Lindy vs Poke
We give Lindy and Poke the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. Lindy grades higher on features. Poke grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
Poke
AI assistant you text in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram
Free plan · from $19/mo
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALindyVery good | 3.0GPAPokeVery 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. | BPro is $19 a month, billed monthly, about where agents in this category start. It adds frontier models, background automations and higher limits, though the listing can't say how high. Ultra is a big jump, at $199 a month. |
| 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, no credit card, with your apps, email and calendar connected. But the usage allowance is small, and nobody says how small. When it runs out, Poke answers in a lighter mode until it refills. Background automations start at Pro. |
| 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. | BIt reads, searches and drafts email, schedules meetings, sets reminders and messages you when something needs attention. Recipes add apps like Notion, GitHub and Linear in one step. The gaps: email is Gmail and Outlook only, and real-world errands go to a person on the $199 Ultra plan. |
| 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 text it like a contact, by voice message if you like, so there's nothing new to learn. Settings live on the website. 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. | BIt works in Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram and RCS, but it has no app of its own. It connects to Gmail, Outlook, Notion, GitHub, Linear and Oura. Developers get an API and can add their own tools through MCP servers. |
| Best for | one AI teammate a whole team shares in Slack | email and calendar help from your message thread |
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 Poke. How we grade
Where they differ
- Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits. Poke starts at $19 per month, billed monthly (Pro).
- Poke has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- Lindy also covers meeting notes and inbox filtering.
In commonWebChat assistantWorkflow automationAI agents
At a glance
| Lindy | Poke | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits | $19 per month, billed monthly (Pro) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan with no credit card: app, email and calendar connections and a small usage allowance that refills automatically. Once it is used up, Poke keeps responding in a lighter mode. |
| 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 | The Interaction Company of California (Cognition) |
| Price read from | lindy.ai | poke.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 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
Poke
- People who would rather text an assistant than open another app
- Handling email, calendar and reminders from a message thread
- Developers who want to add their own tools through MCP
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.
Poke
- Poke has no app of its own: it works through Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, with settings managed on the website.
- Email support covers Gmail and Outlook only; Poke says it has no immediate plans for iCloud or Yahoo Mail.
- The Free plan has a small usage allowance, and background automations and frontier models start at Pro.
- Poke Human is included only with Ultra at $199 a month, and expenses paid on your behalf are deducted from your credit balance.
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.
Poke
- Works inside messaging apps
- You use Poke by texting it in Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, including by voice message, and you can choose which channel it texts you on.
- Email and calendar
- Reads, searches and drafts email and schedules meetings, with full support for Gmail and Outlook inboxes, calendars and contact sync.
- Recipes
- Recipes set up integrations and automations in one step and can be shared with others. The directory covers apps such as Notion, GitHub, Linear and Oura.
- Reminders and proactive updates
- Creates reminders and gets a head start on tasks from a text, then draws on connected services and its memory to message you when something needs attention.
- Custom integrations and API
- Developers can add custom integrations through MCP servers, and the Poke API lets scripts, webhooks and other tools send messages to your assistant.
- Poke Human
- On Ultra, real-world tasks such as restaurant reservations, phone calls and orders are dispatched to a person, who sees only the details needed for that task.
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.
Poke
Free$0
Connect apps, email and calendar with a small usage allowance; when it runs out, Poke answers in a lighter mode until it refills.
Pro$19
per month, billed monthly
Frontier models for complex tasks, automations that run in the background, higher rate limits and priority support.
Ultra$199
per month, billed monthly
Frontier models on every action, a monthly credit pool with pay-as-you-go top-ups, Poke Human and highest-priority support.
