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Tana vs Shortwave

TanaShortwave

Bottom line: Tana for power users and knowledge workers; Shortwave for gmail and Google Workspace power users.

TanaTana

An AI-native workspace built on supertags and a knowledge graph

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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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knowledge-graphoutlinerai-notessupertagsmeeting-notes
emailai-emailgmail
Best for
  • Power users and knowledge workers
  • Teams wanting structured, queryable notes
  • People running meeting-heavy workflows
  • Gmail and Google Workspace power users
  • Professionals with high email volume
  • Sales, recruiting, and customer-facing teams
Pros
  • Supertags turn notes into queryable databases
  • Powerful, flexible knowledge-graph model
  • 2026 agentic AI joins and transcribes meetings
  • Multilingual voice transcription
  • Free tier plus reasonable paid pricing
  • 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
  • Steep learning curve to set up well
  • Can feel heavy for simple note-taking
  • Requires effort to model your information
  • AI agent features still maturing
  • No self-hosting
  • 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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