Carly AI vs Lindy
We give Carly AI and Lindy the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. Carly AI grades higher on the free plan. Lindy grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Carly AI
Email-based AI assistant with custom agents and workflows
Free plan · from $35/mo
Lindy
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
How we grade them
| 3.0GPACarly AIVery good | 3.0GPALindyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal is $35 a month, above what most agents here start at, and it comes with 200 credits. Need more? 400 credits is another $30 a month. The upside: emails the agent sends and workflow steps with no AI in them cost no credits. | B$29.99 a user each month, with 3,000 credits per seat pooled across the team. That's at the dear end of typical here. Bigger bundles cost less per credit, like 15,000 for $99.99, and top-ups are $10 per 1,000. Monthly credits don't roll over. |
| Free plan and trial | BThere's a free plan, but the AI agents aren't in it. You get MCP access from Claude or ChatGPT, 10 workflows, a calendar view for Google and Microsoft, and the task manager. Useful, just not the main event. | CNo lasting free plan. You start with $50 in free credits and no credit card, but they only last 7 days. After that it's $29.99 per user a month. |
| Features | AHand over tasks by email, text, Slack or chat. Each custom agent has its own email address, memory, files and permissions. It does group scheduling, booking links and polls, builds workflows from a description, and can act in 258+ apps. | AOne shared teammate in Slack that connects to Gmail, Notion, HubSpot and more than 1,000 other apps. It records meetings into a shared library, runs routines you set up in a sentence, comes with 40+ skills and keeps its memory in plain files you can edit. Anything with outside impact waits for approval. |
| Ease of use | BCC it or forward an email and the task is handed over, so there's no new app to learn. Workflows are built by describing them. There's no rating on record to go by, so a B. | BYou @mention it in Slack like a colleague, and a routine such as a Monday report is set up in one sentence. There's no rating on record to go by, so a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | BEmail, SMS, Slack, a web dashboard and a Chrome extension, with 258+ app integrations and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. No mobile or desktop app is listed. | BSlack first, plus iMessage, email, the web and a Chrome extension. It connects to more than 1,000 apps and any MCP server. The listing has no phone or desktop app of its own. |
| Best for | an assistant you delegate to by email | one AI teammate a whole team shares in Slack |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Carly AI and Lindy. How we grade
Where they differ
- Carly AI starts at $35 per month (Personal, 200 credits included). Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits.
- Carly AI has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Carly AI also covers templates, tasks, calendar and booking links.
- Lindy also covers meeting notes and chat assistant.
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At a glance
| Carly AI | Lindy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $35 per month (Personal, 200 credits included) | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits |
| Free plan | MCP access from Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP client, 10 workflows, a multi-calendar view for Google and Microsoft calendars, and the Task Manager. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | $50 in free credits that last 7 days, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SWH Labs LLC | Crivello Corp, doing business as Lindy |
| Price read from | usecarly.com | lindy.ai |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Carly AI
- People who would rather CC an assistant on email than open another app
- Scheduling across Google and Microsoft calendars with several attendees
- Rule-based automations that can run without spending credits
Lindy
- Teams that work in Slack and want one shared AI teammate
- Recurring reports, briefs and follow-ups pulled from connected tools
- Gmail users who want labeled mail and pre-drafted replies
Worth knowing
Carly AI
- The Free plan covers MCP access, 10 workflows, the calendar view and the task manager; AI agents start at $35 a month.
- Personal includes 200 credits a month. Bigger allowances are add-ons, from $30 a month more for 400 credits up to $1,450 more for 15,200.
- Business SMS, calling and the AI receptionist are add-ons for Organization teams, billed separately and set up on a call.
- No mobile or desktop app is listed: Carly works through email, SMS, Slack, a web dashboard and a Chrome extension.
Lindy
- There is no ongoing free plan: the $50 of free credits lasts 7 days, after which paid usage starts at $29.99 per user per month.
- Anyone who uses Lindy takes a paid seat, including people who @mention it in Slack; those joining through Slack get a one-time 7-day trial first.
- Monthly credits do not roll over, and Lindy pauses credit-using actions when the shared pool runs out.
- SSO, SCIM, audit logs and HIPAA compliance with a signed BAA are limited to Enterprise.
Key features
Carly AI
- Delegation by email, SMS, Slack or chat
- Send, CC or forward an email to hand over a task, text the agent, mention it in Slack or chat from the dashboard. Emails the agent sends from its own account use no credits.
- Custom agents
- Each agent has its own name, email address, integrations, permissions and files, keeps a memory of contacts and preferences, and can be taught your policies and templates as skills.
- Scheduling
- Handles group scheduling, booking links and availability polls, and creates events with titles, video links, attendees and time zones across Google and Microsoft calendars.
- Workflows built by asking
- Describe a workflow and Carly builds and tests it, with triggers such as a new email, a webhook or a schedule. Steps without an AI call are free; each AI call costs 0.025 credits.
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists 258+ apps, among them Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Notion, QuickBooks and Jira, which agents and workflows can act in.
- MCP server
- An MCP server exposes 148 tools for email, calendar, CRM, workflows, files and notes to Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients. Calls made this way cost no credits.
Lindy
- Shared teammate in Slack
- A whole team shares one Lindy, summoned with an @mention in Slack channels and threads. It can also be reached by iMessage, by email and in the browser.
- Integrations and MCP
- Connects to Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot and more than 1,000 other apps, and can use any MCP server to reach tools that have no built-in integration.
- Meeting recording and notes
- Records meetings and writes notes into a shared library with folders that teammates can query later. It also handles scheduling, prep and follow-up.
- Scheduled routines
- Recurring work such as a morning brief, a Monday report or a Friday nudge can be set up in a sentence and run on a schedule.
- Skills and editable memory
- Comes with more than 40 skills, including research, data analysis and slide decks. New skills can be saved for the whole team, and its memory lives in plain files you can edit.
- Approvals
- Actions with outside impact, such as sending an email or updating a ticket, wait for approval. Read-only lookups from approved sources do not.
Plans
Carly AI
Free$0
MCP access, 10 Zapier-style workflows, a multi-calendar view for Google and Microsoft, and the Task Manager.
Personal$35
per month
Custom agents, app integrations, scheduled tasks, memory, unlimited email and calendar accounts, and 200 credits a month. Larger credit allowances cost extra.
Organization$35
per seat / month
Everything in Personal plus shared agents and skills, admin controls, a pooled credit allowance, per-member usage and central billing.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Organization plus agents on your own email domain, custom branding, and advanced security and compliance.
Lindy
Free$0
$50 in credits that last 7 days, with no credit card required. Paid usage starts after that.
Team$29.99
per user / month, for 3,000 credits each
Credits pooled across the team, larger monthly bundles such as 15,000 credits for $99.99, top-ups at $10 per 1,000, model choice and computer use.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Team, plus HIPAA compliance with a signed BAA, SSO and SCIM, audit logs, custom credits and billing, and dedicated support.
