PlumoAI is an open-source platform for deploying AI Employees—autonomous systems that own work end to end, from outreach to follow-up. It offers both a hosted cloud with pay-per-use credits and a free self-hosted option, enabling teams to automate complex workflows without per-seat fees. The platform includes unlimited AI Employees, users, and workspaces, with a managed service for deploying specialized roles like an AI Outreach Manager.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Businesses often purchase AI tools and workflow builders that require constant human coordination across disconnected systems, leaving work incomplete. These tools automate individual tasks but fail to own entire processes, resulting in fragmented execution and no single system accountable for outcomes.
Solution
PlumoAI provides the first open-source platform for hiring pretrained AI Employees that own work end to end, from prospecting to follow-up and meeting booking. Unlike simple chatbots or automation dashboards, these AI Employees integrate with existing tools, CRMs, and communication channels to execute complete business functions autonomously. The platform is available as a hosted cloud with pay-per-use credits or as a lifetime-free self-hosted deployment via Docker or Kubernetes, giving teams full control over infrastructure and costs. PlumoAI also offers a managed service where the company deploys and optimizes AI Employees, such as an AI Outreach Manager, tailored to a business's sales process.
Target Audience
Primary customers are founders, startups, and growing teams that need to scale outbound sales and operational workflows without hiring additional headcount, as well as digital marketing agencies seeking to automate pipeline building and follow-up processes.
Features
- AI Employees that own complete workflows, including prospect discovery, research, personalized outreach, multi-step follow-up, and meeting booking
- Self-hosted deployment via Docker or Kubernetes with no per-action or per-user billing, unlimited AI Employees, users, and workspaces
- Hosted cloud with prepaid credits ($20 = 2,000 credits), where each autonomous action costs one or more credits and credits never expire
- Managed service for AI Outreach Manager deployment at $1,800 implementation plus $750/month, including workflow design, integrations, and ongoing optimization
- Built-in integrations with communication channels (email, WhatsApp, AI calling), enrichment tools (Apollo.io, Lusha), and CRM systems
- Optional sponsorship program for self-hosted users, starting at $300/month, offering priority support and early access to new features