Lindy vs Lutra
We give Lindy a 3.0 GPA and Lutra a 3.2, out of 4.0. Lutra grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Lindy
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools
Lutra
AI agent that turns plain-English requests into coded workflows
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALindyVery good | 3.2GPALutraVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BEssentials is $23 a month billed annually, or $29 monthly, with unlimited messages and 2,000 credits. That's right in the middle for this category. Actions in your own connected apps use no credits. AI processing and outside data do, at 3 credits for a web search. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BFree for good, but capped at 15 messages a day and 200 credits a month, with the basic tools: Google Workspace, Slack, web search and Airtable. Scheduling and webhooks need Essentials. |
| Features | 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. | AIt talks the goal through, then writes and runs code, so a repeat job follows the same steps and you can see what it did. Save it as a playbook to rerun, schedule or share. It reads and writes in Google Workspace, Outlook, Slack and HubSpot, fills in contact data from the web, and connects to any MCP server. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BYou ask in plain English and it writes the code, so there are no flows to build by hand. There's no rating on record to go by, so a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BA web app, with connections to Google Workspace, Outlook, OneDrive, Slack, GitHub, HubSpot and Airtable, plus any MCP server or REST service. The listing has no phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | one AI teammate a whole team shares in Slack | repeatable data chores asked for in plain English |
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: Lindy and Lutra. How we grade
Where they differ
- Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits. Lutra starts at $23 per month, billed annually (Essentials); $29 billed monthly.
- Lutra has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- Lindy also covers meeting notes, chat assistant and inbox filtering.
- Lutra also covers no-code and research.
At a glance
| Lindy | Lutra | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits | $23 per month, billed annually (Essentials); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 15 messages a day and 200 credits a month for AI and live data, with basic tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, web search and Airtable and a trial of premium tools. |
| Free trial | $50 in free credits that last 7 days, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Crivello Corp, doing business as Lindy | Dependable AI, Inc. (dba Lutra AI) |
| Price read from | lindy.ai | lutra.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Lutra
- Sales and operations teams enriching contact and company data
- Pulling data out of PDFs and emails into spreadsheets
- Non-technical users who want repeatable automations without building flows by hand
Worth knowing
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.
Lutra
- The Free plan is capped at 15 messages a day and 200 credits a month.
- Scheduling and webhooks need the Essentials plan or higher.
- AI processing and outside data use credits: a web search costs 3 credits, a page retrieval 1, and AI functions vary with size.
- Discounted bulk credits and priority support start at the Professional plan.
Key features
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.
Lutra
- Code-generating agent
- Lutra talks through the goal with you, then writes and runs code to carry it out, so a repeated task follows the same steps. The actions and code it used stay visible.
- Playbooks
- A completed task can be saved as a playbook, a reusable workflow that is run again, put on a schedule or shared with teammates.
- App integrations
- Reads and writes data in Google Workspace, Outlook, OneDrive, Slack, GitHub, HubSpot, Airtable and other connected apps. In-app actions on your own accounts use no credits.
- Web research and enrichment
- Searches the web, retrieves pages and looks up public person and company profiles to fill in spreadsheets or CRM records, at 1 to 3 credits per lookup.
- Custom integrations and MCP
- Connects to any MCP-compatible server and builds connectors to REST and OpenAPI services and to databases such as Supabase.
- Scheduling and webhooks
- On the Essentials plan and above, workflows can run on a schedule or be started by a webhook.
Plans
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.
Lutra
Free$0
15 messages a day, 200 credits a month, basic tools (Google Workspace, Slack, web search, Airtable) and a trial of premium tools.
Essentials$23
per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Unlimited messages, 2,000 credits a month, premium tools such as Outlook, OneDrive and HubSpot, plus scheduling and webhooks.
Professional$63
per month, billed annually
Unlimited messages and 6,000 credits a month, with everything in Essentials plus bulk credit purchases and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited credits, dedicated support, custom integrations, custom security and data policies, analytics and workflow setup.
Ways to pay less
Lindy
No public discounts listed.
Lutra
- Annual discount
21% off with annual billing
The Monthly/Annual toggle on the pricing page labels annual billing as 21% off. Essentials is shown at $23 a month billed annually, against $29 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Volume pricing on bulk credits
Professional and custom plans can buy extra credits in bulk: 10,000 for $100 (1.0 cent each), 50,000 for $450 (0.9 cents) or 100,000 for $800 (0.8 cents).
