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Bricks vs Shortwave

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Bottom line: Bricks for founders and operators who present data often; Shortwave for gmail and Google Workspace power users.

BricksBricks

An AI spreadsheet that turns your data into reports, charts and visuals.

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ShortwaveShortwave

AI email client for Gmail that helps you reach inbox zero faster with AI search, summaries, and drafting.

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PricingFreemiumFreemium
CategoryProductivityProductivity
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ai-spreadsheetreportspresentationsdata-visualizationproductivity
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Best for
  • Founders and operators who present data often
  • Project managers building boards and timelines
  • Small teams wanting all-in-one visuals
  • Gmail and Google Workspace power users
  • Professionals with high email volume
  • Sales, recruiting, and customer-facing teams
Pros
  • Combines spreadsheet, visuals and presentations in one tool
  • Natural-language prompts lower the effort to build visuals
  • Free-forever tier to get started
  • Good fit for turning data into shareable artifacts
  • Familiar grid interface
  • Powerful, genuinely useful AI search and summaries
  • Fast, keyboard-driven interface that feels like a modern successor to Google Inbox
  • Strong inbox organization with bundles, splits, and AI filters
  • Native desktop, iOS, and Android apps
  • Team collaboration features like shared threads and assignees
Cons
  • Broad scope can mean less depth than specialist tools
  • No public API for programmatic use
  • Newer product with an evolving feature set
  • Reported funding figures are inconsistent across sources
  • Limited multi-language support
  • Gmail and Google Workspace only, with no Outlook, IMAP, or Exchange support
  • Paid tiers are expensive compared with most email clients
  • Daily AI usage quotas can be hit by heavy users on lower tiers
  • No permanent full-featured free plan beyond the trial and basic use
  • Learning curve for its many organization features

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