EU AI Act compliance, multi-LLM choice, and transparent € pricing — compared on the points that actually move a buying decision.
Last verified: 2026-05-05
TL;DR
AgentWorks and Lindy AI both offer AI agents that automate business workflows. AgentWorks differentiates on EU AI Act-ready governance, multi-LLM choice across vendors in one workspace, and transparent per-token € pricing with a live wallet. Lindy AI is stronger if you want a polished US-centric onboarding for sales and ops automation, accept GPT-only model lock-in, and do not need EU data residency.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Feature
AgentWorks
Lindy AI
Edge
EU AI Act compliance
Built in: per-agent risk classification, audit log, human-in-the-loop
Not advertised as an EU AI Act feature
GDPR + EU data residency
EU regions on managed cloud or self-hosted on Azure/AWS/GCP/IBM
US-hosted; EU residency not advertised
PII masking before LLM
Gateway-layer redaction across all models
Not advertised
LLM choice in one workspace
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral; switch per turn
Primarily OpenAI GPT models
Free tier
Starter: free with €5 token credit
Free trial; limited tasks/month
Entry paid tier
Pro €49 / month · pay-as-you-go wallet
From ~$49.99 / month (Pro tier, ~5,000 credits)
Pricing transparency
Per-token pass-through, live € wallet, no model markup
Credit-based, opaque mapping of credits to model calls
AI agent templates
200+ templates across marketing, sales, support, HR, finance, ops
Templates and "skills" library; sales-ops focused
Multi-agent pipelines
Visual chain of agents; daily/weekly schedules on Pro+
Triggered "Lindies" with workflows; mostly single-agent flows
Knowledge base + RAG
Native; ground any agent on documents and URLs
Knowledge upload; RAG across some skills
Human-in-the-loop approval
Per-agent and per-pipeline; required on high-risk EU AI Act steps
Confirmation prompts on some actions
Audit log
Every chat turn, agent run, tool call — exportable JSON/CSV
Activity log; export availability not documented
Custom agents built by vendor
AgentWorks AI engineers build to spec on Enterprise
Self-build via the Lindy editor
Self-hosted / on-prem
Self-host on Azure, AWS, GCP, or IBM Cloud (Enterprise)
SaaS only
Onboarding polish
Currently in private testing — contact-sales onboarding
Self-serve sign-up, polished US SaaS UX
When Lindy AI is the better choice
Lindy AI has more polish in places where a US-based SMB just wants to wire an AI agent into Gmail and HubSpot today.
You operate primarily in the US and do not need EU AI Act or GDPR controls.
You are happy with OpenAI GPT as the only model and do not need Claude, Gemini, or Mistral.
You want self-serve sign-up and instant access today, rather than a contact-sales onboarding.
You build mostly single-agent automations (one AI doing one job) and do not need multi-agent pipelines.
When AgentWorks is the better choice
AgentWorks is built for European teams that need governance and model choice, not just task automation.
You must comply with the EU AI Act (risk classification, audit log, human-in-the-loop) and GDPR.
You want EU data residency or self-hosted deployment on Azure, AWS, GCP, or IBM.
You want to pick the right model per task — GPT for one step, Claude for another, Gemini for a third — without juggling vendors.
You need PII redaction at the gateway layer before any data leaves the workspace.
You want transparent per-token € pricing with a live wallet, not opaque credit packs.
You run multi-agent pipelines (research → draft → review → publish) on a schedule.
Migrating from Lindy AI to AgentWorks
A practical six-step path. Run both systems in parallel for one week before cutting over.
1Export your Lindy "skills" and recipe definitions to JSON or PDF.
2Identify which Lindy automations match an existing AgentWorks template (32+ available); flag the rest for custom-agent builds.
3Import knowledge sources (documents, URLs) into AgentWorks knowledge bases; one base per Lindy skill is a clean 1:1 starting point.
4Re-implement triggers as AgentWorks scheduled runs or webhook-fired pipelines (Pro and higher).
5Validate per-agent risk classification under the EU AI Act, then enable human-in-the-loop on any high-risk step.
6Run both systems in parallel for one week, comparing outputs and audit logs before cutting Lindy off.
Is AgentWorks a Lindy AI alternative for European businesses?
Yes — AgentWorks is purpose-built for European teams. EU AI Act compliance, GDPR, EU data residency, PII masking before any LLM, and per-token € pricing are core to the platform. Lindy AI is a US-centric SaaS without EU AI Act or data-residency guarantees.
Does AgentWorks support OpenAI GPT like Lindy?
Yes — and Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and Mistral. You can switch model per turn within a single chat or set a different model per agent in a pipeline. Lindy is primarily OpenAI GPT-based.
How does AgentWorks pricing compare to Lindy AI?
Lindy uses credit packs that map to model calls behind the scenes. AgentWorks uses transparent per-token pricing pulled from each model vendor with no markup, billed from a live € wallet you can inspect at any time. Pro is €49/month with a pay-as-you-go token wallet; Team is €49/seat/month.
Can I build multi-agent workflows on AgentWorks like Lindy "skills"?
Yes — and AgentWorks goes further with multi-agent pipelines that chain specialized agents (research → draft → review → publish) on a schedule. Each step picks its own LLM, knowledge base, and tools. Available on Pro and higher.
Can I migrate my Lindy automations to AgentWorks?
Yes. The migration path: export Lindy skills, map to AgentWorks templates (200+ pre-built), build custom agents for anything not covered, import knowledge sources, re-implement triggers as schedules or webhooks, and run both systems in parallel for a week before switching over.
Is AgentWorks open for sign-up like Lindy?
AgentWorks is in private testing through 2026. All tiers (Starter, Pro, Team, Enterprise) start with a contact-sales conversation and a free test workspace. Lindy offers self-serve sign-up.
Private testing — Starter through Enterprise: talk to us and we will match the right plan.