Checked October 22, 2026, against manus.im pricing, team and docs pages and the Dooza Crew page. Prices change; re-check before you buy.
Dooza Crew vs Manus: the short answer
Pick Manus if you want a powerful general AI agent for your own deep tasks (research, slides, a website) and you are happy to pay in credits. Pick Dooza Crew if you want AI employees that run the everyday work of a business: answering leads, calling customers, chasing invoices, posting, with your staff in the same chat and nothing sent or paid until a person approves it.
- Manus runs each task in its own cloud computer and cloud browser. You pay in credits: $20 a month buys 4,000.
- Dooza Crew gives you a master agent that hires a team of AI employees. Each gets its own computer, a real browser, a phone number and a card for purchases you approve.
- Price model: Manus bills by credits used. Crew is free for 7 days, then $49 a month with $20 of AI usage included for the whole crew, with $20 of AI usage included.
- Phone: Crew sets up a business number to call and text customers. We found no phone feature in the Manus docs.
Try Dooza Crew free for 7 days or book a 30-minute call if you would rather talk first.
Dooza Crew vs Manus: side by side
| Dooza Crew | Manus |
| What you get | A master agent that builds a team of AI employees for your business | A general AI agent you give tasks to |
| Own computer and browser | Yes, each AI employee has its own computer and a real browser | Yes, a virtual computer with internet access and a Cloud Browser |
| Phone number, calls and texts | Yes, a business number to call and text customers | Not found in the docs (Oct 22, 2026) |
| Pays for things | A card for purchases you approve | Not found in the docs (Oct 22, 2026) |
| Channels | WhatsApp, Telegram, web chat on your site, email, phone | Web app, email to a bot address (pre-approved senders), connectors |
| Works with your staff | Staff and AI employees in one group chat; anyone hands out jobs | Manus Team: shared projects, instructions and credit pool |
| Approvals | Nothing sent or paid until a person you choose approves it | You can "Take Over" the browser for logins, CAPTCHA and MFA |
| Schedules | Ongoing jobs, like following up until a lead replies | Scheduled automations, up to 20 scheduled tasks |
| Price | Free 7 days, then $49/month for the crew, $20 AI usage included | $20 / $40 / $200 a month for 4,000 / 8,000 / 40,000 credits |
What Manus does well
Manus is a general AI agent. Each task runs in what its docs call "a virtual computer with internet access", with a file system and the ability to install software. Its Cloud Browser visits sites, clicks, fills in forms and pulls data, and you can take over when a site asks for an SMS code, a CAPTCHA or MFA.
It also has scheduled automations, MCP connectors to your tools, a browser extension that uses your own logged-in sessions, and Mail Manus: you forward an email to a bot address and get the result back by email. Only "emails from pre-approved addresses can trigger Manus tasks".
Two things to know before you buy:
Ownership news is worth a glance too: in April 2026 Bloomberg reported that China blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus.
What Dooza Crew does
Dooza Crew is built for the everyday work of a small business, not one-off projects. You type the job in plain words, the way you would brief a new hire. Your master agent creates the AI employees the job needs and gives each one its own computer, a real browser, a phone number and a card for purchases you approve.
Then you add your people. Staff and AI employees share one group chat: anyone can hand out a job, see the work and approve it. Nothing is sent or paid until a person you choose approves it.
What businesses hand to a crew:
- Sales: answer new leads in minutes, call them back, book the meeting, follow up until they reply.
- Customer service: reply on email, WhatsApp, Telegram and the chat on your website, from your own docs.
- Operations: order supplies, chase invoices, update the spreadsheet, check every vendor portal.
- Marketing: write the blog post and the newsletter, post to social, watch what competitors charge.
- Admin: sort the inbox, keep the calendar, turn call notes into tasks for the right person.
Pricing: credits vs one monthly plan
Manus pricing (October 22, 2026): $20 a month for 4,000 credits, $40 for 8,000 and $200 for 40,000, or $17, $34 and $167 a month billed yearly. Every plan adds 300 refresh credits a day and allows 20 concurrent and 20 scheduled tasks. Manus Team starts at $20 per seat per month, with credits shared across seats. Manus does not publish a fixed credit cost per task, so your bill depends on how big each job is.
Dooza Crew is free for 7 days, then $49 a month for your whole crew, with $20 of AI usage included. Cancel during the trial and you pay nothing. Seats are limited; when they are full you can join the waitlist.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose Manus if you want an agent for one-off tasks and you like paying by usage.
- Choose Dooza Crew if you run a business and want AI employees on the phone, in the inbox and on WhatsApp every day, working next to your staff, with a person approving what goes out.
- Rather have it done for you? Dooza also builds and runs custom AI agents and an AI answering service.
Comparing other agents too? See Dooza Crew vs Grok Bot.
Two rivals head to head: Genspark vs Manus and Manus vs Claude Cowork.
Give your crew its first job, free for 7 days, or book a 30-minute call and we will tell you which fits.
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