Fyxer vs Shortwave

Fyxer

• Client-facing professionals with a high volume of email
• People who want AI reply drafts without leaving Gmail or Outlook
• Teams that want meeting notes and follow-ups tracked together

Shortwave

• Gmail and Google Workspace users who want AI to triage and draft email
• Teams that want to comment on and assign email threads internally
• People who want Google Inbox-style bundles on top of Gmail

Fyxer

• Usage is metered in credits: 3,000 a month per paid member on Pro and 6,000 on Team. When they run out, inbox sorting pauses first.
• The Free plan has 400 credits a month and includes neither reply drafting nor inbox sorting.
• Fyxer is not an email client. It works inside Gmail and Outlook accounts, has its own web dashboard, and the pricing page also lists Slack and Teams.
• Enterprise needs a minimum of 50 users and an annual contract.

Shortwave

• Sign-in requires Gmail or Google Workspace. Microsoft 365 and Exchange are not supported, and other providers only work by forwarding mail to Gmail.
• Paid plans start at $18 per seat a month for individuals and $30 on the business plans, and AI usage on every plan is capped by a daily quota.
• The Business plan limits AI search to 5 years of history and allows 3 AI filters.
• Native apps cover Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; other platforms rely on the web app.

Fyxer

Inbox organizer

Labels every new email by priority, sorting it into categories such as To Respond, FYI or Marketing, so important messages surface first. Sorting uses credits at 5 emails per credit.

Reply drafts in your tone

Writes reply drafts in the user's own writing style for review in Gmail or Outlook. Fyxer only drafts and never sends email on your behalf. Drafting starts on the Pro plan.

Meeting notetaker

Joins Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom calls, transcribes them, and produces a summary with action points and a follow-up email draft.

Follow-up list and briefings

Checks emails and meetings for the things that still need doing and keeps a follow-up list. Every plan gets a daily dashboard briefing; the email briefing is weekly on Free.

Fyxer Chat

Answers questions by searching across the inbox and meeting notes, and can draft emails from the result. Each chat message costs 20 credits.

Scheduling assistant

Spots when an email calls for a meeting and drafts a reply with a scheduling link. Recipients book a slot and invites are sent automatically.

Shortwave

AI assistant

Prompt the assistant to organize the inbox, write in your own voice, search mail or schedule a meeting. It can also browse the web and analyze attachments.

AI filters

Describe a rule in plain English and it labels, stars or archives incoming mail. Business includes 3 AI filters, Premier 10 and Max 50.

Split inbox and bundles

Divide the inbox into tabs by sender, label or custom query, and triage promotions, newsletters and updates in bulk as bundles.

AI search

Ask questions across your mail instead of keyword searching. Business reaches back 5 years and reads up to 50 threads per search; Premier removes the history limit.

Team collaboration

Share a live thread with teammates, discuss it in private comments, assign emails with a done status, and keep shared labels, snippets and saved prompts.

Scheduling and follow-ups

The assistant checks availability, creates calendar events and writes scheduling emails. Snooze, delivery schedules and no-reply reminders are also included.

Fyxer

• Free$0

  400 credits a month, a daily dashboard briefing, a weekly email briefing, audio meeting notes and 3 personal spaces. No reply drafting or inbox sorting.

• Pro$37

  per person / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  Replies drafted in your tone, automatic labelling, meeting recording, 3 shared spaces per seat and Flows. 3,000 credits a month per paid member.

• Team$64

  per person / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited shared spaces, assigned follow-ups, an organisation profile and team reporting. 6,000 credits a month per paid member, pooled across the team.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contract with a private cloud or dedicated tenancy, full API, single sign-on, audit logs and contracted credits. Minimum of 50 users.

Shortwave

• Free$0

  Basic AI with a limited usage quota, 90 days of standard and AI search history, and up to 15 threads per AI search.

• Pro$18

  per seat / month

  For individuals: standard AI, full standard search history, 3 years of AI search history, AI web browsing and personalized AI writing.

• Business$30

  per seat / month

  Standard AI with a daily usage quota, 5 years of AI search history, up to 50 threads per AI search and 3 AI filters.

• Premier$45

  per seat / month

  Advanced AI with twice the Business usage, unlimited AI search history, up to 100 threads per AI search and 10 AI filters.

• Max$120

  per seat / month

  Expert AI with six times the Business usage, up to 150 threads per AI search and 50 AI filters.

Fyxer

• Annual discount

  Up to 35% off with annual billing

  The pricing page advertises annual billing at up to 35% off: Pro is $37 per person a month against $49 billed monthly, and Team is $64 against $99.

• Other savings

  Launch offer: unlimited credits for 3 months

  Pro and Team are shown with a launch offer of unlimited credits for the first 3 months, after which the monthly allowance of 3,000 or 6,000 credits per paid member applies.

Shortwave

No public discounts listed.