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Lindy vs Sauna

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
Lindy from $49.99/seat/mo, Sauna from $29/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only Sauna (Lindy has paid plans only)
Higher Trust score
Lindy — 93 vs 84 for Sauna
Best fit
Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling · Sauna: Founders and operators who want one assistant across iMessage, Slack and email
Platforms
Lindy: Web · Sauna: Web, iOS

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 codeSaunaProactive AI teammate with persistent memory that works through iMessage, Slack, email and the web, and builds routines for repeat tasks.

Side by side

FactLindySauna
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersPersonal AI Assistants
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$49.99/seat/mo$29/mo
Trust score93 / 10084 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS
CompanyCrivello CorpWordware
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

Sauna

An interesting bet for professionals who want an assistant that remembers context and gradually takes over repeat chores, reachable from the chat apps they already use. It is aimed at knowledge work rather than coding. Pricing starts at $29 a month and climbs quickly, and the product is young, so try the free start before committing a team.

Pros

  • Persistent memory is the core of the design
  • Reachable from web, iOS, iMessage, Slack and email
  • Thousands of integrations and custom MCP connectors
  • States SOC 2 Type II compliance and no training on user data

Cons

  • Monthly billing only, with no annual discount
  • Upper tiers are expensive, with Team at $999 a month
  • Free allowance is described two different ways on the site

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 Sauna if you need

  • Founders and operators who want one assistant across iMessage, Slack and email
  • Teams that want shared memory and routines for recurring work

Lindy vs Sauna: the questions people ask

Is Lindy cheaper than Sauna?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Lindy starts at $49.99/seat/mo, Sauna at $29/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Lindy or Sauna have a free tier?

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

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