Lindy vs Manus vs Viktor

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, Manus has the highest checked-evidence score: 62% across 33 vetted rows (all 33). Lindy: 61% across 32 vetted rows; 1 row is not checked yet and Viktor: 53% across 33 vetted rows (all 33).

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

Cheapest way in is Notis at Free–$149/mo, though its free plan only does part of the 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 Runs on your own Claude plan, Runs on your own ChatGPT plan and Connects to MCP servers on your computer, and only Manus on Its own iPhone or Android app.

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The whole grid, row by row

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Capability comparison between Notis and the selected assistants
Capability	View pricing	LindyCompare in depth	ManusVisit site	ViktorCompare in depth
Where you can use it
WhatsApp		—Not a listed channel	PartialBusiness API only	—Tool action, not a channel
iMessage		Native iMessage + SMS	—Not offered	—Not a documented channel
Telegram		—Outbound bot actions only	Official bot, no tokens	—Tool action, not a channel
Slack		Vendor Slack app, primary surface	Tag @manus in threads	Vendor-published Slack app
Email		Email Lindy directly (lindy@lindy.ai)	Personal bot address	—No assistant email address
SMS or a phone number	PartialInbound calls only, no SMS	Vendor-provisioned phone number	—Not offered	—No provisioned phone number
Voice messages	Voice notes + live calls	Voice notes over text/iMessage	Recorded voice messages	Recorded voice messages
Web or desktop app	Web and desktop app	Web workspace at chat.lindy.ai	Web app + desktop client	Web app; desktop app referenced
Its own iPhone or Android app	—	—No first-party app found	First-party iOS/Android	—PWA + Shortcut, no app store listing
Bring your own AI
Runs on your own Claude plan		—Credits only, no BYO subscription	—Manus resells its own credits	—Credit billing, no Claude sign-in
Runs on your own ChatGPT plan		—Credits only, no BYO subscription	—Manus resells its own credits	—API key only, not a ChatGPT plan
Bring your own API key	—	—Credentials are for tools, not models	—No BYOK path	—Credit system, not third-party keys
Works inside your own coding agent		—MCP client only, no server published	PartialRouting skill, not an MCP server	Hosted MCP server, 19 tools
You choose which model runs your work		Model dropdown, all models on every plan	PartialVendor-chosen, not user-chosen	Per-task or saved model choice
What it can do
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps	1,400+ integrations directory	Partial75 named connectors	3,200+ named integrations
Creates and edits documents		Versioned file explorer outlives chat	Exports outlive the chat	Persistent Pages and Spaces
Save your own reusable instructions		PartialEarly access, rolling out gradually	Save reusable Skills	Named, reusable, run by command
Browses the web for you		Drives the browser like a person	Cloud + local browser	Vendor-side browser, real pages
Posts to social media for you		Posts and comments on LinkedIn	Posts via browser automation	Named LinkedIn posting actions
Joins and records your meetings	—	Named-participant recorder, 3 platforms	PartialIn-person only, not online calls	—Admin actions only, no live join
Memory
Remembers you between conversations		Recent learnings + .memory/ area	Persistent Projects, not learned memory	Cross-thread memory, workspace-wide
Reads your existing files and apps	Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, web	Gmail, Slack, Notion, Drive and more	Named OAuth connectors	OAuth-connected sources, documented flow
Runs without you
Runs on a schedule or a trigger		Routines: schedule or event trigger	Scheduled tasks, run offline	Scheduled and triggered work
Reminds and nudges you		One-off and recurring nudges	PartialOnly via a scheduled task	Partial
Computers it can use
Gives it a cloud computer of its own	1h/mo (Pro) to uncapped (Ultra)	Not checkedNamed but persistence undocumented	Persistent cloud VM
Controls your own computer	Shell and apps, via the desktop app	—Gmail-scoped extension only	Shell + apps, folder-scoped	—Explicitly denied, cloud-only
Connects to MCP servers on your computer		—Hosted public HTTPS servers only	—Remote MCP servers only	—MCP server is remote/hosted only
Trust & control
Open source	—	—No repository or licence published	—Closed source	—No repository or licence published
Run it on your own server	—	—Managed SaaS only	—Vendor-hosted only	—Hosted only, no install path
Says it will not train on your data	Covers Notis and its LLM providers	Explicitly covers providers too	PartialCovers providers, not Manus itself	Covers Viktor and model providers
Published security certification	PartialSub-processors certified; Notis is not	SOC 2 Type II, named auditor	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001/27701	SOC 2 Type 1; ISO 27001 in progress
Plans & support
Free plan does the product's main job	Partial	—Trial only, no permanent free tier	—No free plan currently listed	—Trial credits only, not ongoing
Shared team workspace		Shared workspace, shared credit pool	Shared workspace, role model	Shared workspace credits, no per-seat
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	Plus$29.99/user/moPro$99.99/user/mo+2 more	Team$16.67/user/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)Pro (4,000 credits)$20/mo+2 more	Team$50/moEnterpriseCustom pricing

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 on the AI subscription you already pay for

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 on the AI subscription you already pay for 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. Manus

Autonomous general AI agent

A general-purpose AI agent with its own persistent cloud computer that plans and finishes multi-step work — research, slides, sites, data analysis — and reports back through Telegram, WhatsApp Business, Slack, LINE or email.

Best for: remembering context between conversations

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: Telegram, Slack, Email, Voice messages, Web or desktop app and Its own iPhone or Android app
What it can do: Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions, Browses the web for you and Posts to social media for you
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

The checked gap is support for your own AI plan. Nothing published on Runs on your own Claude plan, Runs on your own ChatGPT plan and Bring your own API key.

Pricing

Team$16.67/user/moyrPro (4,000 credits)$20/moPro (8,000 credits)$40/moPro (40,000 credits)$200/mo

$20–$200/mo (Pro tiers, 4,000–40,000 credits); Team from $20/seat/mo; no free plan currently listed · no free tier · manus.im

Who should pick it

Manus is the one to take when remembering context between conversations is the deciding factor. Walk away if you need to reuse an AI subscription or key you already pay for.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Manus is optimized for autonomous project runs on its own cloud computer; Notis is optimized for continuous personal context and actions across daily channels and tools.

Visit Manus62% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

3. 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 documented gap is a computer it can use. We found no published support for Controls your own computer and Connects to MCP servers on your computer.

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

Worth it for acting inside the apps your business already runs on: that is what Lindy is built around. Walk away if you need a computer it can actually run work on.

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

4. Viktor

AI employee for Slack and Microsoft Teams

An AI coworker you @mention in Slack or Microsoft Teams that connects to 3,200+ tools and hands back finished work — reports, spreadsheets, decks, code — built in its own Linux sandbox.

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, Browses the web for you and Posts to social media for you
Where you can use it: Slack, Voice messages 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, Email, SMS or a phone number and Its own iPhone or Android app.

Pricing

Team$50/moEnterpriseCustom pricing

Free $100 in credits, then $50–$50,000/mo by credit tier; Enterprise custom · no free tier · viktor.com

Who should pick it

Pick Viktor 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: Viktor is optimized for shared Slack work; Notis is private-by-default and available across more personal messaging and local-agent surfaces.

Visit Viktor53% 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 Manus, Lindy or Viktor scores highest in the evidence checked so far?

Manus, with 62% across 33 vetted rows (all 33). Lindy: 61% across 32 vetted rows; 1 row is not checked yet and Viktor: 53% 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?

Manus: $20–$200/mo (Pro tiers, 4,000–40,000 credits); Team from $20/seat/mo; no free plan currently listed; Lindy: $29.99–$199.99/user/mo (Plus/Pro/Max), Enterprise custom; Viktor: Free $100 in credits, then $50–$50,000/mo by credit tier; Enterprise custom. Notis is the cheapest way in at Free–$149/mo, though its free plan only does part of the job.

Which of them can I try for free?

Manus, Lindy and Viktor do not have one.

Which of them work in Email?

Manus and Lindy do. Viktor 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 (138 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 Manus specifically: Manus is optimized for autonomous project runs on its own cloud computer; Notis is optimized for continuous personal context and actions across daily channels and tools.

How we checked all this

We read what every product on this page publishes (docs and pricing pages where there are any, the homepage where that is all there is) and checked it 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

Spotted something out of date? These things move weekly and we would rather be corrected. Tell us at flo@mindtheflo.com and the row gets rechecked.

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