6 Best Town Alternatives in 2026
Town (town.com) just raised a $55M Series A from a16z and Forerunner (June 2026), and a lot of people are taking a first look. It’s an AI workspace assistant — you get a “Townie” with its own @town.com address, forward it email or message it on Slack, WhatsApp, or Telegram, and it executes across your apps. It now connects to 50+ tools and ships pre-built routines: contact research, morning briefings, newsletter digests.
One thing hasn’t changed, and it’s the deciding factor for a lot of people: Town is Google-only for email and calendar — there’s no Outlook or Microsoft 365 support. If you live in Outlook, Town can’t run your inbox. The other friction points: routines are largely pre-defined and harder to customize, and the iOS/voice-forward angle suits some people more than others. Here are six alternatives.
1. Carly
Carly is an AI agent platform you email like a colleague — same forward-and-go pattern as Town, but you give each agent its own name and email address. The biggest difference is the one Town’s funding didn’t fix: Town is Google-only for email and calendar. Carly supports the full Outlook / Microsoft 365 stack alongside Google — so it works for the half of professionals who live in Outlook.
What makes it different from Town: Town is opinionated about its pre-built routines and locked to Google for mail. Carly is a platform you shape — custom agents with names and emails you choose, 200+ integrations, and native Outlook / Microsoft 365 support. The Zapier-style automation workflows run free (no AI step = no cost), so you only pay once an agent is doing real work.
Where Carly pulls ahead of Town:
- Outlook & Microsoft 365. Town runs on Google only — it can’t manage an Outlook inbox or Microsoft 365 calendar. Carly does both, alongside Google.
- No credit meter. Town bills by credits with pay-as-you-go overage ($0.03–0.044 each) once you pass your monthly allotment, so a busy month costs more. Carly’s automation workflows run free, and AI agents start at $35/month.
- Agents you shape, not fixed routines. Town’s routines are pre-defined — if your workflow is off-menu, there’s no custom skill to build. Carly builds custom agents around your actual process and gives each its own name and email.
- 200+ integrations vs. Town’s ~50.
Best for: People who want a Town-style assistant that also runs Outlook, with custom agents and broader integrations.
Pricing: Free, unlimited automation workflows; AI agents start at $35/month
2. Martin
iOS-first AI assistant that handles email, calendar, and task delegation through voice and text. Very similar voice-forward angle to Town.
What makes it different from Town: Martin is the closest voice-and-iOS competitor. Town has more pre-built routines; Martin has tighter native voice UX.
Best for: iPhone users who want a voice-first assistant.
Pricing: From $21/month (annual) / $35/month
3. Lindy
AI executive assistant that runs your inbox — triaging email, drafting replies in your voice, scheduling meetings, and taking notes, with proactive alerts over iMessage.
What makes it different from Town: Both are proactive assistants, but Lindy drafts and waits for your approval, so you’re still the one sending. If you want an agent that finishes the work on its own, Carly is the more reliable alternative.
Best for: People who want a proactive inbox assistant and are happy reviewing and sending its drafts.
Pricing: Free tier; paid from $49.99/month
4. Dust
AI assistant platform for building company-specific agents on top of your data sources.
What makes it different from Town: Dust is the build-your-own platform; Town is the finished product. Dust is for engineering-heavy teams; Town is for individuals.
Best for: Engineering-heavy teams building internal AI agents.
Pricing: 15-day trial; from €29/user/month
5. Cassidy
AI assistant for business workflows — strong on knowledge bases, internal Q&A, and workflow automation across Slack, email, and Drive.
What makes it different from Town: Cassidy is more focused on internal knowledge and workflows; Town leans toward executive-style daily briefings.
Best for: Mid-size teams that need a shared AI workspace.
Pricing: Free tier; Business custom
6. Dimension
Proactive AI assistant for engineering teams — briefings before meetings, deploy watching, PR context, and Gmail/Slack/Linear/Notion integration.
What makes it different from Town: Dimension is engineering-focused; Town is generalist. Same proactive routine pattern in different domains.
Best for: Engineering teams.
Pricing: Custom
Town Alternatives Compared
| Tool | Email Forward | Voice | Pre-Built Routines | Custom Agents | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carly | Yes | Light (text) | Light | Yes (200+ tools) | $35/mo |
| Martin | Yes | Yes (deep) | Yes | Light | $21/mo (annual) |
| Lindy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (deep) | Trial / $49.99/mo |
| Dust | Light | No | No | Yes | 15-day trial / €29/user/mo |
| Cassidy | Light | No | Yes | Yes | Free / Custom |
| Dimension | Yes | Light | Yes | Light | Custom |
FAQ
What’s the closest alternative to Town’s email-forward workflow? Carly — forward to your dedicated email address, agent executes. Same pattern, broader integrations.
Does any alternative also do voice on iOS? Martin is the iOS voice specialist. Town has it too. Carly reaches you over text instead.
Can I get Town’s morning briefings without the rest? Most AI assistants ship a daily-digest pattern. Carly, Lindy, and Cassidy all support it via custom agents.
More: Best AI agent platforms · Best AI personal assistants · Best AI tools for executives · Poke alternatives · Dimension alternatives
Ready to automate your busywork?
Carly schedules, researches, and briefs you—so you can focus on what matters.
See what people say
"Before Carly, I relied on a Calendly link, but the whole process felt impersonal and not very professional. Carly changed that by handling all the back-and-forth, so I'm no longer stuck in endless email threads trying to line up schedules.
Now Carly reaches out to candidates, shares my real-time availability, lets them pick a slot, then sends a Zoom link and drops it straight into my calendar. She sends reminders to both of us before each call, which has significantly reduced no-shows and last-minute confusion.
On top of scheduling, Carly acts like a full executive assistant, sending me my schedule the night before so I can prepare for each call. It reminds me of the old x.ai assistant, but Carly is noticeably smarter, faster, and better suited to my healthcare recruitment business."
