Comparisons
Ara vs Lindy
Pick Lindy if you need SSO, SCIM or HIPAA, or you want your AI employee in iMessage and email. Pick Ara if your team works across more messengers, or the work has to happen on a PC your company already runs.
Side by side
| What | Ara | Lindy |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | AraHosted by GRINDA AI. Sign up in the browser, nothing to install. The desktop app is optional. | LindyHosted by Lindy. |
| Where you reach it | AraSlack, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, SMS, Google Chat, Discord, plus the web dashboard and the API. | LindySlack, iMessage and email. Microsoft Teams appears on its site as an integration, not as a channel. |
| Where the work runs | AraAn isolated cloud sandbox by default. A workspace can set aside its own PC instead. | LindyComputer use on paid plans: it can operate a browser when a tool has no integration. Its page names the Team plan in one place and Pro in another. |
| Memory | AraWorkspace memory kept as files, stored on our servers. Each run starts from what the last one learned. | LindyMemory stored in plain files you can open and edit. |
| Scheduled work | AraYes. Standing jobs run on a schedule and report back in chat. | LindyYes. Routines run on a schedule or on an event. |
| Control and approvals | AraEvery tool is a switch on the account that connected it. Review is opt-in: put an app under review and each change waits for a person. Nothing is under review by default. | LindyIts site says nothing irreversible happens without your approval. |
| Apps | Ara1,400+ apps through Composio, each connected on a person's own account. | Lindy1,500+ integrations by its count, plus any hosted MCP server. |
| Price | AraFree to start with 20 credits and no card. 1 credit per completed run plus external data lookups; failed runs cost nothing. Business is quoted. | LindyFree with $50 in credits for 7 days and no card. Team from $29.99 a month for 3,000 pooled credits; monthly credits do not roll over. Enterprise is custom. |
| Compliance | AraNo SOC 2 report yet, and no SSO or SCIM today. | LindyListed as SOC 2 and GDPR compliant. Enterprise adds HIPAA with a signed BAA, SSO, SCIM and audit logs. |
Where Lindy is better
- Enterprise controls Ara does not have today: SSO, SCIM and HIPAA with a signed BAA, on top of a listed SOC 2.
- It works in iMessage and as an email assistant. Ara does neither.
- Approval before anything irreversible is the stated default. In Ara, review is something you turn on per app.
Where Ara is better
- It answers in more team messengers: Teams, Telegram, WhatsApp, Google Chat, Discord and others, not only Slack.
- A workspace can set aside its own PC, so Ara works through the desktop apps and accounts already signed in there, not only a browser.
- A completed run is a flat credit and a failed run is free, where Lindy's tasks range from 2 to 2,500 credits by its own guide.
Who should pick Lindy
You need SSO, SCIM or a BAA, you want an assistant in iMessage and your inbox, or you want a clear low monthly entry price.
Who should pick Ara
Your team talks outside Slack, the work depends on a company PC, or you want a flat credit per completed run.
Sources
Lindy facts checked on 2026-11-04 from the pages below. Products change: if this is out of date or wrong, tell us
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