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Lindy alternatives

3 tools our write-ups put next to Lindy, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Lindy from $49.99/user/mo7 day free trial

Closest alternatives

The short answer

Town : Similar inbox and meeting assistant with a free plan and paid plans from $15/mo. From $15/mo
Poke : Text-message assistant with a free forever plan and Pro at $19/mo. From $19/mo
OpenTag : One shared AI coworker in Slack if you do not want a seat per person. From $50/mo

Why people look past Lindy

Every active user takes a paid seat, and credits are the real limit: when the shared pool runs dry Lindy pauses until the next cycle unless you top up at $10 per 1,000 credits. Lindy has changed its plans several times in 2026.

What we noted

Every active user is a paid seat
Pauses when pooled credits run out
No free plan after the trial

Not the right fit for

Teams looking for an ATS or sourcing database
Buyers who want a free tier beyond the trial

Worth keeping in mind: Lindy is one of the most mature assistants in this group: it drafts in your voice, records and follows up on meetings, connects to 1,500+ tools plus MCP, and asks before it sends, posts or updates anything.

Lindy alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Lindy (the one you are on)	–No	$49.99/user/mo	–No	–No
Town Similar inbox and meeting assistant with a free plan and paid plans from $15/mo.	✓Yes	$15/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
Poke Text-message assistant with a free forever plan and Pro at $19/mo.	✓Yes	$19/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
OpenTag One shared AI coworker in Slack if you do not want a seat per person.	–No	$50/mo	–No	–No	Head to head

What each one does differently

Town

$15/mo Free tier 7 day free trial

Why it comes up: Similar inbox and meeting assistant with a free plan and paid plans from $15/mo.

Stands out: Town learns from the work you have already done in Gmail, so it drafts in your voice with no prompt writing. Each person gets their own Townie, and assistants can coordinate with each other, for example to reschedule a meeting.

Watch out: Town is a general work assistant, not a recruiting system: Ashby is the only ATS among its listed integrations. Everything runs on credits, the Free plan stops at 30 chats a month, and the vendor offers no refunds.

Best for

Recruiters and talent leads buried in email and scheduling
Ashby users who want an assistant that can read pipeline data
Busy individuals who want daily briefings and inbox triage done for them

Read the Town write-up Lindy vs Town

Poke

$19/mo Free tier

Why it comes up: Text-message assistant with a free forever plan and Pro at $19/mo.

Stands out: Nothing to install and nothing to learn: you text it like a person. Its approval to text natively on Apple Messages and its friendly, proactive style made it one of the most used assistants of its kind, with 100 million messages in three months.

Watch out: It is a personal assistant, not a team tool, and it reaches deep into your inbox and messages. Cognition bought it to shape its coding agent Devin, so the consumer roadmap may change.

Best for

Recruiters who live on their phone
Solo recruiters who want email and calendar help by text
Anyone who wants to try an agent free

Read the Poke write-up Lindy vs Poke

OpenTag

$50/mo Free trial

Why it comes up: One shared AI coworker in Slack if you do not want a seat per person.

Stands out: OpenTag is priced per job, not per seat, so everyone in an invited channel shares one coworker. It notices repeated asks and offers to automate them, instead of waiting for someone to build a workflow.

Watch out: Slack is the only generally available platform; Microsoft Teams is invite-only. SOC 2 Type II is in progress, not complete, and the vendor lists job costs as ranges from 25 to 1,250 credits.

Best for

Startups that run operations out of Slack
Teams tired of pulling the same weekly numbers by hand
Companies that want one shared agent instead of per-seat AI licences

Read the OpenTag write-up Lindy vs OpenTag

Common questions

What is the best Lindy alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put Town closest to Lindy. Why it comes up: Similar inbox and meeting assistant with a free plan and paid plans from $15/mo. The table above shows all 3 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

Is there a free alternative to Lindy?

Yes. Town and Poke carry a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Lindy alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, Town is lowest at $15/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Does Lindy have a free trial?

Lindy offers a 7 day free trial on our listing. Trial terms move, so confirm on the vendor site before you plan around it.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 16 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?