Freemium

Runbear

Named AI teammates living in Slack channels, each authenticating as the person asking.

4.1 Automation
4.1 Very good 4.1
Per-user auth stops a shared agent becoming a permissions bypass Agents watching channels need boundaries agreed with the team
Reviewed by Challenging Voice Editorial · Updated Aug 2026 How we rate
PricingFrom $99/mo
Free planYes
CompanyRunbear, Inc.
PlatformsWeb
CategoryAutomation
Last reviewedAug 2026
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Overview

Runbear puts agents into Slack, Teams and Discord as named teammates: @Support, @SalesOps, @HR, @RevOps. They watch the channel, draft responses, pull data from connected tools and act, with more than 2,000 integrations and per-agent knowledge bases behind them.

Per-user authentication is the design decision that makes shared agents safe. An agent in a shared channel holding one service account sees everything that account can see, which quietly turns a Slack channel into a permissions bypass; authenticating as the person who asked means each user gets exactly their own access and no more.

It configures through Claude Code and MCP rather than requiring engineering time, with a free tier, $99 a month for Team and $399 for Business. Agents that watch channels and act need clear boundaries agreed with the people in those channels, 2,000 integrations vary in depth, and $99 is a real step up from free for a small team.

Key features

  • Named shared agents in Slack, Teams and Discord
  • Per-user authentication rather than one service account
  • 2,000-plus tool integrations
  • Per-agent knowledge bases
  • Configuration via Claude Code and MCP

Screenshots & demo

Demo video

Screenshots

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Pricing

Runbear has a free plan, and paid plans start at $99/mo.

  • Pricing modelFreemium
  • Starting priceFrom $99/mo
  • Free planYes
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Is Runbear expensive?

Runbear starts at $99, which is 296% above the Automation median of $25 a month across the 51 priced tools we list in that category.

The cheapest paid option in Automation starts at $0.6 and the most expensive at $2,500.

38% of Automation tools in the directory offer a free tier, and this is one of them.

Compared against every priced listing in Automation, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Per-user auth stops a shared agent becoming a permissions bypass
  • Configured without engineering time
  • Free tier before the paid plans

Cons

  • Agents watching channels need boundaries agreed with the team
  • 2,000 integrations vary considerably in depth
  • $99 a month is a real step up from the free tier

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
Runbear (this tool)4.1Yes$99/moNamed shared agents in Slack, Teams and Discord
Unify3.9YesFreeAgents working inside Gmail, Slack, Sheets and Linear
Cassidy4.2YesFreeAI assistants grounded in a company's own internal documents
Prismatic3.7No—AI Copilot builds integration workflows from plain-language descriptions

Alternatives to Runbear

4 tools matched to Runbear on what they do, their category and their price.

Prismatic

3.7

"The AI-enabled embedded iPaaS" – describe an integration in plain language and an AI Copilot builds it, with agent-ready tools exposed via MCP for AI to act directly.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Runbear?
Runbear puts agents into Slack, Teams and Discord as named teammates: @Support, @SalesOps, @HR, @RevOps.
Is Runbear free?
Yes, Runbear offers a free plan. Paid plans unlock more features and higher usage limits, starting at $99/month.
How much does Runbear cost?
Runbear starts at $99 per month. See the pricing plans above for full details.
What are the best Runbear alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are Unify, Cassidy, and Prismatic, compared side by side above.

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