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Simple, honest pricing

Pay for your agents.
Not ours.

EffectiveBots is free to license for up to 10 agents, forever. You bring your own Claude Code access and host everything yourself. No data leaves your network except model calls you control.

free · forever

Community

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$0

self-hosted, no license fee

  • Up to 10 agents, each with a Slack identity
  • Persistent Claude Code sessions and memory
  • Bot-to-bot task handoffs
  • Role config files versioned with your code
  • Full source code, MIT licensed
  • Community support via GitHub Issues
  • Paused agents do not count toward limit
Get Started Free

one-time · lifetime

Lifetime License

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$149

one workspace, pay once

  • Unlimited agents in one workspace
  • Shared role library across your team
  • Full audit log of every task and output
  • Priority bug fixes and email support
  • All future releases at no extra charge
  • Everything in Community, plus no agent cap
Buy Lifetime License

team · custom

Custom Setup

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Let's talk

for larger rollouts

  • Hands-on setup help on your own infra
  • Custom tool and webhook integrations
  • Multiple workspace licensing
  • Team onboarding sessions
  • SLA and escalation path for production issues
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Important note

EffectiveBots licensing and Claude Code usage are separate costs.

EffectiveBots is the orchestration layer that keeps agents persistent, gives them Slack identities, and manages memory between sessions. It is free (or one-time licensed). The actual model calls your agents make go through your own Claude Code account and are billed directly to you by Anthropic at their standard rates.

EffectiveBots has no visibility into or markup on those costs. You control usage limits per agent in your config file.

your bill from EffectiveBots

The license

$0 for Community, or a one-time $149 for Lifetime. That is all EffectiveBots ever charges you.

your bill from Anthropic

Claude Code usage

Model API calls go directly to your Anthropic account. Token costs depend on how many agents you run and how busy they are. We do not see or share in those charges.

your bill from Slack

Slack workspace plan

Bots connect through a Slack app you create in your own workspace. Your existing Slack plan covers it - no extra seat charges from EffectiveBots.

Everything side by side

No hidden columns. No asterisks. What each tier includes.

Feature Community Lifetime Custom
Agent limit 10 Unlimited Unlimited
Persistent sessions and memory ✓ ✓ ✓
Bot-to-bot task handoffs ✓ ✓ ✓
MIT open source license ✓ ✓ ✓
Shared role library – ✓ ✓
Full task audit log – ✓ ✓
Email support – ✓ ✓
Future releases included – ✓ ✓
Setup and onboarding help – – ✓
Custom integrations – – ✓
Multiple workspace licensing – – ✓
License cost $0 $149 once Let's talk

Pricing questions

Short answers only. No fine print hiding in the margins.

Is the free tier actually free forever?

Yes. Up to 10 agents, no trial period, no credit card. The project is open source so there is no expiry we could enforce even if we wanted to.

What counts toward the 10 agent limit?

Each agent with its own Slack identity counts as one. Paused agents do not count, so you can rotate freely within the cap.

Does the Lifetime license cover future versions?

Yes. One payment covers all future releases for that workspace. There are no annual renewal fees or version-lock catches.

How much will Claude Code usage cost?

That depends entirely on how many agents you run and what tasks you give them. Check Anthropic's published pricing directly. We have no markup on model costs.

Can I start on Community and upgrade later?

Yes. Your config files and agent roles carry over. The Lifetime key unlocks the agent cap and extra features without any migration work.

Is there a refund policy?

Yes. If the Lifetime license does not work for you within 30 days, email us and we will refund it in full. No forms, no interrogation.

Start with 10 bots. Free.

Set up in your own workspace in about twenty minutes. No card needed. Upgrade only if you outgrow the limit.

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