What Manus AI does

Manus AI operates a general-purpose autonomous AI agent platform that plans, reasons, and executes complex multi-step tasks end-to-end from natural language prompts. Founded in Beijing in 2022 by Xiao Hong (CEO) and Ji Yichao (Chief Scientist), the company relocated its headquarters to Singapore in mid-2025, was acquired by Meta Platforms for approximately $2 billion in December 2025, and is now subject to a Chinese National Development and Reform Commission order (April 2026) to unwind that deal on national security grounds, with original investors HSG, ZhenFund, and Tencent planning a buyback at the original valuation. The platform serves individual professionals, startups, and enterprise teams seeking to automate fragmented workflows across marketing, finance, HR, operations, and sales, delivering finished outputs (full-stack applications, presentations, reports, data analyses) rather than intermediate suggestions.

Manus's core technology runs tasks within isolated cloud sandbox virtual machines, with sub-agents operating in parallel to process hundreds of sources simultaneously. The platform supports multimodal input (text, voice, images, files) and output (code, presentations, PDFs, full-stack applications), and offers features including Wide Research, Manus Browser Operator, scheduled task execution, and a Skills system enabling shareable workflow templates. Native integrations span messaging platforms (Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp Business, LINE), e-commerce (Shopify), business intelligence (Similarweb via MCP), developer tools (GitHub), and enterprise identity (WorkOS SSO), with the platform accessible via web app (manus.im), desktop applications for macOS and Windows, mobile apps, and a public API at open.manus.ai.

Manus generates revenue primarily through a freemium model with free daily credits converting to a paid Pro subscription, supplemented by Team plans (with SSO available free for 30+ seat teams) and a Startup program offering up to six months of free access to eligible companies. The company achieved $100 million in annual recurring revenue within eight months of launch and grew annualized revenue to $400–500 million by June 2026. Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led growth via self-serve web/desktop/mobile channels paired with a Manus Fellow ambassador program, Skills marketplace virality, and enterprise sales through Team plans with SSO, admin controls, and Team Skill Library capabilities.

Name

Manus AI

Legal name

Manus AI

Website

https://manus.im

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Manus AI is a general-purpose autonomous AI agent platform that plans and executes complex multi-step tasks end-to-end from natural language prompts. It serves individual professionals, startups, and enterprise teams across marketing, finance, operations, and sales, delivering finished applications, reports, and analyses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Agent Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Hyperautomation Platforms (HDAEAKAF), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Digital Robotics (HDAAAIAI)

Keywords

• AI agent platform
• Autonomous task execution
• Workflow automation software
• Generative AI tools
• Enterprise AI assistants

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium Subscription (Manus Pro): Manus operates a freemium model offering a free Basic tier with daily credits, and a paid Pro subscription. The free tier allows users to experience autonomous AI agent capabilities with daily credit allocation, while Pro subscribers access higher usage limits and expanded features. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Team Plan Subscriptions: Paid Team plans targeting organizations with multiple users, offering collaborative features including shared workspaces, Team Skill Library, SSO, and Guest User roles. SSO is free for teams with 30+ seats and charged at $150 flat fee for smaller teams.
3. Startup Program: Eligible startups (under 5 years old, raised $500K-$50M, VC/accelerator-backed) receive up to 6 months of free Manus Team access (up to 20 seats, ~$4,800 value) as a customer acquisition and ecosystem development initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Manus AI provides an autonomous AI agent platform that plans, reasons, and executes complex multi-step business tasks end-to-end from natural language prompts, delivering finished outputs such as full-stack web applications, deployed databases, presentations, reports, and data analyses. The platform runs tasks inside isolated cloud sandboxed virtual machines, orchestrates parallel sub-agents, supports scheduled and recurring workflows, and is accessible via a web app, desktop application, mobile app, and native integrations into Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp Business, LINE, and Shopify.

Product overview

Manus AI is a general AI agent platform positioned as the 'Action Engine for life' that enables anyone to execute complex tasks through natural language without coding skills. The platform consists of a core web app (Manus Web App) and desktop application (My Computer) as primary interfaces, with specialized AI agents for messaging platforms (Telegram, WhatsApp Business, LINE) and Slack integration. Key capabilities include Wide Research for multi-stage investigations, Manus Browser Operator for web automation, Mail Manus for email workflows, and AI-powered generation tools for slides, design, images, music, and video. The platform offers business tiers (Team Plan with SSO, Startups Program) and community programs (Fellows Program, Playbook templates). Manus operates within isolated sandbox environments, processing text, voice, images, video, code, and structured data to deliver complete applications, databases, and deployed solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manus AI Agent Platform (Web App) General-purpose autonomous AI agent web platform that plans, reasons, adapts, and executes multi-step tasks without continuous human supervision; delivers completed outputs (applications, reports, presentations) rather than code suggestions. Targeted at individual professionals, startups, and enterprise teams.
• Manus Desktop App (My Computer) Cross-platform desktop application enabling Manus to manage local files, execute commands, and automate workflows with background processing. Targeted at professionals and teams needing local-system automation alongside cloud execution.
• Manus Agents for Telegram Manus AI agent delivered as a Telegram bot that performs multi-step task execution including reasoning and tool usage, processing voice messages, photos, documents, and files. Targeted at individual users and teams already operating inside Telegram.
• Manus Agents for WhatsApp Business Manus AI agent delivered inside WhatsApp Business, processing text prompts, voice notes, images, files, PDFs, and CSVs to execute multi-step business tasks. Targeted at SMB operators, agencies, and client-facing professionals.
• Manus Agents for LINE Manus AI agent delivered inside the LINE messaging platform, processing text, voice, images, videos, and files for multi-step task execution. Targeted at LINE users in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and other LINE-dominant markets.
• Manus API Public REST API exposing Manus AI agent capabilities to developers for integration into custom applications and workflows. Targeted at developer and engineering teams building AI agent functionality into their own products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manus reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue within 8 months of launch
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability14 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft partnered with Manus as part of its Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) ecosystem — a policy-driven execution layer for AI agents on Windows and WSL — announced at Build 2026. MXC provides containment, process isolation, and session isolation capabilities for AI agents, integrating with Microsoft Entra and Intune for enterprise governance. Manus joined OpenAI, NVIDIA, OpenClaw, Hermes, and other ecosystem players in committing to build on MXC, positioning Windows as a foundational platform for secure AI agent deployment.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI is a founding ecosystem partner of Microsoft's MXC (Microsoft Execution Containers) security framework alongside Manus, NVIDIA, OpenClaw, and Hermes. The partnership commits OpenAI to building AI agent containment capabilities into its platform using Microsoft's OS-level sandboxing technology for Windows.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA is a founding ecosystem partner of Microsoft's MXC AI agent security framework, committing to support MXC's policy-driven execution layer alongside Manus, OpenAI, OpenClaw, and Hermes for Windows-based AI agent containment.
• SimilarwebcoreTechnology or IntegrationManus and Similarweb expanded their data partnership in May 2026, making additional digital market analysis metrics (keywords, search traffic, referrals, landing pages, popular pages) available to all Manus Pro subscribers via the Similarweb MCP Server integration. Joint customers with a Similarweb license can access data beyond standard Manus usage limits. The collaboration is part of Similarweb's broader AI-native integration ecosystem alongside ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationManus launched a native integration with Shopify in June 2026, enabling users to build and manage e-commerce stores through a conversational interface, including product listing creation, inventory analysis, and marketing campaign generation, without leaving the Manus platform.
• Reid HoffmanminorOthersReid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and early OpenAI backer, departed Microsoft's board in June 2026 to join Manus in 'founder mode' — described as a significant high-profile addition to the Manus team, bringing deep Silicon Valley and AI ecosystem connections.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OpenAI (ChatGPT): OpenAI offers ChatGPT with autonomous agent capabilities (Operator, ChatGPT agent mode) that directly compete with Manus's multi-step task execution. Manus explicitly publishes a 'vs ChatGPT' comparison page positioning against OpenAI's general assistant capabilities, and both firms participated in Microsoft's MXC ecosystem launch.
• Replit: Replit is a direct competitor in autonomous AI-driven application building and deployment. Manus publishes a dedicated comparison page positioning its full-stack delivery and autonomous multi-step execution against Replit's coding-focused AI agent, with both targeting users who want to build and deploy applications without traditional engineering workflows.
• Lovable: Lovable is an AI-powered application builder that directly competes with Manus's full-stack web application delivery capabilities. Manus publishes a 'vs Lovable' comparison page, and both target non-technical users and startups seeking to build and deploy web applications through natural language interfaces.
• Anthropic (Claude): Anthropic's Claude with computer use capabilities is a direct competitor in the autonomous AI agent category. Both platforms offer multi-step task execution, tool use, and integration capabilities, and Similarweb lists Claude alongside Manus as part of its AI-native integration ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft Copilot is a broad incumbent in the AI assistant and agent category, embedded across Windows, Microsoft 365, and the Azure ecosystem. Manus's inclusion in Microsoft's MXC ecosystem alongside Copilot positions both as enterprise-grade agent solutions, with Microsoft offering deeper native integration but Manus offering more autonomous end-to-end task delivery.
• Google Gemini: Google Gemini is a broad incumbent in conversational AI with expanding agentic capabilities integrated across Google Workspace and Cloud. Both Manus and Gemini target enterprise workflow automation and multi-step task execution, with Gemini leveraging Google's distribution and Manus emphasizing autonomous end-to-end delivery.
• Salesforce Agentforce: Salesforce Agentforce is an enterprise-focused AI agent platform that competes with Manus in the business workflow automation category. Both target enterprise customers seeking autonomous agents for sales, marketing, and operations workflows, with Agentforce leveraging Salesforce's CRM ecosystem and Manus emphasizing cross-application integration.

Emerging players

• Cognition (Devin): Cognition's Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer that overlaps with Manus's coding and full-stack application delivery capabilities. Both are emerging AI-native companies competing in autonomous agent execution, with Devin focused on software engineering tasks and Manus spanning broader business workflows.
• Adept AI: Adept AI is an emerging player building AI agents that can operate software and complete workflows autonomously. Both Adept and Manus target the autonomous AI agent category with similar multi-step task execution capabilities, though Adept has narrower enterprise software focus while Manus spans broader business workflows.
• Zapier: Zapier is a workflow automation platform that partially overlaps with Manus's process automation and integration capabilities. Both platforms connect multiple applications and automate multi-step workflows, with Zapier focused on rule-based triggers and Manus offering AI-driven autonomous task execution with broader reasoning capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manus-im

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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