Most trustworthy AI assistant with your data
Which assistant can I trust with my accounts and personal data?
Updated · 26 assistants ranked
An assistant that books and buys for you needs your email, calendar and cards. This report ranks assistants on the two tests about trust: whether they ask only for what they need, keep to your rules and let go when you disconnect, and whether they let you see and delete what they remember.
Top picks
- 18.0NeoTop pick
Permissions 8Memory 8
- 27.5
Permissions 5Memory 10
- 37.5
Permissions 8Memory 7Time to finish 6m 30s
- 47.5
Permissions 7Memory 8
- 57.5
Permissions 6Memory 9
Top pick: highest average here. Best free option: highest among assistants you can use for free. Fastest that's still good: quickest median time to finish among those averaging 7 or more.
Full ranking
| # | Assistant | Permissions | Memory | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neo | 8 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Instinct | 5 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Town | 8 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Dots | 7 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 5 | szn | 6 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Tomo | 8 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Waldo | 7 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Wajo / Fo | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Bantr | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Familiar | 8 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Vellum | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Tab | 9 | 5 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Ask Ranger | 7 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Norton Family Assistant | 5 | 7 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Buoy | 7 | 5 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Friday | 6 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Del | 8 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 18 | OpenInstinct | 7 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Lucas | 6 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Nessi | 6 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Manus | 6 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Today | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 23 | The Shadow | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 24 | OpenClaw | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Gemini Spark | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 26 | AVA | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
How this report works
Assistants are ranked by their average across the Permissions & privacy and Memory tests; only those tested on both are included. Product facts, such as training on your chats, come from each product's own policy and are shown on its page, not scored.
How to choose
- Read the product facts on each assistant's page: whether it trains on your chats by default and whether memory can be turned off.
- Start with read-only access where it's offered, and widen it only for the tasks you need.
- Test the disconnect yourself: after you remove its access, ask what it can still see.
What users say
Last week it told me 'NOT TO OPEN' an email from a friend inviting me to a backyard BBQ—it turned out to be a phishing scam.
Open sourcePeople have reported that when they tried to disconnect the agent from their email, they found out it was retaining a copy of their inboxes anyway.
Open sourceBeen an absolute game changer for my personal work- I’ve got my own assistant now prepping me for a day in the stock market, responding to emails, and learning how I like to work.
Open sourcei'd also love to be able to set a default mode - eg do 99% of my tasks on always allow & on iOS app it's a pain bc the keyboard obscures the toggle.
Open sourceFrequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Neo leads with an average of 8.0, ahead of Instinct and Town.
Is there a good free option?
Neo is the highest-ranked assistant with a free plan, averaging 8.0.
How did you test these assistants?
Every assistant got the same published tests, word for word, scored from three checkpoints and the number of corrections it needed. Each test is on the Dimensions page.