Apex vs Lindy

Apex

The idea is sound — the person who most needs an operations assistant is the one whose day happens in a chat app, not a dashboard. Read-only connections with per-tool scoping is the right default. But the site is a waitlist with a founder video, no price, no named company, and no way to evaluate whether any of it works.

Pros

• +Works inside messaging apps the user already has open, with no new interface to learn
• +Connections are read access with per-tool scoping chosen at setup
• +Over a thousand connectable tools listed, spanning mail, CRM, payments and accounting
• +Answers come back with sources attached rather than as bare assertions
• +Builds a persistent company model rather than answering each question cold

Cons

• −Waitlist only — there is no signup, trial or public availability
• −No pricing published at any tier
• −No company name, country or legal entity anywhere on the site
• −Claims are demonstrated by founder videos rather than by a usable product

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

Is Apex cheaper than Lindy?

Lindy starts at $49.99/seat/mo; Apex prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.