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Lindy vs Dust

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

Compared on
Lindy

From $29.99/user/mo

Dust

Free plan · from $24/seat/mo

What it isAI assistant that works in Slack, email and meetings to handle routine tasksWorkspace for building and sharing AI agents connected to company data
Free planNoFree seat: 500 credits in total (a lifetime allowance, not monthly); when used up, free users are prompted to request an upgrade
Cheapest paid plan$29.99/user/mo (Plus)Lindy pricing$24/seat/mo billed annually (Pro seat (Business plan))Dust pricing
What it covers3,000 credits per user per month.8,000 credits per seat per month; prices exclude VAT.
Free trialFirst week free for new teammates who join through Slack; direct sign-ups are billed right awayNone stated
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extensionWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)1,000+ integrations70+ connectors
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Triaging an inbox and drafting replies for review
  • Taking meeting notes and sending follow-ups
  • Producing a daily brief from email, calendar and CRM data
  • An internal assistant that answers questions from Notion, Google Drive and Slack content
  • Agents that draft sales or support replies using company knowledge
  • Scheduled agents that compile weekly reports
Watch out for
  • No free plan; the free week applies only to teammates who join through Slack
  • Credits are allocated per seat each month into a shared pool; when it runs low, Lindy pauses
  • Inbox management covers up to 5 inboxes
  • The Business plan is for teams of up to 100 people
  • Business allows up to 3 connected data sources and 5 remote MCP servers; unlimited connectors need Enterprise
  • Unused credits do not roll over; SCIM and audit logs are Enterprise-only
Made byLindyDust

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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