Shortwave vs Superhuman
Superhuman scores 6.0 to Shortwave's 5.3 among the AI calendar, email and memory apps we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Superhuman wins, 6.0 to 5.3
Shortwave has a free plan and its cheapest paid tier runs $18 a month, well under Superhuman's $30. Superhuman includes its AI in full on that first paid plan, where Shortwave's cheapest paid tier still caps its AI usage. Superhuman also adds booking links and works with Outlook as well as Gmail, and with Microsoft calendars as well as Google's, while Shortwave works only with Gmail and Google Calendar.
Pick Shortwave if you want a free plan and a lower monthly cost.
Pick Superhuman if you use Outlook or want booking links.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Booking links: Superhuman yes, Shortwave no
- Email accounts it works with: 2 email providers against 1 email provider
- Calendars it connects: 2 calendars against 1 calendar
- Apps it connects to: 11 integrations against 9 integrations
- Other AI tools can reach your data in it: Superhuman yes, Shortwave does not say
- Free plan: Shortwave yes, Superhuman no
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $18 against $30
- But Superhuman leads on aI on the cheapest paid plan: Included against Limited
- Single sign-on: Superhuman yes, Shortwave no
- SOC 2: Superhuman yes, Shortwave does not say
- GDPR: Superhuman yes, Shortwave does not say
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI calendar, email and memory apps we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Superhuman leads on 3 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (7)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Shortwave
Superhuman
For everything else about each tool, read the full Shortwave review and Superhuman review.
Shortwave vs Superhuman: common questions
Which is better, Shortwave or Superhuman?
Superhuman scores 6.0 and Shortwave 5.3 out of 10 among the AI calendar, email and memory apps we rate. Superhuman is ahead on what it runs for you, where it works and privacy and trust. Shortwave is ahead on pricing.
Is Shortwave or Superhuman cheaper?
Shortwave's cheapest paid plan is $18/mo (Pro) and Superhuman's is $25/mo (Starter, billed yearly). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Shortwave and Superhuman have a free plan?
Shortwave does and Superhuman does not.
What can Shortwave do that Superhuman cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: free plan.
What can Superhuman do that Shortwave cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: booking links and single sign-on.
