Comparison

Kestra vs Lindy

On the evidence we track, Lindy leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Kestra59
★Lindy73
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kestra59 / 100medium · 54%
Lindy73 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Model
Kestrafreemium
Price level
Kestralow
Lindymid
Starting price
Kestra–
Lindy$29.99
Transparent
Kestra✗
Lindy✓
Integrations
Count
Kestra2,000
Lindy1,500
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Hipaa
Kestra–
Lindy✓
Soc2
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Content
Faq
Kestra7 items
Lindy7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai workflow automation. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Builder UI architecture
KestraVisual node canvas
LindyVisual node canvas
Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Web scraping and browser automation nodes
Kestra✗
Lindy✓
Bring your own key byok for LLM inference
Kestra✓
Lindy✗
Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
On premise self hosted deployment option
Kestra✓
Lindy✗
SOC2 type ii
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
ISO 27001
Kestra✗
Lindy✗
Pricing model
Kestra-
LindyPer user seat

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Kestra

A language-agnostic platform that lets teams define and run business-critical workflows declaratively as code, with built-in scheduling, event-driven triggers, retries, failure handling, and full observability across cloud, on-premise, and air-gapped deployments.

Independently observed

Lindy

Leader

An AI teammate that plugs into your work tools, learns your processes, and handles routine tasks like reporting, CRM updates, and email management for your entire team.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Kestra

HybridFree tier
  • Open SourceFree
  • Kestra CloudManaged cloud with enterprise support
    • Fully Managed Platform (Hosting, Upgrades, Monitoring)
    • Built-in Security and Governance Features
    • Customer Success Program & Enterprise Support with SLA
    • Audit Logs
  • Kestra EnterpriseContact sales
    • Run anywhere Cloud, On-Prem, Air-Gapped
    • RBAC, audit logs, secrets management, asset lineage
    • AI Copilot (Any LLM Cloud or Self-Hosted)
    • Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
as of verify ↗

Lindy

Leader
from $29.99/user/moSubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

From $29.99/user/mo (Team). Free tier with $50 credits.

  • FreeFree
  • Team$29.99/user/mo with 3,000 credits/month shared pool
    • 3,000 credits per month
    • Credits pooled across team
    • Top-up at $10/1,000 credits
    • Model selection
    • Computer use
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • HIPAA compliance & signed BAA
    • SSO & SCIM
    • Audit logs
    • Shared usage + bonus credits
    • Dedicated support
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
CLI
Kestra✓
Lindy✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kestra✓
Lindy✓
Self-hosted
Kestra✓
Lindy✗
On-premise
Kestra✓
Lindy✗
Air-gapped
Kestra✓
Lindy✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • Salesforce

Kestra

58 total - 56 not shared
  • Ansible
  • dbt
  • Spark
  • Airbyte
  • Dremio
  • Arrow Flight SQL
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • S3
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Postgres
  • JDBC databases
  • HTTP APIs
  • Polars
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Node.js
  • Go
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
  • +32 more
Independently observed

Lindy

Leader
18 total - 16 not shared
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Calendar
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
  • Airtable
  • Calendly
  • PandaDoc
  • Parallel Web Systems
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • iMessage
  • Parallel Web
  • Epic
  • Athena
  • Zapier
Independently observed
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