Lindy alternative
Lindy is an AI you can text. Same job family as us.
They pitch a Slack-first AI teammate for work teams, also on iMessage, SMS, email, and a Chrome extension. You sign up on the web, add your phone, verify a code, and Lindy texts you first. It connects Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Notion, and 1,000+ tools, records meetings into a shared library, runs scheduled routines, and adds computer use on Pro and Max. We are the personal public US and Canada number you can text right now with 50 free messages, no account, and no phone verify first.
Reminders arrive as texts, daily briefs cover any topic you pick, and real /connect links Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook whenever you want them. Built for one person in Messages, not a Slack workspace.
This is not a ChatGPT comparison. That post is already written: Why Use AI Chat SMS When You Can Just Use ChatGPT?.
We already compared Instinct, Homer, Dunnit, Pally, Poke, Sidekicks, Martin, TwoThumbs, Olly, Sarai, Tomo, Caddy, Iris, Boba, Arlo, Catch, Notis, Zapia, and Memorae. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Lindy is the next Direct page.
What Lindy says
Lindy describes itself as the AI teammate that connects to your tools, knows the company, and does real work for the whole team. It lives in Slack first. You also reach it on iMessage and SMS (their iMessage and SMS docs list both), in email, and in the browser with their Chrome extension.
To text Lindy you sign up on the web, add your phone, and verify a code. Lindy sends the first text. It is not a public US or Canada number you text with no account.
Pricing on lindy.ai/pricing starts with $50 in free credits, then Plus, Pro, and Max per user, plus custom Enterprise. Those free credits last 7 days and need no card. Plus is $29.99 per user per month for 3,000 credits each, pooled across the team.
Credit top-ups are $10 per 1,000. Pro and Max add more credits and 2 to 5 connected inboxes. Every active user in the workspace is billed.
For work, Lindy connects Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Calendar, Notion, and 1,000+ more, plus MCP. It records meetings into a shared library, runs scheduled routines, keeps editable team memory in plain files, and ships 40+ skills plus custom ones. Over text it can prep meetings, search inboxes, send daily briefs, set reminders, and summarize links. Computer use is on Pro and Max.
Their site is lindy.ai.
What you get if you text us
Text (305) 588-2170, a public number for the US and Canada. Native Messages. No app.
Fifty free messages. No account or card to start. No phone to verify first.
On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.
Remind me Thursday at 10am to renew the domain
Got it. I'll text you Thursday at 10:00 AM to renew the domain.
Brief me on AI news every weekday at 8
Set. Weekday AI news brief at 8:00 AM.
Reminders arrive as texts. Daily briefings on any topic you pick. Long-term memory across conversations. Alerts watch a topic you follow and text you when something new comes up.
Web search, /image, personas with /mode, bookmarks with /save, photo analysis, and quick actions like /weather, /math, and /translate.
Connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Outlook. Text /connect gmail or /connect calendar, or just ask. You get an OAuth link you control.
We answer when you text. We don't record meetings, schedule them for others, or operate a computer.
After the free messages, Unlimited is $15 a month (100 a day, 2,000 a month fair use), or pay-as-you-go packs from $10.
If you want the product explanation, You can text an AI agent now and Your AI texting assistant are already written. Calendar setup is Google Calendar Just Met Your Texts.
Side by side
| AI Chat SMS | Lindy | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages on iPhone and Android. No app. No account to start. | Sign up at lindy.ai, add your phone, and verify a code. Then Lindy texts you. Also Slack, email, and browser. |
| Price | 50 free messages. No card to start. Then unlimited at $15/month, or pay as you go from $10. | Free is $50 credits for 7 days, no card. Plus from $29.99 per user/month for 3,000 credits each (pooled). Top-ups $10 per 1,000. Every active workspace user billed. |
| Product | Built-for-you personal AI assistant in Messages. | Slack-first AI teammate for work teams, with iMessage, SMS, email, and a Chrome extension. |
| Where you reach it | iMessage on iPhone and Mac. SMS or RCS on Android. | Slack, iMessage, SMS, email, and the browser. |
| Reminders | Yes. They arrive as texts. | Yes. Reminders and nudges over text. |
| Memory | Long-term across conversations. | Editable memory in plain files. Shared team context. |
| Briefings | Yes. Daily briefs on any topic you pick. | Daily briefing with calendar, email, weather, and news. |
| Gmail | Gmail and Outlook through /connect. | Inbox search, alerts, and drafts in your voice. 2 to 5 inboxes by plan. |
| Calendar | Google Calendar through /connect calendar. | Meeting scheduling, prep, and recaps. Shared meeting library. |
| Other connects | Google Docs and Google Sheets on the same /connect list. | Drive, Notion, Slack, HubSpot, MCP, and 1,000+ tools. |
| Meetings | We don't record meetings or schedule them for others. | Meeting recording, notes, and a shared library. |
| Computer use | We don't operate a computer. | Computer use on Pro and Max. |
| Built for | One person, in Messages. | Teams, Slack first. |
| Differentiator | No signup, flat $15/month, Docs/Sheets, personas, and /image in native Messages. | Slack teammate, meeting library, 1,000+ integrations, computer use on Pro/Max. |
| Extras | Alerts, /mode personas, /image, bookmarks, photo analysis, web search. | 40+ skills, scheduled routines, approvals, model choice, Chrome extension. |
Where Lindy wins
Slack-native team teammate. If your company already lives in Slack and you want one Lindy that records meetings, keeps a shared library, and remembers the team in files everyone can edit, that is what they built. The 1,000+ integrations and MCP cover a wide stack. Computer use on Pro and Max lets it drive a browser when a connector is not enough.
Where we win
A texting assistant you can start using this minute. Text a published number and you are set up, with no account to create and no phone to verify first. Fifty free messages that do not expire in 7 days, then a flat $15 a month for unlimited, not a per-seat bill.
Everything is built around the carrier text thread. Reminders come back as texts, daily briefs cover any topic you pick, and alerts text you when there is news on a topic you follow. You also get /mode personas, /image, bookmarks, and real Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook on /connect, on iPhone with blue bubbles or on Android over SMS and RCS.
Which one you want
Want a Slack-first teammate for the whole workspace, with a meeting library, 1,000+ integrations, and computer use on Pro and Max? That is Lindy.
Want a personal assistant on a public number you can text right now on iPhone and Android, with 50 free messages, reminders, any-topic briefs, alerts, Gmail and Calendar, Docs and Sheets, and one flat price? That is us.
Questions people ask
How much does Lindy cost?
Free is $50 in credits, no card, lasting 7 days. Plus starts at $29.99 per user per month for 3,000 credits each, pooled. Top-ups are $10 per 1,000 credits, and Pro and Max add more credits and 2 to 5 inboxes. Every active workspace user is billed.
Do I need an account for Lindy?
Yes. You sign up on the web, add your phone, and verify a code. Then Lindy texts you. With us you text (305) 588-2170 with no account first.
Can AI Chat SMS record meetings or run a computer?
No. We text you back, set reminders, send briefs and alerts, and work with your connected Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook. If you want meeting recording, a shared library, or computer use, Lindy ships that.
Does AI Chat SMS work on Android?
Yes. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier. On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles.
What does AI Chat SMS cost after the 50 free messages?
Unlimited is $15 a month, with fair use of 100 messages a day and 2,000 a month. You can also buy pay-as-you-go packs from $10.
Text it today
No download. No account. No phone verify first.
Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.
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No app to download. Text us to start — one tap opens Messages with our number. 50 free messages to start.
Text (305) 588-2170
US & Canada only. Standard message rates apply.