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Superhuman vs Shortwave

SuperhumanShortwave

The fastest email experience ever made, now supercharged with AI that drafts, triages, and schedules for you.

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

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PricingPaidFreemium
CategoryProductivityProductivity
Tags
emailproductivityai-email
emailai-emailgmail
Best for
  • Executives and founders drowning in email
  • Salespeople who live in their inbox
  • High-volume, client-facing professionals
  • Gmail and Google Workspace power users
  • Professionals with high email volume
  • Sales, recruiting, and customer-facing teams
Pros
  • Exceptionally fast, keyboard-driven interface
  • Polished design that makes email feel effortless
  • Strong AI features including Auto Drafts and Ask AI
  • Works on top of existing Gmail and Outlook accounts
  • Native mobile apps for iOS and Android
  • 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
  • No free plan and among the most expensive email clients
  • Starting price of $30/mo is steep for casual users
  • Learning curve to master keyboard shortcuts
  • Best AI and CRM features locked behind the Business tier
  • Suite bundling of Grammarly and Coda may be unwanted for some
  • 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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