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Shortwave
AI email client built on Gmail
Consider with caveatsZapier
Audited by Jack Phillips · Updated June 2026
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
Free
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Most productivity features;AI executive assistant;'Sent with Shortwave' signature
Personal
- Monthly
- $10
- Annual /mo
- $9
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Remove signature;Basic AI features;Personal use
Pro
- Monthly
- $22
- Annual /mo
- $18
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- AI Search;Write in your voice;Full AI features
Business
- Monthly
- $36
- Annual /mo
- $30
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Everything in Pro;Team features;Advanced admin
Premier
- Monthly
- $54
- Annual /mo
- $45
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Highest AI usage;Premium support;Top-tier features
Max
- Monthly
- $120
- Annual /mo
- $100
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Unlimited AI usage;Power user tier
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | n/a | 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
- MVP → Growth
- Founded
- 2020
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- us
- External rating
- 4.7 on G2 (80 reviews)
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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