HEY vs Superhuman Mail
We give HEY a 2.8 GPA and Superhuman Mail a 2.4, out of 4.0. HEY grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Superhuman Mail grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HEY
Email service and calendar with sender screening, from 37signals
Superhuman Mail
Keyboard-driven email client for Gmail and Outlook with built-in AI
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHEYGood | 2.4GPASuperhuman MailFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BHEY for You is $99 a year, billed annually only. That's about typical for paid email, and it buys an @hey.com address, the calendar and 100GB of storage. Your own domain means HEY for Domains at $12 a user a month, $10 for the first. Families pay $179 a year in total. | C$25 a month for an email app is a lot when Gmail is free. It can pay for itself if email is your job. For most people it won't. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. HEY for You has a 30-day trial with no credit card required, which is plenty of time to see if the Screener suits you. HEY for Domains has no free trial at all. | FThere isn't one. No free plan, and the pricing page doesn't mention a trial, so you pay to find out. |
| Features | BThe Screener, a feed for newsletters, a Paper Trail for receipts, a Reply Later pile, a spy pixel blocker and a calendar. It's a properly thought-out inbox. But there's no IMAP or POP, and your existing mail history isn't imported, only forwarded from now on. | ASplit Inbox, a shortcut for everything, reminders, AI writing and summaries, shared threads and a built-in calendar. It's a lot of email app. |
| Ease of use | B4.6 from about 4,300 App Store ratings, which would normally be an A. We've held it at a B because moving in is work: it's a new address and a different routine, and your old mail doesn't come with you. | BQuick once the shortcuts sink in, and one reviewer says ten minutes did it. You do have to learn its way of doing things. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, so every device is covered. But that's the whole list. With no IMAP or POP it only works in HEY's own apps, and no integrations are listed. | BMac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension for the web. Only for Gmail and Outlook accounts, though. |
| Best for | a fresh email address with a bouncer on the door | people who live in their inbox |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: HEY and Superhuman Mail. How we grade
Where they differ
- HEY starts at $99 per year (HEY for You, annual billing only). Superhuman Mail starts at $25 per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
- Only HEY lists a Linux app.
- Only Superhuman Mail lists a browser extension.
- HEY also covers templates.
- Superhuman Mail also covers booking links.
At a glance
| HEY | Superhuman Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $99 per year (HEY for You, annual billing only) | $25 per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of HEY for You, no credit card required. HEY for Domains has no free trial. | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
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| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 37signals LLC | Superhuman Platform Inc. |
| Price read from | hey.com | superhuman.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
HEY
- People ready to move to a new email address and a different inbox routine
- Anyone who wants to approve senders before they can reach the inbox
- Small teams that want email on their own domain with thread sharing
Superhuman Mail
- People on Gmail or Outlook who work through a high volume of email
- Teams that want to share and comment on threads instead of forwarding them
- Sales teams on HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive (Business plan and up)
Worth knowing
HEY
- HEY is its own email provider, not a client for Gmail or Outlook; existing mail history is not imported, only forwarded going forward.
- IMAP and POP are not supported, so HEY works only in its own apps.
- HEY for You is billed annually only, and HEY for Domains is billed monthly with no free trial.
- There is no free plan.
Superhuman Mail
- There is no free plan, and the pricing page does not mention a free trial.
- Built for Gmail and Outlook accounts; the vendor lists no other email providers.
- Auto Drafts, Ask AI and the HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive integrations are not included in Starter.
- Starter and Business stop at 25 seats; single sign-on and SCIM are Enterprise only.
Key features
HEY
- The Screener
- First-time senders land in the Screener, where you approve or block them before any of their email can reach your Imbox.
- Imbox, The Feed and Paper Trail
- Mail from approved senders goes to the Imbox, newsletters are shown in a feed-style reader, and receipts and confirmations are filed in the Paper Trail.
- Reply Later and Set Aside
- Move emails that need an answer into a Reply Later pile and work through them in Focus & Reply. Set Aside keeps messages on hand for reference.
- HEY Calendar
- A calendar is included with HEY for You and HEY for Domains and lives in the same apps as email.
- Spy pixel blocker
- Blocks tracking pixels in incoming email and identifies the companies trying to track whether you opened a message.
- Workflows and Collections
- Workflows track an email through stages you define, and Collections bring several related threads together on one page.
Superhuman Mail
- Split Inbox
- Divides the inbox into separate tabs, for example mail from teammates, VIPs or specific tools, so each stream can be worked through on its own.
- Keyboard shortcuts and Snippets
- Most actions have a keyboard shortcut, and Snippets insert saved phrases, paragraphs or whole emails as you type.
- Superhuman AI
- Write with AI, Instant Reply, Auto Summarize and Auto Labels are on every plan. Auto Drafts, Ask AI and the Mail MCP server need Business or Enterprise.
- Reminders, snooze and send later
- Set a follow-up reminder that fires if nobody replies by a chosen time, snooze threads until they are needed and schedule when a message is sent.
- Shared conversations and comments
- Share a live view of a thread with teammates, comment on it, work on shared drafts and see when a colleague is already replying.
- Calendar and scheduling
- See the day's or week's calendar next to an email, create events, share availability and send booking links, with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links.
Plans
HEY
HEY for You$99
per year
A personal @hey.com address with HEY Calendar, 100GB of storage, apps on every platform and a HEY World blog.
HEY for Domains$12
per user / month, billed monthly ($10 for the first user)
Email on your own domain for multiple users, with thread sharing, private team comments and email aliases.
HEY for Families$179
per year, in total
Adds up to 4 additional people, each with their own @hey.com address, calendar and account.
Superhuman Mail
Starter$25
per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Split Inbox, Snippets, core AI writing and summaries, calendar and booking links, and team sharing. Up to 25 seats.
Business$33
per member / month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
Everything in Starter, plus Auto Drafts, Ask AI, the Mail MCP server, CRM integrations and Recent Opens. Up to 25 seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business, plus single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, team analytics and unlimited seats.
Ways to pay less
HEY
No public discounts listed.
Superhuman Mail
- Annual discount
17% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows 17% off for annual billing: Starter is $25 per member a month billed annually against $30 billed monthly, and Business is $33 against $40.
