11 Best AI Collaboration Platforms for Teams in 2026

Which AI collaboration platform is best depends on what your team needs to share. It might be an AI agent, project work, company knowledge or conversations. Hops fits teams that want an AI agent working with everyone in a shared workspace without seat fees. The other platforms here focus on other work, such as project tracking, search, chat and visual planning.

One person getting a good answer from AI is a different thing from a team working with AI. So before you pick a platform, ask who can see the conversation and edit the result, and whether the team gets the same context next time. Those answers tell you more than whether a product has an AI button.

Key takeaways

• Start with the work you need help with. A chat summary, a shared agent and a visual planning session solve different problems.
• Look at seat costs and AI costs separately. Add-ons, included credits and usage charges can lead to very different bills.
• Check what “shared” means. Sharing an agent’s output doesn’t always mean sharing its conversation or memory.
• Read the limits. A free workspace may come with an AI trial, a small allowance or no AI at all.

AI collaboration platforms at a glance

All prices are in US dollars. Pricing as of November 2026, check the vendor’s page. Annual figures are the monthly cost when billed annually, unless noted. “Unverified” means the source didn’t settle the answer.

How we selected these platforms

We judged fit on five criteria:

1. Shared AI. Can teammates work with the same agent, thread and memory, or does each person get a private chat?
2. Where work happens. Can people work on docs, tables, chat and automations together, or does the AI sit off to the side?
3. Pricing model. What needs a paid seat, an AI add-on or credits? Is there a free way in that’s actually useful?
4. Integrations. Can the AI reach the tools and information the team needs?
5. Controls. What permissions, approvals and audit records govern what it does?

We reviewed vendor information. We didn’t run hands-on tests or measure scores. The pricing research is from October 8, 2026, rechecked on November 10, 2026. Where a page didn’t confirm a feature or billing detail, we say so.

Hops publishes this guide and appears first. That order doesn’t mean one product wins every category. These criteria favor shared work, so a team that wants help with individual writing may weigh them differently.

1. Hops

Best for: Teams that want one AI agent working with everyone, without seat fees.

Hops puts chat, docs, slides, tables, dashboards and custom apps in one shared workspace. Mention Hops in a space, and teammates can see the result and edit it together. This is what we mean by multiplayer AI. The conversation and the work happen where the whole team can join in.

Hops connects to tools like Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, Notion and HubSpot, and it can only read what those connections give it access to. Automations can run on a schedule or a trigger, and sensitive steps wait for approval. Product details.

A real run from our own team: one teammate asked Hops to sort a 50-item site audit into done and to-do, and about four minutes later the shared space had a table of every task with the evidence for each. The next day a second teammate asked Hops to check our GitHub repo against the same table, and it updated 17 rows without touching the ones someone else had added.

Pricing: $0 per user. Chat, docs and collaboration don’t use credits. AI work draws from a shared pool: 5,000 free credits, then $20 per 20,000, with spending limits for each teammate. Enterprise has custom pricing. Pricing.

Pros: People can work together without adding seat fees. The AI works from the team’s shared material, and spending limits help teams keep usage in check.

Cons: Hops is newer and has a smaller ecosystem. Credit use varies by task, so costs are harder to predict than a flat seat price.

2. ClickUp Brain

Best for: Teams already running projects in ClickUp.

ClickUp Brain is worth a look if ClickUp is already where your team works. Every plan now includes Brain with a monthly allowance of AI credits, so compare the allowance as well as the plan price.

Pricing: Brain credits by plan: Free gets 500 per workspace, Core 1,000 per user, Business 1,500 per user, Enterprise 3,000 and MAX 10,000. We couldn’t verify plan prices because the page loads them in the browser. Pricing.

Pros: Teams on ClickUp get AI inside the project tool they already use, on every plan, including Free.

Cons: The free allowance is per workspace, not per user, so it goes quickly on a busy team. The information we reviewed doesn’t make clear whether custom agents can be shared across the team.

3. Microsoft 365 Copilot

Best for: Organizations standardized on Microsoft 365.

Microsoft sells Copilot both in a bundle and as an add-on. Agent Builder and Copilot Studio make it a fit for teams that want to build and share agents, as well as buy AI access for individuals. Product and pricing.

Pricing: Business Standard with Copilot is $23.50/user/month annually, and Business Premium with Copilot is $32. The add-on is $21 annually, with an $18 promotional price listed. Copilot Credits for agents are billed by usage. Free Copilot Chat isn’t the paid Copilot product. Pricing.

Pros: An obvious fit for Microsoft 365 organizations, with clear options for building agents.

Cons: Per-user pricing grows with the team, and agent use adds usage-billed credits on top. Bundles, add-ons and promotions call for a careful licensing check, especially before you budget a promotional rate as an ongoing cost.

4. Slack AI

Best for: Chat-heavy teams that want summaries and search.

Slack AI is about finding information and catching up on conversations. That helps when work comes in through channels and threads and people need to know what happened.

Pricing: Slack’s free plan includes basic AI. Pro is $7.25/user/month annually or $8.75 monthly, also with basic AI. Advanced AI comes with Business+ at $15/user/month annually or $18 monthly. Pricing.

Pros: Summaries and search fix a familiar problem for teams that spend much of the day in chat. Basic AI comes with every plan instead of costing extra as an add-on.

Cons: Advanced AI needs Business+, roughly double the Pro price. The pages we reviewed don’t say teams can build and share custom agents, so don’t assume it from the AI label.

5. Glean

Best for: Enterprise search across many tools.

Glean belongs on your shortlist if your main problem is finding company information spread across systems. Its agent offering also says outright that you can build, deploy and discover agents.

Pricing: Contact sales. The pricing page we reviewed doesn’t show a public price or confirm a free plan. We couldn’t verify whether AI is included or charged separately.

Pros: Enterprise knowledge search is its clear focus. Building and discovering agents are stated features, so you don’t have to guess from a general AI description.

Cons: You can’t work out a reliable budget from the public pricing page. You’ll need a sales call to understand the purchase, allowances and fit before comparing costs.

6. Confluence Rovo

Best for: Teams living in Atlassian.

Confluence makes sense to start with if your team’s knowledge work already lives in Atlassian. Rovo is bundled with Confluence Standard and higher plans, and it uses credits.

Pricing: See vendor. Confluence has a free plan for up to 10 users, but we couldn’t verify paid prices because the page loads them dynamically. Rovo lists allowances of 25, 70 or 150 credits per user/month depending on tier, with overage at $10 per 1,000. Confluence pricing and Rovo pricing.

Pros: Paid Confluence teams get a set path to AI through bundled Rovo. The published credit allowances help you think through usage.

Cons: Confirm the base subscription price before you budget. Rovo agents and Rovo Studio come with Standard and up, so check how far the per-user credits go before you plan around them.

7. Taskade

Best for: Small teams that want agents alongside projects.

Taskade pairs agents with team project work. Its pricing stands out because Pro is one flat price for 10 seats, while most tools on this list charge for AI per seat.

Pricing: The free plan includes one AI agent but no monthly credits. Pro is $10/month for 10 seats, billed annually, with 50,000 credits a month. Pricing.

Pros: The free agent lets you try it out. One flat price for 10 seats keeps the base subscription simple for a small team.

Cons: Check what happens when a busy team runs through the monthly credits. Custom agents are advertised, but the wording we reviewed doesn’t confirm shared agent conversations and memory.

8. Miro AI

Best for: Visual planning and whiteboard work.

Miro AI fits teams that collaborate on a visual board. Its custom Sidekicks are worth a look, but being able to share their output doesn’t prove everyone shares the same agent context.

Pricing: Free includes 10 AI credits/month. Starter is $8/member/month annually with 25 AI credits per member. Business is $20/member/month annually with 50 credits per member. Agents are a trial on Free and Starter and included on Business. Pricing.

Pros: A good fit for visual collaboration. The free credits give teams a small way to try AI before buying.

Cons: Agents are only a trial below Business. The sharing description we reviewed covers viewing output, so it’s unclear how far shared use of a Sidekick goes.

9. Notion AI

Best for: Teams keeping their docs and wiki in Notion.

Notion’s Business plan includes Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search. That makes it relevant if your team’s questions and writing center on the Notion workspace it already has. Features and pricing.

Pricing: Full AI is listed at $20/seat/month on Business. Plus is $10 with trial AI, and the free plan also gets trial access. The page didn’t make clear whether these prices are for annual or monthly billing. Custom Agents are metered at $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits. Pricing.

Pros: Business includes several separate AI features for knowledge work. Custom Agents give you one more option to evaluate.

Cons: Trial access isn’t ongoing full AI. Confirm billing terms and what Custom Agents cost to use; the page didn’t say how team sharing works.

10. monday AI

Best for: Teams running boards and workflows in monday.com.

monday.com lists an AI agent workforce starting with its Work Management Basic plan. Test it against your real board workflows and confirm how people share access to agents. Features and pricing.

Pricing: Basic costs $9/seat/month annually, with a three-seat minimum and 1,000 AI credits/month. Standard includes 2,000 credits and Pro includes 3,000. You can buy more credits. The free plan has no AI and is capped at 2 seats, and monthly pricing wasn’t shown. Pricing.

Pros: AI starts at Basic, and each plan’s allowance is published. You can buy more credits if you use more.

Cons: The seat minimum matters for very small teams. Confirm what extra credits cost and how sharing works before you plan around agents.

11. Asana AI

Best for: Cross-team projects with milestones and approvals.

Asana lists more than 30 ready-made agents. If you’re weighing AI for project coordination, ask which requests those agents can handle within your plan’s allowance. Features and pricing.

Pricing: Starter is $10.99/user/month annually or $13.49 monthly. Its agent allowance is five requests per user/month, capped at 50 per account. Extra requests cost $0.50 prepaid or $0.60 pay as you go. Personal is free, with no AI listed. Pricing.

Pros: Ready-made agents give teams set options to evaluate, and the price of extra requests is published.

Cons: Both per-person and per-account limits affect how much you can use. The material we reviewed didn’t mention building custom shared agents.

Choose around one real workflow

To narrow down the best AI collaboration tools for your team, test them on one job, like answering a company question, drafting a project brief or preparing a weekly update. Check who can join, which sources the AI can reach, who approves actions and what the work costs.

For more on building agents, read our AI agent builder guide. For more workflow products, see our AI workflow tool roundup.