Lindy vs Sauna
We give Lindy and Sauna the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. Lindy grades higher on value for money. Sauna grades higher on the free plan. 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.
Lindy
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools
Sauna
AI teammate with memory, reachable by web, iMessage, Slack or email
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALindyVery good | 3.0GPASaunaVery 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. | CLite is $29 a month, at the top of what agents usually start at, and it runs only on the Sauna Lite model. All the AI models need Basic at $99, shared folders need Pro at $299, and browser automation is on the $999 Team plan. There's no yearly discount. |
| 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: 100 credits a day, or 200 with a verified payment card on file. But there's no monthly allowance, unused credits don't roll over, and Sauna publishes no rates for what a task costs. So how far 100 goes is anyone's guess. |
| 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. | AThe same agent and memory follow you across the web app, the iPhone app, iMessage, Slack and email. It keeps notes on your preferences plus a searchable history, runs saved prompts hourly, daily or weekly, and connects to thousands of apps. It can even build a small CRM or approvals app on your data. |
| 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 message it like a teammate, forward it an email, or copy it on a thread. Connecting your tools comes first. 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 and an iPhone app, plus iMessage, Slack, email and Superhuman. No Android app is listed. It connects to thousands of apps, with several accounts per app, and takes custom connections by API key or MCP server. |
| Best for | one AI teammate a whole team shares in Slack | an agent with memory you can message from anywhere |
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 Sauna. How we grade
Where they differ
- Lindy starts at $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits. Sauna starts at $29 per month, billed monthly (Lite).
- Sauna has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- Only Sauna lists an iOS app.
- Lindy also covers meeting notes and inbox filtering.
- Sauna also covers app builder.
At a glance
| Lindy | Sauna | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per user / month, for 3,000 credits | $29 per month, billed monthly (Lite) |
| Free plan | None | 100 credits per day, or 200 with a verified payment card on file, and no monthly allowance. Unused daily credits do not roll over. |
| Free trial | $50 in free credits that last 7 days, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Crivello Corp, doing business as Lindy | Wordware (HeyDaily Inc.) |
| Price read from | lindy.ai | sauna.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 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
Sauna
- People who want to message an agent from iMessage, Slack or email
- Small teams that want one agent sharing context and memory
- Recurring briefings and follow-ups that should run while you are offline
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.
Sauna
- The Lite plan runs only on the Sauna Lite model; access to all LLMs starts at Basic for $99 a month.
- Billing is monthly only, with no annual option and no trial period on paid plans.
- Usage is metered in credits with no published per-operation rates, and unused daily and monthly allowances do not roll over.
- Shared folders need Pro, and Brain Access and browser automation are listed only on the $999 Team 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.
Sauna
- One agent on several surfaces
- The same agent and memory are available in the web app and iOS app and by iMessage, Slack, email and Superhuman, including by forwarding a message or copying Sauna on a thread.
- Persistent memory
- Keeps workspace notes for lasting preferences and conventions alongside a searchable history of past conversations, so a new session starts with context.
- Scheduled tasks
- A saved prompt can run once, hourly, daily, on weekdays or weekly, with the result delivered to the web dashboard, iMessage or email.
- Connections
- A library of thousands of apps that allows several accounts per app, plus custom connections added with an API key or an MCP server URL.
- Spaces, Brain Access and Shared Folders
- Spaces are shared project workspaces. Brain Access opens your whole Sauna to one person, and Shared Folders share one slice of your knowledge, read-only or read and write.
- Apps
- Sauna builds small custom apps, such as a CRM or an expense approvals tool, on top of your connected data, with a docked chat for changes and sharing through Spaces.
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.
Sauna
Free$0
100 credits per day, or 200 with a verified payment card on file, and no monthly allowance.
Lite$29
per month, billed monthly
Runs on the Sauna Lite model, with iMessage and Slack connect, 3,000+ integrations, cloud storage and persistent memory.
Basic$99
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Lite plus access to all LLMs. Sauna's guide and terms both list 6,000 credits a month.
Pro$299
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Basic plus shared folders and custom models. The guide lists 24,000 credits a month; the terms list 18,000.
Team$999
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Pro plus Brain Access, expanded custom models and browser automation, with 60,000 credits a month shared across the team.
Ways to pay less
Lindy
No public discounts listed.
Sauna
- Other savings
1,000 credits for each accepted invite
Sauna's terms say that when someone you invite creates an account and accepts, you and the recipient each receive 1,000 credits in your balance.
