# IronClaw vs Lindy (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to Lindy's 32.3 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Lindy's 32.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- Lindy: F 32.3, rank #968 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lindy.min.md
- IronClaw, good for One technical owner who wants a self-hosted assistant over Gmail, Calendar, Slack and Telegram with credentials kept out of the model's reach. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 24; Schema & documentation, 74 against 32; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 43; Security & auth, 66 against 49; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35; Maintenance & community, 74 against 9; Transparency & trust, 75 against 52. Also Open source.
- Lindy, good for Lindy suits a person or small team that lives in Slack and Google or Microsoft mail and wants briefs, drafts, scheduling and meeting notes done on a schedule. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | IronClaw | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 24 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 43 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 9 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Lindy's Terms of Service. No source is published |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2025-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-09-28 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 13k stars | none |