Compare/Head to head

Lindy vs Poke

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

Poke

$19/mo Free tier

Poke is an AI assistant you simply text on Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram to handle email, calendar and reminders, with proactive updates and background automations. Free forever plan; Pro $19/mo, Ultra $199/mo. Owned by Cognition since July 2026.

Where Poke fits

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

At a glance

DetailLindyPoke
Starting price$49.99/user/mo$19/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
Free trial7 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI assistantsAI assistants

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

Poke

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.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need shared workspaces and admin controls
  • Companies with strict rules on connecting work email to consumer apps

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

Poke

  • Free forever plan
  • No app to install
  • Proactive updates by text
  • Personal use only, no team admin
  • Ultra is a big jump from Pro
  • Roadmap now tied to Cognition

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

Poke

$19/mo

Poke has a Free forever plan with no card that connects your apps, email and calendar. Pro is $19/mo with frontier models for complex tasks and background automations, and Ultra is $199/mo with frontier models on every action, the highest limits and pay-as-you-go usage beyond its credits. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Lindy cheaper than Poke?
Poke starts lower, at $19/mo against $49.99/user/mo for Lindy. 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 Poke for free?
Poke carries a free tier on our listing. Lindy offers a 7 day 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?