Dust Alternative
Dust builds agents. Coworker is one.
Dust builds agents. Coworker is one.
Dust is a platform for building custom AI assistants. Coworker is an autonomous AI agent with organizational memory, 40+ integrations, and 24/7 execution across your entire enterprise stack.
Dust is a platform for building custom AI assistants. Coworker is an autonomous AI agent with organizational memory, 40+ integrations, and 24/7 execution across your entire enterprise stack.
Teams that love their Coworker:
Why Coworker
What makes Coworker different from Dust.
Dust lets you build AI assistants. Coworker is the AI that already understands your organization and acts on it.
Organizational Memory
Dust syncs data for retrieval. Coworker builds persistent intelligence that connects insights across meetings, deals, and projects — growing smarter over time.
Agent Builder + Pre-Built Intelligence
Dust requires building agents before getting value. Coworker works from day one with OM1, and also includes an agent builder for custom workflows as your needs evolve.
Enterprise-Ready From Day One
Dust gates SSO and SCIM behind 100+ seat Enterprise plans. Coworker includes SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CASA Tier 2 security at every tier.
Compare
Agent Builder vs. Enterprise AI Platform.
Dust helps you build custom AI assistants. Coworker delivers autonomous intelligence across your entire organization.
Differences
Coworker vs Dust: Feature Comparison
A detailed look at how Coworker and Dust compare across key enterprise capabilities.
| Capability | CoworkerAutonomous Agents | DustAgent Builder |
|---|---|---|
| AI Agent Autonomy | ✓ Autonomous agents that reason, decide, and act across your full stack. Always-on 24/7 cloud agents run every 5 minutes — monitoring pipelines, flagging churn risk, and executing multi-step workflows without manual triggers. | ⤷ Scripted agents that follow precise instructions. Dust's CTO describes their approach as 'relatively simple agents with scripted workflows' — optimized for predictable, repeatable tasks rather than autonomous reasoning. |
| Organizational Memory | ✓ OM1 continuously synthesizes knowledge across every connected tool. Learns who owns what, how decisions flow, and how projects connect — building intelligence that grows over time, not just a search index. | ⤷ Syncs data from connected tools into a knowledge layer for agent retrieval. Good real-time search across sources, but no persistent cross-tool memory that evolves and connects insights across meetings, deals, and projects. |
| Task Execution | ✓ Executes multi-step tasks automatically. Updates Salesforce after calls, creates Jira tickets from action items, drafts follow-up emails, and posts Slack summaries — without manual effort. | ⤷ Agents can take actions via connected tools (create Jira tickets, send Slack messages, update HubSpot), but workflows are scripted and instruction-based rather than autonomous multi-step chains. |
| Cross-Meeting Intelligence | ✓ Tracks customer sentiment, deal evolution, and action items across 5+ meetings. Ask 'How has the Acme deal evolved?' and get synthesized intelligence from every touchpoint — calls, emails, Slack, CRM. | ⤷ No native meeting intelligence. Dust can ingest meeting transcripts as data sources, but doesn't synthesize cross-meeting patterns, track sentiment evolution, or connect meeting insights to CRM and project data. |
| Setup & Time to Value | ✓ POC within 48 hours, full onboarding in 2-5 business days. Connect your tools, and Coworker starts building organizational memory immediately. No agent configuration required. | ⤷ Requires building and configuring individual agents with instructions, scoping data connections, and training teams on the platform. Non-technical users face a learning curve for advanced agent setup. |
| Agent Building | ✓ Works out of the box with pre-built OM1 intelligence AND includes an agent builder for custom workflows. Get value from day one, then build specialized agents as needs evolve. | ⤷ No-code agent builder is Dust's core strength. Teams create custom assistants with specific instructions, tool access, and model selection. But you must build agents before getting any value from the platform. |
| Model Support | ✓ Multi-model architecture with intelligent routing. Automatically selects the best model for each task — Claude, GPT, Gemini — with failover between providers. | ⤷ Multi-model support — GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Mistral. Users choose the model per agent. Good flexibility, but selection is manual rather than intelligently routed. |
| Security & Compliance | ✓ SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CASA Tier 2 certified. Security included at every tier — no feature gating behind enterprise minimums. | ⤷ SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant. SSO, SCIM, and advanced security controls are locked behind the Enterprise plan (100+ seat minimum). Pro plan teams get basic security only. |
| Integrations | ✓ 40+ native integrations across CRM, project management, communication, docs, and development tools. Deep bidirectional connections — reads and writes to your systems. | ⤷ Extensive integration library — Google Drive, Notion, Slack, GitHub, Salesforce, Snowflake, and more. Separates 'data connections' (admin-managed sync) from 'agent tools' (action capabilities). |
| Pricing Model | ✓ Transparent enterprise pricing at $30/user/month. All security features included. No seat minimums for core features. | ⤷ EUR 29/user/month (Pro plan). Enterprise plan requires 100+ seat minimum. SSO/SCIM gated behind Enterprise. 1 GB/user data cap on Pro. 'Fair use' messaging limits. |
Who It's For
Which one is right for you?
Choose Dust if...
Choose Coworker if...
The Solution
How it works
Connect. Remember. Execute. While Dust helps you build assistants, Coworker delivers intelligence across your entire organization from day one.
1. Connect Your Tools
Plugs into your existing stack—Salesforce, Slack, Jira, Google Drive, etc.—and learns how you work.
2. Generate Company Context
Our organizational memory (OM1) layer automatically synthesizes your company knowledge. Full customer history, deal context, project statuses - no configuration required.
3. Deliver Results
Autonomous agents automatically generate outputs, coordinate follow-ups, and handle routine work across all your apps.
What people say
Customers love Coworker.
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
"Between Slack, docs, meetings, and project tools, Coworker helps us track what actually matters — and turns scattered updates into real, actionable insight."
Joshua S.
Head of AI, Cut+Dry
"Coworker isn’t just a transcription tool — it’s changed how we work. We used to waste hours piecing together notes. Now everything’s auto-captured, contextualized, and connected, so our team can focus on what drives results instead of admin work."
Mal C.
Cofounder, Ecom Nation
"Coworker saves me hours by surfacing important info I’d otherwise miss. It’s become a key part of my daily workflow — I’m constantly impressed by the insights it provides."
Noah T.
CPO, Curri
Security
Built for enterprise-grade security from day one.
Enterprise-grade security without seat minimums.
Coworker is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant, and CASA Tier 2 certified — included at every pricing tier. Dust is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, but locks SSO, SCIM, and advanced security controls behind their Enterprise plan, which requires a 100+ seat minimum.
SOC 2, GDPR, CASA Tier 2
Independently audited across 193 tests and 20 controls
No training on underlying data
Enterprise-grade security without seat minimums.
Coworker is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant, and CASA Tier 2 certified — included at every pricing tier. Dust is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, but locks SSO, SCIM, and advanced security controls behind their Enterprise plan, which requires a 100+ seat minimum.
SOC 2, GDPR, CASA Tier 2
Independently audited across 193 tests and 20 controls
No training on underlying data
Enterprise-grade security without seat minimums.
Coworker is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant, and CASA Tier 2 certified — included at every pricing tier. Dust is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, but locks SSO, SCIM, and advanced security controls behind their Enterprise plan, which requires a 100+ seat minimum.
SOC 2, GDPR, CASA Tier 2
Independently audited across 193 tests and 20 controls
No training on underlying data
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Is Coworker really a Dust alternative, or are they for different things?
What are the biggest limitations of Dust for enterprise teams?
How does Coworker compare to Dust on pricing?
Does Coworker integrate with the same tools as Dust?
How quickly can we switch from Dust to Coworker?
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Coworker
Make work matter.
Coworker is a trademark of Village Platforms, Inc
SOC 2 Type 2
GDPR Compliant
CASA Tier 2 Verified
Links
Company
2261 Market St, 4903 San Francisco, CA 94114
Alternatives
Do more with Coworker.
Coworker
Make work matter.
Coworker is a trademark of Village Platforms, Inc
SOC 2 Type 2
GDPR Compliant
CASA Tier 2 Verified
Links
Company
2261 Market St, 4903 San Francisco, CA 94114
Alternatives
Do more with Coworker.
Coworker
Make work matter.
Coworker is a trademark of Village Platforms, Inc
SOC 2 Type 2
GDPR Compliant
CASA Tier 2 Verified
Links
Company
2261 Market St, 4903 San Francisco, CA 94114
Alternatives
Do more with Coworker.
Coworker
Make work matter.
Coworker is a trademark of Village Platforms, Inc
SOC 2 Type 2
GDPR Compliant
CASA Tier 2 Verified
Links
Company
2261 Market St, 4903 San Francisco, CA 94114
Alternatives