Crevio vs Manus: A general agent, or a business that runs

Manus is one of the most capable general-purpose agents. It researches, builds slides, and can even code and host a full website with Stripe checkout. Crevio is built for one job, running an online business, with the store, courses, email list, and guardrails already in place.

Last updated September 2026

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Crevio

Crevio is an AI platform that builds and runs an online business. Checkout, courses, memberships, customer records, and email campaigns are built in, and AI bots run the marketing and follow-up, with approvals you choose for spending and sending. Choose Crevio when the work is running a business, every day.

3,000+ integrations
Payments built in
Free plan

Manus

Manus is a general-purpose AI agent that works in its own cloud computer to deliver research, slides, data analysis, and full-stack websites and apps, with schedules and triggers. Choose Manus for broad knowledge work and custom builds.

Crevio and Manus, side by side

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Manus

What it isCrevioAn AI platform that builds and runs an online business.ManusA general-purpose agent for research, documents, slides, and custom apps.

Store and checkoutCrevioA native store and checkout, with subscriptions, payment plans, trials, discount codes, and refunds.ManusCodes a custom site for you and sets up Stripe products and subscriptions inside it.

Courses and membershipsCrevioBuilt in, along with bookings and paid Discord or Telegram communities.ManusBuilt as a custom app for each project.

Email marketingCrevioLists, broadcasts, and sequences, written and sent by the AI.ManusNo built-in lists or campaigns. Sending works through code or connected tools.

Customer recordsCrevioCustomers, orders, and subscriptions in one place the AI works in.ManusConnects to your CRM, or to a database it builds for you.

Scheduled workCrevioScheduled tasks and store triggers, like a failed payment or an abandoned checkout.ManusSchedules and triggers from Gmail, calendars, GitHub, Shopify, and webhooks.

HostingCrevioIncluded in every plan.ManusBilled by usage on top of the plan. Manus estimates about $248/mo for an online store.

GuardrailsCrevioYou choose which actions ask first, like spend, customer emails, or refunds, with per-bot permissions and site rollback.ManusAsks before local commands in its desktop app. Automations follow the instructions you write.

PricingCrevioFree plan. Pro is $20/mo and Business $50/mo, plus a transaction fee from 5% down to 1%.ManusFree with 300 daily credits, then Pro from $20/mo. Hosting and site AI usage are extra.

A store, not a codebase.

When Manus builds you a store, it writes a custom app, with its own database, checkout code, and webhooks. It works, and it's also a codebase you now own and maintain.

Crevio's store is the product. Checkout, course access, memberships, and receipts are the same well-tested system for every business, so there's no custom code to break.

Sell my UX portfolio review for $120 and a $19/month critique club.

Creviofinished the work in Stripe

Stripe

Prices · Pixel Critique

Product	Price	Billing
Portfolio review	$120	One-time, booked on the calendar
Critique club	$19/mo	7-day free trial
Code FIRSTLOOK	15% off	Until Sunday

All options live on checkout

Hosting in the price, not on the meter.

Manus bills hosting, site AI, and API calls by usage on top of the plan, and its own estimate for an online store is about $248 a month. If the balance runs out without auto top-up, the site can go offline.

Crevio includes hosting in every plan, with your own domain on Pro and Business, and a transaction fee that follows what you sell.

What did running the store cost me in September?

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Crevio

September costs

Pro plan

Pixel Critique

Pro plan (hosting and domain included)$20.00

Transaction fee, 2.5% of $2,860$71.50

Extra hosting or AI usage$0.00

Total$91.50

Plan credits covered all AI work this month

The marketing runs on its own.

Manus is excellent at a task you hand it, like a research report, a deck, or a one-off campaign. The ongoing rhythm of a business is still yours to set up.

Crevio's bots handle that rhythm. They send the weekly email once you approve it, follow up with people who leave checkout, and chase failed renewals, using the customer records they already have.

Every Thursday, email the critique club with this week's featured portfolio.

Creviofinished the work in Crevio

Crevio

This week: a mobile banking redesign

From: Nina at Pixel Critique
To: 84 critique club members

This week's featured portfolio reworks a banking app's onboarding. My notes are in the members' area, and the live critique is Friday at 5pm.

Runs every Thursday · waiting for your approval

The honest take

Where Manus is the stronger pick

No tool wins every comparison. Manus is a strong product, and for some people it is the better fit. Here is where we would point you to it.

Broad knowledge work

Research reports, slide decks, data analysis, and many agents researching in parallel. For work outside running a store, Manus goes much further.

Build anything, take the code

Custom full-stack apps with code export and GitHub sync, mobile builds for testing, and a desktop app that can work on your own computer.

Many ways in

Web, mobile, and desktop apps, Slack, email, and Telegram, with a free daily allowance to try it.

Pricing at a glance

Free to start. Pay as the business grows.

Crevio

Free to start

Starter$0/mo · 5% transaction fee
Pro$20/mo · 2.5% transaction fee
Business$50/mo · 1% transaction fee

Paid plans include monthly credits for AI work. Top-ups cost $0.02 per credit. Transaction fees are on top of Stripe's own processing fees.

Manus

From $20/mo + hosting

Free with 300 credits a day, then Pro from $20/mo (4,000 credits) or $40/mo (8,000). Published sites add usage-based hosting, site AI, and API costs.

When to choose Manus vs Crevio

Choose Crevio if

You sell products, courses, memberships, or services
You want checkout and email lists without custom code
You want hosting included in one price
You want approvals on spend, emails, and refunds

Choose Manus if

You need research, slides, and analysis on any topic
You want a custom app with code you can export
You want an agent in Slack, email, or Telegram
You want a free daily allowance to experiment

The short version

Manus is a remarkably broad agent. It can research a market, build the deck, and code a website with checkout, all from its own cloud computer. For one-off work, or anything outside commerce, it's one of the strongest tools you can use.

Crevio is narrower and built for the long run of a business. The store, checkout, courses, memberships, customer records, and email lists are native, hosting is included, and the AI keeps the marketing and follow-up going, with approvals before anything that spends money or reaches customers.

Which one should you pick?

If you need a capable generalist for research, documents, and custom builds, use Manus. If you're selling online and want the business run for you every day, pick Crevio. For more options, see our Muse AI alternatives guide, which also covers Manus.

Questions people ask before choosing

Yes. It can code a full-stack site and set up Stripe products and subscriptions for you to claim as your own account. The site is custom code you maintain, and hosting is billed by usage on top of the plan. Crevio's store and checkout are built in, with hosting included.

Yes. Meta agreed to buy Manus in December 2025, China ordered the deal withdrawn in April 2026, and Manus resumed independent operations on September 1, 2026.

Crevio's AI can research and write, but it's built around running an online business. For research reports, decks, and data analysis on any topic, Manus is the better tool.

Yes. The Starter plan is free with a 5% transaction fee. Pro is $20 a month with a 2.5% fee and Business is $50 a month with a 1% fee.