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Aphid 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
Aphid from $9.99/mo, Lindy from $49.99/seat/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only Aphid (Lindy has paid plans only)
Best fit
Aphid: Solo operators wanting a cheap agent to handle routine replies and scheduling · Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling
Platforms
Aphid: Web, iOS, Android · Lindy: Web
Trust score
About even — Aphid 95, Lindy 93

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

AphidBuilds an AI clone of you that keeps answering messages, scheduling and following up while you are awayLindyAI teammates that work inside email, calendar, meetings and a browser, built from triggers and skills without code

Side by side

FactAphidLindy
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersAI Agents & Autonomous Workers
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$9.99/mo$49.99/seat/mo
Trust score95 / 10093 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyAphid AI, Inc.Crivello Corp
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Aphid

Cheap enough to test properly, with mobile apps and a genuine free tier, which puts it ahead of most personal-agent products that gate everything behind a waitlist. What you get for the money is a credit budget rather than uncapped autonomy, and the marketing promises far more than the credit allowances can deliver.

Pros

  • Real free tier with one Clone and 25 run credits, no card required
  • iOS and Android apps alongside the web product
  • Named integrations on paid tiers: Slack, Shopify, Microsoft 365 and HubSpot
  • Entry paid plan at $9.99 a month is among the lowest in the agent category

Cons

  • Everything is metered in run credits, and the allowances are small
  • No public API documentation despite a plan tier called Developer
  • The pitch stretches to areas like trading and legal work that no consumer agent should be trusted with

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 Aphid if you need

  • Solo operators wanting a cheap agent to handle routine replies and scheduling
  • People who want an agent on their phone as well as in a browser
  • Anyone testing the idea before committing to a heavier agent platform

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

Aphid vs Lindy: the questions people ask

Is Aphid cheaper than Lindy?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Aphid starts at $9.99/mo, Lindy at $49.99/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Aphid or Lindy have a free tier?

Aphid has a free tier; Lindy has paid plans only.

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