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Dust vs Doozy: AI assistants vs AI task agents
Dust vs Doozy compared on custom assistants, connected tools, task execution, approval gates, and pricing. Fit by team size and workflow.
Dust and Doozy both let agents act in your apps. The difference: Dust is built for company-wide knowledge and internal workflows. Doozy is built for task execution and follow-through with approval gates.
Pick Dust if your problem is knowledge management and internal Q&A across company data.
Pick Doozy if your problem is tasks that never get done, and you want agents that draft, file, and follow up with your approval.
Comparison
| Criterion | Dust | Doozy |
|---|---|---|
| Capture sources | company knowledge across 70+ connectors (Slack, Notion, Drive, GitHub, Salesforce, Zendesk), meeting transcripts via third-party notetakers (Google Meet, Granola, Fathom, Gong.io)src · 2026-09-04 | meetings, recordings, voice notes, chat messages, documents, files, manual notessrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Execution surface | Slack, Notion, GitHub, Google Drive, Salesforce, Zendesk and 20+ more connectors, plus any tool via native or remote MCPsrc · 2026-09-04 | email, calendar, chat, storage, project management, source control, CRM, and analytics, via workspace-level connectionssrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Approval gates | documentedsrc · 2026-09-04 | documentedsrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Bring your own keys | not documentedsrc · 2026-09-04 | yessrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Agent access | mcp, cli, apisrc · 2026-09-04 | mcp, cli, apisrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Meeting recording | third-partysrc · 2026-09-04 | native (Meeting recording shipped: system audio capture from your device (like Granola), no bot joins the call. $15/month add-on with 15 included hours.)src · 2026-09-09 |
| Free tier | yes (Free seat: $0, 500 credits total (one-time, not renewing monthly))src · 2026-09-04 | yessrc · 2026-09-04 |
| Pricing | USD 24/seat/month (Pro seat, 8,000 credits/month; $30/month if billed monthly)src · 2026-09-04 | USD 15/month (Meeting Recording add-on at $15/month (shipped); system audio capture, no bot. The core product is free.)src · 2026-09-04 |
Where Doozy wins
Task execution. Doozy agents work through to-dos: drafting, filing, updating. Dust agents answer questions and process internal workflows.
Meeting capture. Doozy records system audio and turns meetings into to-dos. Dust doesn't document meeting capture.'
Free with BYO keys. Dust is paid. Doozy charges nothing for up to five people.
Approval gates. Category-based, admin-controlled, can't be overridden.
Where Dust has an edge
Company knowledge. Dust indexes your company data and makes it searchable by agents. Doozy doesn't do knowledge management.
Internal workflows. Dust agents process documents, answer questions from company data, and automate internal processes.
Enterprise focus. Built for larger teams with data governance and access controls.
Where they agree
Both have agents that connect to external apps. Both process company data. Both have API and MCP access. Different focus: knowledge vs tasks.
A Monday in each tool
- Question. Dust agent searches company docs for the answer. Doozy agent works a to-do.
- Meeting. Doozy captures it and creates follow-up tasks. Dust doesn't capture meetings.
- Follow-up. Doozy agent drafts the email. Dust agent might find the relevant policy.
- Approval. Doozy holds external actions. Dust handles internal processing.
Moving from Dust to Doozy
| In Dust | In Doozy | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge agents | Task agents | Different focus. Tasks with execution instead of Q&A. |
| Company data index | Captures and to-dos | Work context comes from meetings and tasks, not a data index. |
| Internal workflows | Routines | Scheduled work with agents that act in connected apps. |
Bottom line
Different tools for different problems. Dust is for company knowledge. Doozy is for task execution. Some teams use both.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dust a task manager?
No, it's a knowledge and workflow platform. Doozy is the task executor.
What's the difference between Dust and Doozy?
Dust is for company knowledge and Q&A. Doozy is for task execution and follow-through. Different problems.
Can I use both?
Yes. Dust for knowledge, Doozy for tasks. Some teams use Dust agents for research and Doozy agents for action.
Does Dust capture meetings?
Not documented. Doozy captures system audio without a bot.
Does Dust have approval gates?
Different approach. Doozy has configurable approval per agent.
Is Dust free?
Free tier for small teams. Doozy is free forever for up to five people with BYO keys.
Is Dust free?
It has a free tier for small teams. Doozy is free with BYO keys for up to five people.
Sources
- Dust (checked 2026-09-04)
- Doozy features (checked 2026-09-04)
- Doozy pricing (checked 2026-09-04)