Kortix vs
Viktor is a capable AI coworker — but it's a managed service you rent on someone else's cloud. Kortix gives you the same do-the-work power as agents you host, own, and control.
The short version
No fence-sitting — here's exactly when each one is the right call.
you want a polished, zero-setup AI coworker living in Slack or Teams, and you're comfortable with a managed service, credit-based pricing, and your work running on the provider's cloud.
you want that same "agents that actually do work" capability — but open-source, hosted on your own infrastructure, with your data in-house, no per-credit meter, and no vendor lock-in.
Side by side
An honest, like-for-like look. A green check marks the better fit for each row — even when that's Viktor.
What each is built for
Viktor has nailed a real insight: people don't want another chatbot, they want something that does the job. It installs into Slack or Teams in minutes, connects to thousands of tools, and executes tasks end to end. For a team that wants results fast with nothing to manage, that convenience is genuinely valuable.
The trade-off is ownership. Viktor is a managed, closed service: your work runs on their cloud, you pay by the credit, and you're tied to their platform. Kortix delivers the same fundamental capability — agents that take action — as something you actually own.
Where Kortix is different
Own it instead of renting it.
Viktor is a service you subscribe to; the moment you stop paying, the capability is gone, and your work has been running on their infrastructure the whole time. Kortix is open-source — your agents run on your cloud or servers, and they're yours to keep, change, and control.
Your data stays in your walls.
With Viktor, your tasks and data flow through their cloud. With Kortix, you can keep everything inside your own infrastructure — which matters a lot if you handle sensitive or regulated information.
No credit meter on your team's work.
Viktor's credit-based pricing means usage has a running cost that climbs as your team leans on it. Because Kortix is open-source, there's no per-credit meter — you pay for the underlying AI usage and nothing more, so you're never rationing how much real work your agents do.
Real control over every agent.
Kortix lets you decide exactly what each agent can touch, runs tasks in sealed workspaces, and keeps every change tracked and reversible — the kind of governance a business needs when AI is doing real work, not just demos.
When to choose which
Frequently asked
The same AI coworker capability — owned, private, and yours to keep.
Connect your tools and hand a Kortix agent a real task. Free to start, free to self-host.