Dust vs Lindy
We give Dust and Lindy the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dust
Platform for building AI agents on your company's knowledge
Lindy
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools
How we grade them
| 3.0GPADustVery good | 3.0GPALindyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $24 a seat each month billed yearly, or $30 monthly, with 8,000 credits per seat. That's about typical here, and no model is locked to a dearer plan. Max is $120 a seat for heavy users. Credits don't roll over, and prices exclude VAT. | 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 | CThere's a Free seat, but it's 500 credits for the life of the seat, with no monthly refill. Use them up and you're asked to upgrade. So it's a trial without a clock, not a plan you could stay on. | 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 | AAgents that answer from your company's Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Salesforce and Zendesk, each on the model you choose. They run on schedules and triggers, permissions are split by team, and Frames turn answers into shared dashboards. The self-serve plan stops at 3 data connectors. | 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 | BPeople mention an agent in Slack or open the Chrome sidebar, which is about as easy as asking a colleague. Someone still has to connect the data and build the agents first. 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 | BA web app, Slack and a Chrome extension. It works with Zapier, Make, n8n and Power Automate, and there's a developer API. The listing has no phone or desktop app. | 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 | company agents that know your own docs and chats | 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: Dust and Lindy. How we grade
Where they differ
- Dust starts at $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro). Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits.
- Dust also covers AI search.
- Lindy also covers meeting notes, chat assistant and inbox filtering.
At a glance
| Dust | Lindy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro) | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free seat with a one-time 500 credits for the lifetime of the seat and no time limit | $50 in free credits that last 7 days, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dust | Crivello Corp, doing business as Lindy |
| Price read from | dust.tt | lindy.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Dust
- Companies that want agents grounded in internal knowledge
- Teams that mix light and heavy users on different seat types
- Organizations that need US or EU data residency
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
Dust
- The Free seat is a one-time allowance of 500 credits, not a monthly quota; once it is used, free users are prompted to request an upgrade.
- The self-serve Business plan covers teams of up to 100 and is limited to 3 data source connectors, 5 remote MCP servers and 5 spaces.
- SCIM provisioning, audit logs, custom data retention and single-tenant deployment require Enterprise.
- Monthly credits reset each billing period without rolling over, and listed prices exclude VAT.
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
Dust
- Agents with company context
- Agents draw on connected company data from sources such as Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Salesforce and Zendesk to answer questions and take action.
- Model choice per agent
- All plans include 20+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral and DeepSeek. The model is chosen per agent, and none is locked to a higher plan.
- Schedules and triggers
- Multi-agent workflows can run on a schedule or in response to events. Dust also lists Zapier, Make, n8n and Power Automate as supported automation platforms.
- Spaces and permissions
- Spaces segment data by team, and a two-layer permission model separates what agents can access from who can use them. The Business plan includes 5 spaces.
- Frames
- Frames turn agent output into interactive dashboards, reports and memos that a team can explore and work on together.
- Slack and Chrome extension
- Agents can be mentioned in any Slack channel or messaged directly, and a Chrome extension opens them in a sidebar on any web page.
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
Dust
Free$0
A Business-plan seat with 500 credits for its lifetime and no monthly refill, meant for occasional users or people trying Dust.
Pro$24
per seat / month, billed yearly; $30 billed monthly
8,000 credits per seat each month on the Business plan, which covers teams of up to 100, with SSO available on request from 5 seats.
Max$120
per seat / month, billed yearly; $150 billed monthly
40,000 credits per seat each month, for people who regularly run complex automations, deep research or tool-heavy workflows.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited connectors and MCP servers, workspace-pooled credits, SCIM, audit logs, custom data retention, single-tenant deployment and an SLA.
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.
Ways to pay less
Dust
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Dust's pricing page shows a 20% saving on yearly billing: Pro is $24 per seat a month instead of $30, and Max is $120 instead of $150.
Lindy
No public discounts listed.
