Ruflo vs Zinley: Features, Pricing & Which Is Better (2026)

A side-by-side comparison of Ruflo and Zinley — features, pricing, and ideal use cases — to help you decide which AI tool fits your workflow.

Ruflo

rUv (ruvnet)

Free

Open-source agent meta-harness for Claude Code and Codex adding swarms, self-learning memory, MCP tools and security guardrails.

Agent Swarms: Over 100 specialized agents self-organize into coordinated swarms to split up and run complex tasks.
Self-Learning Memory: Remembers across sessions and learns from successful trajectories using local vector retrieval and contrastive updates.
MCP Server: Run npx ruflo mcp start to expose Ruflo's tools to Codex or any MCP-enabled client.
Claude Code Plugins: Core tools, a visual console and runtime mods add routing and policy enforcement inside Claude Code.
Terminal UI Console: Shows Overview, Cost, Swarm, Events and Missions pages, and also runs standalone.
Federation: Lets agents on different machines communicate securely without leaking data.
Hook-Based Routing: Hooks automatically route tasks and coordinate agents in the background.

Large Refactors: Split a big codebase change across a swarm of specialist agents.
Persistent Project Context: Keep knowledge across Claude Code sessions with vector memory.
Multi-Client Setups: Connect Codex or other MCP clients to the same tool server.
Cost Monitoring: Track spend and agent activity from the console during long runs.
Multi-Machine Collaboration: Let agents on separate machines coordinate through federation.

Freemium

A personal AI extension with its own phone number, inbox, and computer that answers calls, handles email, and gets work done in your name.

Own Phone Number: Zinley answers and places calls on a dedicated number, books meetings, follows up, and waits on hold, bringing you in only when a decision is yours.
Own Email Inbox: CC Zinley on a thread and it schedules meetings, negotiates details, and follows up in your tone, dropping the final invite on your calendar.
Own Computer: Runs its own machine and works on the devices you approve, executing multi-step work in the apps you use rather than only chatting about it.
People + Open-Loop Memory: Remembers who matters to you, shared history, and unfinished threads so you never re-explain backstory or lose a follow-up.
Plain-Language Receipts: Every handoff ends with a step-by-step recap of what was called, sent, or done, so you can audit the agent without reading raw logs.
Cross-Channel Reach: The same agent shows up on web, phone, text, email, iMessage, Discord, and Telegram, with mobile and desktop apps coming.
Native Integrations: Connects to Gmail, Slack, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Drive, Figma, and Stripe so it can act on real work, not just talk about it.
Rule-Bound Autonomy: You set the rules that govern what Zinley may decide on its own and when it must bring you in, keeping decisions under your control.

Handling Calls You Miss: Zinley answers unknown or unwanted calls on your number, screens candidates, vendors, or delivery, and hands off a summary instead of a voicemail.
Meeting Scheduling By CC: CC Zinley on an email thread and it books the meeting in your tone, dropping the final invite on your calendar without further back-and-forth.
Daily Work Handoffs: Kick off multi-step tasks on your computer — pull a report, update a doc, ship a small change — and get a receipt when it's done.
Cross-Device Continuity: Start a request on desktop and pick it up from your phone, text, or Telegram with the same memory of people and open loops.
Personal Ops For Founders / Executives: Delegate the constant flow of scheduling, follow-ups, and small operational calls to an extension that already knows the players.
Enterprise Deployment: Give teams their own Zinley extensions that share knowledge with the org while representing individual owners on external calls and email.