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Pally vs Carly AI
Carly AI handles delegated email, calendars, and workflows; Pally handles personal errands from your texts.
Checked October 12, 2026 · Paid plans add agent and SMS delegation. See their site for the latest.
So, Carly AI or Pally?
The case for Carly AI
Choose Carly if your work centers on email threads, meeting scheduling, and agents with distinct inboxes. Its free plan covers MCP and basic workflows; the full assistant starts at $35 a month.
The case for Pally
Choose Pally if you want one free assistant for personal and work errands from iMessage, RCS, or Telegram. Pally can read your WhatsApp as a connected inbox, make and take calls, and handle bookings and checkout.
| Feature | Carly AIFree | PallyFree |
|---|---|---|
| Inbox management | ||
| Email and calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Slack | Yes | Yes |
| WhatsAppCarly AI: WhatsApp Business accounts can be connected; personal WhatsApp inbox not listed | PartialWhatsApp Business accounts can be connected; personal WhatsApp inbox not listed | Yes |
| iMessagePally: Only via the Mac app | No | PartialOnly via the Mac app |
| LinkedIn DMsPally: Only via the Mac app | No | PartialOnly via the Mac app |
| X DMsPally: Only via the Mac app | No | PartialOnly via the Mac app |
| Capabilities | ||
| Browser use, sign-ins and deep researchCarly AI: Web search and workflow website scrapingPally: Signs in with your saved logins | PartialWeb search and workflow website scraping | YesSigns in with your saved logins |
| Long-term memory | Yes | Yes |
| Long-running tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Reminders and routinesPally: One-off, recurring and location-based | Yes | YesOne-off, recurring and location-based |
| Inbound email addressCarly AI: Paid agents have their own email addresses | YesPaid agents have their own email addresses | Yes |
| Personal CRM of your contactsCarly AI: AI-native CRM | YesAI-native CRM | Yes |
| Outbound callsCarly AI: Business calling on Organization planPally: Waits on hold, gets through phone menus | PartialBusiness calling on Organization plan | YesWaits on hold, gets through phone menus |
| Takes calls for youCarly AI: AI receptionist on Organization planPally: A number you give out. Pally picks up, handles the call and tells you what happened. | PartialAI receptionist on Organization plan | YesA number you give out. Pally picks up, handles the call and tells you what happened. |
| Bookings and travelCarly AI: Books meetings and provides booking pages; travel not listedPally: Restaurants, appointments, travel; fare-drop watch, check-in | PartialBooks meetings and provides booking pages; travel not listed | YesRestaurants, appointments, travel; fare-drop watch, check-in |
| Shopping and checkoutPally: With your payment wallet | No | YesWith your payment wallet |
| Add to your group chats | No | Yes |
| Creates apps and websites | No | Yes |
| Generates images, video and music | No | Yes |
| Team and admin controlsCarly AI: Organization plan | YesOrganization plan | No |
| Integrations | ||
| Gmail and Google services | Yes | Yes |
| Outlook and Microsoft 365 | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Mail, Calendar and Contacts | No | Yes |
| Apple Photos | No | Yes |
| Notion, Linear, GitHub, JiraCarly AI: Thousands of apps; Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot listed | PartialThousands of apps; Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot listed | Yes |
| Granola and other meeting notes | No | Yes |
| LinkedIn and X | No | Yes |
| Bank account | No | Yes |
| Partiful | No | Yes |
| School portalsPally: Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard | No | YesGoogle Classroom, Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard |
| Any MCP or APICarly AI: MCP access on Free | YesMCP access on Free | Yes |
| Ways to message it | ||
| iMessageCarly AI: Carly explicitly lists SMS, not iMessage | NoCarly explicitly lists SMS, not iMessage | Yes |
| RCSCarly AI: Carly explicitly lists SMS, not RCS | NoCarly explicitly lists SMS, not RCS | Yes |
| TelegramCarly AI: Carly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | NoCarly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | Yes |
| ChatGPT, Claude and other AI toolsCarly AI: MCP access from Claude or ChatGPT | YesMCP access from Claude or ChatGPT | Yes |
| Phone callCarly AI: Carly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | NoCarly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | Yes |
| Slack | Yes | No |
Yes | Yes | |
| Privacy and security | ||
| Encrypted in transit and at restCarly AI: Says sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest | YesSays sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest | Yes |
| Doesn't train on your conversations and tool outputsCarly AI: Policy says no user data trains AI modelsPally: Trains by default; turn it off in settings | YesPolicy says no user data trains AI models | PartialTrains by default; turn it off in settings |
| Doesn't train on your connected dataCarly AI: Includes Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp dataPally: Your email, calendar and other connected accounts | YesIncludes Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp data | YesYour email, calendar and other connected accounts |
| Never sells your dataCarly AI: No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | NoNo complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Yes |
| No paid placement in recommendationsCarly AI: No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | NoNo complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Yes |
| View, edit and delete your dataCarly AI: Deletion and correction by email; self-service view not described | PartialDeletion and correction by email; self-service view not described | Yes |
| Price | ||
| PlansCarly AI: Free · Personal $35/moPally: Free | Free · Personal $35/mo | Free |
Features neither one offers are left out. See every assistant on one grid.
Where Carly AI shines.
Agents with their own inboxes
Paid Carly agents get names, email addresses, integrations, permissions, and files, so you can delegate email threads to a specific agent.
Calendar and group scheduling
Carly handles availability polls, booking links, meeting rules, and multi-person scheduling threads.
Work integrations
Its paid plan lists Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Drive, Salesforce, HubSpot, and thousands of other app integrations.
What each one costs.
Carly AI
Free · Personal $35/mo
Carly has a free plan for MCP access, ten workflows, and calendar and task tools. Its Personal plan is $35 a month; Organization is $35 per seat a month. Paid plans add custom agents, email and SMS delegation, and credits.
Pally
Free
Pally is free, with almost unlimited usage limits. No waitlist or invitation. Cloud Mac is a paid add-on. Every connection, every automation, calls, and its own number and email.
Switching from Carly AI.
Pally's setup is texting a number, and connecting accounts is tapping a link it sends you. No account to create first.
Connect your email and calendar first
Gmail, Outlook, or iCloud Mail, and your calendars. Pally flags what needs you, summarizes the rest, and checks availability, books and moves events.
Then add the rest
Slack, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Drive, your own WhatsApp, your bank, and your own MCP servers. Save logins to its password vault and Pally runs web errands in a browser with them. Add it to group chats, with per-capability grants controlling what it shares from your accounts.
What carries over
Your accounts: Pally works from the email, calendars, and apps you already use. It remembers the people in your life and what matters to them, and you can browse and edit that memory in its web dashboard.
Pally vs Carly AI FAQ.
Is Carly AI free?
Yes. Carly AI's free plan includes MCP access, ten workflows, and calendar and task tools. Personal costs $35 a month, and Organization costs $35 per seat a month; Pally's free plan covers its assistant without those plan tiers.
Which is better, Pally or Carly AI?
Carly AI fits a team that delegates email threads to separate agents: its Personal plan is $35 a month and gives each agent an inbox. Pally fits one person's connected inboxes, calls, and errands on a free plan.
Can Carly AI manage my email and calendar?
Yes. Carly's paid Personal plan includes email delegation, unlimited Google and Microsoft email and calendars, and group scheduling. Its agents can have their own email addresses.
Can I text Carly AI from Android?
Yes, by SMS on Carly's Personal plan. Carly's published channel list does not name RCS or WhatsApp; Pally uses RCS on Android, with SMS only as a fallback on poor service.
Does Carly AI make phone calls?
Carly lists business SMS and calling and an AI receptionist on its Organization plan. Its pricing page does not describe a personal-agent calling feature on the Personal plan.
So how does Pally make money?
Pally plans to earn a fee from merchants when you buy through it. Merchants can never pay to change what Pally recommends to you. Cloud Mac, an optional add-on, is paid.