Which work agent tells you the most

Agents aimed at professional workflows and teams. alfred_ discloses the most of the 19 here, at 9 of 9. Every criterion is mechanical and listed below, so you can recompute any position yourself.

What each one tells you

Every disclosure below is something these companies could publish today at no cost. A low score is a choice rather than a limitation.

1
alfred_
Triages the inbox, drafts the reply and turns email into tasks, with a text line into it
SMS
9 of 9Discloses everything measured
2
Arlo
Reads your work tools and asks approval before anything consequential goes out
iMessageSMSText it, opens with hey Arlo+1 407 234 1884
9 of 9Discloses everything measured
3
Slashy
An email client for founders whose agent you can also reach from iMessage and Slack
iMessageSlack
9 of 9Discloses everything measured
4
Lindy
A work assistant you reach in Slack, iMessage or Gmail, built on the web first
SlackiMessageSMSWeb
8 of 9Does not disclose: says what happens if you cancel
5
Brea
A hosted agent in iMessage with 2,100 integrations, prebuilt automations and a browser on the $39 plan
iMessageSMSRCSTelegramWeb
7 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, says where to report a bug
6
Caddybeta
A work assistant in your texts, blue bubbles on iPhone and RCS on Android
iMessageRCSSMS
7 of 9Does not disclose: names its model providers, says where to report a bug
7
Juke
Runs an athlete's sponsorship deals over iMessage, and tells them when an offer is too low
iMessage
7 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, says where to report a bug
8
Notis
Executes across your existing tools from a text, on five channels
iMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail
7 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, says where to report a bug
9
Sabi
An executive assistant by text for owners who do not want software: inbox, calendar, tasks and the books
iMessageSMS
7 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, says where to report a bug
10
dots
OpenAI's always-on agents, each with its own cloud computer, reached in ChatGPT, Slack and Teams
SlackWebVoice
6 of 9Does not disclose: addresses people who never signed up, says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages
11
iHermes
A hosted Hermes Agent over iMessage: connect Google and other tools by link, hand off work by text, nothing to install
iMessage
6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
12
Otty
A career agent in WhatsApp that finds jobs and applies once you agree which ones and how many
WhatsApp
6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
13
Shuffle
A texting AI that makes images, music and games, and runs tasks on sites for you
iMessageSMSText it, opens with hey shuffle, im new here... what can u actually do?+1 402 763 0072
6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
14
Vellum
An agent with its own identity and filesystem, across text, desktop and voice
TelegramSlackEmailVoiceWeb
6 of 9Does not disclose: says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, says where to report a bug
15
Zo Computer
A cloud computer that runs while you are away, reachable from your Messages app
iMessageSMSTelegramDiscordSlackEmail
6 of 9Does not disclose: says whether it trains on you, names who carries the messages, names its model providers
16
Rene
One agent for every app and errand, in iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram, with a morning brief and no number published
iMessageWhatsAppTelegram
5 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug, says how you start
17
Air by WZRDbeta
A persistent Ubuntu computer per person, driven from an iMessage thread, in private beta at $50 a month
iMessageWeb
4 of 9Does not disclose: has a privacy policy, says whether it trains on you, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
18
Howie
A calendar secretary you copy into a thread or text, who books the meeting and chases the reply
iMessageSMSEmail
4 of 9Does not disclose: says whether it trains on you, says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
19
Stanley
A creator's posting agent from Stan: drafts in your voice, schedules, posts, texts you the numbers
iMessageSMSTelegramWebText it, opens with Hey Stanley! What can you do for me?+1 646 382 4226
4 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug

How this is scored

Publishes a price: You can find out what it costs without signing up
Has a privacy policy: There is a document at all, for a product that reads your messages
Says whether it trains on you: States plainly whether your conversations train a model
Addresses people who never signed up: Says what happens to the data of others in your threads
Says what happens if you cancel: States whether your history is kept or deleted
Names who carries the messages: Names the company that actually holds your texts
Names its model providers: Says which AI companies see your conversations
Says where to report a bug: A researcher who finds a hole has somewhere to send it
Says how you start: You can tell what is required of you before you begin

Fewest steps before it does anything

Counted the same way as the onboarding ladder: joining a thread you are already in is zero, texting a number is one, installing an app before you can begin is four. Agents behind a waitlist or an invite are left out rather than ranked last, because unavailable is not the same as high friction.

1ShuffleAdd a number to a groupiMessageSMS
2ArloText a numberiMessageSMS
3CaddyText a numberiMessageRCSSMS
4JukeText a numberiMessage
5OttyTap one linkWhatsApp
6StanleyTap one linkiMessageSMSTelegramWeb
7alfred_Create an accountSMS
8BreaCreate an accountiMessageSMSRCSTelegramWeb
9dotsCreate an accountSlackWebVoice
10HowieCreate an accountiMessageSMSEmail
11iHermesCreate an accountiMessage
12LindyCreate an accountSlackiMessageSMSWeb
13NotisCreate an accountiMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail
14SabiCreate an accountiMessageSMS
15SlashyCreate an accountiMessageSlack
16VellumCreate an accountTelegramSlackEmailVoiceWeb
17Zo ComputerCreate an accountiMessageSMSTelegramDiscordSlackEmail

The work in full, unranked and filterable, or the other categories.