Multi-agent workforce builder · checked 28 Sept 2026
DeskFerry vs Relevance AI
Relevance AI is built for designing teams of agents: a researcher hands off to a writer, who hands off to a reviewer, all laid out on a Workforce canvas. DeskFerry goes the other way. One agent per job, set up with a brief, with no choreography to design.
Choose Relevance AI when
- you want to design a pipeline of specialist agents and the handoffs between them
- you need agents that join meetings or make calls (Team plan and up)
- you need evaluations, A/B tests and audit logs to govern agents at scale
Choose DeskFerry when
- one capable agent per job is enough, and simpler to trust
- you want self-serve pricing on the pricing page, not a sales call
- the people who own the work should set up the agent themselves
01 · Build model
Relevance AI: agents + tools on a Workforce canvas
DeskFerry: one brief per agent
02 · Metered on
Relevance AI: Actions (tool runs) + Vendor Credits (model cost)
DeskFerry: one credit balance
03 · Apps
Relevance AI: 2,000+ apps, 1,000+ triggers
DeskFerry: 1,500+ apps
04 · Entry price
Relevance AI: Pro $19/mo yearly, $29 monthly
DeskFerry: $49/mo, 7-day trial
A workforce vs a brief
Research a prospect list, write the outreach, check it before it goes.
In Relevance AI you would draw this as three specialist agents with handoffs between them. In DeskFerry it is one agent with one brief and one approval step.
Tools: web search, LinkedIn, Apollo
Agent decides when research is done
Tools: company knowledge, email templates
Fixed transition
Mode: human in the loop
Else → back to Writer
Powerful when each stage needs its own tools and instructions. You design and maintain every handoff.
Brief
For each company on the prospect sheet, find what they've announced in the last 90 days, pick the most relevant contact, and draft a three-sentence email that references it. Queue the drafts for me to review in Slack.
Allowed apps
Last run
- Read 25 companies from 'Q4 prospects'
- Found a recent announcement for 21; skipped 4 with nothing new
- Chose the head of operations as contact for 17, founders for 4
- Drafted 21 emails, each citing the announcement
- 21 drafts waiting for review in #outbound
Fewer moving parts to reason about. If a stage truly needs its own specialist, Relevance's model is the better fit.
Feature by feature
Where each one wins
| Feature | Relevance AI | DeskFerry | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-agent pipelines | Workforce canvas with AI-judged handoffs | One agent per job | Relevance AI |
| Setup | Configure agents, tools and handoffs | Write a brief | DeskFerry |
| Calls and meetings | Calling and meeting agents on Team and up | No voice | Relevance AI |
| Governance | Evaluations, A/B tests; SSO and audit logs on Enterprise | Approvals in Slack | Relevance AI |
| Integrations | 2,000+ apps | 1,500+ apps | Relevance AI |
| Pricing | Pro and Team in the docs; the pricing page shows Enterprise only | $49 / $99 / $299 on the pricing page | DeskFerry |
| Free option | Free plan retired in 2025 | 7-day free trial | DeskFerry |
Sources: Relevance AI pricing docs · Relevance AI: Workforces · relevanceai.com/pricing · checked 28 Sept 2026
How the bill works
Two meters vs one
Relevance AI bills Actions, one per tool an agent runs, and separately passes model costs through as Vendor Credits at no markup. Pro includes 2,500 Actions and 10,000 Vendor Credits; extra Actions are $80 per 1,000.
DeskFerry has a single credit balance covering the agent's work and the model. You watch one number.
Units differ across the three bars, so compare what each covers, not the lengths.
Straight talk
When to stay on Relevance AI
You're designing agent teams
If the work really is a pipeline of specialists with their own tools, the Workforce canvas models it better than one brief can.
Agents that talk
Calling and meeting agents on the Team plan cover ground DeskFerry doesn't.
Enterprise governance
Evaluations, A/B testing, RBAC and audit logs matter once dozens of agents run in production.
FAQ
Relevance AI questions
What does Relevance AI cost?
Its docs list Pro at $19 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) with 2,500 Actions and 10,000 Vendor Credits, and Team at $234 a month billed yearly ($349 monthly). The public pricing page currently shows only Enterprise, with a talk-to-sales button.
Does Relevance AI have a free plan?
Not any more. The free plan was retired in the September 2025 pricing change. DeskFerry has a 7-day free trial.
What's the difference between Actions and Vendor Credits?
Actions count each tool an agent runs and reset every billing period. Vendor Credits pay for model and tool usage at cost and roll over. You can bring your own API key to skip Vendor Credits.
Can DeskFerry run multi-agent workflows?
DeskFerry is built around one agent per job. For work that splits into separate specialist stages with explicit handoffs, Relevance AI's Workforce is designed for that.
Start with one agent that does the whole job
Write the brief, connect the apps, and add structure only when the work demands it.