Lindy vs Runbear
We give Lindy a 3.0 GPA and Runbear a 3.2, out of 4.0. Runbear 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
Runbear
Shared AI agents for teams, deployed in Slack and Microsoft Teams
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALindyVery good | 3.2GPARunbearVery 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. | BTeam is $99 a month for 20,000 credits and 5 builders, with 20% off for paying yearly. That's well above what a solo agent costs, but it isn't per seat, so the whole team shares one plan. Spread over five or more people it's about typical. For two, it's dear. |
| 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. | BNew organizations start on a Free plan for Slack and Microsoft Teams. But the credit allowance isn't published, and agents pause when it runs out, so we can't tell you how far it goes. Some organizations are offered a 14-day Team trial too. |
| 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. | AAgents answer mentions and direct messages, grounded in documents synced from Notion, Confluence, Google Drive and SharePoint. They act through MCP servers covering 2,000+ tools, with approvals if you want them, and run on a schedule, a webhook or an app event. An Inbox Agent drafts replies for you to review. |
| 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. | BFor the team it's as easy as an @mention in a chat they already use. Building an agent is done in a web dashboard: instructions, knowledge sources and tools. 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 runs inside Slack, Microsoft Teams and Discord, with HubSpot and Zendesk on Business, and is set up in a web dashboard. There's no desktop or phone app of its own. A REST API and a chat widget put agents in your own product. |
| Best for | one AI teammate a whole team shares in Slack | shared agents inside Slack or Microsoft Teams |
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 Runbear. How we grade
Where they differ
- Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits. Runbear starts at $99 per month, billed monthly (Team; 20% less billed yearly).
- Runbear 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.
- Runbear also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Lindy | Runbear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits | $99 per month, billed monthly (Team; 20% less billed yearly) |
| Free plan | None | New organizations start on a Free plan for Slack and Microsoft Teams with a limited credit allowance, the size of which is not published. Agents pause when it runs out. |
| Free trial | $50 in free credits that last 7 days, no credit card required | 14-day Team trial, when offered, for organizations that have never had a paid plan |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Crivello Corp, doing business as Lindy | Runbear, Inc. |
| Price read from | lindy.ai | runbear.io |
| 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
Runbear
- Teams that want shared agents inside Slack or Microsoft Teams
- Support, sales and HR questions answered from company documents
- Companies that prefer usage-based pricing to per-seat fees
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.
Runbear
- Runbear runs inside Slack, Teams and Discord and is set up in a web dashboard; it has no desktop or mobile app of its own.
- Plan credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over. Paid plans can allow overage, billed per credit.
- HubSpot and Zendesk channels, bring-your-own key and SAML SSO need Business; SCIM and a HIPAA BAA need Enterprise.
- Team includes 5 builders and Business 10. The Free plan's credit allowance is not published.
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.
Runbear
- Named agents in team chat
- Agents such as @Support or @HR answer mentions and direct messages in Slack, Microsoft Teams and Discord. They are shared by the team, with per-user authentication.
- Knowledge sources
- An agent's answers can be grounded in documents synced from Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, Slack, SharePoint and public websites, or in files uploaded directly.
- Tools over MCP
- Agents act and read live data through managed MCP servers covering 2,000+ tools, or through your own MCP server. Tool approvals can require review before an agent uses a tool.
- Triggers
- A configured agent can run without anyone asking: on a schedule, from a webhook, or when an event happens in a connected app such as a new support conversation.
- Inbox Agent
- A personal assistant for each member that watches Slack mentions, Gmail and Google Calendar and prepares draft replies and meeting briefs. It never sends on its own.
- Model choice, API and Web SDK
- Pick Claude, GPT or Gemini per agent, with your own provider key on Business and Enterprise. A REST API and an embeddable chat widget put agents in your own product.
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.
Runbear
Free$0
Not shown on the pricing page. The docs say new organizations start here, with included credits and Slack and Microsoft Teams channels.
Team$99
per month, billed monthly; yearly billing is 20% less
20,000 credits a month, 5 builders, Slack, Discord and Microsoft Teams, MCP actions and tool integrations, and personal agents.
Business$399
per month, billed monthly; yearly billing is 20% less
100,000 credits a month, 10 builders, HubSpot and Zendesk channels, bring-your-own LLM key, an audit log and SAML SSO.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and builders, priority support SLAs, SCIM provisioning, a signed DPA and a HIPAA BAA on request for eligible customers.
Ways to pay less
Lindy
No public discounts listed.
Runbear
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page marks yearly billing as 20% less than the monthly prices of $99 for Team and $399 for Business.
