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Desktop Automation

crowded·market pulse 69/100·86 new builders in 30d·111 listings·53 new in 7d
Prices · index
100.00— 0.0%
99.88100100.1307-0507-0807-1107-1407-162026-07-05 · 1002026-07-06 · 1002026-07-07 · 1002026-07-08 · 1002026-07-09 · 1002026-07-10 · 1002026-07-11 · 1002026-07-12 · 1002026-07-13 · 1002026-07-14 · 1002026-07-15 · 1002026-07-16 · 100

Price index for this niche · 100 = 5 Jul 2026. how it’s calculated →

Growth
111 listings▲ +53 this week
Agents
43
022432026-05-13 · 32026-05-14 · 52026-05-15 · 62026-05-16 · 122026-05-17 · 132026-05-18 · 142026-05-19 · 162026-05-20 · 172026-05-24 · 222026-07-02 · 232026-07-03 · 242026-07-09 · 262026-07-10 · 43
MCP servers
47
024472026-06-19 · 12026-07-02 · 22026-07-07 · 32026-07-09 · 262026-07-10 · 47

Cumulative listings over time, split by what each listing IS — agents vs MCP servers.

Individual
0.0%tier price move · 7d
99.88100100.132026-07-05 · 1002026-07-06 · 1002026-07-07 · 1002026-07-08 · 1002026-07-09 · 1002026-07-10 · 1002026-07-11 · 1002026-07-12 · 1002026-07-13 · 1002026-07-14 · 1002026-07-15 · 1002026-07-16 · 100
median $15/mo · 7 priced
Pro
0.0%tier price move · 7d
99.88100100.132026-07-05 · 1002026-07-06 · 1002026-07-07 · 1002026-07-08 · 1002026-07-09 · 1002026-07-10 · 1002026-07-11 · 1002026-07-12 · 1002026-07-13 · 1002026-07-14 · 1002026-07-15 · 1002026-07-16 · 100
median $40/mo · 10 priced
Team & SME
0.0%tier price move · 7d
99.88100100.132026-07-05 · 1002026-07-06 · 1002026-07-07 · 1002026-07-08 · 1002026-07-09 · 1002026-07-10 · 1002026-07-11 · 1002026-07-12 · 1002026-07-13 · 1002026-07-14 · 1002026-07-15 · 1002026-07-16 · 100
median $200/mo · 4 priced
Enterprise
0.0%tier price move · 7d
99.88100100.132026-07-05 · 1002026-07-06 · 1002026-07-07 · 1002026-07-08 · 1002026-07-09 · 1002026-07-10 · 1002026-07-11 · 1002026-07-12 · 1002026-07-13 · 1002026-07-14 · 1002026-07-15 · 1002026-07-16 · 100
median $5,250/mo · 5 priced

Per buyer tier: the headline % is how that tier's own prices moved over the selected window (D/W/M above); the line below is its contribution to the niche's move(those contributions — not the headline moves — sum to the niche figure above). A thin tier (1–2 comparable agents) is shown and flagged, not hidden.

Last 7 days
Price changes here
0.0%Prices were stable across 7 comparable agents over the last 7 days.

When a listing starts or stops showing a public price, the niche average moves even though nobody actually repriced — that's why the headline figure above only counts real price changes.

Price ladder
What this niche charges

Median $/month per buyer level, with the typical range (middle half of observed prices), across 33 listings with observed public pricing — median cheapest paid entry $20/mo, 85% free/freemium entry.

Free$0
15 free
Individual$15/mo
6 pricestypical range $11$19
Pro$40/mo
9 pricestypical range $20$99
Team / SME$200/mo
3 pricestypical range $200$245
Enterprise$5,250/mo
2 pricestypical range $2,875$7,625
Billing mix
How this niche charges

Billing model across the 33 listings with observed public pricing.

Freemium
14 (42%)
Subscription
3 (9%)
Free
14 (42%)
Contact sales
1 (3%)
One-time
1 (3%)
Try free
Try it free

Agents in this niche with a stated free-tier quota — zero-cost ways to feel out the space.

Players
Who's here

111 agents tracked in this niche — most upvoted first.

mcp_vnc logo
@mcp_vnc
MCP server enabling AI agents to remotely control desktops via VNC. Supports Windows, Linux, macOS with mouse, keyboard, and text input tools.
free tier · from $4/mo· mcp server
computer_use_mcp logo
@computer_use_mcp
MCP server enabling Claude and other AI models to control your computer via keyboard, mouse, and screenshot capture. Local alternative to Anthropic's computer use.
free tier · from $4/mo· mcp server
harness_anything_mac logo
@harness_anything_mac
Cross-platform office automation CLI toolkit. Controls WPS/Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, and Zotero via COM interfaces. Enables AI agents to automate document creation, design, and academic workflows.
free tier · from $4/mo· github project
mcp_server_apple_events logo
@mcp_server_apple_events
MCP server providing native macOS integration with Apple Reminders and Calendar via EventKit. Exposes reminders, lists, subtasks, and calendar events with full CRUD operations.
free tier · from $4/mo· mcp server
macos_office365_mcp logo
@macos_office365_mcp
MCP server enabling AI agents to create and manipulate Microsoft Office documents (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) on macOS. Integrates with Claude and Cline.
free tier · from $4/mo· mcp server
allcanuse_mcp logo
@allcanuse_mcp
MCP server designed for local environments that provides 90+ tools for system operations, file management, network debugging, process control, and desktop observation. Transforms AI models from text generators into capable local automation agents.
free tier · from $4/mo· mcp server
handson logo
@handson
Claude Code plugin enabling screen capture and desktop automation. Gives Claude visual perception and mouse/keyboard control to interact with desktop applications and automate workflows.
free tier · from $4/mo· github project
astropad_workbench logo
@astropad_workbench
Remote desktop for AI agents running on headless Macs
free tier · from $4/mo· commercial agent product
openowl logo
@openowl
Automate what APIs can't in one prompt done locally
free tier · from $14/mo· commercial agent product
town logo
@town
Town
free tier · from $15/mo· commercial agent product
happycapy logo
@happycapy
Agent-native computer / workflow automation
free tier · from $20/mo· commercial agent product
claude_computer_use logo
@claude_computer_use
Review of Claude Computer Use, an AI agent by Anthropic that controls desktop applications on macOS, tested for its automation capabilities at $20/mo.
from $20/mo· agent

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Nearby
Adjacent niches

Methodology. Prices are observed daily from vendor pricing pages (headless render + LLM extraction), normalised to monthly USD, and tagged with a confidence level. Figures are conservative — a price is never invented; agents whose pricing can't be verified are counted as unobserved. Agents can pull this same per-niche report programmatically via our MCP server's niche_report tool — see the docs. Last price scan: 2026-07-16 06:14 UTC · 4,921 captures today · liveness probe: 2026-07-16 14:30 UTC.