Shortwave alternatives
15 AI agents do some of what Shortwave does. Closest: Notion Agent, Lindy and Spark Mail. Lowest listed starting price: Notion Agent at $10/month.
| # | Agent | In common with Shortwave | Agent Score | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notion Agent Workspace AI agent that runs multi-step tasks, takes meeting notes and researches across apps. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Summarization · Web Research | 85 | $10/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 2 | Lindy AI assistant agents that handle email, meetings, scheduling and computer-use tasks for teams. | 3 of 5 Calendar Management · Email Automation · Summarization | 80 | $29.99/mo | Compare → |
| 3 | Spark Mail Readdle's email app with +AI that composes emails in your voice, generates quick and auto-draft replies and summarizes threads. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 59 | $10/mo | Compare → |
| 4 | MailMaestro AI email assistant for Outlook and Gmail that drafts emails from short prompts, writes context-aware replies, applies smart labels and flags action items. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 56 | $12/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 5 | Mailbutler Email extension whose AI Smart Assistant drafts emails, generates replies, summarizes, improves grammar and extracts tasks across Apple Mail, Outlook and Gmail. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 54 | $14/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 6 | Fyxer AI AI executive assistant that sorts your inbox, drafts replies and writes meeting follow-ups. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 53 | $49/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 7 | Missive Collaborative team email client with an AI assistant that drafts and refines replies, applies team tone rules and surfaces urgent conversations. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 52 | $14/mo | Compare → |
| 8 | Gemini in Gmail Google's Gemini AI built into Gmail: drafts and refines emails, summarizes threads and organizes the inbox on request. A feature of Google Workspace, not a standalone app. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 51 | On quote | Compare → |
| 9 | Copilot in Outlook Microsoft 365 Copilot inside Outlook: drafts emails, summarizes threads and coaches tone before you send. A feature of Microsoft 365 Copilot, not a standalone app. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 48 | On quote | Compare → |
| 10 | Inbox Zero Open-source AI email assistant that sorts, labels, drafts replies and blocks cold email. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 48 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 11 | Canary Mail Cross-platform email client whose AI Copilot drafts and rewrites replies, summarizes threads, smart-searches and routes team mail. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 44 | On quote | Compare → |
| 12 | Cora by Every AI chief of staff for your inbox that triages mail, pre-drafts replies in your voice and sends twice-daily briefs of low-priority email. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Email Automation · Summarization | 37 | $15/mo | Compare → |
| 13 | Outreach AI Agents Sales execution platform with research, personalization, deal and meeting-prep agents plus AI forecasting. | 3 of 5 Email Automation · Summarization · Web Research | 77 | On quote | Compare → |
| 14 | Claude in Chrome Chrome extension that lets Claude navigate sites, click and fill forms, including scheduled tasks. | 3 of 5 Calendar Management · Email Automation · Web Research | 54 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 15 | SciSpace Agent Research agent that runs literature reviews, paper chat and academic writing tasks on a credit system. | 3 of 5 Content Writing · Summarization · Web Research | 54 | $20/mo · free plan | Compare → |
FAQ
What are the best alternatives to Shortwave?
The closest are Notion Agent, Lindy and Spark Mail: they share the most documented capabilities with Shortwave. Across all 15 alternatives, the highest Agent Score is Notion Agent (85/100).
Is there a cheaper alternative to Shortwave?
Yes. Shortwave starts at $30/month; Notion Agent ($10/month), Spark Mail ($10/month) and MailMaestro ($12/month) start lower, based on listed prices.
Is there a free alternative to Shortwave?
Notion Agent, MailMaestro and Mailbutler have a free plan or free tier, according to their pricing pages.
How alternatives are chosen: agents that document the most capabilities in common with Shortwave come first, then agents in the same theme, then by Agent Score. Capabilities and prices come from vendor websites, with sources and dates on each agent's page. No vendor pays to appear here, and affiliate links never change this order.