# Haven vs Orchid (slim)

> Haven scores 22.2 (F) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Haven scores 22.2 (F) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Orchid leads on reliability, schema & documentation and transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Haven: F 22.2, rank #986 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/haven.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Haven, good for A consumer assistant for one person who wants to phone, text or email it and have it remember them. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 6 against 0; Security & auth, 13 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 35 against 24.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 35; Schema & documentation, 10 against 4; Transparency & trust, 60 against 51.

| Category | Haven | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 35 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 4 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 6 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 13 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 35 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Haven | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Hello Haven, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Hello Haven's Terms of Service | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-24 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-24 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |