The comparison
AI back office options, compared
Checked November 12, 2026. Availability is stated as it actually is — including for our own product.
| Option | What it is | Does the work? | Approval control | Availability & price shape | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deck 72 by Copp Oak (our pick, our product) | AI teammate suite for service businesses: crew chief + six crew functions, one shared memory, per-job margin, sellability roadmap | Yes — designed to perform office jobs end-to-end as agents | Approval law: nothing sends or spends without the owner's yes | Pilot now; public launch planned late Nov 2026; pricing at launch | Service-business owners who want the team in-house and the memory theirs | Pre-launch: unproven at scale; judge the pilot results, not this guide |
| aibackoffice.io | Managed AI back-office service | Yes — their team + AI run your processes | Service-managed; ask exactly what acts without you | Available now; ~$499–$1,999/mo publicly listed | Owners who want hands-off today and accept a service relationship | Knowledge accumulates provider-side; exit means rebuilding your office memory |
| Solo AI employees (soloaiemployees.com et al.) | "AI employee" offerings, various depths | Varies widely — from single-task bots to agent teams | Varies; ask in writing | Available now; pricing varies | Owners experimenting with one role at a time | The label is marketing-common; verify coverage job-by-job from the guide's list |
| ServiceTitan / Housecall Pro / Jobber | Field-service platforms with AI features | No — they equip your office; your people do the work | Your staff's own permissions | Available now; per-business platform pricing | Every service business — as the system of record under any option here | Buying a platform expecting a back office is the category's classic disappointment |
| Virtual assistant agencies | Remote human assistants, task-based | Yes, within the hours and instructions you manage | You are the approval layer, manually | Available now; hourly/agency pricing | Irregular, judgment-light task loads | Continuity and training are yours to manage; no shared memory but what you build |
| Office manager (hire) | A person | Yes — the benchmark | Human judgment, your culture | ~$3,500–$5,000/mo loaded, if you can hire and keep one | Businesses whose office work is relationship-heavy | Single point of failure; the hire itself is a project |
The honest summary
You need a platform regardless — that's table stakes, not this category. For the office work itself: a managed service is buyable today, an office manager is the proven benchmark, and Deck 72 is the bet that the team should live in your business with your memory and your approval law. We publish this guide, and that bet is ours — the table above is written so you can take the other side of it with your eyes open.