Compare/Head to head

Lindy vs OpenTag

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Lindy

$49.99/user/mo 7 day free trial

Lindy is a hosted AI teammate that lives in Slack and iMessage, handling inbox, meetings, scheduling and repeat routines across 1,500+ apps, with approvals before anything goes out. $50 in free credits for 7 days, then $49.99/user/mo.

Where Lindy fits

  • Recruiters buried in email, scheduling and interview follow-ups
  • Agency teams that work in Slack
  • Leaders who want daily briefs and meeting prep done for them

OpenTag

$50/mo Free trial

AI coworker that lives in Slack, takes tagged tasks, routes each one to one of 80+ models and offers to run repeated requests on a schedule. $200 free trial; Team is $50/mo for 5,000 shared credits.

Where OpenTag fits

  • 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
  • Teams that want answers sourced to the threads they came from

At a glance

DetailLindyOpenTag
Starting price$49.99/user/mo$50/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trialYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI assistantsWorkflow automation

Where they pull apart

Lindy

Stands out: 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.

Watch out: 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.

Not the right fit for

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

OpenTag

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.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams on Microsoft Teams that need general availability now
  • Buyers who need a completed SOC 2 report today

Pros and cons

Lindy

  • Approvals before anything is sent
  • 1,500+ integrations plus MCP
  • SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA on Enterprise
  • Every active user is a paid seat
  • Pauses when pooled credits run out
  • No free plan after the trial

OpenTag

  • One shared seat for the whole workspace
  • $200 free trial with credits that never expire
  • Irreversible actions wait for human approval
  • Microsoft Teams is invite-only for now
  • SOC 2 Type II still in progress
  • Credit cost per job varies with the work

What each one costs

Lindy

$49.99/user/mo

Lindy starts with $50 in free credits, no card needed, which last 7 days. Team is $49.99/user/mo with 5,000 credits per seat pooled across the workspace; top-ups are $10 per 1,000 credits, and monthly credits do not roll over. Enterprise is custom and adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs and HIPAA. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

OpenTag

$50/mo

The free trial includes $200 of usage, 20,000 credits that never expire. Team is $50/mo for 5,000 credits shared across the workspace, with tiers up to $1,000/mo for 100,000 credits and 15% off annual billing; Enterprise is quoted. Credits are charged for the work done, not per seat. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 22 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Lindy cheaper than OpenTag?
Lindy starts lower, at $49.99/user/mo against $50/mo for OpenTag. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Lindy or OpenTag for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Lindy offers a 7 day free trial. OpenTag offers a free trial.

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