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Murage vs Viktor
Viktor is a hosted “AI coworker” your company shares in Slack, paid by the credit. Murage is a team on your computer, for free.
The short answer
Viktor is one coworker your whole Slack shares, paid by the credit. Murage is a team you run, on AI you already pay for.
Which should you choose?Murage
- The app is free
- On your computer
- The AI you choose
Who does the work: A Chief of Staff and a team
Viktor- From $50 a month
- Runs in their cloud
- One shared assistant
Who does the work: One agent
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Checked against official pages and the sources below on September 25, 2026.
At a glance.
Ten things buyers weigh up, including the ones where they’re ahead.
What matters
Murage
Viktor
The app itself is free
You choose which AI company does the work
YesPer bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more
Named agents that keep their memory
YesNamed bots, each with its own notebook and managed memory
Asks before acting outside, by default
Memory stored on your computer
YesMemory, files and chats on your computer
Open source
NoClosed source
Reach it from your phone
YesThe web app, plus your Chief in Telegram, Slack or Discord
Keeps working with your computer off, today
NoMurage Cloud isn’t open yet
Native phone app
ComingiPhone and Android app coming
SOC 2 report
NoNo SOC 2 report
Each of Viktor’s marks links the page it comes from, checked September 25, 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on the page named, not that it’s missing.
What a year costs.
The Murage app is
Free
Viktor
$600
A year, one person, entry plan
Murage · the appFree
Murage + Claude Pro · the AI you’d pay for anyway$240
Viktor · Team plan, after the free credits$600
Priced per workspace, not per person: from $50 a month for 20,000 credits. Every task uses credits; heavier use costs more. Viktor’s credits are model costs passed through, so its price includes the AI. Murage is free but doesn’t include the AI: add the AI plan or key you bring. Claude Pro is $20 a month billed monthly; any plan or key you already have works instead. Prices from official pricing pages, billed monthly unless noted, checked September 25, 2026.
Where your work lives.
Murage
Your computer
MemoryFilesChats
Viktor
You
Their cloud
MemoryFilesChats
Who does the work.
Murage
Viktor
What Murage adds for a Viktor user.
The brief
“Go through my inbox before I get in. Draft replies in my voice. Send nothing.”
What came back
Twelve emails came in. The team drafted eight replies, set four aside, and left two questions only the owner could answer. Nothing was sent.
Needs from you, in the team’s own report
- Dana Brooks, Acme Studio · RenewalThe prior contract terms
- Jordan Lee, Brightline Design · Pricing for 20 seatsThe per-seat price, and whether we offer a pilot
- Priya S. · Export to PDF?Confirm the exact steps
- Ben C. · Refund requestMoney. Check the billing record first
A team of specialists
A Chief of Staff builds a team for each job, and you can put a reviewer on any team to check work before it reaches you.
Your memory stays home
Memory, files and chats are stored on your computer, not in a vendor’s cloud.
Open source
Read the code and check exactly what it does.
Where Viktor is ahead.
Fair’s fair. If one of these matters most to you, it may be the better choice today.
- 1
Nothing to install
It lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams, where a company already works. Murage doesn’t support Microsoft Teams.
- 2
Always on
Hosted, with recurring jobs that run while you sleep.
- 3
Compliance
A SOC 2 Type 1 report, with Type II in progress. Murage has no SOC 2 report yet.
Which should you choose?
Viktor is one coworker your whole Slack shares, paid by the credit. Murage is a team you run, on AI you already pay for.
Choose Murage if
- You want a team of specialists, each with its own role and memory
- You want the app free and your memory and files on your own computer
Choose Viktor if
- Your company works in Microsoft Teams, or wants one shared assistant everyone can @mention with nothing to install
- You need recurring jobs running while you sleep, and a SOC 2 report (Type 1; Type II in progress)
Still deciding? Read how we check that a job is finished, then try one of your own.
Every detail.
| Question | Murage | Viktor |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free. No paid tier | $100 in free credits, then from $50 a month |
| Usage | Nothing from us. Your AI provider bills as usual. Flux Router, Ferrox Labs’ optional credit-billed service, covers AI models, connected apps, voice, images and web search if you use it; your own keys work instead | Every task uses credits (model costs passed through) |
| Where it runs | On your computer | Viktor’s cloud (AWS us-east-1), used in Slack or Teams |
| Which AI | The engine you choose, per bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, Fuigo (built in), local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only). OpenClaw is coming. | Claude, OpenAI and Gemini, routed by Viktor |
| Where memory lives | On your computer, open to read and edit | Workspace memory on Viktor’s cloud |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | No |
| Keeps working with your laptop closed | Not today. It runs while your computer is on; Murage Cloud isn’t open yet | Yes |
| Integrations | 1,500+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key, plus MCP servers (plug-ins that give bots new tools) | 3,200+ through OAuth |
| Approvals | New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off. On Claude Code and Codex, the stop line also covers tools from MCP servers you add. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: Hermes asks before shell commands and file edits, but not before MCP or connected-app tools. | Sensitive actions need approval in Slack |
| Teams | A Chief of Staff builds and runs a team for each job | One agent, shared by the whole team |
Questions about Murage and Viktor.
Is Murage really free next to Viktor?
Yes. Murage adds no fee and no credits for its own work. You pay your AI provider as usual. Flux Router credits are optional, for AI models, connected apps, voice, images or web search when you don’t bring your own keys.
Does Murage work in Slack?
Yes. Your Chief of Staff reaches you in Slack, Telegram and Discord. Microsoft Teams isn’t supported as a channel.
AGPL scares my company. Should it?
Running Murage unmodified inside your company doesn’t require you to publish anything, and the license covers Murage’s code, not the work your bots produce. AGPL’s source-sharing duty applies if you change Murage and distribute it, or let other people use your changed version over a network: then you share those changes. It also means nobody, including us, can take the code closed later. This isn’t legal advice; have your counsel read the license.
Sources, checked September 25, 2026
Murage is made by Ferrox Labs, a small team. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Viktor is a trademark of its owner. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; the names and logos are used only to identify the products compared.
Other comparisons.
- Murage with Claude CodeThe best agent for Claude. Murage runs it and gives it a team for the rest of the business.
- Murage with Codex (ChatGPT Work)OpenAI’s agent for code and work. Murage runs the official Codex CLI as one bot on a mixed team.
- Murage vs Claude (Cowork)Claude’s own agent for everyday work. Murage uses the same plan through Claude Code and adds a standing, mixed team.
- Murage vs PaperclipA server for technical operators who run agents through tickets and hard budgets. Murage is the app you talk to: a Chief of Staff builds and runs the team.
- Murage vs OpenClawThe biggest open-source personal AI, coming as a Murage engine. Choose it for reach; choose Murage for a team built for you, with Claude Code and Codex as full engines.
- Murage with Hermes AgentA superb self-improving agent with its own desktop app. Murage runs it as a bot’s engine and puts a team around it.
- Murage vs ManusA hosted agent on a cloud computer, with a generous free tier. Murage is a standing team on your computer, on your own AI.
- Murage vs GensparkA cloud AI workspace plus Claw, an agent on its own cloud computer. Murage is a standing team on your machine, on your own AI.
- Murage with n8nKeep n8n for workflows you want to see and control. Your Murage team calls them when a job needs one.
- Murage with ZapierKeep your Zaps. Murage’s bots run them.
- Murage vs Grok BotThe closest hosted rival: named bots on a cloud computer that work together and keep going with your laptop closed.
- Murage vs LindyA hosted AI teammate for every person in your company, priced per seat.
- Murage vs TaskletCloud agents with event triggers, shared across a company and paid by credit.
Try Murage free, next to Viktor or instead of it.
Give your first job to Murage.
Download the free app, connect the AI you already pay for, and tell your Chief of Staff what needs doing. Plan on about ten minutes from install to a working team.
No account needed · Runs on the AI plan you already pay for