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

General AI agent that takes a task and returns a finished deliverable, sold on task credits. Compare that with Viktor, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

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## Viktor vs Manus

| Feature | Viktor | Competitor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surface | Slack and Microsoft Teams, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Its own web app. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Viktor; context belongs to the workspace. | Individuals, teams, and organizations delegating research and execution. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | High, task-scoped. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Viktor can help the team. | Session and knowledge scoped. |
| Tools | 9,800+ integrations, browser access, code execution, and published pages and apps. | Browser plus integrations. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Manus's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You want a dedicated workspace for delegating research and multi-step tasks. |

## 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 Manus

- You want a dedicated workspace for delegating research and multi-step tasks.
- General AI agent that takes a task and returns a finished deliverable, sold on task credits.

## More from Agent-native challengers

- [Manus](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-manus): General AI agent that takes a task and returns a finished deliverable, sold on task credits.
- [Perplexity Computer](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-perplexity-computer): A general digital worker that splits an outcome into sub-agents and runs each in its own environment for hours.
- [Devin](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-devin): Autonomous software engineer that plans, codes, and reports back with a working preview.
- [Cursor cloud agents](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-cursor-cloud-agents): Background coding agents you can kick off from Slack.

## Questions

### What is Manus?

General AI agent that takes a task and returns a finished deliverable, sold on task credits.

### How does Manus differ from Viktor?

Its own web app. High, task-scoped. Viktor takes requests in Slack and Microsoft Teams and works across the team's connected tools.

### When should I choose Manus?

You want a dedicated workspace for delegating research and multi-step tasks. General AI agent that takes a task and returns a finished deliverable, sold on task credits.

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

Manus belongs to Agent-native challengers in this catalog. Its tool type is Agent. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.

Product information: https://manus.im