OpenHelm vs Lindy
Choose Lindy if you want an AI assistant for your own working day (inbox, meetings, scheduling and Slack) with thousands of integrations. Choose OpenHelm if you want a crew that runs a live product: writing and publishing content, fixing reported bugs and answering customers from the product's own inbox.
Facts checked . OpenHelm wins 5 rows, Lindy wins 4.
| OpenHelm | Lindy | Better at it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, then from $9 per seat a month billed yearly ($11 monthly) | Plus $29.99 per user a month (3,000 credits); Pro $99.99; Max $199.99; Enterprise custom | OpenHelm |
| Personal assistant work | Not its focus | Inbox management, meeting notes, scheduling, daily briefs and follow-ups | Lindy |
| Integrations | MCP servers, CLIs and connections through the Contextely plugin | Thousands of integrations plus MCP support | Lindy |
| Where it lives | Browser app and a Mac desktop app | Slack-native, with iMessage access | Lindy |
| Ready-made product crew | One template provisions strategist, publisher, SEO, support and bug-fixing agents | General assistant skills you point at your own work | OpenHelm |
| Working in code | Commits posts and fixes to your repository and checks them live | Not its focus | OpenHelm |
| Customer email | A real inbox per product; replies held for approval, sent with a notification, or sent automatically | Connects up to 5 inboxes and drafts replies | Tie |
| Approvals | Anything risky waits in tasks and approvals | Approvals included | Tie |
| Checking results | A separate evaluator checks each run against the job's outcome contract | No separate evaluator described on its pricing page | OpenHelm |
| Models and cost | Runs on your own Claude Code or Codex subscription or a local model use no credits | Model selection, paid for in credits | OpenHelm |
| Compliance | No SOC 2, ISO or HIPAA claims | HIPAA with a signed BAA on Enterprise | Lindy |
Choose Lindy if
- You want help with your own inbox, calendar and meetings.
- Your team works in Slack and you want an assistant there.
- You need a long list of integrations out of the box.
- You work in healthcare and need a signed BAA.
Choose OpenHelm if
- You run a live product and want its growth and upkeep handled.
- You want agents that publish to your repository and fix bugs through to production.
- You want each product to have its own support inbox.
- You want runs on your own subscription to cost no credits.
Price. As published on the day we checked.
- OpenHelm
- Free, then from $9 per seat a month billed yearly ($11 monthly). Runs on your own Claude Code or Codex subscription use no credits. Live prices
- Lindy
- Plus $29.99, Pro $99.99 and Max $199.99 per user a month, with 3,000, 15,000 and 35,000 credits respectively. Enterprise is custom.
Questions
How much does Lindy cost?
Lindy's pricing page lists Plus at $29.99 per user a month with 3,000 credits, Pro at $99.99 and Max at $199.99, with Enterprise priced on request.
Is OpenHelm a Lindy alternative?
Only partly. Lindy is a personal and team assistant. OpenHelm is an operating system for agents whose first template runs a live product. If you want help with your own calendar, choose Lindy.
Can OpenHelm answer customer email like Lindy?
It answers from a real inbox per product, from what the product actually does. Replies can wait for your approval, and it escalates instead of inventing prices or timelines.
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