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Overall score
3.6/ 5
SME Fit3/5
per-seat pricing + freemium
JTBD4/5
solid named JTBD
Integration3/5
Zapier + 6 integrations
Trust4/5
mature, founded 2020
Quality5/5
4.7 on G2 (80 reviews)
Compliance3/5
GDPR
About
Shortwave is an AI-native email client that sits on top of Gmail with conversational AI search, auto-drafting in your voice, and an AI executive assistant that triages threads. Built by ex-Google engineers from the Inbox team.
Best for: Gmail users who want deep AI features (search, drafts, triage) without paying Superhuman prices.
Pricing
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | Free | flat | Most productivity features;AI executive assistant;'Sent with Shortwave' signature |
| Personal | $10 | $9 | flat | Remove signature;Basic AI features;Personal use |
| Pro | $22 | $18 | per_user | AI Search;Write in your voice;Full AI features |
| Business | $36 | $30 | per_user | Everything in Pro;Team features;Advanced admin |
| Premier | $54 | $45 | per_user | Highest AI usage;Premium support;Top-tier features |
| Max | $120 | $100 | per_user | Unlimited AI usage;Power user tier |
Key features
- AI executive assistant
- Conversational AI search
- Write in your voice
- Thread summarisation
- Bundled inbox
- Calendar integration
Integrations
GmailGoogle CalendarNotionLinearAsanaSlack
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Solopreneur → Series A
- Founded
- 2020
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- us
- External rating
- 4.7 on G2 (80 reviews)
- Last verified
- May 2026
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