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Break free from the seat tax.

Open a Space for free and bring the whole team in. Paid plans add shared Space capacity and managed AI usage, not another seat. Upgrade when the work needs more room, not when one more teammate needs access.

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Choose your capacity

Upgrade the Space. Not the roster.

Every plan includes the whole team. Choose the amount of history, collaboration, and managed AI capacity your Space needs.

Free

Free forever. Whole team joins.

$0/ Space / mo

Free forever · no card

Create free Space

Whole team joins free, never per seat
8 channels · 1 board
Joby built in
Managed AI usage available prepaid
30-day history

Pro

Leading AI models, one team

$23/ Space / mo

Billed annually ($276/yr) · or $29 monthly

Start in Lydo

Whole team joins, unlimited history
25 channels · 5 boards
Use Lydo-managed models
Includes shared managed AI usage each month for team tasks and conversations
Five-hour and weekly usage meters

Business

Every AI, built into your operation

$79/ Space / mo

Billed annually ($948/yr) · or $99 monthly

Start in Lydo

Whole team joins, unlimited channels and boards
Use Lydo-managed models
4× the managed AI usage of Pro
Five-hour and weekly usage meters
50,000 Space BYOK agent runs each month

Scale

High-volume AI for a larger team

Most common

$319/ Space / mo

Billed annually ($3,828/yr) · or $399 monthly

Start in Lydo

Whole team joins, unlimited channels and boards
Over 13× the managed AI usage of Pro
Five-hour and weekly usage meters
100,000 Space BYOK agent runs each month

Enterprise

Custom capacity, terms, and rollout

Custom

Scoped with your team

Talk to sales

Custom managed AI and Space BYOK capacity
Custom billing and deployment terms
Security and compliance scoped to your requirements
Dedicated rollout support

Billing that follows the work

Checkout is attached to a Space.

Pro, Business, and Scale are self-serve in Lydo. New Spaces can continue to Stripe after creation; existing Spaces upgrade from Space Settings → Billing.

Joby is free in every Space. Paid plans include managed AI usage, every plan can buy more prepaid usage, and Business, Scale, and Enterprise can also bring provider keys with no provider lock-in.

ProBilled annually ($276/yr) · or $29 monthly

BusinessBilled annually ($948/yr) · or $99 monthly

ScaleBilled annually ($3,828/yr) · or $399 monthly

Per-seat tools

Every new teammate raises the bill, so collaborators, contractors, clients, and part-time teammates get left in side chats.

Lydo

Members are unlimited on every plan, and every AI teammate shares the same channels, notes, and Vault. The Space upgrades when your team wants more capacity, not when one more person needs context.

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See the pricing model against the defaults.

Lydo is priced around the Space because the buying question is not just monthly cost. It is whether every person and every piece of context can be included.

As of June 2026. Each cell links to the source page used for that claim.

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Lydo compared with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord.
Buying question	Lydo	Slack	Microsoft Teams	Discord
Pricing model	Yes.Flat per Space; the whole team joins free.Source: Pricing	No.Per active member seat.Source: Slack comparison	No.Per user through Microsoft 365 licensing.Source: Teams comparison	Partly.Free plus paid perks; not an organization billing model.Source: Discord comparison
Whole team joins free	Yes.Unlimited members on every plan.Source: Pricing essay	No.Every active member is part of the paid-seat math.Source: Slack comparison	No.Full workspace access follows per-user licensing.Source: Teams comparison	Partly.People can join free, but business governance is not the model.Source: Discord comparison
All-in-one workspace	Yes.Chat, calls, notes, boards, calendar, files, events, and AI in one Space.Source: Spaces	Partly.Chat-first; boards, tasks, and calendar usually need apps.Source: Slack comparison	Partly.Deep Microsoft 365 suite split across Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and Outlook.Source: Teams comparison	No.Chat, voice, video, and community events; no durable work system.Source: Discord comparison
AI that knows the work	Yes.Joby plus approved connected agents can use Space context.Source: AI agents	Partly.Slack AI and Salesforce AI are separately packaged.Source: Slack comparison	Partly.Copilot is strongest inside the Microsoft 365 graph.Source: Teams comparison	No.Bots and apps, not a native workspace agent layer.Source: Discord comparison
Model choice	Yes.Any model, your context. Switch labs without losing a thing.Source: AI agents	No.Their assistant, their model menu.Source: Slack comparison	No.Copilot ties the choice to the Microsoft stack.Source: Teams comparison	No.No workspace model layer to choose from.Source: Discord comparison
Privacy and admin controls	Yes.MLS end-to-end encryption is rolling out for DMs and group messages; Space channels can opt in. Plus Confidential erase and roles.Source: Security	Partly.Retention and admin controls; optimized for desk-based paid workspaces.Source: Slack comparison	Partly.Enterprise compliance and admin depth inside Microsoft 365.Source: Teams comparison	No.Community-oriented controls, not business-grade offboarding and audit.Source: Discord comparison
Best fit	Teams in motion: operators, startups, crews, communities, and multi-location groups.Source: Use cases	Desk-based teams that depend on a specific Slack app directory workflow.Source: Slack comparison	Microsoft-standardized enterprises already deep in Office, SharePoint, and Outlook.Source: Teams comparison	Fan communities, gaming groups, hangouts, and always-on voice culture.Source: Discord comparison

Lydo vs

Slack

Pricing model: Lydo: Flat per Space; the whole team joins free.Source; Slack:No.Per active member seat.Source
Whole team joins free: Lydo: Unlimited members on every plan.Source; Slack:No.Every active member is part of the paid-seat math.Source
All-in-one workspace: Lydo: Chat, calls, notes, boards, calendar, files, events, and AI in one Space.Source; Slack:Partly.Chat-first; boards, tasks, and calendar usually need apps.Source
AI that knows the work: Lydo: Joby plus approved connected agents can use Space context.Source; Slack:Partly.Slack AI and Salesforce AI are separately packaged.Source
Model choice: Lydo: Any model, your context. Switch labs without losing a thing.Source; Slack:No.Their assistant, their model menu.Source
Privacy and admin controls: Lydo: MLS end-to-end encryption is rolling out for DMs and group messages; Space channels can opt in. Plus Confidential erase and roles.Source; Slack:Partly.Retention and admin controls; optimized for desk-based paid workspaces.Source
Best fit: Lydo: Teams in motion: operators, startups, crews, communities, and multi-location groups.Source; Slack:Desk-based teams that depend on a specific Slack app directory workflow.Source

Lydo vs

Microsoft Teams

Pricing model: Lydo: Flat per Space; the whole team joins free.Source; Microsoft Teams:No.Per user through Microsoft 365 licensing.Source
Whole team joins free: Lydo: Unlimited members on every plan.Source; Microsoft Teams:No.Full workspace access follows per-user licensing.Source
All-in-one workspace: Lydo: Chat, calls, notes, boards, calendar, files, events, and AI in one Space.Source; Microsoft Teams:Partly.Deep Microsoft 365 suite split across Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and Outlook.Source
AI that knows the work: Lydo: Joby plus approved connected agents can use Space context.Source; Microsoft Teams:Partly.Copilot is strongest inside the Microsoft 365 graph.Source
Model choice: Lydo: Any model, your context. Switch labs without losing a thing.Source; Microsoft Teams:No.Copilot ties the choice to the Microsoft stack.Source
Privacy and admin controls: Lydo: MLS end-to-end encryption is rolling out for DMs and group messages; Space channels can opt in. Plus Confidential erase and roles.Source; Microsoft Teams:Partly.Enterprise compliance and admin depth inside Microsoft 365.Source
Best fit: Lydo: Teams in motion: operators, startups, crews, communities, and multi-location groups.Source; Microsoft Teams:Microsoft-standardized enterprises already deep in Office, SharePoint, and Outlook.Source

Lydo vs

Discord

Pricing model: Lydo: Flat per Space; the whole team joins free.Source; Discord:Partly.Free plus paid perks; not an organization billing model.Source
Whole team joins free: Lydo: Unlimited members on every plan.Source; Discord:Partly.People can join free, but business governance is not the model.Source
All-in-one workspace: Lydo: Chat, calls, notes, boards, calendar, files, events, and AI in one Space.Source; Discord:No.Chat, voice, video, and community events; no durable work system.Source
AI that knows the work: Lydo: Joby plus approved connected agents can use Space context.Source; Discord:No.Bots and apps, not a native workspace agent layer.Source
Model choice: Lydo: Any model, your context. Switch labs without losing a thing.Source; Discord:No.No workspace model layer to choose from.Source
Privacy and admin controls: Lydo: MLS end-to-end encryption is rolling out for DMs and group messages; Space channels can opt in. Plus Confidential erase and roles.Source; Discord:No.Community-oriented controls, not business-grade offboarding and audit.Source
Best fit: Lydo: Teams in motion: operators, startups, crews, communities, and multi-location groups.Source; Discord:Fan communities, gaming groups, hangouts, and always-on voice culture.Source