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Superhuman

Email built to be flown through, not read.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Expensive

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Superhuman?

Superhuman rebuilds the inbox around speed, shortcuts and triage. Split inboxes, snippets and AI drafting make a two-hour email habit into a twenty-minute one.

Pros: what Superhuman does well

  • Genuinely faster email
  • Excellent keyboard design

Cons: where it falls short

  • Costly
  • Gmail and Outlook only

Superhuman alternatives

Not sold on Superhuman? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

Shortwave

Focus: ai assistant, gmail and search. Shares email and inbox zero with Superhuman. An AI tool, not a web app. Freemium (Superhuman: Expensive). Rated 4.5 (Superhuman: 4.4).

AI ToolFree planWeb, iOS

Proton Mail

Focus: encrypted email, privacy and calendar. Shares email with Superhuman. Freemium (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS

Spark Mail

Focus: email client, inbox management and AI assistant. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. A mobile app, not a web app. Freemium (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android

Amie

Focus: calendar, todo and scheduling. Shares email with Superhuman. Freemium (Superhuman: Expensive). Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS

Sendra

Focus: figma, html and design. Shares email with Superhuman. Freemium (Superhuman: Expensive). Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb

Hey.com Email

Focus: Productivity, Inbox Management and Privacy. Shares Email with Superhuman. Paid but Affordable (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.1 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Web AppPaid but AffordableWeb, iOS

Free alternatives to Superhuman

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

listmonk

Focus: newsletter, self-hosted and open source. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform, Linux

Kill the Newsletter

Focus: newsletters, rss and atom feed. Shares inbox zero with Superhuman. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Rated 4.6 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb

NeoMutt

Focus: email client, terminal and imap. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Rated 4.5 (Superhuman: 4.4).

OtherFreeCross-Platform

Thunderbird

Focus: email client, calendar and privacy. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.5 (Superhuman: 4.4).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

Atomic Mail Agentic

Focus: agent email, jmap and mcp. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Same 4.4 rating.

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform

Mailvelope

Focus: pgp, email encryption and webmail. Also in Email and Communication, like Superhuman. A browser extension, not a web app. Free (Superhuman: Expensive). Adds Chrome and Firefox. Same 4.4 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
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