Ordaily vs BotFast
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By Josh Mac Donald, founder of Ordaily
Ordaily and BotFast are both AI assistants you message in WhatsApp, but Ordaily is an AI PA (personal assistant) for one owner’s Gmail, Google Calendar, reminders and morning briefing that waits for your yes on every email and invite, at R999 a month in rand, while BotFast links to your own WhatsApp, reaches into 60 or more tools and asks for a single tap on critical actions, from US$9 a month. Both live in WhatsApp, and both can draft your email and manage your calendar. The difference is reach against guard rails: BotFast connects to many business tools, and Ordaily keeps a shorter list of tools with a confirm card on every send. Here they are row by row.
Side by side
| Compared on | Ordaily | BotFast |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI PA for your own work admin: email, calendar, reminders, to do lists, Slack catch up and a morning briefing, in one chat | In BotFast’s words, your AI assistant, in WhatsApp: email drafting, calendar management, data summaries, CRM queries and reminders |
| Who it is for | One person: a business owner, founder or solo professional running their own admin | Founders, teams, agencies and support operations that want their tools in one chat |
| Where it lives | WhatsApp, by text or voice note, with nothing new to install | Your own WhatsApp: you scan a QR code in Linked Devices and chat with it there, with no separate app |
| Email and calendar | Gmail (two mailboxes on Standard) and Google Calendar: drafts replies in your style and books, moves and cancels meetings with invites | Gmail and Google Workspace (Drive, Sheets and Docs), with email drafting and calendar management |
| Other tools | Slack catch up, ClickUp tasks and Fireflies meeting notes | Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Linear, Stripe and 60 or more tools in all |
| Outlook and Microsoft | Coming soon: Outlook, Microsoft Calendar and Teams | Not named on its home page |
| Asks before sending | Yes, every time: each email and invite waits on a confirm card for your yes, then you have 30 seconds to undo | For critical actions: sending external emails, deleting records and scheduling meetings with new people need a single tap to confirm |
| Morning briefing | Yes: every morning as text, a voice note or a PDF, and a Sunday week ahead | Not stated on its home page |
| Price | R999 a month, billed in rand. Standard, in early access: monthly, cancel any time | In US dollars, by credits: Starter US$9 a month (5,000 credits), Pro US$30 a month (25,000 credits), Business US$99 a month (100,000 credits) |
| Your data | Built for POPIA, hosted in Johannesburg, and your content is never used to train AI | Never trains models on your data; chats encrypted end to end by WhatsApp; logs deleted after 30 days unless you choose longer |
| Where it is based | Cape Town, South Africa | Not stated on its home page |
Which should you choose?
BotFast is the better fit if…
you want one assistant in WhatsApp that reaches into many business tools, such as Notion, HubSpot, Linear or Stripe, and you are happy to confirm only the critical actions. Its plans start low, in US dollars, and grow with the credits you use.
Ordaily suits you if…
you run your own admin on Gmail and Google Calendar and want every email and invite to wait for your yes, with time to undo. It sends nothing without your yes, sends you a morning briefing as text, a voice note or a PDF, keeps your reminders and to do lists, and costs one flat price in rand.
Questions
- What is the difference between Ordaily and BotFast?
- Ordaily and BotFast are both AI assistants you message in WhatsApp, but Ordaily is an AI PA (personal assistant) for one owner’s Gmail, Google Calendar, reminders and morning briefing that waits for your yes on every email and invite, at R999 a month in rand, while BotFast links to your own WhatsApp, reaches into 60 or more tools and asks for a single tap on critical actions, from US$9 a month.
- Do I need a new app for either one?
- No. BotFast links to your own WhatsApp through Linked Devices: you give your number, scan a QR code and start chatting. Ordaily also lives in WhatsApp; you sign up online, connect your Google account and message it by text or voice note.
- Will either one send an email without asking me?
- Ordaily never does: every email and invite waits on a confirm card for your yes, and you have 30 seconds to undo after you approve. BotFast asks for a single tap on critical actions, which its site lists as sending external emails, deleting records and scheduling meetings with new people.
- Which one connects to more tools?
- BotFast. Its site names Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Linear, Stripe and Google Workspace, and says 60 or more tools in all. Ordaily connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, ClickUp and Fireflies today.
- How do the prices compare?
- Ordaily Standard is R999 a month, billed monthly in rand, and you can cancel any time. BotFast prices in US dollars by monthly credits: Starter is US$9 a month with 5,000 credits, Pro US$30 with 25,000 and Business US$99 with 100,000 (checked 19 October 2026).
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)
- BotFast home page: your AI assistant, in WhatsApp, with no separate app: drop your number, scan a QR code in WhatsApp’s Linked Devices and start chatting; email drafting, calendar management, data summaries, CRM queries and reminders; Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Linear and Stripe, Google Workspace (Drive, Sheets and Docs) and 60 or more tools; Starter US$9 a month with 5,000 credits, Pro US$30 a month with 25,000 credits, Business US$99 a month with 100,000 credits; critical actions (sending external emails, deleting records, scheduling meetings with new people) need a one tap confirmation; it never trains models on your data, conversations are encrypted end to end through WhatsApp, and logs are deleted after 30 days unless you opt into longer retention.
BotFast is a product of its own company. Prices in US dollars as shown on its home page; BotFast may change them.
Your Gmail and calendar, behind your yes
Built for POPIA · Nothing sent without your yes · Your content is never used to train AI