Shortwave vs Missive
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Shortwave
AI-native email client rebuilt on top of Gmail
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Missive
Collaborative team inbox with AI assistant, real-time co-drafting, and...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Free forever for up to 3 users; core shared inbox + chat; 15-day history limit |
| Paid from | — | $18/seat/month (Starter, monthly billing); $14/seat/month on annual |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | thousands of business customers (~3,700 in 2026); ~2,000 paying + ~1,600 free as of 2024 |
| Founded | — | 2015 |
| Maker | — | Missive (independent, bootstrapped) |
| Verdict | Among AI email clients, Shortwave is the polished one. It sits on top of Gmail and adds summaries, natural-language search, context-aware drafting, scheduling and an assistant that's steadily getting better at triaging a... |
Missive is the collaborative inbox agencies reach for when duplicate replies and confused handoffs get expensive. Real-time co-drafting, internal comments invisible to customers, and solid Slack/Salesforce integrations m... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.