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Lindy vs OpenClaw

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
OpenClaw — free to use, vs $49.99/seat/mo for Lindy
Free plan
Only OpenClaw (Lindy has paid plans only)
Higher Trust score
Lindy — 93 vs 75 for OpenClaw
Best fit
Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling · OpenClaw: Developers and tinkerers who want a hackable assistant with system access
Platforms
Lindy: Web · OpenClaw: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android

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

Side by side

FactLindyOpenClaw
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersPersonal AI Assistants
Pricing modelPaidFree
Starts at$49.99/seat/mo—
Trust score93 / 10075 / 100
PlatformsWebmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
CompanyCrivello CorpOpenClaw Foundation
Launched—2025
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

OpenClaw

The strongest open alternative to hosted assistant products: your context, memory and skills stay on your machine, reachable from whatever chat app you already use. The catch is that you are the ops and security team — sandboxing, updates and model bills are entirely on you.

Pros

  • MIT license with no vendor lock-in and a hackable plugin/skill system
  • Bridges 10+ chat channels including WhatsApp, Signal, Teams and iMessage
  • Foundation governance with full-time maintainers and major ecosystem partners
  • Runs fully on your own hardware with sandboxing options

Cons

  • A chat-reachable agent with system access is a serious attack surface if misconfigured
  • No hosted option: needs an always-on machine and ongoing maintenance
  • Model API costs come on top and scale with how much you use it

Which one fits

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

Choose OpenClaw if you need

  • Developers and tinkerers who want a hackable assistant with system access
  • Privacy-minded users who refuse to park personal context in a vendor cloud
  • People who live in messaging apps and want one agent across all of them

Lindy vs OpenClaw: the questions people ask

Is Lindy cheaper than OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is free to use; Lindy starts at $49.99/seat/mo.

Does Lindy or OpenClaw have a free tier?

OpenClaw is free to use; Lindy has paid plans only.

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