Compare/Head to head

OpenTag vs Town

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

Starting price

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

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

DetailOpenTagTown
Starting price$50/mo$15/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
Free trialYes7 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underWorkflow automationWorkflow automation

Where they pull apart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 22 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?