{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "caddy-app", "name": "Caddy", "vendor": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://caddy.app", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Caddy is a hosted personal AI assistant people text over iMessage or RCS. It watches connected mail, calendars and work apps, sends reminders and briefings, and drafts replies and calendar changes for the owner.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json", "license": "Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in is with Google, then the person connects tools and continues in Messages (https://caddy.app/llms.txt). Financial accounts connect through Plaid, and Caddy does not receive bank login credentials (https://caddy.app/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Caddy is free to use\" (https://caddy.app/llms.txt, checked 14 October 2026). The terms say some parts of the service may require payment, with pricing given in the service (https://caddy.app/terms-of-service). No paid plan was published.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on caddy.app, llms.txt and the terms, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://caddy.app/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "tasks.create", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "llms-txt", "ios" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "disclosure": "Caddy competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 16.7, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 996, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 32, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 30, "reliability": 10, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two.", "bestFor": "People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.", "disclosure": "Caddy competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "strengths": [ "Free, with Google sign-in and no card.", "Asks for approval before sending email, creating invites or changing data, per llms.txt.", "The privacy policy says customer data doesn't train models and is deleted within 30 days of account deletion.", "The bank link through Plaid is read-only.", "Eight iOS releases between 21 August and 13 October 2026." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "In public beta.", "No status page, changelog, security.txt or security contact found.", "llms.txt says there's no app to install, while the App Store lists Caddy's iOS app.", "Model providers aren't named." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to.", "Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 16.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 30, "reliability": 10, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 60 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/caddy-app" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "domain": "caddy.app", "domainRegistered": "2018-05-05", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://caddy.app/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://caddy.app/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms cover both trycaddy.ai and caddy.app.", "caddy.app/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2018-05-05 for caddy.app, which may predate the company." ], "score": 60 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.json" }, "answer": "Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "szn", "name": "szn", "vendor": "Nomadic Futures", "vendorUrl": "https://theszn.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "szn (pronounced season) is a hosted personal assistant that carries out errands end to end. It makes phone calls, sends emails, books and follows up for the owner, reached through its web app, iMessage, SMS and email.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json", "license": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in through Google or Apple, and some parts can be used without an account under a temporary anonymous session (https://theszn.ai/privacy). New accounts start from an access-code page (https://theszn.ai/access). Gmail access is read-only and Google Calendar access can read, create and change events (https://theszn.ai/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Free during early preview\" (https://theszn.ai, checked 14 October 2026). No paid plan was found. The acceptable use policy says users are responsible for \"token consumption and costs from executed tasks\" (https://theszn.ai/aup), and the privacy policy says payments go through providers such as Stripe.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on theszn.ai, its llms.txt, privacy policy and acceptable use policy, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://theszn.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "voice.calls", "email.send", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "travel.booking", "memory.user", "tasks.create" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "waitlist", "llms-txt" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 7.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1010, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 42, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 23 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.", "bestFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "disclosure": "szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "strengths": [ "Free during the early preview.", "Credentials can be kept in an encrypted vault that the privacy policy says isn't shared with AI providers.", "Gmail access is read-only, per the privacy policy." ], "weaknesses": [ "Early access by access code only.", "No terms of service found, and no legal entity named in its policies.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content and doesn't name its AI providers.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.", "Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 19 }, "provenanceScore": 27 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/szn" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "theszn.ai", "domainRegistered": "2024-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "https://theszn.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "No terms of service were found. The sitemap lists the home, product, methodology, access, privacy and AUP pages only.", "The privacy policy and AUP name the service as theszn.ai (\"szn\") with no legal entity. llms.txt says szn is built and operated by Nomadic Futures (https://nomadicfutures.ai); its legal form is not stated.", "Contact hello@theszn.ai. theszn.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2024-12-18 for theszn.ai." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "b": "Nomadic Futures", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026).", "b": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-13", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Caddy or szn?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 10 against 5", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 2", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 52 against 23" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.", "slug": "caddy-app", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "slug": "szn", "watchFor": "Early access by access code only." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "asaply vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.json", "title": "asaply vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "Asmi vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.json", "title": "Asmi vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.json", "title": "AstrBot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "Boba vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boba vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boski vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "Brea vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.json", "title": "Brea vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.json", "title": "Caddy vs Del", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hirealpha.json", "title": "Caddy vs HireAlpha", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hirealpha" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Caddy vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Caddy vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Caddy vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Caddy vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Caddy vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.json", "title": "CowAgent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.json", "title": "Del vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.json", "title": "folk vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.json", "title": "GAIA vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.json", "title": "Haven vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "Instinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "IronClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.json", "title": "Lindy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.json", "title": "nanobot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json", "title": "Dots vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orbits vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orchid vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.json", "title": "Poke vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "szn vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.json", "title": "szn vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.json", "title": "szn vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.json", "title": "szn vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "szn vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "szn vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "Boski vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Caddy vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Caddy vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Caddy vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "Caddy vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "Caddy vs Grok Bot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven.json", "title": "Caddy vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "Caddy vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Caddy vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.json", "title": "Caddy vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Caddy vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Caddy vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Caddy vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke.json", "title": "Caddy vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town.json", "title": "Caddy vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Caddy vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-natura.json", "title": "Caddy vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-pally.json", "title": "Caddy vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Caddy vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Caddy vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.json", "title": "Leon vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.json", "title": "Pally vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.json", "title": "szn vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Caddy vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.json", "title": "szn vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 5, "caddy-app": 10, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "szn": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "caddy-app": 10, "edge": "", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "szn": 10, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "caddy-app": 0, "edge": "", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "szn": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "caddy-app": 0, "edge": "", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "szn": 0, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "caddy-app": 30, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "szn": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 53, "caddy-app": 55, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "szn": 2, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 29, "caddy-app": 52, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "szn": 23, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.", "verdicts": { "caddy-app": "Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two.", "szn": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.min.md" }, "markdown": "Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- Caddy: grade F, 16.7/100, rank #996 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json\n- szn: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1010 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Caddy (F)\n\nGood for: People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 10 against 5\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 2\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 52 against 23\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### szn (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.\n\nWatch for: Early access by access code only.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Caddy | szn | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 5 | Caddy +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 10 | even |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Caddy +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 2 | Caddy +53 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 52 | 23 | Caddy +29 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **16.7 · F** | **7.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Caddy | szn |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Caddy Technologies Inc. | Nomadic Futures |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). | Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply. |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-13 | none |\n| Terms last updated | | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Caddy.** Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two.\n\n**szn.** szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Caddy\n\n1. Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to.\n2. Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite.\n\n### szn\n\n1. Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.\n2. Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Caddy or szn?\n\nCaddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"caddy-app\", \"b\": \"szn\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare caddy-app szn`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Caddy or szn\n\n- [asaply vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md)\n- [Asmi vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Asmi vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.md)\n- [AstrBot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boba vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Boba vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boski vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.md)\n- [Caddy vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [Caddy vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Caddy vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [folk vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Haven vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [IronClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lindy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.md)\n- [nanobot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orchid vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Poke vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.md)\n- [szn vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.md)\n- [szn vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.md)\n- [szn vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [szn vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Boski vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Caddy vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Caddy vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Caddy vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Caddy vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [Caddy vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven.md)\n- [Caddy vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Caddy vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.md)\n- [Caddy vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Caddy vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Caddy vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Caddy vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke.md)\n- [Caddy vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town.md)\n- [Caddy vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Caddy vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-natura.md)\n- [Caddy vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-pally.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Caddy vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.md)\n- [Pally vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Caddy vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys.md)\n- [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Caddy competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.\n- szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. 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