Testing Bika AI - A pilot for enterprise productivity AI agents

Bika.ai, the super AI agent for message-based business management

Expert AI agents at your service

Bika AI is a platform that lets you manage several AI agents by typing messages. Users can add as many agents as they like. He then selects one and gives it a job to do by typing a simple message. For example, you can ask your Google Analyst agent to analyze website traffic and suggest actions to be taken.

The tool presents itself as a super agent, since it can manipulate several others. It is ideal for automating simple tasks. In short, it's a tool for "Vibe working", i.e. working in several fields by sending messages to AI agents who are experts in those fields.

A deep-seated desire for automation dating back to June 2024

Bika AI was founded by Kelly Chan and Kelvin Poon in 2024. The company is based in San Bruno, USA. Originally, its founders wanted to reduce each user's workload, by enabling them to automate any tasks that could be automated. They are still pursuing this goal, adding new agents to their collection every day.

Like Messenger, but for AI agents

Bika AI is positioned as a super agent that lets you manage a fleet of agents, simply by using messages. In fact, the platform bills itself as "Messenger for AI agents".

What makes this tool unique is that it can organize a team of AI agents better than its competitors. What's more, it looks like a manager you can rely on to set up and run a small business all by yourself.

Marketing automation, lead acquisition: the business manager's arsenal

Marketing automation, sales management, financial control and operations

Bika AI provides access to a large number of agents. They work together to fulfill 5 main missions:

• Automate marketing processes: manage site traffic, send emails, publish content on your social networks (X, YouTube, Facebook), send SMS, etc.
• Sales management : Lead acquisition, customer relationship management, sales reporting, etc.
• Project management: Project risk assessment, legal document production, user feedback analysis, contract proposals and much more.
• Financial management: Summary of daily transactions, analysis of stock market data, creation of financial reports.
• Work-life balance: Relationship management agents, automated birthday messages.

You can define an agent for each of these functionalities.

The right level of personalization

After several hours of testing Bika AI, I can see that it stands out for the enormous integration possibilities it offers. Users can connect or disconnect numerous services, including Google Analytics and various APIs. This gives it a customizability rarely seen with this type of platform.

What's more, I really liked the fact that you can give orders to agents by writing simple messages. After all, not everyone is good at designing precise, advanced prompts. The ability to control agents by message using human language means that you can control their actions without having to write complicated prompts.

Incomplete automation

Like most AI automation platforms, Bika AI has no French-language version. This is one of its biggest shortcomings.

We also regret that the tool doesn't have a "total automation" mode that would allow it to perform all enterprise operations, based on a single command. For example, it can detect SEO errors on your website, but it can't publish content to improve your Google ranking.

Integration with major clouds and over 10,000 MCPs

The tool integrates with a huge number of other tools and platforms. Among the most noteworthy are:

• OpenAI
• Amazon BedRock
• Azure AI
• Google
• Slack app
• Zoom
• X/Twitter
• Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• LinkedIn
• GitHub

You can also add over 10,000 MCP servers for various tasks: Google Analytics, various data analysis, etc.

Solopreneurs, marketing and sales teams: who should use Bika AI?

Ideal for solo entrepreneurs

The developers of this super AI agent are primarily targeting people who want to set up a business, but don't have the means to recruit a whole team. So if you've always wanted to launch a startup, but gave up because of talent recruitment, you should give Bika AI a try.

Marketing and sales professionals who are short of manpower will also benefit greatly from the tool.

Automate your workflow: Creating content, launching marketing campaigns

I launched a small content creation company and connected Bika AI to the platform. Here's what I was able to do with it:

• Create a brand identity: Graphic charter, logos, typography, customer approach, company manifesto.
• Create a simple website: Generate a few pages. I had to host it myself, as the tool is not capable of doing so.
• Publish on social networks: Publish on X, YouTube, Facebook.
• Create content: Create short, simple texts to publish on the site.

By integrating more platforms, you can manage your sales, automatically send emails to prospects and do hundreds of other things.

An insufficient tool for professionals

If you already have a broad and deep knowledge of a subject, Bika AI won't satisfy you.

If you're a web copywriter, you'll find its content creation features pretty basic.

Similarly, developers will find its no-code authoring tool insufficient.

In short, if you're an expert in your field, find a more powerful alternative.

Simple on the surface, complex in depth

The difficulty lies in the configurations

In principle, the tool is easy to use, since all you have to do is write messages for the agents to run. However, to ensure that everything works as smoothly as it should, you need to set up some configurations beforehand.

For a start, the tool won't be able to manage your social networks if you don't configure them. In the case of X, you need to create an application and obtain an API key. If you want to connect your Google Analytics account, you'll have to spend several minutes in a console that's not always easy to understand.

Modern design and fluid navigation

For a tool that encompasses several others, Bika AI's interface is pretty straightforward. Obviously, the more agents you add, the more saturated the interface becomes. That said, the main part, where you give instructions to your agents, is neat and intuitive. From your personal space to the side panels, all the main elements are ideally positioned.

Multifaceted help: text, video, forum

Bika AI has a particularly well-designed set of tutorials. Support content is available in English. You're entitled to a precise and useful guide as soon as you open your account. But you can also watch the many configuration videos on YouTube.

The company's blog can help you better understand areas such as automation, email marketing and content creation in the AI era,

Clicking on "Community" takes you to a page where you can chat with other users. Here, discussions are well structured according to specific topics.

Available in 4 languages (English, German, Chinese and Japanese), poor mobile ergonomics

Only 4 languages are available: English, German, Chinese and Japanese. The developers seem to be busier adding new agents than new languages.

Numerous keyboard shortcuts can be used to quickly access key features such as the latest topics in the community or unread messages.

Generous packages for a fair return

Free or paid, the choice is yours

Bika AI offers a free version. You can enjoy it for as long as you like. When you're ready, you can upgrade to the paid version. You can choose to subscribe on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose an annual subscription, you'll benefit from an 85% discount on the first year's subscription.

From $0 to $166 per month

Here are the 4 price formulas available:

• Free: for $0, you get 5 agents, 3,000 credits per day, 5 GB storage and 200 automations.
• Plus: $16/month for even more agents, 50,000 daily credits, 20 GB storage and 30,000 automations.
• Team: $33/month for 100,000 credits, a ton of agents, 200 GB, 60,000 automations and access to advanced templates.
• Business: $166/month offers 500,000 credits, 800 GB, 100,000 automations and unlimited integrations.

Paid packages also offer a richer dashboard for controlling your agent teams.

A generous price and a responsive community

Bika AI's free package is impressive. It can help you get your business off the ground without spending too much, while you wait to make your first profits. Another element of its success lies in its user support, through several tutorials and guides, as well as a responsive community.

Technical integration difficulties that can be discouraging

Integration with different platforms remains the major weakness of this platform. Not everyone is capable of managing APIs. Other technical requirements and configurations to be carried out before taking advantage of Bika AI's full potential are not within the reach of the first-comer.

The ideal tool for those who want to automate everything through the same interface

Ultimately, if you're an entrepreneur, marketer or salesperson looking for a tool with which you can manage several activities simultaneously, then Bika AI can help. Rather than going from platform to platform to manage different automations, you ask several agents on Bika to perform them for you, through the same interface, simply by using messages.