Lindy vs Mates
Lindy Teammate is an AI coworker that lives in Slack: a private Lindy in your DMs, a shared one in channels, workspace memory from meetings and tools, routines with built-in templates like daily briefs and meeting prep, and its own email address and phone number. Lindy's Autopilot gives agents cloud computers to work in any interface.
Your team works in Slack and wants one AI coworker that joins channels, meetings and email with minimal setup.
You want specialist AI workers with their own computers that you can watch, take over and replay, and that work together.
The short version
Lindy is strongest as a Slack-first assistant for a whole team. Mates is strongest when you want to see and steer the work: each mate has its own desktop you can watch and take over, replays of every task, and group chats where mates hand work to each other.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Mates | Lindy |
|---|---|---|
| Its own computer for each agent | YesOne isolated Linux computer per mate | YesAutopilot cloud computers |
| Live desktop you can watch and take over | YesWatch live, take control, give it back | Not documented |
| Replays of finished work | YesStep-by-step and video replays | Not documented |
| Several agents, each with its own job | YesAs many mates as your plan allows | PartlyA private Lindy per person and a shared one |
| Agents working together in one chat | YesGroup chats with handoffs | Not documented |
| Scheduled routines | YesSchedules in your timezone, Run now | YesDaily, weekly, monthly; 8 built-in routines |
| Starts on events (email, webhooks, apps) | PartlyInbound email and a webhook per mate; app events not yet | YesEmail, Slack, calendar, meeting start and end |
| Its own email address | YesIts own address, with approvals for outgoing mail | YesIts own email address and phone number |
| App connectors (OAuth, MCP) | YesGmail, Calendar, Notion, Slack, GitHub, HubSpot and more, plus any MCP server | YesIntegrations and MCP servers |
| Asks before risky actions | YesChanges in connected apps and outgoing email ask first | Not documented |
| Reusable skills | YesSkills library; mates write their own too | YesSkills it picks up on its own |
| Your docs and repos as knowledge | YesGitHub repos and .zip uploads, read-only | YesVersioned file memory, up to 100 uploaded files |
| Publishes apps and pages | YesPublished apps at their own web address | Not documented |
| Works inside Slack or Teams | NoWeb app for now | YesSlack |
| Mobile app | NoWorks in a phone browser; no native app yet | Partly |
| Voice and phone | PartlyVoice input; no calls yet | PartlyPhone number, meeting recording |
| Shared team workspace | NoOne person per workspace for now | YesPersonal and workspace scopes |
| Price | Invite-only early access; plans not published yet | Plus, Pro and Max per user, pooled credits at $0.01, 7-day trial |
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Where Lindy is ahead
- Slack-first, with a private assistant per person and a shared one for the team.
- Rich triggers: email, Slack, calendar and meeting start or end, with plain-language filters.
- Built-in routines like daily briefs, urgent alerts and meeting prep, plus dry runs.
- Its own phone number and meeting recordings with recaps.
Where Mates is ahead
- Each mate has its own desktop you can watch live and take over.
- Step-by-step and video replays of every finished task.
- Several mates working together in group chats, handing work to each other.
- Mates publish apps and pages they build at their own web address.
Questions people ask
Is Mates a Lindy alternative?
Yes. Both give AI coworkers memory, routines, email and connectors. Lindy is Slack-first for a whole team; Mates puts each mate on its own visible desktop with replays and lets several mates work together.
Does Mates work in Slack?
Mates connects to Slack to read and post, but you work with your mates in the Mates web app for now. Lindy runs inside Slack.
How is Lindy priced?
Per user on Plus, Pro and Max plans with pooled workspace credits at $0.01 each and a 7-day trial, according to Lindy's pricing docs.
Can both have their own email address?
Yes. Lindy Teammate has its own email address and phone number. Every mate in Mates can have its own email address; phone numbers are not available yet.