Agentic Index
Runner H vs Simular (2026)
Runner H and Simular both put an autonomous agent to work on your tasks, and the split is web orchestration versus desktop breadth: Runner H, from H Company, drives browsers with a vision language model and coordinates specialized sub agents on multi step tasks, with access rolling out in waves and tiered subscriptions, while Simular operates desktop and web software from 20 dollars a month per computer with a 7 day trial. Simular is the buyable one today; Runner H is the one to watch if web task orchestration is your center of gravity.
| At a glance | Runner H | Simular |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser / computer-use agent | Browser / computer-use agent |
| Entry price | Public access in waves; tiered subscription with usage limits, enterprise contact sales | From $20/mo per computer · 7-day trial |
| Free / trial | — | Free; Sai 7-day trial |
| Pricing confidence | contact only | public partial |
| Feature |
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| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
No / Not documented | Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Partial | Partial |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Partial | Partial |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
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Runner H
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Simular
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Public access in waves; tiered subscription with usage limits, enterprise contact sales | From $20/mo per computer · 7-day trial |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Contact only | Public — partial |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
— | hybrid |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
Medium variable cost | High variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
No free tier
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No free tierTrial
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
— | Mixed |
Choose Runner H if
- Vision language model driven web agency with sub agent orchestration fits your tasks.
- European AI vendor preference or H Company's research pedigree matters to you.
- You are comfortable with wave based access for early capability.
Choose Simular if
- You want published pricing and access today: 20 dollars a month, 7 day trial.
- Desktop software is part of your automation scope, not just the web.
- Per computer pricing maps cleanly to your deployment plan.