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Viktor
A Viktor alternative that runs on your computer
Viktor is a hosted AI employee your company shares in Slack, paid by the credit. Murage is a team on your computer.
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
- Open source
- 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 October 2026 (October 9, 2026) against Viktor’s home page, pricing page and security page.
At a glance.
Ten things buyers weigh up, including the ones where they’re ahead.
What matters
Murage
Viktor
The app needs no extra subscription
You choose which AI company does the work
YesPer bot: Fuigo, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more
Named agents that keep their memory
YesNamed bots, each with its own memory, kept on your computer
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
YesAn iPhone and Android app, plus your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
Keeps working with your computer off, today
YesOn any computer you leave on, including your own remote server. Murage Cloud (coming soon) will run one for you
Native phone app
YesiPhone and Android
SOC 2 report
NoNo SOC 2 report
Each of Viktor’s marks links the page it comes from, checked October 9, 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
Open source
Viktor
$600
A year, one person, entry plan
Murage · the appOpen source
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 October 9, 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
Runs in the cloud
Hosted, with recurring jobs that run while you sleep.
- 3
Compliance
A SOC 2 Type 1 report, with Type II in progress, EU data residency on Enterprise and no training on customer data. 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 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.
Getting in
Price to start
MurageOpen source desktop app; Murage Cloud is an optional paid hosted service
Viktor$100 in free credits with no card, then plans from $50 a month for 20,000 credits
Invite or waitlist
MurageNone. Download and start
ViktorNone; add it to Slack or Microsoft Teams
Seats
MurageNo Murage seat fees; each person runs their own copy
ViktorNo per-seat charge; the workspace shares one credit pool
Usage
MurageNothing 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
ViktorEvery task uses credits, with model costs passed through. Quick tasks use 100 to 300 credits, full projects 2,000 to 5,000
Where it runs
Where agents run
MurageOn your computer
ViktorViktor’s cloud, on AWS us-east-1 by default, with its own cloud computer where it runs code
Laptop closed
MurageYes, on any computer you leave on, including your own remote server. Murage Cloud (coming soon) will look after one for you
ViktorYes; recurring tasks run in the cloud
Open source
MurageYes, AGPL-3.0
ViktorNo
Brains
Which AI
MurageThe engine you choose, per bot: Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only).
ViktorInference on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google models, per its security page
Bring the AI plan you already pay for
MurageYes: Claude Code, Codex and Grok Build sign-ins work, plus API keys and local models
ViktorNo; work uses Viktor credits
Swap the engine per bot
MurageYes; memory and approvals stay put
ViktorNot offered
The team
Chief of Staff
MurageEmber builds and runs the team for each job
ViktorOne agent that the whole workspace shares
Several bots together
MurageYes: named bots that hand work to each other
ViktorNot described; it is one coworker
Projects
MurageYes: projects split a job into cards on a board, with a goal, files, chat and shared memory
ViktorRuns recurring tasks and projects; no board is described
Hands
Apps
Murage1,600+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key, plus any public API and any MCP, and it builds the connector itself if one doesn’t exist
Viktor3,200+ tools through OAuth, and it can build a custom integration when one is missing
Your own signed-in browser
MurageMurage for Chrome works in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share
ViktorNot described on its pages
Reports and apps
MurageBots build slides, docs and web pages as files in your folders
ViktorReports, dashboards, apps and code or pull request reviews on every plan
Control
Approvals
MurageNew 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 for your own chats; routines still stop at it. 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.
ViktorSensitive actions such as sending email, pushing code or charging cards need approval in Slack; admins choose which types
Lessons from corrections
MurageStored on your computer; see, edit and forget them
ViktorBuilds a knowledge base from channels it joins and records what it learns as skills
Scheduled work
MurageRoutines on a schedule and webhooks, while your computer is on
ViktorRecurring tasks and crons in the cloud; it also proposes automations
Your data
Where memory and files live
MurageDesktop: on your computer, open to read and edit. Cloud: on your EU-hosted server, encrypted with a key Ferrox Labs holds
ViktorWorkspace memory in Viktor’s cloud; admins can delete conversations, skill memory and files
How it signs in
MurageThrough your own accounts; Murage keeps sign-ins and never hands them to a bot
ViktorIntegrations are shared across the workspace, and a gateway adds credentials at run time so the model never sees them
Training
MurageMemory, files and chats stay on your computer; a hosted engine sees what it is given
ViktorIt says it does not train on customer data, and its model providers do not either
Compliance
MurageNo SOC 2 report yet
ViktorSOC 2 Type 1, with Type II in progress; EU data residency on Enterprise
Reach
Where you use it
MurageThe Murage app, your phone, and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
ViktorInside Slack and Microsoft Teams
Platforms
MurageMac, Windows and Linux, plus an iPhone app and an Android app; Telegram on your phone
ViktorWherever Slack or Teams runs
Phone
MurageiPhone and Android app that opens your workspace: approvals, questions and calls with your team
ViktorNot described beyond Slack and Teams
Voice
MurageCall any bot in the app and just talk; bots leave voice notes. Ask your Chief for a voice note in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp, and on WhatsApp send it one of your own
ViktorNot described
| Question | Murage | Viktor |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Price to start | Open source desktop app; Murage Cloud is an optional paid hosted service | $100 in free credits with no card, then plans from $50 a month for 20,000 credits |
| Invite or waitlist | None. Download and start | None; add it to Slack or Microsoft Teams |
| Seats | No Murage seat fees; each person runs their own copy | No per-seat charge; the workspace shares one credit pool |
| 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, with model costs passed through. Quick tasks use 100 to 300 credits, full projects 2,000 to 5,000 |
| Where it runs | ||
| Where agents run | On your computer | Viktor’s cloud, on AWS us-east-1 by default, with its own cloud computer where it runs code |
| Laptop closed | Yes, on any computer you leave on, including your own remote server. Murage Cloud (coming soon) will look after one for you | Yes; recurring tasks run in the cloud |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | No |
| Brains | ||
| Which AI | The engine you choose, per bot: Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only). | Inference on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google models, per its security page |
| Bring the AI plan you already pay for | Yes: Claude Code, Codex and Grok Build sign-ins work, plus API keys and local models | No; work uses Viktor credits |
| Swap the engine per bot | Yes; memory and approvals stay put | Not offered |
| The team | ||
| Chief of Staff | Ember builds and runs the team for each job | One agent that the whole workspace shares |
| Several bots together | Yes: named bots that hand work to each other | Not described; it is one coworker |
| Projects | Yes: projects split a job into cards on a board, with a goal, files, chat and shared memory | Runs recurring tasks and projects; no board is described |
| Hands | ||
| Apps | 1,600+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key, plus any public API and any MCP, and it builds the connector itself if one doesn’t exist | 3,200+ tools through OAuth, and it can build a custom integration when one is missing |
| Your own signed-in browser | Murage for Chrome works in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share | Not described on its pages |
| Reports and apps | Bots build slides, docs and web pages as files in your folders | Reports, dashboards, apps and code or pull request reviews on every plan |
| Control | ||
| 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 for your own chats; routines still stop at it. 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. | Sensitive actions such as sending email, pushing code or charging cards need approval in Slack; admins choose which types |
| Lessons from corrections | Stored on your computer; see, edit and forget them | Builds a knowledge base from channels it joins and records what it learns as skills |
| Scheduled work | Routines on a schedule and webhooks, while your computer is on | Recurring tasks and crons in the cloud; it also proposes automations |
| Your data | ||
| Where memory and files live | Desktop: on your computer, open to read and edit. Cloud: on your EU-hosted server, encrypted with a key Ferrox Labs holds | Workspace memory in Viktor’s cloud; admins can delete conversations, skill memory and files |
| How it signs in | Through your own accounts; Murage keeps sign-ins and never hands them to a bot | Integrations are shared across the workspace, and a gateway adds credentials at run time so the model never sees them |
| Training | Memory, files and chats stay on your computer; a hosted engine sees what it is given | It says it does not train on customer data, and its model providers do not either |
| Compliance | No SOC 2 report yet | SOC 2 Type 1, with Type II in progress; EU data residency on Enterprise |
| Reach | ||
| Where you use it | The Murage app, your phone, and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp | Inside Slack and Microsoft Teams |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows and Linux, plus an iPhone app and an Android app; Telegram on your phone | Wherever Slack or Teams runs |
| Phone | iPhone and Android app that opens your workspace: approvals, questions and calls with your team | Not described beyond Slack and Teams |
| Voice | Call any bot in the app and just talk; bots leave voice notes. Ask your Chief for a voice note in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp, and on WhatsApp send it one of your own | Not described |
Same job, both ways.
Five real jobs, walked through with Murage and with Viktor.
- 1
Post a weekly pipeline report in Slack
With Murage
A routine has a sales bot pull the numbers, and your Chief posts the draft in Slack after your yes.
With Viktor
Teammates @mention Viktor in a channel, and it builds the report from your connected tools.
- 2
Chase three unpaid invoices
With Murage
Ember hands it to a bookkeeping bot on your accounting app. Each email draft waits for your approval.
With Viktor
Viktor drafts the emails and asks for approval in Slack before anything is sent.
- 3
Review a pull request
With Murage
A coding bot on Claude Code or Codex reviews the change in your repo and reports back.
With Viktor
Viktor reviews code and pull requests on every plan, from Slack.
- 4
Get a new hire up to speed
With Murage
A bot answers from the files and memory in your project, on your computer.
With Viktor
Viktor answers from the knowledge it has built from the channels it joined.
- 5
Watch a competitor overnight
With Murage
A routine runs while your computer is on. Overnight runs with the laptop closed wait for Murage Cloud.
With Viktor
A recurring cloud task runs while everyone sleeps and posts the result in Slack.
Coming from Viktor: your first day
Keep Viktor where a whole company shares one assistant in Slack or Teams. Move the team work to your own computer and the AI plan you already pay for.
- 1
Download Murage. On Mac, Windows or Linux.
- 2
Pick an engine. Choose Fuigo, Claude Code, Codex or another, per bot.
- 3
Tell Ember the job. Describe what Viktor did for your team. Ember builds the specialists.
- 4
Connect your accounts. Sign in to your apps through your own accounts, and add Slack so your Chief can reach you there.
Questions about Murage and Viktor.
What does Murage cost next to Viktor?
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 October 9, 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.
Get started in four steps
- 1
Download Murage
For Mac, Windows and Linux.
- 2
Pick an engine
Your plan, a key or a local model.
- 3
Meet Ember
Your Chief of Staff, who builds the team.
- 4
Give the first job
Start small and approve what it drafts.
Try Murage next to Viktor or instead of it.
Give your first job to Murage.
Download the 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