Overview
Dust is a platform for building and deploying custom AI assistants that integrate with your company's knowledge and tools. The platform enables teams to create specialized AI assistants for different functions (support, sales, engineering) that have access to company data and can take actions through integrations.
Dust emphasizes team collaboration and knowledge access, making it easy to create assistants that can answer questions, generate content, and automate workflows using your organization's data from Notion, Google Drive, Slack, and other sources. The platform is designed for business users who want AI without requiring deep technical knowledge.
Key Features
**Custom Assistants**: Build specialized AI for different use cases**Data Connectors**: Sync from Notion, Drive, Slack, etc.**Team Workspace**: Collaborate on assistant development**Access Control**: Fine-grained permissions on data access**Slack Integration**: Use assistants directly in Slack**Workflow Automation**: Connect assistants to actions**Conversation Memory**: Assistants remember context**Analytics**: Track usage and performanceWhen to Use Dust
Dust is ideal for:
Teams wanting custom AI assistants with company knowledgeOrganizations using Notion, Slack, Google WorkspaceCompanies needing AI for internal knowledge managementTeams automating support, sales, or operations workflowsOrganizations with distributed knowledge across toolsCompanies wanting to democratize AI accessPros
Easy to set up without codingGood integrations with popular workplace toolsTeam-friendly interfaceBuilt-in RAG with your dataSlack-native experienceHandles data permissions properlyGood for non-technical usersPrivacy-focused approachCons
Limited to supported integrationsLess flexible than developer platformsSubscription required (no free tier for production)Smaller ecosystem than major platformsMay not handle complex custom logicRelatively new with smaller user baseLimited customization optionsBest suited for internal use casesPricing
**Team**: $29/user/month**Enterprise**: Custom pricing for larger teams**No Free Tier**: Requires paid subscription