Where Superhuman stands today
Superhuman is a dedicated email client built around inbox speed, keyboard shortcuts, and team collaboration. It also drafts with AI: as of July 2026 its pricing and plans list Write with AI and Auto Summarize on Starter, plus Auto Drafts, Ask AI, and custom Auto Labels on Business.
Both Superhuman and a Gmail-native assistant draft with AI now, so the real split is what surrounds the draft: keyboard-fast triage in a standalone client, or reviewed drafting and planned next-touch follow-up inside the Gmail you already use.
Superhuman alternatives compared
These are the tools people compare when they leave Superhuman, and they solve different jobs. Shortwave and Notion Mail are AI-first inboxes for a Gmail account. Missive runs a shared team inbox across email, SMS, and social. Fyxer sorts your inbox and drafts replies across Gmail and Outlook. dreamif.ai focuses on reviewed drafts and planned next touches inside Gmail. The first row is Superhuman itself, for reference. Prices are list, per user per month, as of July 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Where it runs | Price / mo | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superhuman | Keyboard-fast triage and team collaboration in a dedicated client | Its own app, over Gmail or Outlook | $30–40 | You leave the Gmail web UI, and AI drafts a thread at a time rather than planning follow-up |
| Shortwave | AI search, summaries, and drafting on your Gmail account | Its own app, Gmail | $30–120 | Still a separate client to learn, and heavy AI use needs a higher tier |
| Missive | A shared team inbox with internal comments and assignments across email, SMS, and social | Its own app | $14–36 (annual) | Built for team collaboration, lighter on AI drafting and follow-up |
| Notion Mail | A self-organizing Gmail inbox with auto-labels and quick AI drafts | Its own app, Gmail only | Free with Notion | Newer and Gmail-only, thin on next-touch follow-up |
| Fyxer | Automatic inbox sorting, reply drafts in your voice, and meeting notes | Your Gmail or Outlook inbox | $22.50–37.50 (annual) | Drafts answer incoming mail, less about a planned cadence |
| dreamif.ai | Reviewed drafts and planned next touches on threads going cold, inside Gmail | Your Gmail inbox | See pricing | Not a shared team inbox or a speed-triage client |
Superhuman
- Best for
- Keyboard-fast triage and team collaboration in a dedicated client
- Where it runs
- Its own app, over Gmail or Outlook
- Price / mo
- $30–40
- Watch out for
- You leave the Gmail web UI, and AI drafts a thread at a time rather than planning follow-up
Shortwave
- Best for
- AI search, summaries, and drafting on your Gmail account
- Where it runs
- Its own app, Gmail
- Price / mo
- $30–120
- Watch out for
- Still a separate client to learn, and heavy AI use needs a higher tier
Missive
- Best for
- A shared team inbox with internal comments and assignments across email, SMS, and social
- Where it runs
- Its own app
- Price / mo
- $14–36 (annual)
- Watch out for
- Built for team collaboration, lighter on AI drafting and follow-up
Notion Mail
- Best for
- A self-organizing Gmail inbox with auto-labels and quick AI drafts
- Where it runs
- Its own app, Gmail only
- Price / mo
- Free with Notion
- Watch out for
- Newer and Gmail-only, thin on next-touch follow-up
Fyxer
- Best for
- Automatic inbox sorting, reply drafts in your voice, and meeting notes
- Where it runs
- Your Gmail or Outlook inbox
- Price / mo
- $22.50–37.50 (annual)
- Watch out for
- Drafts answer incoming mail, less about a planned cadence
dreamif.ai
- Best for
- Reviewed drafts and planned next touches on threads going cold, inside Gmail
- Where it runs
- Your Gmail inbox
- Price / mo
- See pricing
- Watch out for
- Not a shared team inbox or a speed-triage client
When Superhuman is the better fit
If your team wants a standalone inbox app built for clearing email fast with keyboard shortcuts, plus shared conversations and team comments, Superhuman is the better fit.
- Dedicated email client: You're comfortable moving out of the Gmail web UI into a separate inbox.
- Keyboard-driven speed: Your team cares a lot about inbox triage, shortcuts, and throughput.
- Triage and collaboration: Split inbox, shared conversations, and team comments matter more than reviewed drafting.
When replies are the bottleneck
If your team's real bottleneck is drafts that need facts from outside the thread, threads going cold before anyone follows up, or email work happening away from the desk, dreamif.ai is the cleaner fit.
- Context-grounded drafts: Replies can pull facts from connected Calendar, approved Drive folders, contact notes, and live web research when those sources are allowed. Drafts start with real inputs instead of a blank prompt.
- Proactive follow-up: The assistant plans the next touch on a thread going cold and drafts it for your review before you think to.
- Voice review: You want to listen to inbox items, edit drafts, and approve between meetings, walks, or commutes.
- Review before send: Every draft passes through a human check. Nothing sends silently.
- Stay in Gmail: You don't want the team adopting a separate email client just to improve email work.
3 questions before you switch
Three questions that usually make the call easier than any feature list.
- Question 1: Is the problem getting through your inbox faster, or writing the actual reply? Superhuman is built for inbox speed. dreamif.ai is built for the reply.
- Question 2: Does your team want to switch to a new email app, or stay in the Gmail you already use? Superhuman replaces Gmail. dreamif.ai works inside it.
- Question 3: Do replies happen at your desk, or on the move? Superhuman wants your hands on the keyboard. dreamif.ai lets you review by voice.
Where dreamif.ai fits
dreamif.ai is the alternative to reach for when the problem is the reply and the follow-up, not inbox speed. It drafts replies and plans the next touch inside Gmail, using connected Gmail and Calendar, approved Drive folders, saved contact notes, and web research when your settings allow. You review, edit, and approve by voice between meetings, walks, and commutes.
- Drafts replies from real context, not a blank prompt
- Plans the next touch before a thread goes cold
- Voice review so you can approve away from the keyboard
- Holds every draft for your approval before it sends
- Stays in the Gmail you already use, with no separate client to adopt