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The best AI employees for small business

Three AI employee tools compared from their own pricing pages: Bolts, Lindy and Sumus. Prices, free trials, standout features and who each suits.

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In short

We compared three AI employee tools whose pricing pages we checked on 11 Nov 2026. Bolts (our product) suits small businesses that want a shared Business Brain, a website chat and approvals on one per-account plan from $19 a month. Lindy suits teams that need 3,000+ integrations and built-in meeting notes, at $49.99 per active user. Sumus offers AI teammates from $20 a month with a no-card free start and native phone and Mac apps.

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How we compared

We only list facts from each product's own pricing page, checked on 11 Nov 2026, and from our own product. Bolts is made by BuildItOmi, the publisher of this page. Prices are monthly list prices in US dollars.

1. Bolts: best for an AI team that knows your business

  • Price: $19 to $299 a month per account (1 to 200 people). Yearly is 10 months for 12.
  • Free start: 30 minutes on Bolts Lite, Bolts and Bolts Pro; card needed.
  • Stands out: a shared Business Brain, a chat Bolt on your website, a Lead that splits one job across your Bolts, a cloud computer on every plan, and approval before anything goes out.
  • Keep in mind: integrations are Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Notion, Slack, webhooks, your API and MCP, fewer than Lindy's.

2. Lindy: best for many integrations

  • Price: Team plan $49.99 per active user a month.
  • Free start: $50 in credits for 7 days, no card.
  • Stands out: 3,000+ integrations and MCP, a choice of major AI models per task, built-in meeting notes and inbox management.
  • Keep in mind: billed per active user; computer use is listed on its Pro and Max plans.

3. Sumus: best for a low-cost team plan with apps

  • Price: Pro $20 a month, up to 50 members.
  • Free start: 1,000 one-time credits, no card.
  • Stands out: AI teammates that build their own team, a marketplace, frontier models (Claude, GPT, Grok and more), and iOS, Android and Mac apps.
  • Keep in mind: a shared business memory, approvals before actions and a website chat are not listed on its pricing page.

Side by side

BoltsLindySumus
Lowest monthly price$19$49.99 per user$20
PricingPer accountPer active userPer plan, up to 50 members
Free start30 min, card$50 credits, 7 days1,000 credits
Website chatYesNot listedNot listed
Approvals before actionsYesYesNot listed

From each product's pricing page on 11 Nov 2026. "Not listed" means not listed on their pricing page.

Which should you choose?

  • Want AI employees that answer from your own business facts, work on your website and ask before acting: Bolts.
  • Need thousands of app integrations and meeting notes: Lindy.
  • Want the lowest team price and native apps: Sumus.

Questions

What is the best AI employee for a small business?
It depends on the job. Bolts suits businesses that want a shared Business Brain, website chat and approvals on one plan; Lindy suits teams that need many integrations; Sumus offers the lowest team price with native apps.
Which AI employee is cheapest?
By lowest monthly plan on 11 Nov 2026: Bolts Lite $19, Sumus Pro $20, Lindy Team $49.99 per active user.
Is this roundup independent?
No. Bolts is our product. We list only facts from each product's own pricing page, with the date we checked.

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