AI assistants and search

Lindy alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

leon-ai/leon17,417MITOpen-source personal assistant that automates tasks and responds to user queries via configurable plugins.Open on GitHub qwersyk/Newelle1,440GPL-3.0AI virtual assistant designed to handle user requests and automate tasks through conversational interactions.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Enterprise compliance and signed BAAs out of the box
Built-in SOC2/HIPAA attestations and audit logs
Large catalog of plug-and-play integrations and maintained connectors
Polished iMessage/SMS routing and high-availability infra
Ongoing model fine-tuning and production monitoring

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Lindy, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.