# Hibira vs gotoHuman: approvals for AI agents compared

> gotoHuman is built for reviewing and editing AI output and starts paid plans at $79 a month; Hibira Approvals gets a yes or no from the right person on their phone, from $19 a month per workspace.

Source: https://hibira.io/compare/gotohuman
Updated: 2026-11-12

gotoHuman and Hibira Approvals both put a person between an AI agent and what it is about to do. gotoHuman is built around review forms where reviewers edit what the AI wrote before it goes out. Hibira Approvals is built around a quick yes or no from the right person, on their phone, with a record of who decided.

## At a glance

| | gotoHuman | Hibira Approvals |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best at | Reviewing and editing AI output in custom forms | Approving or rejecting an action before it runs |
| Free plan | 1 user, up to 300 reviews a month, 7 days of history | 3 approvers, 100 requests a month, 30 days of history |
| Entry paid plan | Team: $79 a month with 5 users, $15 for each extra user | Starter: $19 a month per workspace for 10 approvers and 2,000 requests |
| Larger teams | Business: $350 a month with 20 users; Enterprise from $950 | Team: $49 for 30 approvers; Business: $149 for 100. Viewers are free |
| History | 60 days on Team, 180 days on Business | 1 year on Starter, 2 years on Team, 3 years on Business |
| Where reviewers answer | Web inbox, email, Slack | Inbox that installs as a phone app with notifications, email |
| Who may answer | Review routing on Team and up | Named people or approver groups on every plan; only they can answer |
| Asking from tools | n8n, Make, JS and Python SDKs, HTTP API, MCP server | n8n, Make, Activepieces, Node-RED, MCP server, JS and Python SDKs, HTTP API, a gate in front of database MCP servers |
| Data location | Servers in Europe | Asia |

gotoHuman figures are from [gotohuman.com/pricing](https://www.gotohuman.com/pricing) and [gotohuman.com](https://www.gotohuman.com), checked on 2026-11-12. Prices exclude VAT.

## The same team on both

Eight people approve refunds and database changes for a support team, and agents send about 1,500 requests a month:

- **gotoHuman Team:** $79 for 5 users plus 3 × $15 = $124 a month, reviews unlimited.
- **Hibira Approvals Starter:** $19 a month. 8 approvers and 1,500 requests fit the plan's 10 approvers and 2,000 requests.

If what reviewers mostly do is rewrite drafts, gotoHuman's forms earn their price. If they mostly say yes or no, the per-workspace plan costs less.

## When gotoHuman is the better fit

- Reviewers edit what the AI produced, such as emails, posts or extracted data, before it is used.
- You want to design review forms without code, with images, markdown and retry controls that send work back to the AI.
- You need your data stored in Europe.

## When Hibira Approvals is the better fit

- The question is whether an action may run at all: a refund, a deploy, a `DELETE`, a bulk email.
- Approvers are managers or on-call staff who answer from their phone, and you want a notification rather than a tab to check.
- Database writes should wait for a person: [mcp-approval-gate](https://hibira.io/use-cases/database-write-approvals) holds each write and binds the approval to the exact statement.
- Many people approve now and then, and you would rather pay per workspace than per seat, with viewers free.

See [Hibira Approvals](https://hibira.io/approvals) for every plan, or connect a workflow with the [n8n](https://hibira.io/guides/n8n) or [Make](https://hibira.io/guides/make) guide.

## Common questions

### Can approvers edit the request before approving?

In gotoHuman, editing the AI's output is the main idea. In Hibira Approvals an approver picks one of the request's options and can add a comment the agent receives; the embeddable inbox in your own admin panel also lets them edit the arguments.

### Which is cheaper for a team of eight?

With about 1,500 requests a month, Hibira Approvals Starter is $19 a month and gotoHuman Team is $124 ($79 plus three extra users at $15). gotoHuman's Free plan has 1 user, Hibira's has 3 approvers.

### Do both work with n8n and Make?

Yes. Both have n8n and Make steps, an MCP server for AI assistants and an HTTP API.