Lindy vs Viktor: which AI employee fits a Slack team?
Lindy and Viktor are both "AI employees" you can mention in Slack, but they bill and behave differently. Viktor charges per workspace with no seats: free up to $100 in credits, then monthly credit plans from $50 for 20,000 credits, shared by everyone. Lindy bills every active user, from $29.99 a month for 3,000 credits each, pooled across the team, and adds meeting recording, phone calls, and inbox management. Pick Viktor if many people will make occasional requests in Slack or Teams. Pick Lindy if a few people want a personal assistant for inbox, meetings, and calls, or if you need SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA today.
How do Lindy and Viktor compare at a glance?
| Lindy | Viktor | |
|---|---|---|
| How it bills | Per active user, from $29.99 / month for 3,000 credits each; every seat's credits go into one shared pool | Per workspace, no seats; $2.50 per 1,000 credits on every plan |
| Free start | $50 in credits, no card, lasts 7 days | Up to $100 in credits, no card; free credits never expire |
| Entry paid plan | $29.99 per user per month | $50 / month for 20,000 credits (some workspaces see $100 as the smallest plan) |
| Unused credits | Monthly credits reset each cycle; top-ups stay | Plan credits roll over for one month |
| Running out | Pauses until the next cycle or a top-up ($10 per 1,000 credits) | Pauses on the free plan until you choose a plan; paid plans can top up |
| Where you talk to it | Slack threads and mentions, iMessage, email, a Chrome extension inside Gmail | Slack, Microsoft Teams, a web app, and Discord |
| Integrations claimed | 1,500+ plus MCP | 9,800+ |
| Extras | Meeting recording and a shared meeting library, phone calls, inbox management | Reports, dashboards, small internal apps, code and PR reviews |
| Approvals | Anything with outside impact waits for approval; read-only lookups do not | Asks before sensitive actions; admins choose which tools need approval |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; HIPAA with a signed BAA, SSO, SCIM, and audit logs on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type 1 (Type II in progress), SAML SSO; EU data residency on Enterprise |
Verified Oct 2026 (October 26). Sources: Lindy pricing, Lindy security, Lindy home, Viktor pricing, Viktor plans and credits, Viktor security, Viktor llms.txt. Prices change often, so check both pages before you buy.
Which is cheaper for a small team, Lindy or Viktor?
It depends on how many people use it, because the two meters are different.
Lindy charges for every active user. Its pricing FAQ says anyone who uses Lindy takes a seat, including someone who simply @mentions Lindy in Slack. People who join through Slack get a 7-day free trial before their seat is billed. Five active users at the entry price is about $150 a month (5 x $29.99) for 15,000 pooled credits. Ten is about $300.
Viktor charges the workspace. Its plans page lists every plan at the same rate, $25 per 10,000 credits, and the bill does not change when more people start asking. The Team plan shown by default is $100 a month for 40,000 credits, and the picker goes down to $50 for 20,000 for most workspaces.
You cannot compare credits one-to-one. Lindy puts everyday asks at 2 to 250 credits. Viktor puts quick tasks at 100 to 300 credits and says 40,000 credits is roughly 80 to 400 tasks. The honest way to compare is to run the same three or four real tasks on both free tiers and read the usage page afterwards.
For a wider view across more tools, see AI agent pricing compared.
Who on the team can give each one work?
Both are shared agents: anyone in a channel can mention them, which is the main difference from personal agents that only take orders from their owner (more on that in personal vs shared AI agents).
The cost of that openness differs. With Viktor, a new person asking a question uses credits but adds no seat. With Lindy, each new person who uses it becomes a billed seat after the trial, and admins can set credit allocations per seat. If you want to let the whole company try it without a per-head bill, Viktor's model is easier. If you want spend to follow the people who rely on it, Lindy's model is more predictable per person.
What can Lindy do that Viktor can't, and the other way around?
- Lindy leans toward the personal-assistant side of work: it records meetings into a shared library, handles inbox and calendar, drafts replies in your voice, works over iMessage, and now makes phone calls (Lindy). It includes 40+ built-in skills and lets you choose the model per task.
- Viktor leans toward team output: reports, dashboards, spreadsheets, small internal apps, and code changes, delivered back in the thread. It also runs in Microsoft Teams and Discord, and exposes an MCP server and APIs on paid plans (Viktor).
Both run scheduled work (a Monday report, a morning brief) and both keep memory of how your team works.
Which one is easier to get through a security review?
Today, Lindy. Its security page lists SOC 2 Type II (audited by Johanson Group), GDPR, and HIPAA, with a signed BAA on Enterprise. Viktor's security page lists SOC 2 Type 1 with Type II in progress, SAML SSO, and EU data residency on Enterprise contracts. Both say they do not train models on your data.
If your buyer asks for a Type II report this quarter, that settles it. If not, ask both vendors for their current report under NDA and read our checklist on rolling out an AI agent in Slack safely.
Which should you pick?
- Pick Viktor if many people will ask for occasional work in Slack or Teams, you want one workspace bill, and you value the integration breadth.
- Pick Lindy if a handful of people want help with inbox, meetings, and calls, or if compliance (SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA) is a requirement.
- Pick neither yet if your real need is narrower: a weekly status update, a client report, or a handoff. Both can do it, but you will pay for capability you may not use.
We also compare each one with Geniusly directly: Geniusly vs Lindy and Geniusly vs Viktor. For a longer list, see Lindy alternatives for Slack teams.
Where does Geniusly fit?
Geniusly is an AI coworker for your team in Slack. It reads the accounts you connect (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub, Linear, and Google Ads) and prepares a brief, report, status update, or handoff for a person to review. Connected apps are read-only by default, except Google Sheets edits you explicitly ask for, and Slack messages beyond its reply are posted only after your approval. Anyone in a channel it has been invited to can ask it for work, it can run a task once, daily, or weekly, and it has a Free plan.
It is narrower than Lindy or Viktor on purpose. It does not record meetings, make calls, or build apps. It prepares recurring team work, such as a weekly operations brief, from tools you connect, and leaves the decision to send it with you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Viktor cheaper than Lindy?
For more than one or two active users, usually yes on list price, because Viktor bills the workspace ($50 to $100 a month on the smaller plans) while Lindy bills each active user from $29.99 a month. Credits are measured differently, so test the same tasks on both free tiers before deciding.
Does Lindy charge for everyone who mentions it in Slack?
Yes, after a trial. Lindy's pricing FAQ says anyone who uses Lindy takes a seat, including people who @mention it in Slack. Teammates who join through Slack get a 7-day free trial before the seat is billed.
Do Viktor credits roll over?
Paid plan credits roll over for one billing period, then expire. Free starter credits, top-ups, and reward credits do not expire. The free Starter plan has no rollover or top-ups.
Which is more secure, Lindy or Viktor?
On paper, Lindy has more attestations today: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA with a BAA on Enterprise. Viktor has SOC 2 Type 1 with Type II in progress and SAML SSO. Both say customer data is not used to train models.
Does Viktor work in Microsoft Teams?
Yes. Viktor works in Slack, Microsoft Teams, a web app, and Discord. Lindy works in Slack, email, iMessage, and a Gmail Chrome extension.