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Polytask vs Claude

Claude is brilliant for your own inbox, research and documents. Polytask is for the jobs your business relies on: the ones that have to happen when you’re busy, and often involve your customers.

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why polytask

Polytask runs the work that belongs to your business

It belongs to the business

Your team shares the same agents, and each approval goes to the right person. When someone is on holiday or leaves, the work carries on.

It looks after your customers

Agents book, remind and answer by text, WhatsApp and email from your business number, and bring in a person when they should.

It works in the software you run on

Agents can set up a job in Fergus, a pay run in Xero Payroll or an order in Cybake, as well as handling your email and files.

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The short version

  • Whose is it?Claude · Scheduled tasks run on one person’s account.Polytask · Your business. The whole team shares the same agents.
  • What starts a job?Claude · A request or a schedule. Claude Code’s scheduled tasks can also start from an API call or GitHub.Polytask · An email, text or order as it arrives, or a schedule.
  • Who does it talk to?Claude · Mainly you and your team.Polytask · Your team, customers and suppliers.
  • Which software?Claude · Common business apps, through connectors.Polytask · Those, plus Fergus, Simpro, Cybake, Xero Payroll and Xero Practice Manager.
  • What does it cost?Claude · Included in paid plans, up to their usage limits.Polytask · You pay for what your jobs use, with a monthly cap and no seat fees.

trying it

Why it’s safe to try

We set it up with you

Tell us the job. We build your first agents with you, so there’s nothing to learn first.

You see it work before it’s live

Rehearse on your real email and documents. Nothing is sent or changed, and you get a list of what it would have done.

You stay in control

Nothing important goes out until someone on your team says yes, and a monthly cap limits what you can spend.

to be fair

When to choose Claude instead

  • The work is your own: research, writing, spreadsheets and your inbox.
  • You’re happy for a task to run on your own account.
  • You already pay for a plan and the work fits inside it.

Plenty of people use both. Connect Polytask to Claude to check on your agents and answer approvals from the chat you already use.

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Common questions

Is Polytask a Claude alternative?
For your own research and writing, keep Claude. Polytask is for jobs that belong to the business, start on their own and often involve your customers.
Can I use Polytask from Claude?
Yes. Connect Polytask to Claude to check on your agents and answer approvals from the chat you already use.
How does the pricing compare?
Claude’s scheduled tasks are included in paid plans, up to their usage limits. Polytask charges for what your jobs use, with a monthly cap and no seat fees.

sources and fine print

Based on these public pages, checked on 3 November 2026. These products change quickly. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@polytask.com and we’ll fix it. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Polytask is not affiliated with them.

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