TobyBot vs Lindy AI: chat in Slack or set a goal
Lindy is an AI teammate you @mention in Slack. TobyBot is an agentic bot: it takes a goal, shows the plan first and every step as it runs.
Read this morning's emailsGmailPick out what needs a reply todayGmailWrite the draft repliesGmailResult ready
Which one fits your team
Both do real work for busy people. The difference is where you meet them.
Choose Lindy AI when
- You want an assistant that lives in Slack, your inbox and your meetings. Its pages show it answering @mentions in threads, recording meetings and keeping a shared meeting library.
- You want each person to take a seat on a low entry price, with a pool of credits and a choice of model for each task.
- You want a long list of ready skills and routines on a schedule, with notes kept in plain files that you can open and edit.
Choose TobyBot when
- The job is a goal with several steps across tools, and you want to read the plan as cards before it runs and watch every tool call and result as it happens.
- You would rather buy a workspace than a seat for each person. Pro covers 2 users and Team covers 10.
- You want to save a goal as a bot with its role, model, tools and knowledge, run it on a schedule, a webhook or a new Gmail message, or build it into your own product through the API, a chat widget or the SDK.
Lindy pricing and what TobyBot costs
TobyBot publishes its plans. Here is what you get, then how Lindy shows its pricing today.
TobyBot
- Pro $59 a month, 2 users
- Team $299 a month, 10 users
- Enterprise Contact us. TobyBot cloud or self-hosted.
How Lindy AI prices
Its pricing page shows a Team plan from $49.99 a month for 5,000 credits, and bigger credit tiers above that. Every active user in a workspace is billed, so the price is per person. Extra credits are $10 per 1,000. New accounts start with $50 in credits that last seven days. Enterprise is custom.
On public price Lindy is lower to enter than TobyBot. It is $49.99 a month for one person, against $59 a month for a Pro workspace with two users. Lindy counts credits that are used when it works: 2 to 250 for an everyday ask and up to 2,500 for a big build. Monthly credits do not roll over.
TobyBot counts users, actions and triggers, and AI credits. Which costs less depends on how many people use it and how large the jobs are, so we do not rank the two. Add up a real month for both.
Full plan details are on the TobyBot pricing page.
How TobyBot and Lindy AI compare, question by question
| Lindy AI | TobyBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Who builds the agent | You ask Lindy in chat. It comes with 40+ skills, and you can save your own so the whole team gets them. | You set the goal. TobyBot writes the plan, and you save the result as a bot. |
| How a task starts | An @mention in Slack, a message, a meeting, or a routine on a schedule. | A request you type, a schedule, a webhook or a new Gmail message. |
| What you see while it runs | Short step summaries in the thread. Its pricing page says anything with outside impact, such as sending an email, waits for approval. | The plan as one card for each step. Every tool call and result shows as it runs, and you can pause. |
| Tools and connectors | Connected apps and MCP support. | Native Google, Microsoft, Meta and LinkedIn connectors, Telegram as a channel, and any other system through an MCP server. |
| Models | A choice of most major models for each task. | Open models and API providers, including any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and models self-hosted through Xinference. Don't see the model you need? Talk to us about adding it. |
| Who pays | Every active user takes a seat, with credits pooled across the team. | A workspace plan. Pro has 2 users, Team has 10 and Enterprise has unlimited users. |
| Pricing | Team from $49.99 a month for 5,000 credits. Enterprise is custom. | Pro $59 a month, Team $299 a month, Enterprise talk to sales. |
Meeting prep for tomorrow from one goal
Reads tomorrow's meetingsReturns each meeting with its time and attendees.CalendarFinds the last thread with each clientReturns the last message and the open question.GmailResult ready. Save it as a bot and schedule it for 7am on weekdays.
Moving from Lindy AI to TobyBot
Move one routine first and keep the rest where it is.
- List what Lindy does for you each week
Pick the routine you rely on most. Write what it does, which tools it touches and when it should run.
- Connect your accounts and paste the job
Connect Google or Microsoft with the native connectors, or any other system through an MCP server. Paste the job as a request and read the plan TobyBot writes.
- Save it as a bot and compare
Save the result as a bot and add the schedule or trigger. Run both for a week and compare the output before you switch the old one off.
TobyBot and Lindy AI: frequently asked questions
Is TobyBot or Lindy AI better for a small team that lives in Slack?
Lindy describes itself as a Slack-native teammate, so if your day is a conversation with an assistant in threads, it fits that directly. TobyBot suits teams who would rather hand over a whole task and read the plan and each tool call. The two answer different habits, so try the same job in both.
How much does Lindy AI cost?
As of November 2026 its pricing page shows a Team plan from $49.99 a month for 5,000 credits, with every active user billed, extra credits at $10 per 1,000 and Enterprise on custom terms. TobyBot costs $59 a month for Pro and $299 a month for Team.
How do you get started with each?
Lindy gives new accounts $50 in credits that last seven days, with no card. With TobyBot, you book a demo and bring a task, and we run it while you watch.
Is TobyBot one of the Lindy AI alternatives for scheduled work?
Both run work on a schedule. Lindy calls them routines. In TobyBot you save a goal as a bot and add a schedule, a webhook or a new Gmail message as the trigger.
Can I choose the model in TobyBot like I can in Lindy?
Lindy lets you pick the model for each task. In TobyBot an agent keeps its model, every plan lets you bring your own LLM key, and it works with open models and API providers. Don't see the model you need? Talk to us about adding it.
Can I put the agent inside my own product?
TobyBot agents can be built into your own products through the API, a chat widget and the SDK. Check Lindy's documentation for what it offers on that.
Keep reading
TobyBot vs Gumloop
Agents you configure and reach in chat, next to TobyBot's starting from a goal.
TobyBot pricing
Pro, Team and Enterprise, with the limits for each plan.
TobyBot for operations
The recurring jobs an operations team hands to agents.
Sources
- Lindy AI pricing page (as of November 2026)
- Lindy AI home page (Slack, routines, skills, meetings)
Competitor details as of November 2026.
Want it in Slack instead?
If you would rather @mention an AI coworker in Slack or Teams, look at HiToby, from the same team as TobyBot. See HiToby vs Lindy.
Bring the routine you give Lindy today.
Book a demo and we will run it in TobyBot while you watch.