Best Lindy alternatives in 2026

First as the default general assistant: drafting, planning, and quick questions in one place. Dots, on eligible Pro, Business Premium, and admin-enabled Enterprise plans, are the always-on agent in that same account. You set a goal and permissions, and it can keep working between chats and in Codex. The always-on products lower on this list are separate tools you set up on their own.

Second for writing and thinking through messy personal work, especially long documents. Fewer built-in connections to email and calendar than the specialists lower on this list. The always-on app is Claude Duet, listed separately, and it is still a research preview.

Third if your day is Gmail, Calendar, and Docs. The advantage is sitting next to those apps, not a broader set of skills than ChatGPT or Claude.

Fourth, and the first choice when the job is inside Microsoft 365. The free app is a general assistant, so it sits after ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The Office features are a separate paid license.

Sixth, next to Lindy, because it is an always-on agent for tasks and messages that you run yourself. ChatGPT Dots are also always-on, but they are part of ChatGPT on eligible paid plans. Muse is the same kind of always-on app, and it ranks next because Meta has opened it only in some countries. Claude Duet sits further down on a US Pro and Max waitlist. Hermes sits behind ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot because those are accounts you open, and Hermes asks you to set it up and bring a model.

Seventh for the always-on job: its own app, a cloud computer, and work that continues after you close it. It sits behind Lindy and Hermes because those you can start without waiting for Muse to open in your country. It is ahead of Perplexity Teammates and Claude Duet because Muse has a free tier where Meta has opened it. Teammates needs Perplexity Max. Duet is still a research-preview waitlist.

Eighth for the always-on job: a teammate keeps a standing project moving inside Perplexity Computer, on the web, for Max subscribers. It sits behind Lindy, Hermes, and Muse because those you can start without a Max plan. It is ahead of Claude Duet because Teammates is available now, and Duet is still a research-preview waitlist.

Ninth for the always-on job a team shares: memory of people and decisions, and actions across Mac, Slack, and Google Workspace, free during the beta. It sits behind Perplexity Teammates because Teammates is available now for Max subscribers without a Zyphra beta request. It is ahead of Claude Duet because MAIA's beta is open to request now, while Duet is still a research-preview waitlist.

Tenth for the always-on job: a morning brief, connected apps, and a cloud computer are the product. It sits behind Lindy, Hermes, and Muse because those you can start without this waitlist, and behind Perplexity Teammates and MAIA because those are available to start now. Teammates is on the web for Max subscribers. MAIA's beta is open to request. Claude Duet is a research preview on a waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers, and background work shares those plans' usage limits.

Eleventh when your notes already live in Notion. It does not follow you across the rest of your computer.

Twelfth for the specific job of putting work on a calendar. Too narrow to outrank a general assistant, and a better fit than they are when scheduling is the whole problem.

Thirteenth because it is free and open source, runs locally with your own model, and asks before it acts. It is an early preview, so it sits at the bottom.