Comparison · Lindy
Lindy vs Tessa: build your own agents, or get an assistant ready to work
Lindy is a platform for building custom AI assistants and agents that automate work across your apps. Tessa is an assistant already built for small companies: she reads email, Slack and meetings, and runs routines you write the way you would say them.
You want AI to do the work, but have no time to build it
Agent platforms promise you can automate almost anything. That is true, but someone has to design each agent, decide what it does in each case, connect the tools and maintain it when something changes. In a small company, that someone is usually the person with no time left.
If you are looking for a Lindy alternative, maybe what you want is not a platform to build on, but an assistant that works from day one with the tools you already use, and that you can tweak with simple sentences.
How it works with Tessa
- 1
Connect Google and Slack
Each person connects their account in one click. No agents to design or flows to configure before you start.
- 2
Start with what comes built in
Tasks from email and Slack, one-click replies, follow-ups and meeting notes work from day one.
- 3
Pick a template for your industry
Agency, clinic, e-commerce, SaaS, consulting or real estate: priorities and routines already thought out for your business.
- 4
Add routines in your own words
“When a lead comes in, add it to sales and suggest a call.” Tessa understands it and asks for approval for anything going out.
What you get
- Works from day oneNo agents to design: the inbox, replies and follow-ups are already built around how small companies work.
- Routines the way you say themWrite what you want to happen and Tessa turns it into a routine you can review.
- Control and approvalLimits per action type (always approve, automatic up to a number a day, or off) and a log of everything she does.
- For the whole companyEveryone gets their own assistant with private email access, and the company shares sales, the wiki and a weekly pulse.
- Data stored in the EUWhat Tessa stores is encrypted on EU servers, and what she reads for each person is for that person only.
What Lindy is
Lindy is a platform for creating AI assistants and agents that automate work across your apps: handling email, taking meeting notes, supporting customers, researching or moving data between tools. They are set up without code, from templates or instructions, and connect to many applications.
Its strength is flexibility: if you have a very specific process, you can build an agent around it.
Information about Lindy is based on its public website as of October 2026; it may change.
How Tessa is different
Lindy is a platform to build with. Tessa is a product already built for the day-to-day of a small company: task inbox, replies, follow-ups, meetings, sales, a wiki and, in beta, finance. Customisation comes through plain-language routines, not agent design.
The team model is different too. Tessa is used by the whole company at once: everyone has their own assistant, what she reads for each person is private, and leaders see the team’s work, never individual activity.
- Ready-made features for small companies, Spanish-first.
- Routines written the way you would say them, with approval for anything going out.
- A control panel showing everything Tessa did and why.
- Industry templates to start with priorities already set.
When to choose Lindy
If you have very specific processes, enjoy designing your own automations and need to connect a wide range of tools, an agent platform like Lindy gives you more freedom. It also fits if someone on your team has the time and appetite to build and maintain those agents.
Tessa does not try to be a general-purpose agent platform: if you want a blank canvas, that is not what she offers.
When to choose Tessa
Choose Tessa if you want results in the first week without building anything: email, Slack and meetings turned into tasks, replies and follow-ups for the whole team. She fits small companies and startups on Google Workspace and Slack that would rather adjust with simple sentences than design flows.
Also if working in Spanish, with data stored in the EU and clear privacy rules for staff, matters to you.
| Lindy | Tessa | |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Platform for building AI agents | Ready-made assistant for the whole company |
| Custom agents | ✓ Its strength | Plain-language routines |
| Email and Slack to tasks from day one | Depends on the agents you set up | ✓ |
| Meeting notes | Check its website | ✓ Meet; Zoom and Teams in beta |
| Team-wide use with per-person privacy | Check its website | ✓ |
| Spanish-first | Check languages on its website | ✓ |
| Data stored in the EU (Tessa) | Check its data policy | ✓ |
What Tessa reads for each person stays private, your data is stored in the EU and nothing goes out without your approval.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Lindy alternative for a small business?
If you want to build custom agents, compare other agent platforms. If you want an assistant that works from day one with your email, Slack and meetings, and that you adjust with plain-language routines, Tessa is built for that.
What is a routine in Tessa?
An instruction in plain language that Tessa runs on her own, such as “every Monday, remind clients with overdue invoices”. Anything leaving the company waits for your approval unless you say otherwise.
Do I need to code?
No. Not to connect your tools, which takes one click, and not to create routines, which you write the way you would say them.
Which tools does Tessa work with?
Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Drive and Meet) and Slack, tested with real accounts. In beta: Microsoft 365, WhatsApp Business, Holded, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Stripe, banks, Jira, Linear, Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Notion and GitHub.
How much does it cost?
There is a Free plan for up to 3 people. Routines are part of the Team and Business plans, priced per person with AI credits included, and you can try them for 14 days.
Keep reading
- FeaturesAutomations you write the way you'd say themWrite “every Monday, remind clients with overdue invoices” and Tessa does it every week, with your approval for anything leaving the company.
- FeaturesEvery email that asks for something becomes a taskTessa reads your email and Slack, turns every request into a prioritized task with a due date and clears what's already done. Try it free.
- FeaturesYour reply, already written and waiting for a yesTessa drafts the reply to every email or Slack message with the real context and in your tone. Review it, tweak it, send it in one click.
- FeaturesTessa takes the notes, assigns the work and sends the recapTessa takes notes in your meetings, writes the minutes, assigns each action item to its owner and sends the recap to attendees. Try 14 days free.
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What does your team look like?
Same AI for both. Where you start is what changes.
Startups
5 to 30 people
Grow without losing the thread
Tasks from email and Slack, follow-ups, sales and investors, without everything landing on the founders.
Companies
30 to 250 people
What gets decided gets done
Minutes and tasks from every meeting, commitments that get followed up and a pulse per team, without watching anyone.
Connect your email and Slack and write your first routine in a single sentence.
Start freeFree plan for teams of up to 3 people. Anything that leaves the company waits for your approval.