The Best Lindy Alternatives in 2026
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The best Lindy alternatives in 2026 are Gumloop, Zapier and Relevance AI. Gumloop is our top overall pick, best for teams who want to build serious AI automations visually. See the full ranked comparison below.
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Lindy is part of a new wave of tools that let you build AI 'assistants' — agents that read your email, book meetings, handle support and automate real work with a bit of reasoning baked in. It's genuinely cool, but it's also young and fast-moving, and depending on whether you want deep AI workflows, massive app coverage, or the option to self-host, another tool might fit you better.
Here are six Lindy alternatives worth a look in 2026, ranked on value, power, ease of use and support. They split into AI-native automation builders and established automation platforms that have added strong AI. Our Make alternatives and Gumloop alternatives guides go deeper on the classic-automation side. More in automation.
This category reprices fast and most tools meter AI usage with credits, so the notes below focus on positioning — check each tool's live pricing and credit limits before you commit. Ratings are our own editorial calls to help you compare.
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumloop | Free; paid plans available | Yes | Teams who want to build serious AI automations visually |
| Zapier | Free; from ~$19.99/mo | Yes | Teams who want AI plus the biggest app ecosystem |
| Relevance AI | Free; paid plans available | Yes | Teams that want dedicated AI agents for specific roles |
| n8n | Free (self-host); Cloud ~$20/mo | Yes (self-host) | Technical teams who want AI automation they control |
| Make | Free; from ~$9/mo | Yes | Teams that want visual automation with AI on a budget |
| Bardeen | Free; paid plans available | Yes | Sales and ops teams automating browser-based work |
| Tool | Value | Support | Ease of use | Features | Overall | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumloop | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | Teams who want to build serious AI automations visually |
| Zapier | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | Teams who want AI plus the biggest app ecosystem |
| Relevance AI | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | Teams that want dedicated AI agents for specific roles |
| n8n | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | Technical teams who want AI automation they control |
| Make | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | Teams that want visual automation with AI on a budget |
| Bardeen | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | Sales and ops teams automating browser-based work |
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| # | Tool | Best for | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gumloop | Teams who want to build serious AI automations visually | 4.1/5 |
| 2 | Zapier | Teams who want AI plus the biggest app ecosystem | 4.1/5 |
| 3 | Relevance AI | Teams that want dedicated AI agents for specific roles | 4.0/5 |
| 4 | n8n | Technical teams who want AI automation they control | 4.0/5 |
| 5 | Make | Teams that want visual automation with AI on a budget | 3.9/5 |
| 6 | Bardeen | Sales and ops teams automating browser-based work | 3.8/5 |
Gumloop
- Pricing
- 8.0/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.0/10
- Support
- 8.0/10
What I like
The closest AI-native rival — a visual canvas for building powerful AI workflows and agents.
Best for
Teams who want to build serious AI automations visually
Gumloop is the most direct AI-native alternative to Lindy, and a favorite for building real AI-powered workflows without code. You assemble automations on a visual canvas — pulling data, running it through AI steps (summarize, classify, extract, generate), and pushing results wherever you need — which makes genuinely sophisticated AI pipelines approachable. It's YC-backed and moving fast, with a free tier to start and credit-based paid plans. It leans more 'AI workflow builder' than Lindy's 'personal AI assistant' framing, which suits teams that want to design and control the automation. For anyone who wants to build powerful, custom AI automations visually, Gumloop is the standout switch.
Zapier
- Pricing
- 7.0/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 9.0/10
- Support
- 8.0/10
What I like
The automation giant — now with AI agents and actions — that connects to basically everything.
Best for
Teams who want AI plus the biggest app ecosystem
Zapier is the automation incumbent, and it has leaned hard into AI with AI Agents, AI actions and ChatGPT-style steps layered on top of its unbeatable app coverage (thousands of integrations). That combination is the pitch: you get Lindy-style AI helpfulness plus the ability to connect to virtually any tool you already use, with the gentlest learning curve around. There's a free tier and paid plans from around $19.99/month (it bills by tasks, so heavy use adds up). It's less of a bespoke 'AI agent' platform than Lindy or Gumloop. But if you want AI automation with the broadest integrations and the easiest start, Zapier is the safe, powerful default.
Relevance AI
- Pricing
- 7.0/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.0/10
- Support
- 8.0/10
What I like
Build an 'AI workforce' — teams of specialized AI agents that handle real tasks.
Best for
Teams that want dedicated AI agents for specific roles
Relevance AI is the closest in spirit to Lindy's 'AI employees' idea. It's built around creating teams of specialized AI agents — a sales agent, a research agent, a support agent — that you configure with tools and instructions to handle specific jobs end to end. For teams that genuinely want to offload recurring roles to AI rather than just automate a workflow, that framing is compelling, and it's capable of real, multi-step agent work. It has a free tier and credit-based paid plans. It's more involved to set up well than a simple automation. But if your goal is a true 'AI workforce' of role-specific agents, Relevance AI is one of the most purpose-built platforms for it.
n8n
- Pricing
- 9.0/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 7.0/10
- Support
- 7.0/10
What I like
Open-source automation with powerful AI nodes — and no per-operation anxiety if you self-host.
Best for
Technical teams who want AI automation they control
n8n is the open-source pick, and it has become a genuinely strong AI-automation platform. Its node-based builder now includes AI and LLM nodes, agent capabilities and vector-store integrations, so you can build sophisticated AI workflows — and because you can self-host it for free, there's no per-operation meter ticking away. There's also a managed cloud from around $20/month. It asks more technical comfort than Lindy or Zapier, and you'll build more yourself. But for technical teams that want powerful, AI-capable automation with full control over their data and predictable costs, n8n is hard to beat — and it's become a favorite for exactly this kind of custom AI work.
Make
- Pricing
- 8.0/10
- Functionality
- 8.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.0/10
- Support
- 7.0/10
What I like
A powerful, affordable visual automation platform with growing AI capabilities.
Best for
Teams that want visual automation with AI on a budget
Make (formerly Integromat) is the affordable visual-automation workhorse, and it has added solid AI capabilities — OpenAI and other AI modules you can drop into its branching, visual scenarios. If you want to build multi-step automations that include AI steps, at a lower price than most, Make is a strong fit. It's cheaper than Zapier (from around $9/month) and its visual canvas is powerful once you get the hang of it, though it can feel fiddly on big scenarios. It's less of a dedicated AI-agent platform than Lindy or Relevance AI. But for teams that want capable, affordable visual automation with AI baked in, Make delivers a lot for the money.
Bardeen
- Pricing
- 8.0/10
- Functionality
- 7.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.0/10
- Support
- 7.0/10
What I like
Browser-based AI automation that scrapes, enriches and acts across the web apps you use.
Best for
Sales and ops teams automating browser-based work
Bardeen comes at automation from the browser. It's a Chrome-based tool with AI that automates the repetitive web work people actually do — scraping data from sites, enriching leads, moving info between web apps, and triggering actions — often without needing official API integrations, because it works through the browser. For sales and ops teams drowning in copy-paste between tabs, that's genuinely handy, and its AI can interpret instructions in plain language. It's more focused on browser and web-app tasks than building standalone AI agents like Lindy. But if your busywork lives in the browser — prospecting, data gathering, moving things between SaaS tools — Bardeen is a clever, time-saving alternative.
The verdict
For building serious AI automations visually, Gumloop is the closest and most capable Lindy alternative. Want AI plus the biggest app ecosystem? Zapier. Chasing a true 'AI workforce' of role-specific agents? Relevance AI. Technical teams who want control and no per-operation fees should self-host n8n, Make is the affordable visual pick with AI baked in, and Bardeen is the one for automating browser-based busywork.
Whatever you shortlist, run your real work through it for a week before committing — the right tool is the one that quietly disappears and lets you get back to it. And if you build software like this yourself, you can list it on Tolodora free.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best alternative to Lindy for AI automation?
Gumloop is the closest AI-native alternative — a visual canvas for building powerful AI workflows and agents. Relevance AI is the pick if you specifically want teams of role-based AI agents (an 'AI workforce'). For AI automation with the widest app coverage and easiest start, Zapier (with its AI agents and actions) is the safe choice.
Is there a free Lindy alternative?
Yes — Gumloop, Zapier, Relevance AI, Make and Bardeen all have free tiers to start, and n8n is free to self-host with no per-operation limits. Note that most AI automation tools meter AI usage with credits, so free tiers have generation limits; n8n self-hosted is the most genuinely 'free at scale' option.
Which alternative lets me self-host and control my data?
n8n is the standout — it's open-source and self-hostable for free, with strong AI and agent nodes, so you keep full control of your data and avoid per-operation fees. If owning your automation stack and keeping data in-house matters, n8n is the clear pick among these.
What's the difference between an AI agent and a regular automation?
A regular automation follows fixed steps ('when X, do Y'). An AI agent adds reasoning — it can interpret instructions, make decisions, use tools and handle variability, so it can take on fuzzier, multi-step tasks (like triaging emails or researching leads). Lindy, Gumloop and Relevance AI lean into agents; Zapier, Make and n8n blend classic automation with AI steps.
Why look for a Lindy alternative?
Lindy is young and fast-moving, so teams shop around for more mature platforms, deeper AI-workflow control (Gumloop), a true multi-agent 'workforce' (Relevance AI), the biggest integration library (Zapier), self-hosting and data control (n8n), lower cost (Make), or browser-based automation (Bardeen). The best fit depends on exactly what you want your AI to do.
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