Heads up: we're Ryz Labs, a company that places executive assistants, so we have a stake in where you land. Everything we say about Athena or Wing Assistant below comes from that company's own website, linked at the bottom, and our own offer sits in a separate section you can skip.
Athena is the pick for one assistant on a 40-hour week, you value Athena's coaching on how to delegate, and a 90-day or 12-month commitment doesn't worry you. Pick Wing Assistant if you want a part-time option, month-to-month terms and a lower sticker price, and you're happy to choose an assistant's time zone from several regions. If you want a dedicated assistant on US business hours, month to month, from a partner that can also place a developer later, read the Ryz section.
Figures are as each company listed them when we checked in November 2026. Wing's own pages give a few different start times; we show both.
Ryz puts a dedicated assistant on your team who keeps US business hours, New York hours included, and writes and speaks fluent English. Our recruiters screen each candidate before any name reaches you. One conversation gets you three things in writing: the plan, the monthly price, and who specifically would be working with you.
Two prices cover most owners: $3,000 monthly for a dedicated executive assistant and $2,000 monthly for a dedicated virtual assistant, both month to month. Once you say go, people can typically start in under two weeks; some roles take three to six weeks.
The part neither company above sells: developers, product managers and project managers. Plenty of owners hire an assistant and then realize the real bottleneck is a clunky booking site or a spreadsheet process nobody has automated. With Ryz, that next hire comes from the same partner and joins the same team as your EA. We started in 2021, our headquarters is in Calabasas, California, more than 200 people work with us, and Fortune 500 engineering teams trust us with their roadmaps. Ryz Portal, the workspace where clients see their team and requests, is rolling out to clients now.
Where we're the wrong pick: there's no 80-hour part-time plan at Ryz like Wing's, and no coaching curriculum on delegation like Athena's.
Athena sells a membership built around one person. You tell Athena whether you're a founder, a business owner or an executive, fill in a matching survey, and get introduced to one executive assistant. The FAQ describes that EA as working 40 hours a week over five business days, with two consecutive days off. Athena layers coaching on top: it calls the program the "Art of delegation," and the idea is that you learn to hand off more each month.
Pricing is published. The FAQ shows two rates: $3,000 monthly when you commit to twelve months (Athena tags it most popular) or $3,600 monthly with an initial 90-day commitment (tagged most flexible). On a year, that's $36,000 or $43,200. We break the totals down in Athena pricing explained.
On location, the FAQ is direct. Its words: EAs "are located overseas but work on a schedule determined by your needs." It adds that most members have their EA work in their own time zone, and some choose to work asynchronously.
Wing presents itself as a managed virtual assistant service. On its Athena comparison page it lists two executive assistant plans: $1,299 a month for 80 hours and $1,999 a month for 160 hours, both month-to-month. A separate general assistant page lists a plan at $999 a month for 160 hours. Wing says it recruits in more than 20 countries and lets you choose an assistant aligned to US, Latin American or Asian time zones.
Wing pairs the assistant with its own software, Wing Workspace, which it describes as a place to manage tasks, track progress, record your screen and set up recurring routines, with mobile apps. It promises a replacement within 24 hours if the fit is wrong. Wing also states that it delivers Athena-level support "at one-third the cost." That's Wing's marketing claim; the arithmetic on the sticker prices is $1,999 against $3,000, about two-thirds.
Athena sells one block: a 40-hour week. Wing sells monthly hour pools, and the smaller one is roughly half of that. If your backlog is a few hours a day, Wing's 80-hour plan fits it better. If you want one person handling your inbox and calendar all day, Athena's model, or a dedicated assistant elsewhere, fits better.
Wing describes month-to-month terms. Athena's $3,000 rate is tied to twelve months, and the $3,600 route asks for three months up front, so the smallest Athena exit costs $10,800. That's the single biggest structural gap between the two.
Both companies let you shape the schedule. Athena's FAQ says the EA works to your needs and most members choose their own time zone. Wing frames it as picking a region. Either way, ask the same question before you sign: which exact hours, in your local time, will this person be online?
On published prices, yes. Wing lists $1,999 a month for 160 hours of executive assistant time; Athena charges $3,000 monthly for its 40-hour week when you sign for twelve months. Compare the hours, terms and replacement policy in writing, not just the monthly figure.
Athena's FAQ describes every EA as working 40 hours a week and doesn't describe a part-time plan. Wing lists an 80-hour monthly plan.
Overseas, per Athena's FAQ, with no country named. Wing says it hires across more than 20 countries and offers US, Latin American or Asian time-zone alignment. For more detail, read where Athena assistants are located.
Wing says its assistant starts in days, and parts of its site say 24 to 48 hours. Athena's FAQ says onboarding typically takes two to three weeks.
Wing describes month-to-month plans. Athena's FAQ doesn't address cancellation; its plans carry a 90-day or 12-month commitment. Get the exit terms in writing from whoever you choose.
Every Athena and Wing figure above was checked on their sites on November 14, 2026. Plans get repriced, so ask for current terms in writing.
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