Dust alternative
Dust helps you build agents. Hops puts one to work.
Hops gives sales, RevOps, finance, marketing, legal, and support teams one shared agent, with skills for each job, in one shared space. No seat fees: teammates, messages, docs, and tables are free, and you pay only when the agent works.
Side by side
Hops vs Dust
Build your own agent stack, or start with an agent that is ready to work.
| Hops | Dust | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Give Hops the job | Build and configure the agent |
| Setup | Describe the outcome in plain language | Choose instructions, skills, data sources, tools, and models |
| The agent | One agent, with installable skills for each business function | Custom agents your team creates and maintains |
| Shared workspace | Threads, editable docs, tables, files, memory, and automations | Conversations, tasks, and files inside Pods; agents generate Frames |
| Team memory | Each space keeps shared context that updates as work moves | Agent memory is per user and per agent, enabled as a tool |
| Handoffs | One agent carries context as work passes between teams | Agent-to-agent calls are configured per agent in the builder |
| Output | Collaborative docs and tables your team keeps editing | Files and Frames that agents regenerate rather than edit |
| Automations | Describe routines in plain language | Build scheduled and event-driven triggers in the agent builder |
| Integrations | 2,000+ ready-to-use integrations | Connectors to 20+ data sources, plus MCP and APIs |
| Pricing | $0 to start. No seat fees. One shared credit pool | Free, Pro, and Max seats with credits tied to each user |
Approach
Hops
Give Hops the job
Dust
Build and configure the agent
Setup
Hops
Describe the outcome in plain language
Dust
Choose instructions, skills, data sources, tools, and models
The agent
Hops
One agent, with installable skills for each business function
Dust
Custom agents your team creates and maintains
Shared workspace
Hops
Threads, editable docs, tables, files, memory, and automations
Dust
Conversations, tasks, and files inside Pods; agents generate Frames
Team memory
Hops
Each space keeps shared context that updates as work moves
Dust
Agent memory is per user and per agent, enabled as a tool
Handoffs
Hops
One agent carries context as work passes between teams
Dust
Agent-to-agent calls are configured per agent in the builder
Output
Hops
Collaborative docs and tables your team keeps editing
Dust
Files and Frames that agents regenerate rather than edit
Automations
Hops
Describe routines in plain language
Dust
Build scheduled and event-driven triggers in the agent builder
Integrations
Hops
2,000+ ready-to-use integrations
Dust
Connectors to 20+ data sources, plus MCP and APIs
Pricing
Hops
$0 to start. No seat fees. One shared credit pool
Dust
Free, Pro, and Max seats with credits tied to each user
Comparison based on publicly available product information as of August 20, 2026. Features and availability may vary by plan. Dust is a trademark of its respective owner. Hops is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dust.
Ready-made or build-your-own?
The difference isn't the model. It's what's already built.
Dust gives your team the pieces to build custom agents. Hops starts one step later: the agent, its skills, the space, the memory, the docs, the integrations, and the approvals are already there. Connect your tools, give Hops the job, and keep moving.
atlas-renewal
Nina Cole
@Hops where does the Atlas renewal stand?
Hops
At risk. Usage down 22% since March, and the champion left in May.
Hops
Q3 forecast adjusted to match.
One agent across every team
Hops briefs the call and flags the renewal risk in sales. RevOps picks it up in the same thread, and finance works from the same history. In Dust, agent-to-agent calls work once you configure each agent in the builder.
Docs & Tables
NameAuthor
Renewal tracker
Q3 pricing deck
Atlas call notes
Docs and tables the team keeps editing
Hops drafts real collaborative docs and tables, and your team edits, comments, and keeps working. Every change it makes stays labeled in version history. Dust outputs files and Frames, which agents regenerate rather than edit.
Automations
Pipeline reviewRunning
Renewal prepAug 14
Month-end closeJun 30
Routines described in plain language
The Monday pipeline review, the renewal prep, the weekly report: describe the routine and Hops runs it inside the space that owns the outcome, with a human reviewing what ships. In Dust, you build scheduled and event-driven triggers in the agent builder.
Search apps
2000+ integrations
Slack Messaging Kit
Notion Workspace Sync
Linear Agent Excellence
GitHub Actions Suite2,000+ integrations, out of the box
Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub, Jira, Linear, Intercom, Stripe, QuickBooks, and the rest of a 2K+ connector catalog, added from the composer. Dust lists connectors to 20+ data sources, extended through MCP and APIs.
Send renewal quote
Atlas Corp · $48,000
Needs approval
Waiting on Maya LindbergKeep people in control
Hops works only where it's invited, sensitive actions stop for a named approval, and every edit it makes is visible in history. Hops is SOC 2 Type II audited and certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 42001. Dust also holds SOC 2 Type II, with SSO and Enterprise-plan audit controls.
MessagesFree
TeammatesFree
HistoryFree
Agent work$49
Add people without adding seats
Teammates, messages, docs, and history are free, so the whole company can be in the room. One shared credit pool pays for agent work. Dust prices Free, Pro, and Max seats, with credits tied to each user.
When to use which
Dust is a strong choice for building custom agents: you pick the instructions, skills, and model for each one, and run it as an internal platform. Hops is for teams that want an agent working on the business now.
- The agent, ready on day one: install skills instead of building agents
- Hand work between teams without losing context
- Free messaging for the whole company
- Keep Dust for the custom agents you've already built
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