Shortwave

Name: Shortwave
Brand: Shortwave
Rating: 4.4 (69 reviews)

AI Native

Automate your email with AI — agentic AI that helps you organize, write, search, schedule, and more with just a prompt

Est 2020|Valuation $175M|Raised $22.5M

LinkedIn 3K|Website|Web traffic 273K|FTEs 16|HQ San Francisco, California, US

	Shortwave	Superhuman	Spark Mail
Starting Price	Free tier (with limitations; signature). Paid tiers reported at published per-seat pricing available from the vendor.	Starter reported at higher enterprise-oriented price points; pricing varies by plan.	Premium tiers reported at lower consumer/prosumer price points in some sources.
Primary Use Case	Gmail-centric users seeking Inbox-like bundles, AI summaries, and team collaboration primitives.	High-volume email professionals focused on speed and workflow optimization.	Broad consumer/prosumer audience wanting a polished multi-account client with AI tools.
Key Strength	Bundles/bulk triage combined with AI summaries and search; integrations and automation direction.	Fast, premium workflow with enterprise-oriented admin controls on higher tiers.	Lower published price point for general users; broad provider support.
Key Weakness	No Microsoft 365/Exchange support; reported bundle control and categorization issues; perceived pricing step-ups for teams.	Higher cost for some users; onboarding and process fit vary by organization.	Some user reports of feature paywalls and reliability/support concerns.

	Shortwave	Superhuman	Spark Mail
Starting Price	Free tier (with limitations; signature). Paid tiers reported at published per-seat pricing available from the vendor.	Starter reported at higher enterprise-oriented price points; pricing varies by plan.	Premium tiers reported at lower consumer/prosumer price points in some sources.
Primary Use Case	Gmail-centric users seeking Inbox-like bundles, AI summaries, and team collaboration primitives.	High-volume email professionals focused on speed and workflow optimization.	Broad consumer/prosumer audience wanting a polished multi-account client with AI tools.
Key Strength	Bundles/bulk triage combined with AI summaries and search; integrations and automation direction.	Fast, premium workflow with enterprise-oriented admin controls on higher tiers.	Lower published price point for general users; broad provider support.
Key Weakness	No Microsoft 365/Exchange support; reported bundle control and categorization issues; perceived pricing step-ups for teams.	Higher cost for some users; onboarding and process fit vary by organization.	Some user reports of feature paywalls and reliability/support concerns.

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