Dust alternatives: 4 tools compared (October 2026)

Langdock is a Berlin-based AI platform that gives companies chat, configurable agents, workflows and API access to many language models in one EU-hosted workspace, from small teams to organizations with more than 1,000 users.

Key functions

• Agents grounded in uploaded company knowledge for recurring tasks and team workflows
• More than 25 native connectors and MCP support; MCP tools become agent actions with confirmation
• Workflows for AI automations, 2,500 runs a month included

Compared with Dust

• Starts higher: from €25 per user/month, Dust from €24 per user/month.
• Strongest elsewhere: Germany.

Check before buying: Check which models run in the EU and which in global regions, and decide which ones may process personal data. Workflows and API access cost extra, and the governance package becomes paid from January 1, 2027. In Germany, agents that analyze employee data involve the works council. Langdock provides its DPA through the trust center.

meinGPT is an AI workspace for German small and midsize companies from SelectCode GmbH near Munich, offering chat, custom assistants, meeting notes and workflows with hosting in Germany and the EU.

Key functions

• Chat and file analysis with several models
• Meeting transcription and summaries
• Custom assistants

Compared with Dust

• Starts lower: from €18 per user/month, Dust from €24 per user/month.
• Strongest elsewhere: Germany.

Check before buying: Plan the model budget on top of the license, since it is billed separately. At our check in September 2026 the pricing page mentioned Microsoft, Google and magic-link login but no dedicated SAML SSO; ask the vendor if you need it. Ask which model providers process data and where.

Microsoft Copilot is the AI assistant inside Microsoft 365, answering questions and drafting content from a company's own email, documents, meetings and chats, aimed at organizations that already use Microsoft 365.

Key functions

• Chat grounded in email, documents, calendar and chats
• Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Prebuilt agents such as Researcher and Analyst

Compared with Dust

• Starts lower: from €18.20 per user/month, Dust from €24 per user/month.
• Strongest elsewhere: United States.

Check before buying: Copilot shows everything a user is allowed to open, so clean up SharePoint and Teams permissions first. Decide whether to allow Anthropic models, which fall outside the EU Data Boundary. The SMB bundles apply up to 300 users. In the US, check state rules such as those in Colorado and Illinois if Copilot output supports decisions about employees.

ChatGPT is OpenAI's general AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and everyday office work, available as a free app for individuals and as a managed workspace for teams and companies.

Key functions

• Chat with GPT-6 models, GPT-6 Luna on the free plan
• Web search for current information inside a conversation
• Data analysis with code execution and charts

Compared with Dust

• Names 6 security certificates, Dust 1.
• Different pricing model: freemium instead of per user.
• Strongest elsewhere: United States.

Check before buying: Decide which plan employees may use: free and individual plans lack the workspace controls of Business and Enterprise. Sign OpenAI's data processing addendum, check which plugins and connectors may reach company systems, and note that data residency controls are listed for Enterprise only. If you operate in the US, review state rules such as those in Colorado or Illinois before using outputs in hiring or other decisions about people.