The best Lindy alternatives

Like Lindy, Cicada is in iMessage, Slack, email and your meetings. It adds WhatsApp and group chats: in a WhatsApp or iMessage group it keeps every message and file, answers when someone names it, and reminds people of what they promised. The per-app lock (Full, Ask first or Read-only) holds for every agent, and credits are shared across the workspace rather than billed per person.

What it is

AI agents you text on iMessage and WhatsApp, mention in Slack or email, and add to your group chats, where they keep every message and file and follow up on what people promised.

Where it works

iMessage and WhatsApp (one-to-one and group chats), Slack, email and a web app

What it costs

300 free credits to start with a card at sign-up, then $25 for 200 credits when you run low, or plans from $99 a month. Credits are shared across the workspace and roll over.

Worth knowing

Built for work rather than personal shopping and errands, and phone calls are switched off for now.

For a team on Slack or Teams that wants one shared AI employee, priced by the workspace (from $50 a month) rather than per person.

What it is

One shared AI employee for a Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.

Where it works

Slack and Microsoft Teams, web chat for Slack workspaces, its own email address and an API

What it costs

Up to $100 of free credits; Team plan from $50 a month per workspace, credits shared rather than per seat

Worth knowing

Not in iMessage or WhatsApp that we could find, and it reads notes from notetaker apps rather than joining calls.

If most of your assistant work is email: you email or CC Carly, and each agent gets its own address. Personal is $35 a month.

What it is

An executive assistant you email, CC or text, with agents that each get their own name and email address.

Where it works

Email (email, CC or forward), SMS, a web app and other AI tools through its MCP server; calling as a paid add-on

What it costs

Free plan with MCP access only; Personal $35 a month with 200 credits; Organization $35 a seat a month; Enterprise priced on request

Worth knowing

Not in iMessage or WhatsApp that we could find, it posts to Slack rather than talking there, and it works from your notetaker's output instead of joining calls.

For the inbox and meeting notes: Fyxer drafts replies in your tone in Gmail or Outlook and joins your video calls to take notes, from $37 a person a month billed yearly.

What it is

An AI assistant for your inbox: it sorts Gmail or Outlook, drafts replies in your tone, briefs you daily and takes meeting notes.

Where it works

Gmail and Outlook, the Fyxer Hub, your browser, Slack and Teams; it joins video calls like any other attendee

What it costs

Free (briefings, limited chat and audio notes); Pro $37 a person a month billed yearly ($49 monthly); Team $64 ($99 monthly)

Worth knowing

Reply drafts and inbox sorting start on the paid plans, it's priced per person, and it isn't in iMessage or WhatsApp that we could find.

A proactive assistant in iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram for one person, free to start.

What it is

A personal assistant you text in iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram, that connects to your email, calendar and apps and gets in touch first.

Where it works

iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram

What it costs

Free; Pro $19 a month; Ultra $199 a month, which adds Poke Human, a real person for calls and orders

Worth knowing

A personal assistant for one phone number; its FAQ doesn't describe group chats or team use, and its maker is joining Cognition.

Free for one person, in iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram, with its own number and phone calls.

What it is

A free personal assistant with its own number and email address, phone calls both ways and a browser it uses for you.

Where it works

iMessage, RCS, WhatsApp, Telegram, phone calls and its own email address

What it costs

Free with weekly limits; Cloud Mac $95 a month; VIP by invitation

Worth knowing

One Pally per person, it reads meeting recordings rather than joining calls, and it trains on your data unless you opt out.

If you already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium: an always-on agent in ChatGPT, Slack and Microsoft Teams.

What it is

OpenAI's always-on agents inside ChatGPT, each with a cloud computer of its own, launched in September 2026.

Where it works

ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, Slack and Microsoft Teams; texting (iMessage or RCS, one-to-one) in a US beta for some Pro users since 28 October

What it costs

Included with ChatGPT Pro (from $100 a month) and Business Premium seats; Enterprise in beta

Worth knowing

One primary dot per person today, texting only in a one-to-one US beta for some Pro users (no group messages), and it needs a $100-a-month plan to start.