dusk botsintra alternatives when you want to define the jobs yourself
sintra packages role-based ai helpers for small businesses, with ai included in its plan. dusk bot lets you make your own small team, define each job and choose each bot's ai. sintra is worth considering if its ready-made roles match your business; dusk fits if you want narrower jobs you can reshape in conversation. compare the actual billing period too: sintra's listed prices are promotional, not permanent rates.
the short version
pick sintra if
- its role-based helper package matches the business work you want to hand off
- you want ai included rather than a separate model-provider bill
- you want the ios or android store apps linked from its site
pick dusk bot if
- you want to name each bot and give it a specific job in your own words
- you want separate memories and a different ai choice for each bot
- you want local personal use or a computer you host yourself, with dusk cloud as another option
the helper package beside a team you create
sintra figures below are the sale prices shown on 12 november 2026. they should not be read as guaranteed renewal prices. check the term and total payable before buying.
| Sintra | Dusk Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| the roles | 12+ role-based ai employees, including social media, seo, support and email marketing | create a bot with your own name and job; change its job later13 |
| getting started | pricing page says to chat and ask, with zero technical setup | new bot in the desktop app, then describe the job13 |
| ai and billing | ai included; sintra says based on claude 4.5 sonnet | the ai you already sign in to, an api key or a local model; provider bills you145 |
| shortest sale term | one-month offer $48.50/month, against a displayed $97 list price | personal desktop use free; work use requires a work license156 |
| longer sale terms | three-month offer $23.60/month; twelve-month offer $15.60/month | cloud plus $20/month or $200/year; pro $50/month or $500/year17 |
| included usage | sale plans list all 12 helpers and 250 monthly credits | no included ai allowance from dusk; your provider plan and limits apply15 |
| where you use it | hosted service with web, ios and android apps | desktop app, plus paired phone browser; store phone apps are coming128 |
compare roles you need, not the number of employees
sintra describes role-based helpers for areas such as social media, seo, support, email marketing and assistance.1 that is a sensible place to start if the packaged roles match what you need.
in dusk you write the job yourself.3 instead of a broad marketing employee, you might define a bot as a reader of your brand notes: "check this draft against the attached voice guide. list passages that sound unlike us and explain why. do not publish anything." documents can be attached in chat.9
read ai employees if you are deciding what work belongs in a role at all. a narrow responsibility is easier to review than a title that implies responsibility for a whole department.
a sale price needs its billing term beside it
as of 12 november 2026, sintra's pricing page shows one month at $48.50/month, three months at $23.60/month and twelve months at $15.60/month. the corresponding displayed list prices are $97, $59 and $52 per month. individual helpers are listed at $39/month.1
the package offers include 250 monthly credits. those figures do not tell us how many drafts, reviews or other jobs the credits will cover. check the current sale, renewal terms and total payment yourself.
dusk's price covers a different arrangement: personal desktop use is free, work needs a license, and optional dusk cloud hosting costs $20 or $50 a month. ai usage stays on your provider bill.567 no identical-task cost comparison has been measured. with a signed-in ai in dusk, check your provider's current terms for the work you plan to do.
be precise about memory and collaboration
dusk gives each bot its own memory. in a group thread, bots can mention one another or follow a leader; learning from group chats is optional per bot.31011 that suits a team whose roles you want to keep distinct, but it also means you should decide what each bot needs to know. ai teammates explores that arrangement.
sintra's pages we read don't show how its helpers work together clearly enough to compare that here. for a business workforce platform with documented multi-agent systems, look at relevance ai. check its current pricing page first.
keep your first connected-app task read-only. dusk asks before sends unless you set a daily allowance; other changes inside an app, like editing a page, can go ahead without asking. one exception: a bot on Full access with no sending rule of its own may send up to 25 a day without asking, so give full-access bots Ask every time under sending.12 write "ask me before you change anything" if you later give the bot write access.9
how we checked
we read sintra's homepage and pricing page on 12 november 2026. we left out how its helpers work together because the pages don't show it clearly.
questions
are sintra’s advertised prices permanent?
the listed prices are promotional as of 12 november 2026. they differ by one-, three- and twelve-month term. verify the current offer and renewal terms before paying.1
does sintra include ai in its plan?
as of 12 november 2026, sintra includes ai in its plan and says it is based on claude 4.5 sonnet. you do not bring your own ai key.1
does dusk have a phone app like sintra?
sintra links ios and android store apps.2 dusk's store apps are still on the way. today you pair your phone and open dusk in its browser, then add it to the home screen. that browser version sends no notifications.8
sources
- sintra pricing and helper package, checked 12 november 2026
- sintra homepage and app links, checked 12 november 2026
- dusk bot: bots
- dusk bot: getting started
- dusk bot: account and billing
- dusk bot: faq and license
- dusk bot: dusk cloud
- dusk bot: phone
- dusk bot: files and apps
- dusk bot: group chats
- dusk bot: memory
- dusk bot: sending and full access
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drafted with ai help from the dusk bot docs and the sources listed on this page, then checked against them. if something here is wrong or out of date, write to [email protected].