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Buda AI 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

Cheaper paid plan
Buda AI — $20/seat/mo vs $49.99/seat/mo for Lindy
Free plan
Only Buda AI (Lindy has paid plans only)
Higher Trust score
Lindy — 93 vs 76 for Buda AI
Best fit
Buda AI: Small teams that want a handful of standing agents rather than one chat assistant · Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling
Status
Both up at our last check (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

Buda AIHire AI agents like staff: each gets its own sandboxed computer, drive and skills, billed per agent per monthLindyAI teammates that work inside email, calendar, meetings and a browser, built from triggers and skills without code

Side by side

FactBuda AILindy
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersAI Agents & Autonomous Workers
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$20/seat/mo$49.99/seat/mo
Trust score76 / 10093 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyVikadataCrivello Corp
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Buda AI

The per-agent model is the honest part of this: you pay for each worker you actually run rather than a flat platform fee, and every agent gets a real machine with a browser and shell instead of a chat box. The credit meter on top means the monthly figure is a floor, not a bill. Company details are thin.

Pros

  • Each agent gets its own sandboxed cloud machine with browser, terminal and Git
  • Persistent shared Drive means agents can hand files to each other
  • A skill marketplace supplies capabilities without custom code
  • Free tier runs two agents at 300 credits a day with no card

Cons

  • Costs stack per agent, so a team of five agents is five subscriptions
  • Daily credit caps sit on top of the monthly fee
  • No API is documented beyond a Developer Center link
  • Neither a country nor a registered entity name is published

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 Buda AI if you need

  • Small teams that want a handful of standing agents rather than one chat assistant
  • Work that needs a browser, terminal and Git rather than text generation
  • Trying agent automation without provisioning your own sandboxes

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

Buda AI vs Lindy: the questions people ask

Is Buda AI cheaper than Lindy?

On published entry prices, Buda AI starts lower — $20/seat/mo against $49.99/seat/mo for Lindy. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Buda AI or Lindy have a free tier?

Buda AI has a free tier; Lindy has paid plans only.

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