# Lobby vs Orchid (slim)

> Orchid scores 20.2 (F) to Lobby's 11.1 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Orchid scores 20.2 (F) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Lobby leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.

- Lobby: F 11.1, rank #1182 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #1147 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Lobby, good for A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 20 against 10.
- 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 15; Maintenance & community, 24 against 2; Transparency & trust, 60 against 43.

| Category | Lobby | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 43 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lobby | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Lobby OS, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 2026. | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |