Side-by-side comparison of two listed AI Agents tools — real listing data only, no paid placement.
On record, they differ in: pricing (Manus Freemium vs Devin Paid); unique tags (Manus 2: #autonomous-agent #research vs Devin 2: #coding-agent #software-engineering); category rank (Manus #9 vs Devin #22). Same category (AI Agents). Listing facts only — not a recommendation.
General AI agent that plans and executes tasks end to end
Manus is an autonomous agent that takes a goal — research, reports, code, travel plans — and works it to completion in a cloud environment with its own browser and tools, showing its steps as it goes.
Published 2026-08-06 · Links checked 2026-09-16
Autonomous AI software engineer that ships real code
Devin, by Cognition, plans and executes engineering tasks end to end: it reads codebases, writes and tests changes in its own environment, opens pull requests and iterates on CI — like adding an engineer to the team.
Published 2026-08-06 · Links checked 2026-09-16
| Manus | Devin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Category | AI Agents | AI Agents |
| Rank in AI Agents | Position #9 of 77 | Position #22 of 77 |
| Alternatives listed | 4 → | 2 → |
| Shared tags | #automation | |
| Unique tags | #autonomous-agent #research | #coding-agent #software-engineering |
| Pricing page | Manus Plans & Pricing | Official pricing page |
| Documentation | manus.im/docs | Not detected on official site (checked 2026-09-17) |
| Company | Not detected on official site (checked 2026-09-17) | Cognition |
| In their own words | Manus is the action engine that goes beyond answers to execute tasks, automate workflows, and extend your human reach.— official site (homepage description), checked | Devin is an AI coding agent and software engineer that helps developers build better software faster. Parallel cloud agents for serious engineering teams.— official site (homepage description), checked |
| Official channels | X (Twitter)LinkedInInstagramdeclared on manus.im via homepage link with a matching handle | X (Twitter)LinkedIndeclared on devin.ai via schema.org sameAs |
| Official website | manus.im | devin.ai |
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Rank = neutral rotation by listing ID, not a quality score · how it works
Manus is Freemium; Devin is Paid. Both are listed in AI Agents on ToolDock.
What they have in common: #automation
Manus is listed as freemium (free tier alongside paid plans); Devin is listed as paid — no free tier on record. Pricing label set at listing time; official pricing page linked where verified — see each official website for current details.
Both are AI Agents tools listed on ToolDock, and they share the tag automation.
ToolDock keeps a tag-matched alternatives list for each: see Manus alternatives and Devin alternatives.