folk alternative: Ezail, the AI assistant for your work and your team
Last checked November 13, 2026. Both products change often, so check each site before you buy.
This page is about folk at folk.com, the AI you text, made by Nozomio Labs. It isn't about the folk CRM at folk.app.
folk says "be friends with anyone": "AI friends who live in your texts and help with real life." You text it on iMessage, Telegram or WhatsApp, and it keeps you on track with habits, routines, email and errands. Ezail is an AI colleague you message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack or Microsoft Teams, or Cc on email. It handles your inbox, calendar, calls and company tools, and your team can share one assistant. For a free, friendly companion that helps with everyday life, folk is a good pick. For an assistant built for work and for teams, look at Ezail.
folk at a glance
folk launched in beta in May 2026, and its iPhone app followed in October 2026.
- Where you use it: iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp (rolling out by region), an iPhone app and the web.
- What it does: sorts your Gmail or Outlook inbox, summarizes threads and drafts replies in your voice (you approve, folk sends). It remembers what you tell it, runs routines and morning briefings, watches prices and websites, and checks in with streaks. It also makes wake-up calls and calls businesses after you approve, helps book restaurants and shop, and reviews subscriptions through a read-only bank link. Each user gets an isolated cloud computer, and you can create AI characters to chat with.
- Connections: Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Outlook, Teams and MCP tools.
- Teams: folk is personal. There's no team plan or shared assistant.
- Privacy: folk says it never sells your data or uses it to train AI models. It asks before sending email, calling or paying.
- Price: free, with a daily message limit and a separate allowance for voice.
Ezail at a glance
- Where you use it: WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email and the web, connected to Gmail or Outlook and Google or Microsoft Calendar.
- Your own assistant: answers and drafts email (you approve every draft before it's sent), runs your calendar, makes phone calls, sets reminders and recurring tasks, reads voice notes, photos and files, and keeps projects up to date.
- Your team's assistant: one shared assistant per team with its own address, like
ai+yourteam@ezail.com. Cc it on a thread and it does the work in the team's tools (Notion, Linear or any MCP server), then replies to everyone on the team. - Security: CASA Tier 2 certified through the App Defense Alliance. Ezail doesn't use your Gmail or Calendar data to train AI models.
- Price: from $9 a month. The Team plan is $499 a month with unlimited members. Every plan starts with 7 free days.
Side by side
| folk | Ezail | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Everyday life, habits and companionship | Work and teams |
| Talk to it on | iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp, iPhone app, web | WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, web |
| Slack and Microsoft Teams chat | No | Yes |
| Asks before sending email | Yes | Yes |
| Phone calls | Yes, after you approve | Yes |
| AI characters and companions | Yes | No |
| Shared team assistant | No | Yes, with its own email address |
| Security certification | None listed | CASA Tier 2 |
| Price | Free, with daily limits | From $9 a month |
When folk is the better choice
- You want a free assistant for everyday life, routines and habits.
- You like the idea of AI friends and characters you can chat with.
- You text mostly on iMessage.
When Ezail is the better choice
- It's for work. Ezail lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams as well as WhatsApp and Telegram, and works in your company tools.
- Your team needs to share it. Cc the team's Ezail address on any thread, and the reply goes to everyone on the team.
- You need a vendor your company can approve. Ezail is CASA Tier 2 certified, and teams get their own assistant that never sees a member's personal inbox.
- You want one assistant for home and work. The same Ezail handles your personal errands and your work inbox, and your team can share one too.
Pricing compared
folk is free, with a daily message limit (100 messages in most places, fewer in some regions) and a separate allowance for voice. You can also bring your own AI keys.
Ezail plans are Go ($9 a month), Plus ($19), Pro ($199) and Team ($499 with unlimited members). Each plan's price comes back as credits for the work Ezail does, at cost.
Good to know
Is this the folk CRM? No. This page compares Ezail with folk at folk.com, the AI you text. The folk CRM at folk.app is a different product from a different company.
Does Ezail send email on its own? No. Ezail shows you every draft first. On a team, a member approves each email before it goes out.
folk is a trademark of its owner. Ezail is not affiliated with folk or Nozomio Labs. Facts about folk come from folk.com, its pricing page, privacy policy, terms and App Store listing, checked on November 13, 2026.