A tool for research with sources, an employee for workflows. The facts side by side.
Perplexity is first and foremost an AI answer engine: a person asks a question, Perplexity answers with citations and draws on several language models to do so. On top of that come Perplexity Computer for multi-step work such as research, documents and scheduled automations, and the Comet browser with its agent. These remain tools that each person sets up, starts and checks themselves.
An AI employee from bee-hub.ai is not another tool for individuals. It takes over a defined workflow in your business, works in the background in your ERP and inbox and presents results for approval. bee-hub.ai is responsible for setup, operation and maintenance.
| Perplexity Enterprise | bee-hub.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI answer engine with citations across several models; plus Perplexity Computer and the Comet browser1 | AI employees, trained on a defined workflow in your business |
| Who does the work | The person with research on request; Perplexity Computer also handles multi-step work and scheduled automations1 | The AI employee; a person reviews and approves |
| Pricing | Per seat per month, billed annually: US$34 Enterprise Pro, US$271 Enterprise Max; Computer work via credits1 | Per AI employee; AI chat for all staff at no extra cost |
| Where the data lives | US provider; no EU data residency stated, transfers to third countries under standard contractual clauses1,2 | Your server, private cloud or a German hosting provider; language model from a European provider3 |
| Training on your data | Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max do not use customer data for training1 | Excluded by contract3 |
| Work in the ERP | Over 400 app connectors, Comet Agent operates websites1; whether an ERP workflow runs this way depends on connectors and setup | Works inside your existing ERP, DMS and email, like an additional employee |
| Who is in control | Each person for their own tasks; the team sets up automations itself | An agreed workflow with rules, approvals and a log, set up by bee-hub.ai |
| Setup and operation | Self-service per seat, extra work limited by credits1 | Onboarding, operation and maintenance by bee-hub.ai |
The real difference lies in who sets things up, who maintains them and who is responsible.
Set it up and maintain it yourself, or have it set up and maintained.
Who is the expert for that in your company?
At bee-hub.ai, every AI employee is limited to one purpose and works mostly by fixed rules. We only deploy fully autonomous agents when explicitly commissioned.
Research gives individuals answers with sources.
The AI employee takes work off the team.
No. Perplexity is a research tool with citations that answers questions for individual staff. bee-hub.ai provides AI employees that take over a defined workflow, such as entering orders from the inbox into the ERP, working inside your existing systems. Language models raise the productivity of individuals. AI employees step into processes and raise the productivity of the whole company.
According to Perplexity, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max do not use customer data to train AI models1. At bee-hub.ai, training on your data is excluded by contract.
Perplexity is a US provider. Neither the pricing page nor the data processing agreement states EU data residency; the agreement covers transfers to third countries through EU standard contractual clauses1,2. At bee-hub.ai, data stays on your server, in a private cloud or with a German hosting provider; the language model runs with a European provider3.
Perplexity connects to over 400 apps and can operate websites with Comet1. Whether a specific ERP workflow runs this way depends on connectors, access and setup; building and maintaining it is up to your own company. An AI employee from bee-hub.ai works inside your existing ERP; bee-hub.ai handles the connection, and we clarify the technical requirements before you commission us.
30 minutes, one process from your business.