# Hermes Agent and Viktor. Choose how the work gets done.

Open-source self-improving agent with persistent memory and one gateway that fronts 25+ chat surfaces. Compare that with Viktor, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

[All comparisons](https://viktor.com/compare) · [Open source](https://viktor.com/compare/open-source)

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

## Viktor vs Hermes Agent

| Feature | Viktor | Competitor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surface | Slack and Microsoft Teams, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Self-hosted environments connected to supported messaging channels, email, CLI, or desktop interfaces. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Viktor; context belongs to the workspace. | Individual operators, builders, and teams configuring their own deployment. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | High: subagents with their own terminals, five sandbox backends, scheduled unattended jobs. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Viktor can help the team. | Persistent per-user memory plus auto-generated, self-improving skills. |
| Tools | 9,800+ integrations, browser access, code execution, and published pages and apps. | BYO keys and MCP, or the Nous Portal Tool Gateway (search, browser, images, TTS). |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Hermes Agent's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You want a self-hosted agent that you can configure around your preferred tools and channels. |

## 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 Hermes Agent

- You want a self-hosted agent that you can configure around your preferred tools and channels.
- Open-source self-improving agent with persistent memory and one gateway that fronts 25+ chat surfaces.

## More from Open source

- [OpenClaw](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-openclaw): An open-source, self-hosted AI assistant that plugs into Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram.
- [Centaur 2.0](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-centaur): Self-hosted, Slack-native agent runtime that runs real work in an isolated sandbox and replies in thread.
- [Hermes Agent](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-hermes): Open-source self-improving agent with persistent memory and one gateway that fronts 25+ chat surfaces.
- [Diana](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-diana): A managed, governed OpenClaw that gives every workspace member their own AI employee in Slack.

## Questions

### What is Hermes Agent?

Open-source self-improving agent with persistent memory and one gateway that fronts 25+ chat surfaces.

### How does Hermes Agent differ from Viktor?

Self-hosted environments connected to supported messaging channels, email, CLI, or desktop interfaces. High: subagents with their own terminals, five sandbox backends, scheduled unattended jobs. Viktor takes requests in Slack and Microsoft Teams and works across the team's connected tools.

### When should I choose Hermes Agent?

You want a self-hosted agent that you can configure around your preferred tools and channels. Open-source self-improving agent with persistent memory and one gateway that fronts 25+ chat surfaces.

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

Hermes Agent belongs to Open source in this catalog. Its tool type is Self-hosted. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.

Product information: https://hermes.nousresearch.com/