Lindy vs n8n

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The AI employee that connects to all your tools, knows everything about your company, and does real work for the whole team.

Fair-code workflow automation with native AI nodes

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Description

Lindy is an AI teammate and assistant designed to proactively manage your inbox, meetings, calendar, and workflows. Operating visually with no-code ease, it connects with over 1,000 apps and supports any Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Lindy can draft communications, take meeting notes, run complex scheduled workflows, and even build custom web apps via Lindy Build.

n8n is a source-available automation platform with 400+ integrations and LangChain-powered AI nodes.

Key features

• Inbox management
• Meeting scheduling
• Meeting note taking
• Meeting prep & follow-up
• Email drafting
• Chat via iMessage / SMS
• 1,000+ integrations
• Computer use
• HIPAA compliance
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) support
• Lindy Build (AI web app builder)
• Workflow automation

• Cited synthesis
• Custom source allow-lists
• Team workspaces

Pros

• Offers a 7-day free trial providing full access to all Plus tier features.
• Model agnostic, allowing users to pick their model of choice for each task.
• Supports chat interaction via standard SMS and optimized iMessage.
• Includes built-in HIPAA compliance and enterprise-grade data encryption.
• Integrates with 1,000+ popular applications and any Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
• Enables shared credit pooling so the entire team can draw from a single workspace balance.
• Provides Lindy Build, an AI feature for building web apps, internal dashboards, and websites in minutes.
• Drafts communications for user review rather than sending messages without approval.
• No long-term contract lock-in on the Plus plan, allowing cancellation at any time.

• Self-hostable and source-available
• 400+ integrations
• Native LangChain and AI nodes
• Visual workflow builder
• JavaScript and Python code nodes
• Fair-code license
• Active open community
• Powerful branching and error handling

Cons

• No permanently free tier is listed on the pricing page (only a 7-day trial).
• Unused plan credits do not roll over to the next billing cycle and reset fresh monthly.
• Lindy pauses credit-using actions if the shared credit pool runs low before the next reset.
• Interface optimization is tailored for iMessage on iOS, leaving Android users with standard SMS.
• Dedicated onboarding and setup support are exclusive to Enterprise-level plans.
• No public developer API documentation is explicitly listed on the pricing or integration pages.

• Steeper learning curve than Zapier
• Self-hosting takes ops effort
• Community edition has feature limits
• Debugging complex flows is hard
• UI less polished than paid rivals
• Docs gaps in advanced features
• Enterprise features gated
• Slower than raw code at scale

Pricing plans

• PlusUSD29.99/month
  • • Enough for everyday usage
  • • Standard usage
  • • Model agnostic
  • • One pool, whole team
• ProUSD99.99/month
  • • More usage, more power
  • • 5x more than Plus
  • • Model agnostic
  • • One pool, whole team
• MaxUSD199.99/month
  • • For the heaviest workloads
  • • ~12x more than Plus
  • • 40+ skills, plus create your own
  • • Team files with version history
• Enterprise—
  • • Enterprise adds SSO
  • • Audit logs
  • • HIPAA with a signed BAA

• Starter—
  • • Unlimited users
  • • Unlimited workflows
  • • Every integration
  • • Forum support
• Pro—
  • • Everything in Starter plan
  • • Unlimited users
  • • Unlimited workflows
  • • Every integration
• Business—
  • • Everything in Pro plan
  • • For companies with < 100 employees
  • • Custom nodes available in self-hosted
  • • Custom actions when workflow fails
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything in Business plan
  • • Custom number of workflow executions
  • • For strict compliance and governance needs
  • • Dedicated support
• Start-up Plan—
  • • 50% off the Business plan
  • • All features from the Business plan
  • • Forum support
  • • Available for self-hosted deployments
• Community Edition—
  • • Standard self-hosted version
  • • Available on GitHub

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