Sumus alternative
The Sumus alternative that remembers your business and asks before it acts.
AI teammates that work 24/7, plus a shared Business Brain, approvals before anything goes out, and a chat Bolt on your website.
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In short
Bolts and Sumus both offer AI teammates that work 24/7. Bolts adds a shared Business Brain of your website, files and notes, asks before it sends, posts, pays or deletes anything, and can answer visitors on your website. Bolts starts at $19 a month; Sumus Pro is $20 a month (sumus.im/pricing, 11 Nov 2026).
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- Is Bolts cheaper than Sumus?
- Bolts' lowest plan, Bolts Lite, is $19 a month, or $15.83 a month paid yearly. Sumus's lowest monthly plan, Pro, is $20 a month (sumus.im/pricing, checked 11 Nov 2026).
- What does Bolts have that Sumus doesn't list?
- A shared Business Brain built from your website, files and notes; approval before any email, post, payment or deletion; and a chat Bolt on your own website. None of these is listed on Sumus's pricing page (checked 11 Nov 2026).
- Can my team use Bolts together?
- Yes. People and Bolts share one team chat: up to 3 people on Bolts, 50 on Bolts Pro and 200 on Bolts Max, on one plan for the whole account.
- Is there a free trial?
- Yes. Bolts Lite, Bolts and Bolts Pro start with 30 free minutes when paid monthly; a card is needed, and nothing is charged if you cancel before the 30 minutes end.
Savings
More for less
Bolts Lite, monthly$19/mo
Bolts Lite, yearly$15.83/mo10 months for 12
Sumus Pro, monthly$20/mo
Lowest monthly plans: Bolts Lite vs Sumus Pro (sumus.im/pricing, 11 Nov 2026). Yearly Bolts plans include Set up for you: your website in the Brain, a starter team and a website chat Bolt.
Bolts vs Sumus
AI teammates with a brain. From $19 a month.
Prices and features as listed on 11 Nov 2026, may change.
Coming from Sumus?
Why teams switch to Bolts
yourshop.com
A brain that knows your business
Add your website, files and notes once. Every Bolt reads the same Business Brain, and each one remembers what you teach it.
Sumus: Not listed on their pricing page
Waiting for your OK · Gmail
Lunch for your team?
Hi Priya, we cater office lunches in Baner.
Nothing goes out without you
A Bolt asks before it sends an email, posts, pays, publishes or deletes. You approve with one tap.
Sumus: Not listed on their pricing page
Are you open on Sunday?
Yes, 9 to 6. Want me to book you in?
It answers on your website
Put a Bolt on your site as a chat. It answers visitors from your Business Brain and sends you every lead.
Sumus: Not listed on their pricing page
Starts at $19 a month
Bolts Lite is the lowest plan. Go yearly and you pay for 10 months, get 12, and we set everything up for you.
Sumus Pro: $20 a month
Bolts vs Sumus, side by side
| What you get | Bolts | Sumus |
|---|---|---|
| Shared memory of your business | YesThe Business Brain plus each Bolt's memory | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Asks before it sends, posts, pays or deletes | YesEvery time | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Chat Bolt on your own website | Yes | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Lowest monthly plan | $19 (Bolts Lite) | $20 (Pro) |
| AI teammates working 24/7 on a schedule | Yes | Yes |
| One job split across the team, checked before you get it | YesThe Lead splits it, Bolts work in parallel, it checks every result | Yes: a teammate builds its own team and checks results |
| People and AI in one chat | YesUp to 200 people on Bolts Max | Yes, up to 50 members on Pro |
| Each agent has its own computer | YesBrowser, files, Python and Bash | Yes |
| Marketplace of ready-made agents | YesAnd makers earn from theirs | Yes |
| Connect your tools | YesGmail, Calendar, Drive, Notion, Slack, webhooks, your API and MCP | Notion, GitHub and more |
| Free start | 30 minutes free, card needed | 1,000 one-time credits, no card |
| Choice of AI model | Standard, Smart or Smartest per Bolt | Frontier models (Claude, GPT, Grok and more) |
| Phone and desktop apps | Install from the browser | iOS, Android and Mac |
Sumus's details from sumus.im/pricing on 11 Nov 2026. Prices and features may change. Prices in US dollars.
Switching
Switching from Sumus takes minutes
On a yearly plan we do it for you: your website in the Brain, a starter team and a website chat Bolt.
- 1
Paste your website
Add it to the Business Brain. Your Bolts read it, plus any files and notes you add.
- 2
Pick ready-made Bolts
Hire them from the marketplace, or describe a job in one sentence.
- 3
Done
Give each one a routine. They work 24/7 and ask before anything goes out.
Jobs your Bolts take off your plate
Each one works on its own cloud computer, remembers your business and asks before anything goes out.
Find leads
Searches maps, directories and the web for businesses that fit, then saves them to a sheet with links.
Answer customers
Drafts kind replies to reviews and messages, and answers visitors on your website from your Business Brain.
Research
Reads current sources, compares competitors and prices, and hands back a short report with links.
Weekly reports
Every Monday it pulls the numbers together into Excel, Word or PDF and sends a summary.
Social posts
Plans the week's posts, writes captions and makes pictures, then waits for your OK.
Follow-ups
Drafts the follow-up emails nobody has time for, and asks before anything is sent.
Questions
What does Bolts have that Sumus doesn't list?
A shared Business Brain built from your website, files and notes; approval before any email, post, payment or deletion; and a chat Bolt on your own website. Checked against Sumus's pricing page on 11 Nov 2026.
How do I start?
Pick a plan from $19 a month. Yearly plans include Set up for you: your website in the Brain, a starter team and a website chat Bolt, done automatically.
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