Junior vs Lindy vs Wordware

The same 33-row checklist and the same rules. Every cell shows vetted official evidence or “Not checked.”

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So which one?

Notis aside, Lindy has the highest checked-evidence score: 61% across 32 vetted rows; 1 row is not checked yet. Wordware: 60% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet and Junior: 42% across 33 vetted rows (all 33).

They are not really after the same job, though: Lindy for acting inside the apps your business already runs on, Wordware for remembering context between conversations and Junior for scheduled and event-triggered work.

Cheapest way in is a tie: Notis and Wordware all start at $0, and not one of those free plans does the product's main job.

Nothing here publishes anything on Bring your own API key, Open source and Run it on your own server.

Only Notis publishes anything on WhatsApp, Telegram, Runs on your own Claude plan and 4 more rows, and only Lindy on Joins and records your meetings.

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Capability comparison between Notis and the selected assistants
Capability	View pricing	JuniorVisit site	LindyCompare in depth	WordwareVisit site
Where you can use it
WhatsApp		—On the roadmap per vendor (2026-09-02)	—Not a listed channel	—Not a documented surface
iMessage		—Slack, Teams and email only	Native iMessage + SMS
Telegram		—On the roadmap per vendor (2026-09-02)	—Outbound bot actions only	—Not a documented surface
Slack		Slack App Directory app; Teams too	Vendor Slack app, primary surface
Email		Own email address; forward or email it	Email Lindy directly (lindy@lindy.ai)	Reply-by-email on the same thread
SMS or a phone number	PartialInbound calls only, no SMS	—Handbook: cannot call or send SMS	Vendor-provisioned phone number
Voice messages	Voice notes + live calls	—Text chat and email only	Voice notes over text/iMessage
Web or desktop app	Web and desktop app	Web dashboard with web chat	Web workspace at chat.lindy.ai
Its own iPhone or Android app	—	—Mobile via Slack/Teams apps only	—No first-party app found	Not checked
Bring your own AI
Runs on your own Claude plan		—Model cost bundled; no plan sign-in	—Credits only, no BYO subscription	—Sells metered Sauna credits only
Runs on your own ChatGPT plan		—Model cost bundled; no plan sign-in	—Credits only, no BYO subscription	—Sells metered Sauna credits only
Bring your own API key	—	—Vendor: BYO key not supported today	—Credentials are for tools, not models	—No BYOK path to avoid buying credits
Works inside your own coding agent		—	—MCP client only, no server published	—
You choose which model runs your work		Sonnet/Opus per task or default	Model dropdown, all models on every plan
What it can do
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps		1,400+ integrations directory
Creates and edits documents		Writes into Google Docs/Notion, Sheets	Versioned file explorer outlives chat
Save your own reusable instructions			PartialEarly access, rolling out gradually	Partial
Browses the web for you		Runs in vendor cloud sandbox	Drives the browser like a person	PartialTeam-plan-only, no dedicated doc page
Posts to social media for you		—No named-network posting documented	Posts and comments on LinkedIn
Joins and records your meetings	—	—	Named-participant recorder, 3 platforms	—No meeting bot or recorder documented
Memory
Remembers you between conversations			Recent learnings + .memory/ area
Reads your existing files and apps	Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, web	Drive, Notion, Gmail, GitHub via OAuth	Gmail, Slack, Notion, Drive and more
Runs without you
Runs on a schedule or a trigger			Routines: schedule or event trigger
Reminds and nudges you		Recurring reminders via scheduled tasks	One-off and recurring nudges
Computers it can use
Gives it a cloud computer of its own	1h/mo (Pro) to uncapped (Ultra)	Partial	Not checkedNamed but persistence undocumented	Not checked
Controls your own computer	Shell and apps, via the desktop app	—	—Gmail-scoped extension only	—
Connects to MCP servers on your computer		—Remote MCP endpoints only	—Hosted public HTTPS servers only	—
Trust & control
Open source	—	—	—No repository or licence published	—
Run it on your own server	—	—	—Managed SaaS only	—Vendor-hosted only, both surfaces
Says it will not train on your data	Covers Notis and its LLM providers	Partial	Explicitly covers providers too
Published security certification	PartialSub-processors certified; Notis is not	—	SOC 2 Type II, named auditor	SOC 2 Type II and CASA, named and scoped
Plans & support
Free plan does the product's main job	Partial	—	—Trial only, no permanent free tier	Partial
Shared team workspace			Shared workspace, shared credit pool
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	Standard$100/moEnterpriseCustom pricing	Plus$29.99/user/moPro$99.99/user/mo+2 more	FreeLite$29/mo+4 more

IncludedPartial— Not documentedNot checked

The catch with each one

Numbered by support score across vetted capability rows, with incomplete evidence shown on every card. Unknown rows never count as a no, and this is not a score against your answers.

1. Notis

Personal AI assistant

Notis is a personal AI assistant you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack or email, and reach from your own coding agent through its MCP server.

Best for: running long jobs on a machine of its own

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, Email, Voice messages and Web or desktop app
What it can do: Ready-made app integrations, Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions, Browses the web for you and Posts to social media for you
Bring your own AI: Runs on your own Claude plan, Runs on your own ChatGPT plan, Works inside your own coding agent and You choose which model runs your work

The catch

Official evidence records a gap in published guarantees about your data: no published support for Open source and Run it on your own server.

Pricing

FREEPRO$13/moyrPRO+$39/moyrULTRA$99/moyr

Free–$149/mo · help.notis.ai

Who should pick it

Pick Notis if running long jobs on a machine of its own is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need open source, self-hosting or a named certification.

See what those rows cost80% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

2. Lindy

Slack-native AI teammate

A Slack-native AI teammate that runs your inbox, calendar and meetings, and takes on multi-step work across 1,000+ connected apps.

Best for: acting inside the apps your business already runs on

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: iMessage, Slack, Email, SMS or a phone number, Voice messages and Web or desktop app
What it can do: Ready-made app integrations, Creates and edits documents, Browses the web for you, Posts to social media for you and Joins and records your meetings
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

The checked gap is messaging channels. Nothing published on WhatsApp, Telegram and Its own iPhone or Android app.

Pricing

Plus$29.99/user/moPro$99.99/user/moMax$199.99/user/moEnterpriseCustom pricing

$29.99–$199.99/user/mo (Plus/Pro/Max), Enterprise custom · no free tier · lindy.ai

Who should pick it

Lindy is the one to take when acting inside the apps your business already runs on is the deciding factor. Walk away if you need it in the other apps you message from.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Lindy goes deep on Slack-based teamwork, inbox management and meeting handling with strong admin/approval controls; Notis offers more personal channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage), user-owned agents, and a portable CLI/MCP execution layer that Lindy does not publish.

Visit Lindy61% across 32 vetted rows; 1 row is not checked yet

3. Wordware

AI assistant with a companion workflow-automation builder

Wordware operates Sauna, an AI assistant with shared memory across iMessage, Slack, email and the web, alongside a separate natural-language workflow builder (Wordware v1) with visual triggers, branching, code steps and an API.

Best for: remembering context between conversations

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: iMessage, Slack, Email, SMS or a phone number, Voice messages and Web or desktop app
What it can do: Ready-made app integrations, Creates and edits documents and Posts to social media for you
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

The documented gap is connected tools. We found no published support for Joins and records your meetings.

Pricing

FreeLite$29/moBasic$99/moPro$299/moTeam$999/moWordware workflow builder (pricing not published)Custom pricing

Free–$999/mo · sauna.ai

Who should pick it

Worth it for remembering context between conversations — that is what Wordware is built around. Walk away if you need deep integration with the apps you run on.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Notis is one channel-first personal assistant; this vendor ships two distinct products under one company -- Sauna, an AI coworker, and Wordware v1, a node-based workflow builder with triggers, branching, loops, code execution and a deploy/API surface for building automations.

Visit Wordware60% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet

4. Junior

AI employee and AI coworker platform

An AI employee that joins your Slack or Microsoft Teams and email, connects to your tools, and runs recurring work behind approval gates.

Best for: scheduled and event-triggered work

Documented strengths

What it can do: Ready-made app integrations, Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions and Browses the web for you
Where you can use it: Slack, Email and Web or desktop app
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

Official evidence records a gap in messaging channels: no published support for WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, SMS or a phone number, Voice messages and Its own iPhone or Android app.

Pricing

Standard$100/moEnterpriseCustom pricing

Standard $100–$20,000/mo (one shared credit budget in $100 steps, up to 5 Juniors); Enterprise custom; one-time $100 trial credit · no free tier · junior.so

Who should pick it

Pick Junior if scheduled and event-triggered work is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need it in the other apps you message from.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Junior is a team-facing AI employee that lives in Slack or Teams with its own email address and is priced by a monthly credit budget that covers up to five Juniors, while Notis is a personal assistant reached over WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram and voice. Junior has no WhatsApp, Telegram or phone channel today and no bring-your-own-key option.

Visit Junior42% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

Where none of them wins

Nothing on this page publishes anything on Bring your own API key, Open source and Run it on your own server. If one of them is the thing you actually need, none of these is your answer.

One more thing, because a table like this can be read for more than it is worth. It counts what each product documents. It says nothing about how reliable any of them is, how fast it replies, how good its writing is, or what it does when an integration breaks on a Friday night. A lower support score can still be the better daily driver. The only way to know is to put a real week of work through both.

A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Questions people ask

Which of Lindy, Wordware or Junior scores highest in the evidence checked so far?

Lindy, with 61% across 32 vetted rows; 1 row is not checked yet. Wordware: 60% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet and Junior: 42% across 33 vetted rows (all 33). Unknown rows stay out of the score, so treat this as an evidence status, not a complete market verdict.

How much do they cost?

Lindy: $29.99–$199.99/user/mo (Plus/Pro/Max), Enterprise custom; Wordware: Free–$999/mo; Junior: Standard $100–$20,000/mo (one shared credit budget in $100 steps, up to 5 Juniors); Enterprise custom; one-time $100 trial credit. Notis and Wordware all start at $0, and not one of those free plans does the product's main job.

Which of them can I try for free?

Wordware has a free tier and Lindy and Junior do not.

Which of them work in iMessage?

Lindy and Wordware do. Junior does not.

What can none of them do?

Not one of them publishes anything on Bring your own API key, Open source and Run it on your own server. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

How was this comparison put together?

We read whatever each product publishes — 157 first-party sources across 4 products — and scored all of them on the same 33 rows. Last checked 21 August 2026. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Where does Notis fit in?

At number 1, scored by the same code on the same 33 rows as everything else. Against Lindy specifically: Lindy goes deep on Slack-based teamwork, inbox management and meeting handling with strong admin/approval controls; Notis offers more personal channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage), user-owned agents, and a portable CLI/MCP execution layer that Lindy does not publish.

How we checked all this

We read every product on this page against whatever it publishes — docs and pricing pages where there are any, the homepage where that is all there is — against the same 33 buyer-focused rows. A support score uses only rows with an explicit vetted state; every unchecked row remains visible and never becomes a no. Notis chose the questions and is scored by the same rule. Count the links below before you weigh a result; some vendors give us three pages and some give us one. Last checked 21 August 2026. No vendor briefings, no affiliate links, no press releases.

Sources

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