Compare/Head to head

Lindy vs Town

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

Town

$15/mo Free tier 7 day free trial

Personal AI assistant that learns your clients, deadlines and writing style from your email, then drafts replies, books meetings and runs routines. Free plan; Starter $15/mo, Pro $49/user/mo billed annually.

Where Town fits

  • 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
  • Small teams that want shared routines and pooled credits

At a glance

DetailLindyTown
Starting price$49.99/user/mo$15/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
Free trial7 day free trial7 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI assistantsAI assistants, Workflow 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

Town

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.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams looking for an ATS, sourcing database or outreach sequencer
  • Buyers who want flat pricing with no usage credits

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

Town

  • Free plan plus a 7-day Pro trial, no card needed
  • Drafts in your own voice by learning from past email
  • Never sends email or invites without your approval
  • Ashby is the only ATS integration listed
  • Credit-based usage makes monthly cost vary
  • No refunds on cancelled plans

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

Town

$15/mo

The Free plan costs nothing, needs no card and includes 30 chat messages a month, a weekly briefing and every integration; new signups get a 7-day Pro trial first. Starter is $15/mo billed monthly, and Pro ($49/user/mo), Power ($99/user/mo) and Power Plus ($199/user/mo) are quoted billed annually. Paid plans run on monthly credits, Pro and above can buy overage at a flat per-credit rate, and Team plans add pooled credits per seat. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Lindy cheaper than Town?
Town starts lower, at $15/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 Town for free?
Town carries a free tier on our listing. Lindy offers a 7 day free trial. Town 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?