Adaptive vs Lindy

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price: Adaptive from $20/mo, Lindy from $49.99/seat/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan: Only Adaptive (Lindy has paid plans only)
Higher Trust score: Lindy — 93 vs 87 for Adaptive
Best fit: Adaptive: Solo founders and small business owners without engineering support · Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling
Status: Both up at our last check — Adaptive Sep 1, 2026, Lindy Sep 6, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AdaptiveAI agent platform for solo founders and small businesses to automate research, follow-ups, and admin tasks.

LindyAI teammates that work inside email, calendar, meetings and a browser, built from triggers and skills without code

Side by side

Fact	Adaptive	Lindy
Category	AI Agents & Autonomous Workers	AI Agents & Autonomous Workers
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Starts at	$20/mo	$49.99/seat/mo
Trust score	87 / 100	93 / 100
Platforms	Web	Web
Company	Adaptive Computer, Inc.	Crivello Corp
Last verified	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Adaptive

Adaptive targets non-technical solo operators with agent tasks like monitoring, drafting, and follow-ups rather than developer-facing agent building. The use cases shown are plausible but somewhat scattered, so it's worth testing against a specific workflow before committing to the $20+/month tiers.

Pros

Real free tier at $0/month, not just a trial
Use cases span research, drafting, and customer follow-up in one platform
Backed by named investors, suggesting active development

Cons

No mid-tier between $20 and $100/month for growing usage
Case studies lean on testimonials rather than measurable before/after numbers
Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation

Lindy

Lindy is for a business team that wants agents acting on real inboxes and calendars this week, with the plumbing to 1,500 apps already done; the skills library and meeting recorder make it closer to a junior colleague than a Zapier flow. The bill is credits per active user, and the free plan is now a seven-day trial rather than a standing tier, so a solo user who wants to run one automation for free should look elsewhere. Engineers who want to own the orchestration will find the canvas limiting.

Pros

Trigger-and-steps builder with 40+ reusable skills, no code required
Agents can send email, schedule, join meetings and operate a browser on Pro and above
1,500+ integrations plus MCP server support
Credits are pooled across the team and top-ups are priced plainly at $10 per 1,000
Enterprise tier offers HIPAA with a signed BAA, SSO, SCIM and audit logs

Cons

Billing is per active user plus credits, so cost rises with both seats and volume
The free plan is a 7-day, $50-credit trial, not an ongoing allowance
No yearly pricing or public API is shown on the pricing page
Legal entity is Crivello Corp in Oregon, named only in the terms

Which one fits

Choose Adaptive if you need

Solo founders and small business owners without engineering support
Non-technical operators wanting recurring tasks handled automatically
Teams wanting one agent across research, drafting, and follow-up work

Choose Lindy if you need

Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling
Founders who want one agent across Gmail, Slack, Notion and HubSpot without hiring an integrator
Teams that record and query their meetings and want the notes to trigger actions