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Enterprise agent platformPick Dust when you want an enterprise platform your team builds many agents on, with managed data connectors underneath.
Head to head
Beagle vs Dust.
Dust is the broadest builder on this list and its Slack story is a real one. The split is memory and effort: Dust's memory is private to each user and its agents wait for a trigger, while Beagle keeps one shared memory of the team and speaks up on its own.
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Which one is for you.
Choose Beagle
AI teammate in chatPick Beagle when you want one teammate with a shared memory of the team, rather than per-user memory and a roster of agents to maintain.
The scorecard.
Dust is an enterprise agent platform. An enterprise platform for connecting company data and building shared agents, reachable from Slack, Teams, email and the browser. Six capabilities, marked the same way for both.
| Capability | Beagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams | PartialIts own app, plus Slack, Teams, email and a browser extension. | YesSlack and Microsoft Teams, as a teammate. |
| Reads your team's channels | PartialThe thread it is mentioned in; channel indexing is opt-in per channel. | YesEvery channel it is invited to, scoped to what each teammate can see. |
| Speaks up without being asked | PartialMentions, schedules, webhooks and email triggers. | YesPipes up unprompted when something needs you. |
| Acts across your whole stack | YesManaged connectors plus read and write tools, and MCP. | YesDrafts and does the work across ~2,700 connected apps. |
| Remembers your team over time | PartialA memory tool, private to each user. | YesRemembers your tone, your people and what you decided. |
| Waits for approval before acting | PartialConfirmation steps on higher-stake actions. | YesAlways waits for your nod before anything goes out. |
- YesDoes this
- PartialPartly, or with setup
- NoDoes not
- Not applicableDoes not apply
Worth saying plainly: these six are the things Beagle is built to do, so they flatter Beagle. Dust is an enterprise agent platform and is not trying to do most of them - a low score here is a difference in job, not a fault. What Dust does better is the other half of the picture.
Price, plainly.
Published prices only. Where Dust does not publish one, we say so instead of guessing.
Dust
- Free to start
- 500 credits
- Paid from
- $30/user/mo
- How it is sold
- Per seat, with monthly credits
Beagle
- Free to start
- 1,000 credits, no card
- Paid from
- $49/mo
- How it is sold
- Flat, 5,000 credits every month
What Dust does better.
Nobody switches on a page that pretends the other tool is rubbish. Here is the honest case for Dust.
- The widest surface set here: Slack, Teams, email, a browser extension, an API and MCP.
- Managed connectors that keep company data synced and searchable.
- An open-source core, with schedules you write in plain language and webhook triggers.
Where Beagle fits.
The shape of work Dust was not built for.
Lives where you talk
Beagle is a teammate in Slack and Microsoft Teams, not a tab you switch to. It reads the channels it is invited to and answers in the thread.
Does the work, not just the talk
It drafts the reply, updates the record and chases the action item across ~2,700 tools - then waits for your nod before anything goes out.
Learns your team
Correct it once and it remembers. Over time it knows your tone, your accounts and your decisions - the part Dust leaves to you.
Common questions.
Is Beagle a good Dust alternative?
If you want an AI that lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams, reads your channels, and does the work rather than waiting to be asked, yes. Dust is the broadest builder on this list and its Slack story is a real one. The split is memory and effort: Dust's memory is private to each user and its agents wait for a trigger, while Beagle keeps one shared memory of the team and speaks up on its own.
What is the difference between Beagle and Dust?
Dust is an enterprise agent platform: An enterprise platform for connecting company data and building shared agents, reachable from Slack, Teams, email and the browser. Beagle is an AI teammate that sits in your Slack or Microsoft Teams channels, reads the thread, remembers your team, and drafts or does the work across roughly 2,700 connected apps - always pausing for your approval first.
When should I pick Dust over Beagle?
Pick Dust when you want an enterprise platform your team builds many agents on, with managed data connectors underneath. Dust is genuinely strong at: The widest surface set here: Slack, Teams, email, a browser extension, an API and MCP. Managed connectors that keep company data synced and searchable. An open-source core, with schedules you write in plain language and webhook triggers.
Can Beagle replace Dust?
It depends on the job. Pick Beagle when you want one teammate with a shared memory of the team, rather than per-user memory and a roster of agents to maintain. Plenty of teams run both - Beagle covers the day-to-day work inside chat and hands off to the specialist tool where it is better.
Does Beagle work in Slack and Microsoft Teams?
Yes. Beagle lives natively in both, reading only what each teammate can see and waiting for your nod before it acts.
How is Beagle priced compared to Dust?
Beagle is free to start - 1,000 credits on signup, no credit card. A $49/month membership adds 5,000 credits every month, with one-time top-up packs when you need more. Dust prices per seat, with monthly credits that do not roll over.
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