AgentsCopilot Studio vs other agent builders (Gemini Enterprise, Zapier, n8n, Lindy)
✓ Last verified October 15, 2026
Pricing and features come from official pages. There's no single benchmark here. Judge on integrations, governance and cost per task. See the benchmarks we trust.
OpenAI is retiring Agent Builder on Nov 30, 2026 and points builders to its Agents SDK or Workspace Agents in ChatGPT, so we don't list Agent Builder as an option. Not to be confused with GitHub Copilot, Microsoft's coding assistant, which is compared under coding agents.
Quick verdict
Microsoft Copilot Studio
Choose it if: microsoft-centric organizations building internal or customer-facing agents.
Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise
Choose it if: google workspace teams.
Zapier Agents
Choose it if: non-technical teams already using zapier.
n8n
Choose it if: ops teams that want control and self-hosting.
Lindy
Choose it if: small teams automating inbox and meeting follow-up.
Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK
Choose it if: teams building custom agents on an sdk.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Choose it if: organizations already standardized on microsoft 365.
Side by side
| Agent | Pricing | Best for | Privacy | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Copilot Studio Microsoft | Copilot Credit packs: 25,000 credits for $200/mo (tenant-wide), or pay-as-you-go. Prepaying with Commit Units saves up to 20%. Microsoft 365 Copilot users can build agents for internal use, but publishing to outside channels needs a standalone Copilot Studio plan. | Microsoft-centric organizations building internal or customer-facing agents | Cloud, in your Microsoft tenant, with data-residency options. | Intermediate |
| Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise Google | Google AI Pro $19.99/mo; Ultra $99.99/mo (5x Pro usage) or $199.99/mo (20x). Gemini Enterprise Business $14/user/mo, Standard from $21/user/mo. | Google Workspace teams; Parallel background coding tasks; Companies wanting a governed agent catalog | Cloud. Enterprise editions add admin governance. | Beginner |
| Zapier Agents Zapier | Zapier has a free plan. Agents are billed by activity; see the official pricing page. | Non-technical teams already using Zapier | Cloud. | Beginner |
| n8n n8n | Self-hosted Community Edition free. Cloud plans priced by workflow executions; see the official pricing page. | Ops teams that want control and self-hosting; Privacy-sensitive automations | Self-host or cloud. | Intermediate |
| Lindy Lindy | Paid usage from $49.99 per user per month for 5,000 credits; top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits. | Small teams automating inbox and meeting follow-up | Cloud. | Beginner |
| Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK Anthropic | Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually), Max from $100/mo (5x) or $200/mo (20x). Claude Code is included in paid plans and shares the plan's usage limits. Max and Team plans include monthly API credits that cover the Agent SDK. | Teams building custom agents on an SDK; Long writing and analysis tasks | Cloud. Enterprise options include running Claude Code via Amazon Bedrock or Google Cloud Vertex AI. | Intermediate |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Copilot $30/user/mo (annual) on top of a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan. Long-running agentic features use usage-based billing. | Organizations already standardized on Microsoft 365; Agents grounded in company email, files and meetings | Cloud, within the organization's Microsoft 365 tenant. | Beginner |
Sources (official pages, checked October 15, 2026)
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: Copilot Studio pricing
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: Copilot Studio product page
- Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise: Jules limits and plans
- Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise: Google AI plans
- Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise: Gemini for Work pricing
- Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise: Gemini Enterprise editions
- Zapier Agents: Zapier Agents
- Zapier Agents: Zapier pricing
- n8n: n8n pricing
- Lindy: Lindy pricing
- Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK: Claude plans & pricing
- Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK: Claude Code
- Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK: Computer use tool docs
- Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK: API credits for Max and Team
- Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK: Model Context Protocol
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot Studio pricing
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Official blog: Home, Code and Autopilot
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Researcher & Analyst GA
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