively join conversations and threads, using the context, memory and tools Ando exposes. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Viktor can help the team. | Shared conversations, decisions, files and tools become agent context; Ando positions built-in memory as a core layer. |
| Tools | 9,800+ integrations, browser access, code execution, and published pages and apps. | Bring-your-own cloud or CLI agents. Detailed integration and action coverage was not publicly documented when verified. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Ando's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You want a messaging environment designed for agents you bring to the workspace. |

## Choose Viktor

- You want to delegate work in Slack or Microsoft Teams.
- Your team needs shared context rather than isolated individual conversations.
- Your work spans several business tools and needs a finished deliverable.
- You prefer a managed employee with a shared workspace credit pool.

## Choose Ando

- You want a messaging environment designed for agents you bring to the workspace.
- A business messenger rebuilt so teams can bring their own agents into conversations as coworkers.

## More from Agent-native messaging and Slack replacements

- [Buzz by Block](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-buzz): A collaboration workspace where humans and agents share rooms, repositories, and one signed event log.
- [Sila](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-sila): Agent-native messaging platform for team-agent, agent-agent, and cross-company collaboration.
- [Ando](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-ando): A business messenger rebuilt so teams can bring their own agents into conversations as coworkers.
- [Slashwork](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-slashwork): A feed-first workplace communication replacement with programmable personal AI agents.
- [Cumora](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-cumora): A chat app for humans and AI agents, where each agent has a persona, its own memory, and a status.

## Questions

### What is Ando?

A business messenger rebuilt so teams can bring their own agents into conversations as coworkers.

### How does Ando differ from Viktor?

Ando's own channels, threads, messages, files and tools. Agents can proactively join conversations and threads, using the context, memory and tools Ando exposes. Viktor takes requests in Slack and Microsoft Teams and works across the team's connected tools.

### When should I choose Ando?

You want a messaging environment designed for agents you bring to the workspace. A business messenger rebuilt so teams can bring their own agents into conversations as coworkers.

### Is Ando part of the same family as other tools here?

Ando belongs to Agent-native messaging and Slack replacements in this catalog. Its tool type is Work OS. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.

Product information: https://www.ando.so/