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Lindy vs Rowboat

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
Rowboat — free to use, vs $49.99/seat/mo for Lindy
Free plan
Only Rowboat (Lindy has paid plans only)
Best fit
Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling · Rowboat: Privacy-minded professionals who want memory built from their own email and meetings
Platforms
Lindy: Web · Rowboat: macOS, Windows, Linux
Trust score
About even — Lindy 93, Rowboat 89

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

LindyAI teammates that work inside email, calendar, meetings and a browser, built from triggers and skills without codeRowboatOpen-source desktop AI coworker that builds a local knowledge graph from your email and meetings and runs background agents.

Side by side

FactLindyRowboat
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersPersonal AI Assistants
Pricing modelPaidFree
Starts at$49.99/seat/mo—
Trust score93 / 10089 / 100
PlatformsWebmacOS, Windows, Linux
CompanyCrivello CorpRowboat Labs
Launched—2024
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Oct 2, 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

Rowboat

Interesting for people who want an assistant that learns from their own work context while keeping the data on their machine. It bundles email, notes, browser, meetings and coding agents in one app, which is a lot to adopt at once. Treat it as a fast-moving open-source project: the team-collaboration layer is explicitly early and may change.

Pros

  • Apache 2.0 licensed with frequent releases and a large GitHub following
  • Memory is stored as readable Markdown files on your machine
  • Works with local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or your own API keys
  • Spaces server Harbor can be self-hosted with Postgres

Cons

  • Broad feature set means a long setup, including optional keys for voice, search and tools
  • The Spaces protocol is marked early, with breaking changes expected
  • No published pricing for hosted Spaces servers in the README or on the readable pages

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 Rowboat if you need

  • Privacy-minded professionals who want memory built from their own email and meetings
  • Small teams that want agents inside a shared chat and file room they can self-host

Lindy vs Rowboat: the questions people ask

Is Lindy cheaper than Rowboat?

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

Does Lindy or Rowboat have a free tier?

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

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