Toby
One AI coworker for the whole team, in Slack or Teams.
- US$25 a month for the whole workspace
- Works in Slack and Microsoft Teams
- Onboarding and support on every plan
Lindy AI alternative
Toby vs Lindy AI: one AI coworker for Slack and Teams
Toby is a Lindy AI alternative for teams that work across Slack and Microsoft Teams. It finishes jobs in the tools you connect, it is hosted in Australia, and US$25 a month covers the whole workspace instead of each seat.
Start with 2,000 free credits, no card needed. US$25 a month after that.
Toby vs Lindy AI: what each AI teammate is built for
Lindy's current product, Lindy Teammate, is an AI teammate that lives in Slack [1]. Each person gets a private assistant in their Slack DMs and the team shares one in channels, and it also answers over iMessage, SMS and a Gmail extension [1][4]. It is strong on personal work: inbox triage, drafts in your voice, scheduling, and a notetaker that joins Meet, Zoom and Teams calls [1].
Toby is built around the team's shared work. Add it to a Slack or Microsoft Teams channel, ask for something the way you would ask a colleague, and it works out the steps, does them in Xero, HubSpot, Deputy, Gmail, Notion or anything else you connect over MCP, and replies in the thread with the finished result. Reports, follow-ups and scheduled jobs all run like this.
If you are reading Lindy AI reviews or lists of Lindy AI alternatives, the useful question is who the assistant is for. When you need one coworker for the whole business, across both chat apps, at a price that doesn't grow with every seat, here is how the two differ.
Why teams pick Toby over Lindy
Both finish real work and both ask before acting. Here is where they differ.
01
A workspace price, not a seat price
Toby's Starter plan is US$25 a month for the whole workspace, and nobody pays per seat. Lindy's Plus plan is US$29.99 per user a month, and anyone who uses Lindy takes a seat [2]. For a team of ten, that is US$299.90 before any top-ups.
Jobs teams hand to Toby instead of Lindy
Each one starts with a single message in Slack or Teams.
Morning brief
A short read at 7:30 covering what is on today and anything that moved overnight.
Invoice chasing
Toby works out who is late, sends the follow-ups, and tells you which accounts it left alone.
Meeting prep
Before a call, Toby writes up the account so you are not reading the CRM in the car park.
Inbox triage
It sorts whatever came in overnight and drafts the replies you would have written anyway.
Toby vs Lindy AI: features compared
What each product publishes about itself.
| What matters | Toby |  |
|---|---|---|
| Where you talk to it | Slack and Microsoft Teams | |
| Does the job end to end | Plans the work, runs it in your tools, replies with the result | Finishes multi-step jobs across connected tools[1] |
| Tools | Over 3,000 through MCP, approved one by one | |
| Asks before acting | Shows Approve or Reject before it sends or writes | Approve and Deny buttons in shared Slack threads[8] |
| Scheduled jobs | Runs any job on a schedule you set | Routines on a schedule[1] |
| How you pay | US$25 a month for the whole workspace | From US$29.99 per user a month[2] |
| Trying it | 2,000 free credits, no card needed | 7-day trial when you join through Slack; direct signups billed right away[2] |
| Hosting | Hosted in Australia (model in AU and SG) | No region published; subprocessors listed in the US[6] |
| Onboarding | A person helps you set up, on every plan |
Moving from Lindy to Toby
Keep the Lindy AI Slack app running while you try Toby for a week, then keep the one that did more of the work.
1
Add Toby to Slack or Teams
Add it to the channels where your team already asks Lindy for things. It introduces itself in the channel when it arrives.
2
Connect your tools
Approve the tools Lindy uses today, by name. We join the call and help with anything that needs admin rights.
3
Hand over one shared job
Pick a routine Lindy runs for the team, such as the weekly sales summary, and give Toby the same request where the team will see it.
4
Schedule it
Once the summary matches what you need, tell Toby when to send it and it arrives every week without a reminder.
Toby or Lindy: which is the better fit
Choose Toby when
- You want an AI employee for Slack and Microsoft Teams, because your business uses both or is moving between them.
- You want one US$25 plan for the whole workspace instead of a seat for everyone who asks.
- Where the model runs matters to your clients, and you want setup help from a real person.
Choose Lindy when
Lindy AI pricing vs Toby pricing
Toby's free tier gives you 2,000 credits without a card. Paid plans start at US$25 a month for 20,000 credits that everyone in the workspace draws from, then US$50 for 40,000. See every tier on Toby's pricing page.
Lindy AI pricing is per user. Plus is US$29.99 a month with 3,000 credits per user, Pro is US$99.99 with 15,000, and Max is US$199.99 with 35,000 [2]. Every seat adds its credits to a shared pool, credits don't roll over, and top-ups cost US$10 per 1,000 [2][3].
The credit units differ, so compare the monthly bill for the same work. A ten-person team on Lindy Plus pays about US$300 a month for 30,000 pooled credits. On Toby, the same ten people share one plan: US$25 for 20,000 credits or US$50 for 40,000.
Is Toby a good Lindy AI alternative?
Yes, if you want one AI coworker in Slack or Teams for the whole team rather than a paid assistant per person. Toby works in Slack and Microsoft Teams, finishes jobs in the tools you connect, and is hosted in Australia. One US$25 monthly plan covers the whole workspace after 2,000 free credits, and setup help is included.
Is Lindy AI worth it for a small team?
It depends on how many people will use it. Lindy charges per user, from US$29.99 a month, and anyone who uses it takes a seat [2]. That suits a few people who each want a personal assistant. For a team that mostly wants shared reports, follow-ups and scheduled jobs, a workspace plan like Toby's usually costs less.
Does Lindy work in Microsoft Teams?
Lindy's site describes an assistant you install from Slack and talk to in Slack, iMessage or SMS. It lists Microsoft Teams as a meeting platform its notetaker joins and as an integration it can post messages to [4][5]. Toby works inside Microsoft Teams itself, with the same jobs and approvals as in Slack.
Where is Lindy AI hosted, and where is Toby?
Lindy does not publish a hosting region. Its security page says residency requirements are supported, and the subprocessors on its trust centre, including the sandbox that runs computer use, are listed in the United States [6][7]. Toby is hosted in Australia, with its model running in Australian and Singaporean data centres.
Lindy vs Viktor vs Toby: which should we choose?
All three are AI coworkers that finish work in chat. Lindy gives each person a private assistant as well as a shared one in channels, priced per seat. Viktor is a broad AI employee hosted in the US by default. Toby is hosted in Australia and works in Slack and Teams for US$25 a month per workspace. Our Toby vs Viktor AI comparison covers that pairing.
Can we try Toby before we switch from Lindy?
Yes. The free tier's 2,000 credits need no card, so you can run Toby in the same Slack channels as Lindy for a week and compare the results. If you would like help with the first jobs, book a demo and we will connect your tools with you.
Sources
- Lindy home page, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy pricing, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy docs: pricing, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy docs: quickstart, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy Microsoft Teams integration, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy trust centre, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy security, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy docs (full text): guardrails, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy docs: Teammate billing, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy integrations, accessed 29 Sep 2026
- Lindy docs home, accessed 29 Sep 2026
Give your whole team one AI coworker.
Add Toby to a Slack or Teams channel, hand it a shared job, and check the result by Friday.
Start with 2,000 free credits, no card needed. US$25 a month after that.