Sauna alternative: Ezail, the AI assistant for teams on Teams, Telegram and email
Last checked November 13, 2026. Both products change often, so check each site before you buy.
Sauna, made by Wordware, calls itself "a proactive AI teammate with a computer of her own." It runs in the cloud around the clock, sends you a daily summary, drafts replies and builds routines and small apps for your work. Ezail is an AI colleague you text on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack or Microsoft Teams, or Cc on email. It also gives your team one shared assistant with its own email address. Sauna suits people who want an assistant that builds its own tools and makes the first move. Ezail suits teams that want one assistant they can all Cc, in the apps they already use, at a lower price.
Sauna at a glance
Sauna 2.0, which added messaging apps, was announced on October 13, 2026.
- Where you use it: a web app, an iOS app, iMessage, Slack and email. You can forward email to hey@sauna.ai or Cc it on a thread. Sauna 2.0 also lists WhatsApp. Sauna connects to Outlook and Microsoft Teams, but you can't chat with it in Teams.
- What it does: works on its own cloud computer, sends a daily summary, drafts replies in your voice, runs scheduled tasks, and builds routines and small apps. It keeps memory for you and your workspace. It connects to thousands of apps and custom MCP servers. Browser automation is on the Team plan.
- Teams: shared Spaces for projects, shared folders, and access to a colleague's Sauna. Everyone needs their own account. There's no shared team email address.
- Security: SOC 2 Type II and CASA. Sauna doesn't train models on what you give it and asks before acting by default.
- Price: a free plan with daily credits. Paid plans are listed at $29, $99 and $299 a month, billed monthly. A Team plan is available on request.
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. There's no app to install.
- 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, or a company mailbox you connect. 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
| Sauna | Ezail | |
|---|---|---|
| Talk to it on | Web, iOS, iMessage, Slack, email, WhatsApp | WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, web |
| Microsoft Teams chat | No | Yes |
| Telegram | No | Yes |
| Shared team assistant with its own address | No | Yes |
| Builds its own apps and routines | Yes | Recurring tasks and automations |
| Phone calls | Not listed | Yes |
| Asks before acting | By default | Always, for email |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II, CASA | CASA Tier 2 |
| Entry price | $29 a month | $9 a month |
When Sauna is the better choice
- You want an assistant that builds its own small apps and routines.
- You want a proactive teammate that makes the first move every morning.
- You work on iPhone and in iMessage.
- You need a SOC 2 Type II vendor.
When Ezail is the better choice
- Your team wants one shared assistant. Cc the team's Ezail address on any thread and the reply goes to everyone on the team. In Sauna, every member works with their own Sauna.
- You work in Microsoft Teams or Telegram. You can message Ezail in both.
- You need phone calls. Ezail calls venues, suppliers and offices for you.
- You want to start small. Ezail starts at $9 a month, and a team of any size pays $499 a month on the Team plan.
Pricing compared
Sauna's free plan gives a small number of credits each day. Its pricing page lists paid plans at $29, $99 and $299 a month, billed monthly, and a Team plan on request. Sauna's own pages describe the plans in different ways, so confirm the details on sauna.ai/pricing.
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
Can I Cc Ezail on email like Sauna? Yes. Cc your personal assistant or your team's address, and Ezail picks up the thread.
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.
Sauna and Wordware are trademarks of their owner. Ezail is not affiliated with Sauna or Wordware. Facts about Sauna come from sauna.ai, its pricing page, security page, documentation and the Sauna 2.0 announcement, checked on November 13, 2026.