AI for the work around your channels.
Malik is one AI employee.
Dust, Glean, ClearFeed, Lindy, Atlas, and Runbear approach team work from different directions: search, support, builders, and ready-to-use teammates. Compare the exact product, not just its Slack connection.
You don't open Malik. You hand him the work.
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Add Malik to TelegramOAuth · live in minutesSlack and Telegram, in the same thread where the work already gets discussed. No new app for the team to adopt, no context living on one person's laptop.
Anyone can tag Malik. He shares context across the workspace, so what one person teaches him helps the whole team.
Brief him once. He uses your tools, builds the report, deck, or app, and brings the finished work back to the thread.
Two questions decide the whole category.
Where does the work happen, and how much of the job does the tool own? Explore the 7 products in this group alongside Malik.
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Dust
↗In-channel
Per-seat platform for building and running company agents, with a strong Slack presence.
Glean
↗In-channel
Enterprise search and assistant with agents, grounded on your company's documents.
ClearFeed
↗In-channel
Slack-first support triage and helpdesk with AI answers.
Lindy Teammate
↗In-channel
Slack-native AI teammate sold per seat, with company context from Slack, Gmail, Drive, and Notion.
Atlas
↗In-channel
Slack-native AI coworker that answers in any channel from shared team context, with custom named agents.
Lindy Assistant
↗In-channel
Personal AI assistant for inbox, meetings, calendar, and follow-ups, sold per person.
Runbear
↗In-channel
Shared AI teammates that live in your team chat, sold on credits instead of seats.
Malik vs Slack-native workhorses
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| — | MalikAI Employee |  Slack-native workhorses |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | Slack and Telegram, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Slack and other business channels, often paired with a separate builder, inbox, or administration interface. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Malik; context belongs to the workspace. | Support teams, knowledge workers, operations teams, and people building their own agents. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | Ranges from finding an answer or routing a ticket to executing configured workflows and delegated tasks. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Malik can help the team. | Indexed knowledge, agent configuration, conversation history, or connected systems, depending on the tool. |
| Tools | Native integrations, browser access, code execution, and published docs and apps. | Each product has its own connector set, action support, and setup requirements. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Slack-native workhorses's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You need a specialized search or support workflow. |
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1Team-native by default
Brief Malik in Slack or Telegram. The request, the work, and the result stay connected to the conversation your team can follow.
2Breadth of the whole stack
Connect your tools, use a real browser, and run code. Malik can bring information together and deliver reports, documents, and apps.
3A price that fits a team
Your workspace shares one credit pool, starting at $100/month. Add teammates without adding a per-person subscription.
When to choose Malik vs Slack-native workhorses
You want to delegate work in Slack or Telegram.
Your team needs shared context rather than isolated individual conversations.
Your work spans several business tools and needs a finished deliverable.
You prefer a managed employee with a shared workspace credit pool.
You need a specialized search or support workflow.
You want to configure multiple agents or workflows yourself.
A particular product's channels and integrations closely match your stack.
FAQ
This group includes Dust, Glean, ClearFeed, Lindy Teammate, Atlas, Lindy Assistant, Runbear. Each product has its own comparison, with its working environment, context, and connected tools.
You need a specialized search or support workflow. You want to configure multiple agents or workflows yourself. A particular product's channels and integrations closely match your stack. Choose Malik when you want a managed AI employee working across your tools in Slack or Telegram.
No. Ranges from finding an answer or routing a ticket to executing configured workflows and delegated tasks. Open an individual comparison for the product you are considering.
Yes. Start with free credits, connect the tools you want Malik to use, and give him a task in Slack or Telegram. No credit card is required to start.
Start free. Pay only when you're ready.
Every feature. Every integration. Up to $100 in credits on the house. No credit card, no sales call, no catch. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
Up to $100 in free credits
Every feature, every integration. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
- Native integrations
- Slack and Telegram
- Reports, dashboards, apps
- Code and PR reviews
- Approval on anything irreversible