# Manus ## Kurzbeschreibung **“Less structure, more intelligence.”** **Manus** is an autonomous AI agent that not only responds, but also plans tasks, executes them, and delivers finished work results. Officially, Manus describes itself as a “virtual colleague with its own computer” with a sandbox, internet access, a persistent file system, and the ability to install software, operate websites, analyze data, create slides, and run workflows. The product covers a web app, website builder, browser automation, email/Slack integration, data sources, and API. ## Claim Less structure, more intelligence ## Geeignet für - Automation / Workflows - Images - Data Analysis - Data Extraction / Document Analysis - Email / Communication - no Code App - Presentations - Programming / Software Development - Research - Video - Websites / Landing Pages - Knowledge Management / Internal Search ## Kernfunktionen - Automation - Data Analysis - AI Agents - Programming - Research - Website Creation ## Preismodell - **free:** **Free **includes, according to the official pricing article, Chat Mode plus Manus 1.6 Lite in Agent Mode, 300 Daily Refresh Credits, 1 Concurrent Task, and 2 Scheduled Tasks. **Additionally, the Help Center states: **daily free credits must be claimed, are valid only for that day, and Free users have a monthly Daily Credit usage limit of 1,500 credits. - **subscription:** **Pro 20 USD/month:** from 4,000 credits/month, Chat Mode, Manus 1.6 Max/1.6/1.6 Lite in Agent Mode, Advanced Research, Professional Website Deployment, Slide Generation, Wide Research, 20 Concurrent Tasks, 20 Scheduled Tasks, beta features; 17% discount with annual billing. **Pro 40 USD/month:** from 8,000 credits/month, same feature class, according to the Help Center with a 7-day trial; also 17% annual discount. Team from 20 USD/seat/month: includes Pro features plus SSO, Data Training Opt-Out, Team Usage Analytics, Internal Access Control, Shared Slide Templates. - **other:** Credit add-ons are officially available; according to the docs, they can be purchased additionally and “never expire,” but according to the Help Center they can only be used with an active paid plan and become inactive on a free/expired subscription. WebDev/Website Builder has a separate usage-based pricing model; according to the docs, each Manus account tier includes free monthly allowances of Cloud $10, AI $1, API $1. The API is officially available, but I could not verify a reliable public API pricing sheet in the accessible official sources. ## DSGVO und Datenschutz **Gesamteinschätzung:** Conditional Critical to only conditionally suitable for GDPR-sensitive use. The main points of criticism are US-EAST-1 hosting, lack of documented EU data residency, DPA details that are not fully verifiable, and strong dependence on third-party model providers. Usable for non-confidential tasks, public content, and creative drafts; for personal, confidential, or regulated data only after a data protection review. **Conclusion:** From a hosting and GDPR perspective, Manus is significantly more critical than n8n because, according to the available information, it is operated cloud-based in AWS US-EAST-1 and there is no reliable EU-only hosting option apparent. For GDPR-sensitive organizations, Manus should only be used after reviewing the DPA/AVV, SCCs, subprocessors, data residency, deletion periods, LLM ZDR agreements, and internal access. For confidential personal data, I would currently not recommend Manus as a standard solution. [Privacy Policy](https://manus.im/privacy) **Conditional to critical** – particularly due to US hosting and the unclear level of detail in the publicly accessible privacy documentation. **Manus** is a cloud-based autonomous AI agent for tasks such as research, presentations, websites, app development, design, and automations. The official website now lists Manus as part of Meta; however, the Google Play listing still names Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. as the developer. **Data processing:** According to the Google Play data safety information, Manus may collect personal data, app information/performance, and device or other IDs, and may partially share them with third parties; data is encrypted in transit and deletion can be requested. **Retention:** On the Slack Marketplace, Manus states that it generally retains personal data for as long as necessary for the respective purposes, legal requirements, legal claims, or fraud prevention. For Team Plan data, owners/admins can define retention settings; Sandbox data is stored for up to 7 or 14 days depending on the plan. **DPA / AVV:** An official Manus page titled “Data Processing Addendum” exists, but during the research its content was not fully retrievable in a machine-readable format. Therefore: a DPA apparently exists, but a detailed review is required; the officially accessible content does not provide sufficiently reliable details on SCCs, role model, or EU transfer mechanisms. **LLM usage:** On the Slack Marketplace, Manus states that it uses ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini and has concluded zero-data-retention agreements with model providers. **Assessment: **For normal private or uncontrolled business use involving personal or confidential data, Manus is only recommendable to a limited extent. For GDPR-sensitive organizations, the DPA, SCCs, subprocessors, deletion concept, access controls, US transfer assessment, and usage limits must be reviewed in advance. **Positive: **official SOC 2 Type I/II, ISO 27001:2022, and ISO 27701:2019; Trust Center with subprocessors; Team Plan with data training opt-out; integrations via OAuth/API keys; official statements on deletion after retention periods expire. **Negative or unresolved:** In the accessible official sources, I could not verify any publicly reliable DPA/AVV, SCC commitment, or EU-only data residency. In addition, the Trust Center lists subprocessors including Anthropic, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry; in the team context, the owner can export/view session data. Therefore, for GDPR-sensitive business use, only after review of contracts and TOMs. [Privacy Policy](https://manus.im/privacy) ## Hosting und Daten - **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown - **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown - **EU SaaS / Managed:** teilweise / indirekt - **Hybrid:** teilweise / indirekt - **AVV / DPA:** teilweise / indirekt - **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** teilweise / indirekt - **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** teilweise / indirekt ## Standort **Land:** Singapore **Taxonomie:** Singapore Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. 109 North Bridge Road, #06-W112, Funan Singapore 179097 ## Vorteile - – Genuine agent focus instead of chatbot focus: plan, execute, deliver. - – Very strong in automations, multi-step workflows, and tool integrations. - – Very strong in scaled research through Wide Research and integrated data sources. - – Broad spectrum: build websites, create slides, visualize data, integrate email/Slack, local browser automation. - – Useful for teams through Collab, Projects, SSO, role model, and reusable knowledge/workspaces. ## Nachteile - – The credit model depends on usage and complexity; costs cannot always be calculated crystal clearly in advance. - – The Cloud Browser uses data center IPs; for security-sensitive sites or CAPTCHA-heavy logins, Manus itself tends to recommend the local browser instead. - – In the Team plan, according to the Help Center, Owners can access session data of team members; this is relevant for internal governance. - – The desktop feature set is limited by platform: no Linux; Intel Macs are currently listed as unsupported. ## Quellen - Offizielle Website: https://manus.im/pricing ## Letzter Datenstand 2026-04-16 ## Originalseite https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/manus-en/