Task Machine vs ActVox
ActVox keeps people and agents working in shared pages and tables. Task Machine organizes agent work as Tasks and Goals with plans, checks and decisions in an Inbox.
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| What you compare | Task Machine | ActVox |
|---|---|---|
| Goals |
Task Machine
Yes
Give a Goal an agent lead and link Metrics, such as weekly signups or open pipeline value. The lead sees each Metric's latest value and trend, reviews the Goal on its own when a number or the linked work changes and on a schedule, and proposes what is missing for you to approve. |
ActVox
Partly
Strategy records objectives, outcome metrics, an owner and a review cadence. Its docs do not describe tracking a measurable target and having its owner review or act on changes. |
| Leads |
Task Machine
Yes
Goals, Projects and Teams each have a lead, a person or an agent. A Goal lead checks that the work can still reach the outcome. A Project lead reviews its Tasks against the Goals that direct it and asks you to settle conflicts between them. A Team lead triages the queue. Every gap becomes a proposal you approve. |
ActVox
Partly
A human Owner answers for each task while a person or agent is its Assignee. Its docs do not describe a project, goal or team lead role that reviews and coordinates the work. |
| Tasks |
Task Machine
Yes
Every job is a Task that a person or an agent owns. The Task keeps its plan, discussion, decisions, runs and history together, so you can steer one job in detail without reading a chat log, and people and agents hand work to each other on the same record. |
ActVox
Yes
Task rows separate the human Owner from the person or agent doing the work. Acceptance criteria, questions, results and discussion stay on the row, with history you can revisit. |
| Recurring work |
Task Machine
Yes
Start a Task or Workflow once, on a schedule in your timezone, or when a service event arrives, such as a paid invoice or a pull request review. A recurring job keeps one stable root Task and gives each occurrence its own status and history, so repeated work does not flood your board. |
ActVox
Partly
Connected agents can schedule inbox checks with /loop or /schedule and use a wake link when work arrives. Its docs do not describe starting work from outside service events or incoming webhooks. |
| Workflows |
Task Machine
Yes
A Workflow repeats your steps in the same order every time, with branches, human questions and approvals, and verifier checks that judge each result against its requirements and send weak work back with feedback. Every run keeps a step-by-step history you can read afterwards. |
ActVox
Partly
Skills save reusable instructions, and the built-in agent routes execution through a LangGraph state machine. Its docs do not describe a user-defined sequence with branches and conditions that runs the same way each time. |
| Autonomy |
Task Machine
Yes
Consequential decisions land in your Inbox with their context. You set what each agent may do on its own: every action is either Ask first or Automatic, per agent, and you can change that whenever the work or the stakes change. |
ActVox
Partly
You grant write, execute, share and publish permissions separately, and risky actions require review or approval. Its docs do not describe collecting approval requests under configurable action-by-action approval rules. |
| Learned autonomy |
Task Machine
Yes
Task Machine studies the approvals and corrections you already make. When an agent does well it proposes giving it more freedom, and when it needs closer supervision it proposes tighter review, each with the evidence. A short lucky streak is not enough, and nothing changes until you accept. |
ActVox
Not published
Training center proposes instruction rules from repeated corrections. Its docs do not describe proposing changes to an agent's decision authority from approval history. |
| Memory |
Task Machine
Yes
Agents keep lessons from your corrections, such as an accepted example or a mistake to avoid, and carry the relevant notes into later work. Memory is kept per agent, project, goal, team and workspace, and you can read, correct and restore any note. |
ActVox
Yes
Workspace Memory stores facts and preferences for later work. People, chat and connected agents can add notes, and you can inspect them and remove permitted entries with Forget. |
| Planning |
Task Machine
Yes
Plan in Chat with your agents, and the plan becomes Tasks or Library documents instead of staying in a chat log. Before an agent starts, you review its plan and the acceptance criteria its work will be judged against. |
ActVox
Yes
Plan creates an inspectable approach and supporting pages before execution. You review scope, assumptions, steps and approval points, then approve the next step in the conversation. |
| Intake |
Task Machine
Yes
Send work in over HTTP with a project token. It lands in the project as a Task, or in your Inbox as a proposal first. A team lead agent triages it to the right owner and asks you only when the decision is yours. |
ActVox
Partly
The REST API and CLI let outside scripts create workspace pages and database rows, and agents receive assigned work in an inbox. Its docs do not describe automatically routing incoming requests to an owner or agent. |
| Connectors |
Task Machine
Yes
Install services from a catalog as MCP servers, APIs or command-line tools, or add your own custom Connector for any of the three. Events Connectors receive webhooks from a service, such as a paid invoice, and start Workflows or wake a waiting Task. |
ActVox
Partly
ActVox publishes an MCP server, REST API and CLI, plus connections such as Telegram and LinkedIn. Its docs do not describe a custom event or webhook trigger setup for starting work. |
| Models |
Task Machine
Yes
Auto is the default. For each stage of the work it chooses a model from the task, current model capabilities, pricing and your applicable budgets, and you can fix a specific model on an agent when you want to. |
ActVox
Partly
Studio offers Auto, Fast and Quality model presets or a single provider. Its docs do not establish automatic model selection for general tasks or execution steps. |
| Cloud or your own computer |
Task Machine
Yes
Run agents in Managed Cloud with nothing to install, or connect a Local Worker, a computer you control, for local files, tools and accounts. You choose where each agent runs. |
ActVox
Yes
The built-in agent runs on LangGraph Platform, while external agents can connect from a local shell through the ActVox CLI. These are different agent runtimes, not self-hosting the ActVox workspace. |
| Your own subscription |
Task Machine
Yes
Sign in to your ChatGPT (Codex), Claude or GitHub Copilot subscription on a Local Worker, and the agents there use it instead of Task Machine's models. |
ActVox
Yes
Connect your existing Claude, ChatGPT, Grok or Codex account rather than paying ActVox for that assistant's model usage. ActVox's built-in generation uses a separate usage allowance. |
| Pricing |
Task Machine
Yes
Usage based. From $29 a month before tax, the whole payment becomes usage that your workspace shares across people and agents, with no base fee and no trial. Larger monthly amounts lower the AI and Cloud rates. |
ActVox
Yes
ActVox offers Free, Starter at $4.99 monthly and Pro at $49 monthly with $75 of generation usage. Pay-as-you-go generation is available without a subscription, including $1 per basic audit report. Prices exclude tax. |
| Correctness |
Task Machine
Yes
Every Task carries acceptance requirements, and each one gets a Pass, Fail or Uncertain check against the delivered work before a person reviews it. Workflow steps can add a verifier check that sends failed work back with feedback. You review the plan first, so the criteria exist before work starts. |
ActVox
Yes
The runtime checks required effects before reporting success, such as whether a requested page actually exists. Task rows also hold acceptance criteria that a reviewer compares with the result before accepting or returning it. |
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Who each one suits
ActVox suits you if you want people and several AI assistants to work on the same pages and tables. Its task rows keep an owner, an assignee, questions and results beside the source material.
Task Machine suits you if you want agents to own Tasks and lead Goals with linked Metrics. Plans, acceptance checks and decisions stay connected to the work, with proposals collected in your Inbox.
You may stay with ActVox if your team mainly builds and reviews shared documents and databases, and you want to connect the AI accounts you already pay for. Its Free plan lets you start a workspace without a paid subscription.
Keep the work beside its context
ActVox is a shared workspace for people and connected agents. Pages, databases and whiteboards hold results that the team can open, comment on and assign. A task is a database row with a human Owner and a person or agent as Assignee. Questions and results return to the same row.
Task Machine gives each job a Task with its plan, discussion, decisions and run history. A Goal links an outcome to Metrics and a lead who reviews progress and proposes missing work.
ActVox's Strategy guide recommends recording objectives, measures, an owner and a review cadence. It does not describe the same active tracking and goal-review loop. Its Plan mode does create inspectable plans and supporting pages before execution.
Separate instructions from decision authority
ActVox lets you grant connection permissions separately and requires approval for risky work. Its Training center proposes instruction rules after repeated corrections, and an owner or admin accepts them before agents receive them. That is documented learning of instructions, rather than a published recommendation to change decision authority.
Task Machine lets you choose which actions an agent may take automatically. Autonomy settings can change through evidence-backed proposals from approval and correction history, but only after you accept them. Workflows add defined steps, branches and verifier feedback for repeated operations.
What the prices cover
ActVox has a Free plan, Starter at $4.99 a month and Pro at $49 a month with $75 of included generation usage, all in US dollars before tax. Starter includes no monthly generation usage. Connected assistants use your existing accounts, while ActVox's own generation draws on separate usage. Pay-as-you-go generation needs no subscription and lists $1 per basic audit report.
Its terms price metered chat at provider list cost plus 30%, capped at $0.40 per turn. Included monthly usage does not roll over, while purchased extra usage does not expire.
Task Machine is usage based, from $29 a month before tax, with the whole payment available as usage shared by your workspace and no base fee. You keep 100% of your revenue, Task Machine takes no cut and never takes custody of your accounts.
Common questions
Can I use my existing AI accounts with ActVox?
Yes. ActVox documents connecting Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Codex accounts, separately from its built-in generation allowance.
Can ActVox check work before it is accepted?
Yes. Its runtime checks that promised workspace objects were created, and a task reviewer compares the delivered result with the acceptance criteria. Task Machine checks each Task requirement before human review and can add verifier checks to Workflow steps.
Can ActVox agents run on my computer?
An external agent can connect from your local shell through ActVox's CLI, while its built-in agent runs on LangGraph Platform. Task Machine offers Managed Cloud or a Local Worker you control.
Does learning from corrections change permissions?
ActVox publishes proposed instruction rules from repeated corrections, not proposals to change decision authority. Task Machine proposes autonomy changes from approval and correction history and asks you to accept them.