Shortwave vs Fyxer
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Shortwave
AI email client for Gmail with Claude-powered search and drafting
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Fyxer
AI assistant that sorts email, drafts replies and takes meeting notes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free: basic intelligence, limited AI quota, 90 days of search history, 15 threads per AI search and a "Sent with Shortwave" signature | Free plan: 400 credits/month (about 20 chat messages or 6.7 hours of audio notes); no reply drafting or inbox sorting. 14-day Pro trial |
| Paid from | $18/month (Pro, individual); team plans from $30/seat/month, billed monthly | From $37/person/mo billed annually ($49 monthly); Team $64 ($99 monthly); Enterprise custom |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | ~180,000 users; 100+ companies (May 2025) |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Maker | — | Independent (Fyxer AI Limited) |
| Verdict | Shortwave is one of the most complete AI email clients: description-based search across years of mail, automatic summaries, drafting that learns your style, AI filters and one-click inbox clean-up, all on Claude models.... |
Fyxer is good at the busywork of a crowded inbox: sorting mail, drafting replies you approve, and producing meeting notes and follow-ups, now with a free plan to try the meeting features. Its rapid growth has come with b... |
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