We reviewed 12 tools for automating and building your own agents. 5 offer a permanent free plan, 1 is developed in France and 1 states European data hosting. 8 out of 12 show a public starting price.
How to choose
- No-code or low-code: choose according to the profile of the person who will build the automations.
- Count the connectors you really need, and check that they exist.
- Price depends on volume: operations, tasks, runs or credits depending on the platform.
- For sensitive data, self-hosting or European hosting can be decisive.
By profile
- Start without paying
- Dust, Make (AI agents), Stack AI, Activepieces and Zapier Agents offer a permanent free plan.
- Working with a French vendor
- Dust is developed in France.
- Keeping data in Europe
- Dust states European hosting.
- A website in French
- Microsoft Copilot Studio has an official website in French.
- Price on request
- Make (AI agents), Stack AI, Relevance AI and Voiceflow don’t publish a starting price: you have to ask for a quote.
The selection, tool by tool
Order: number of criteria confirmed by the vendor (free plan, French website, EU hosting, GDPR), then alphabetical. This is not a quality ranking: we haven’t tested the tools, we report what the vendors publish.
Dust
France · 10Automation & custom agents
French platform for building AI agents connected to your company’s tools (Notion, Slack, Drive…).
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Pro €24/seat/month excl. VAT (annual). Dust offers a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. The vendor states data is hosted in Europe; GDPR mention not verified.
Note: Free: 500 lifetime credits; data residency in the EU or US.
- Free plan
- EU hosting stated
- French vendor
Price on websiteVisual automation platform (Czech) with Make AI Agents connected to thousands of apps.
The vendor doesn’t publish a starting price on its pricing page: you have to ask. Make (AI agents) offers a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: Free plan (1,000 credits/month) mentioned; prices can’t be read automatically.
- Free plan
- GDPR mentioned
Full profile · Official website ↗ · Official pricing ↗ · Alternatives
Stack AI
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
No-code platform for deploying AI agents in the enterprise, with drag and drop.
The vendor doesn’t publish a starting price on its pricing page: you have to ask. Stack AI offers a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: Free plan at $0 (500 runs/month); Enterprise plan on quote.
- Free plan
- GDPR mentioned
Activepieces
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
Automation and AI agent platform with an open-source core and more than 760 connected apps.
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Plus $20/month. Activepieces offers a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked; GDPR mention not verified.
Note: Free plan at $0 (1,000 credits); self-hosting possible.
- Free plan
Gumloop
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
Build AI agents and automations with drag and drop, connected to your tools.
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Pro $37/month. There’s no permanent free plan (a free trial doesn’t count). We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: 14-day free trial.
- GDPR mentioned
Langdock
Germany · 10Automation & custom agents
German enterprise AI platform: multi-model chat, agents, workflows and API.
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: €25/user/month excl. VAT. There’s no permanent free plan (a free trial doesn’t count). We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: 7-day free trial.
- GDPR mentioned
Lindy
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
AI assistant that gets tasks done: email, calendar, meetings, follow-ups and prospecting.
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Team $29.99/month. There’s no permanent free plan (a free trial doesn’t count). We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: $50 in free credits, valid for 7 days.
- GDPR mentioned
Microsoft Copilot Studio
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
Microsoft tool for building AI agents connected to Microsoft 365 and to external channels (website, apps).
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: €173.30 excl. VAT (prepaid licence) or pay as you go. We found no mention of a permanent free plan. The official website is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked; GDPR mention not verified.
Note: Microsoft 365 Copilot at €26.00 excl. VAT/user/month (annual).
- Site in French
Relevance AI
Australia · 10Automation & custom agents
Platform for building a no-code “team” of business AI agents (sales, operations).
The vendor doesn’t publish a starting price on its pricing page: you have to ask. We found no mention of a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: Price can’t be read automatically.
- GDPR mentioned
Price on websitePlatform for designing and deploying chat and voice AI agents for support and customer relations.
The vendor doesn’t publish a starting price on its pricing page: you have to ask. We found no mention of a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked, but GDPR is.
Note: Usage-based billing; free trial, no credit card.
- GDPR mentioned
Zapier Agents
United States · 10Automation & custom agents
Zapier’s AI agents, which take action across thousands of connected apps.
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: $19.99/month (Professional); Agents Pro $33.33/month. Zapier Agents offers a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked; GDPR mention not verified.
Note: Free plan at $0.
- Free plan
Full profile · Official website ↗ · Official pricing ↗ · Alternatives
n8n
Germany · 10Automation & custom agents
Workflow and AI agent automation, in the cloud or self-hosted (German vendor).
The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Starter €20/month (annual). We found no mention of a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked; GDPR mention not verified.
Note: Free cloud trial.
- No criteria confirmed by the vendor
Full profile · Official website ↗ · Official pricing ↗ · Alternatives
The summary table
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI tools for automating and building your own agents offer a free plan?
According to the vendors’ pricing pages, Dust, Make (AI agents), Stack AI, Activepieces and Zapier Agents offer a permanent free plan. A mere free trial doesn’t count.
Are there French solutions for automating and building your own agents?
Yes: Dust is developed in France.
Which tools for automating and building your own agents host data in Europe?
Dust states on its website that data is hosted in Europe.
How much does an AI tool for automating and building your own agents cost?
Starting prices shown by the vendors: Dust: Pro €24/seat/month excl. VAT (annual); Activepieces: Plus $20/month; Gumloop: Pro $37/month; Langdock: €25/user/month excl. VAT; Lindy: Team $29.99/month; Microsoft Copilot Studio: €173.30 excl. VAT (prepaid licence) or pay-as-you-go; Zapier Agents: $19.99/month (Professional); Agents Pro $33.33/month; n8n: Starter €20/month (annual). No public price: Make (AI agents), Stack AI, Relevance AI and Voiceflow.
Answers based solely on information published by the vendors and collected on 19 Oct 2026.