Updated October 15, 2026
Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for one person, and its sessions can't be shared with anyone else. If your team runs on Slack or Microsoft Teams and wants one agent everyone can ask, see and approve, you want a shared AI teammate like Dash. For solo work, the closest swaps are ChatGPT Work, Microsoft Copilot Cowork and open-source desktop apps.
Why teams look elsewhere
Cowork sessions live in one person's Claude account, and Anthropic says they "can't be shared with others." If you want the whole team to see a request, how it's going and the result, the agent has to live in a shared channel.
You ask Cowork in the Claude app, on the web, on mobile or in Chrome. Anthropic's Slack product is Claude Tag. It's still a beta for Team and Enterprise plans, and Microsoft Teams is listed as coming soon.
Cowork comes with paid Claude plans, billed per person, and Anthropic says it "consumes limits faster than Chat." Ten Team standard seats cost $200 a month billed annually, before anyone needs a premium seat.
In a live session, Cowork asks before it acts by default. But Anthropic advises against scheduling Cowork tasks that send messages, make purchases or are hard to undo. Teams that hand off follow-ups and payments want a person to approve each one where the rest of the team can see it.
The full list
The first six can be shared by a team, in Slack, Microsoft Teams or on your own server. The last four are agents in the style of Cowork: Microsoft's and Perplexity's versions, an agent app, and a free desktop app.
Best for: One AI teammate the whole team can ask, see and approve
Dash is one teammate the whole workspace shares. Anyone can ask it in a Slack or Microsoft Teams channel, or over SMS and web chat, and it works across 3,000+ tools. For apps that have no connector, it can use a web browser. By default, sending email, posting publicly, writing to a CRM and spending money wait for approval in the thread, and anyone with access to that tool can approve, not only the person who asked. It's SOC 2 Type II attested and ISO/IEC 27001 certified, and your data is never used to train AI models.
Watch for: Dash works in your connected apps and team chat, not in folders on one person's computer.
Pricing snapshot
Free credits to start with no credit card, then one shared plan for the whole workspace with no per-seat fees. Unused credits roll over while your plan is active.
Dash pricing Compare Dash and Claude CoworkBest for: A shared Claude in Slack for teams already on Claude
Claude Tag is Anthropic's shared Claude for Slack. Anthropic says everyone in a channel works with the same Claude, so anyone can steer it or pick up where it left off.
Watch for: It's a beta, and only on Team and Enterprise plans. It works in Slack today, and Microsoft Teams is listed as coming soon.
Pricing snapshot
Needs a Claude Team or Enterprise plan. Team standard seats are $25 per person a month, or $20 billed annually. Claude Tag itself is billed by usage, not by the number of people.
Claude pricing Compare Dash and Claude TagBest for: OpenAI's version of Cowork, plus @ChatGPT in Slack and Microsoft Teams
ChatGPT Work completes multi-step tasks with a member's files, apps and tools. On Business, Edu and Enterprise, a workspace can also add @ChatGPT to Slack and Microsoft Teams, where it has its own account.
Watch for: @ChatGPT needs workspace credits on top of seats, and it does not work in Slack Connect channels.
Pricing snapshot
ChatGPT Work is on every plan, Free included. @ChatGPT needs a Business, Edu or Enterprise plan. Business is $25 per seat a month, or $20 billed annually ($200 a month for 10 people), plus credits.
ChatGPT Business pricing Compare Dash and ChatGPTBest for: An AI teammate in Slack and Microsoft Teams, priced per workspace
Viktor works in Slack threads and mentions and, since June 2026, in Microsoft Teams for all customers. The team shares one pool of workspace credits.
Watch for: Unused monthly plan credits roll over for one month only.
Pricing snapshot
Team starts at $50 a month for 20,000 credits, shared by the workspace rather than charged per seat. New workspaces start with $100 in credits.
Viktor pricing Compare Dash and ViktorBest for: An AI assistant in Slack threads and mentions
Lindy works as a teammate in Slack threads and mentions, and its pricing page says approvals are built in.
Watch for: Every active user is billed, including people who only mention Lindy in Slack. Its pricing page does not mention Microsoft Teams.
Pricing snapshot
$49.99 per active user a month for 5,000 credits ($499.90 for 10 people); some versions of the page also list 3,000 credits for $29.99. $50 in free credits for 7 days.
Lindy pricing Compare Dash and LindyBest for: A self-hosted assistant for one person or a whole team
OpenClaw is an open-source assistant that runs on your own computer and meets you in Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp and 20+ other channels. One gateway can run it for one person or as a shared team deployment.
Watch for: You run it yourself. Microsoft Teams needs a plugin plus your own bot and Teams app registration.
Pricing snapshot
Open source under the MIT license, with no paid tier or hosted service. You connect your own AI model providers.
OpenClaw source code Compare Dash and OpenClawBest for: Microsoft's version of Cowork, for companies on Microsoft 365
Copilot Cowork plans and runs long, multi-step work across Microsoft 365 apps, files and data. It can draft and send emails and post updates in Teams channels and chats, and Microsoft says it makes changes only after you approve them.
Watch for: It sits on three bills: a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and metered Cowork use.
Pricing snapshot
Microsoft 365 Copilot is $30 per user a month, paid yearly ($300 a month for 10 people), plus a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan. Cowork use is metered in Copilot Credits.
Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing Compare Dash and Microsoft CopilotBest for: An AI agent in its own app, with a free daily allowance
Manus is an AI agent that you give tasks in its own app, with Free, Pro and Team plans.
Watch for: Manus's plan and pricing pages don't mention Microsoft Teams or an approval step before it acts.
Pricing snapshot
Free plan with 300 credits a day. Pro starts at $20 a month for 4,000 credits, and Team starts at $20 per seat a month ($200 for 10 people).
Manus pricingBest for: Perplexity's agent, for people who already pay for Perplexity
Perplexity's help center lists Computer as part of Perplexity Pro, and Max subscribers get Brain, a memory system for it, in research preview.
Watch for: Perplexity's help center doesn't publish a price for Pro, the plan Computer comes with, so check it in the app before you budget.
Pricing snapshot
Enterprise Pro starts at $40 per seat a month ($400 a month for 10 people), or $400 per seat billed yearly.
Perplexity plansBest for: A free, open-source desktop app like Cowork
OpenWork is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that does work with AI agents on your own files. It works with 50+ AI model providers.
Watch for: You bring your own AI provider keys, and the desktop app works on files on your own computer.
Pricing snapshot
The desktop app is free and MIT-licensed. OpenWork Cloud's Team plan includes your first 5 seats free, then $10 per seat a month ($50 a month for 10 people).
OpenWorkHow we researched this guide
Every price and feature here comes from the vendor's own product, pricing and help pages, as of October 15, 2026. Prices are list prices for seats or plans, before usage credits, and "for 10 people" is the per-seat price times 10, less any free seats. We left out coding agents and workflow builders.
Dash is our product. We ranked it first because a small team that works together in Slack or Microsoft Teams is exactly who we built it for.
FAQ
Yes. On September 16, 2026, Anthropic announced that Cowork and chat are merging into one Claude, rolling out first on Pro and Max plans. Team organizations keep chat and Cowork as separate modes for now, and on Enterprise the merged version is a beta an admin turns on.
Yes. ChatGPT Work completes multi-step tasks with your files, apps and tools, and it is on every ChatGPT plan, Free included. Microsoft Copilot Cowork does long, multi-step work across Microsoft 365 and needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot license at $30 per user a month, paid yearly.
OpenWork is a free, open-source desktop app, and OpenClaw is open source under the MIT license; with both you bring your own AI models. ChatGPT Work is included on ChatGPT's Free plan, and Manus has a free plan with 300 credits a day. Dash starts with free credits for the whole workspace, with no credit card.
Cowork has a Slack connector, but Anthropic's pages do not say you can message Cowork in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Anthropic's Slack product is Claude Tag, in beta on Team and Enterprise plans. Dash takes requests inside both Slack and Microsoft Teams, as one teammate the whole channel shares.
Cowork comes with Claude Team, where 10 standard seats are $200 a month billed annually, or $250 billed monthly. ChatGPT Business costs the same, and Manus Team starts at $200 a month. Microsoft 365 Copilot is $300 a month, plus a Microsoft 365 plan. Viktor starts at $50 a month for the workspace. Dash is one shared plan for the whole workspace with no per-seat fees, so you pay for the work Dash does, not for how many people ask.
There's nothing to import. Add Dash to Slack or Microsoft Teams, connect the tools your team uses, and give Dash the same request you gave Cowork. Your files stay where they are, and people can keep Cowork for their own work.
Free credits to start, no credit card. Give Dash the request you'd have given Cowork, in a channel where the whole team can see it.
