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Iris (listed as iHermes) ×

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Iris (listed as iHermes) ×
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Comparator · Productivity & writing

Iris (listed as iHermes)Free tiervsZapier$19.99/mo (Professional)

Starting pricefree · $19.99/mo

Free tieryes · yes

Plans documented1 · 6

Platforms1 · 2

Comparison of Iris (listed as iHermes), Zapier
	Iris (listed as iHermes) Visit website for Iris (listed as iHermes) (opens in a new tab)	Zapier Visit website for Zapier (opens in a new tab)
Category	Productivity & writing	Productivity & writing
Main use cases	Automating research, reporting and follow-ups across business tools Department-specific agents for sales, operations or customer success Daily briefs of what needs attention across email, calendar and chats Carrying customer context across team handoffs Scheduled monitoring with text alerts when something changes	Syncing data between SaaS apps Lead routing and CRM updates AI-assisted workflow automation Building customer chatbots Simple internal forms and tables
Best for	Operations, sales and CS teams automating cross-tool workflows, Companies wanting agents with shared organisational memory, Individuals who want a text-message AI assistant	Small businesses, Operations teams, Marketers automating workflows
Platforms	Web	Web, API
Pricing model	—	Freemium
Pricing	See official pricing US prices not confirmed	Free $0 (100 tasks/mo); Professional from $19.99/mo and Team from $69/mo shown with yearly billing selected (pay yearly saves 33%); Agents Pro $400/yr and Chatbots Pro $160/yr billed annually; Enterprise via sales. Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗
Key features	Integrations with CRM, email, docs and project tools Company Memory shared across workflows with permission scoping Custom Skills built from repeatable processes Approval rules for permitted agent actions Text-based personal assistant via Messages Choice of supported AI models	Zap workflows across 9,000+ apps Tables and Forms Canvas for mapping workflows AI Agents and Chatbots Zapier MCP for AI clients SDK, CLI and developer platform
Pros	Deployable into existing software stack without replacing tools Permission-scoped memory rather than blanket data access Personal assistant advertised as free to text Multiple deployment options for enterprise environments	Free plan with 100 tasks/month 9,000+ app integrations Annual billing saves 33% MCP and SDK for AI tools
Limitations	No public pricing; business access requires booking a demo No documented list of supported integrations on the site Personal assistant described around iMessage/Messages, platform scope otherwise unclear Marketed name (Iris) differs from the listed name iHermes	Free plan limited to two-step Zaps and 100 tasks Agents and Chatbots are priced separately Pricing scales with task volume Webhooks require a paid plan
Ratings	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet
Review status	Listed Verified Sep 29, 2026	Listed Verified Oct 1, 2026