Boba alternatives

Boba is on iMessage, SMS and Web, and to start you text a number. These 8 agents do a similar job. Each row says what the two have in common and the one thing that changes if you switch.

The 8 closest

Ordered by how much ground they share with Boba: same job first, then the same things it can do, then the same places you can reach it. Not a ranking of quality, which we have not measured.

Pally
Life-admin triage where relationship nudges are a side effect, not the pitch
iMessageRCSTelegram
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on SMS and Web
Lindy
A work assistant you reach in Slack, iMessage or Gmail, built on the web first
SlackiMessageSMSWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingAlso on Slack
Wajo
A group agent that places its own calls and pays with its own card
iMessageSMSVoiceEmail
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on Web
Jarvie
A group-chat sidekick with a published number, free while it works out what to charge for
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threads and Persistent memoryNot on Web
Orchid
Email triage, calendar and bookings, with 220,000+ emails processed
iMessageSMSText it+1 415 299 9916
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on Web
asaplybeta
A number you text to get an errand run: coffee ordered ahead, tickets held, a ride queued, paid in the thread
iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hey asaply! What's good around me?+1 628 264 4787
Both do Bookings and reservations and RemindersNot on Web
Brea
A hosted agent in iMessage with 2,100 integrations, prebuilt automations and a browser on the $39 plan
iMessageSMSRCSTelegramWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingAlso on RCS and Telegram
brobot
Added to a group thread you already have, and jumps in on food, drinks and plans
iMessage
Both do Group threads and TravelNot on SMS and Web

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