# An AI-native inbox, if you live entirely in Gmail. > Shortwave is a Gmail-only agent you prompt to organise mail. Beemy triages on its own, without a prompt, on Gmail today and Outlook next. Canonical: https://beemy.co/vs/shortwave/ · Last updated: 2026-09-02 Comparison Shortwave is an AI agent built natively for Gmail and Google Workspace: organise, schedule, write and search with a prompt. Beemy runs the same kind of triage and drafting without a prompt. It works across Gmail today and Outlook next, so it isn't tied to one provider. 6 min read **Shortwave** An AI-native email agent for Gmail and Google Workspace that organises, drafts, searches and schedules on a prompt. **Beemy** One assistant across your whole life: inbox and calendar today, Slack next, not a faster client for one of them. At a glance ## Seven ways the job gets done differently. | Dimension | Shortwave | Beemy | | --- | --- | --- | | Where it runs | Gmail and Google Workspace natively; per their own docs, Microsoft 365/Exchange is “not supported at this time,” and Outlook.com is “forwarding only, cannot send from address.” | Gmail and Google Calendar live in beta today; Outlook next as it clears its own safety gate, one loop for both providers. [See what's next →](https://beemy.co/roadmap) | | What it does | An AI agent you prompt to organise, schedule, write and search your inbox. | Works in the background without a prompt: triages, drafts and files before you open the inbox. | | Triage | Custom AI filters you set up to label, star or archive automatically. | Learns dynamically from what you approve or correct, with no filter to configure yourself. | | Drafting | Learns your voice and style from emails you've sent, drafted when you ask. | Drafts unprompted, per relationship, ready for a one-tap approval. | | Search & scheduling | AI-powered search across your inbox or team's mail, plus an assistant that checks availability and writes scheduling emails. | Handles the scheduling exchange itself and drafts the invite or response, approval-first. | | Beyond email | Integrates with Slack, Calendar, Notion, Asana and HubSpot, plus its own workflow tool, Tasklet. | One loop across email, calendar and Slack as it rolls out, plus a digest for the newsletters and feeds you follow. | | Price | Business from $30/seat/month; Premier $45/seat/month; Max $120/seat/month, with a 14-day free trial (their pricing, checked 1 Aug 2026). | $29–49/month, free to start. [See plans →](https://beemy.co/pricing) | One item, shown ## What Beemy actually produces. Illustrative example, built with mock data. In Gmail · personal What arrived Streaming service Your annual plan renews in 3 days A streaming subscription sends its yearly renewal notice, the kind of email that's easy to skim past without checking the actual number. What Beemy tells you You never set a reminder for this one. Beemy read the renewal notice and checked it against what you paid last year. The new price is nine dollars higher. You decide whether to keep it or cancel. Beemy only caught the change before the charge went through. The decisive difference ## Gmail-only vs. one loop for both providers. Shortwave states plainly it's built natively for Gmail and Google Workspace, and that Microsoft 365/Exchange is “not supported at this time,” a real, verifiable line for anyone whose team, or household, isn't all-Google. Beemy's Gmail and Google Calendar are live in beta today, with Outlook clearing its own safety gate next, aimed at being one loop for a mixed-provider team or household instead of two separate tools. Prompted vs. proactive ## An agent you ask vs. a loop that already ran. Shortwave's agent is genuinely capable at the things you ask it (organise, search, schedule), but each of those starts with a prompt. Beemy's triage, drafting and digests happen on their own schedule, so the review is what's left for you, not the asking. Work and personal ## Built for team inboxes, not a personal life alongside them. Shortwave's own case studies point at teams — Y Combinator, Twilio, Foursquare. Beemy is built to span both halves of your life at once, with personal and work data kept in strictly separate architectural silos rather than one inbox model applied to every account you connect. Alternatives ## Looking for a Shortwave alternative? If Shortwave's Gmail-and-Google-Workspace world is a poor fit for how you work, here's the honest field — including options that aren't Beemy. - [Superhuman](https://beemy.co/vs/superhuman) You want a keyboard-first client that also supports Outlook. - [Fyxer AI](https://beemy.co/vs/fyxer) You want an assistant layer that works the same way on Gmail or Outlook. - [Cora](https://beemy.co/vs/cora) You want to open your inbox less often, not process it faster. - Beemy You want one loop spanning email, calendar and your personal life too, not just a faster Gmail. A fair word ## When Shortwave is the better tool. If your whole team already lives in Gmail or Google Workspace and you want an AI agent you can prompt for search, custom filters and scheduling right inside that world, Shortwave is a genuinely strong, shipped product built exactly for that. Its filters and team-wide search go deeper than anything Beemy offers today. The moment a mixed-provider team or a personal inbox alongside a work one enters the picture, Beemy's one-loop model is the reason it exists: Gmail and Google Calendar in beta today, Outlook next. Questions ## Fair questions, straight answers. **Does Shortwave work with Outlook?** No, per Shortwave's own docs, Microsoft 365/Exchange is “not supported at this time,” and Outlook.com is listed as “forwarding only, cannot send from address” (shortwave.com/docs, checked 1 Aug 2026). Beemy's Gmail and Google Calendar are live in beta today, with Outlook next on the roadmap. **Is Shortwave worth it for a Gmail-only team?** If your whole team is already on Gmail or Google Workspace, Shortwave's AI filters, team search and scheduling assistant are a mature, shipped product built specifically for that world. **Can I use both Shortwave and Beemy?** Nothing stops you, but they solve overlapping ground differently: Shortwave is an agent you prompt inside Gmail; Beemy runs in the background across email, calendar and Slack as it rolls out, without waiting to be asked, and keeps a strict line between your work and personal life. **How much does Shortwave cost?** Shortwave lists Business at $30/seat/month, Premier at $45/seat/month, and Max at $120/seat/month, each with a 14-day free trial (shortwave.com/pricing, checked 1 Aug 2026). How we checked this Every claim about Shortwave above traces to Shortwave's own public pages, checked on 1 Aug 2026: - [Shortwave pricing →](https://www.shortwave.com/pricing) - [Shortwave — Outlook/Exchange support →](https://www.shortwave.com/docs/how-tos/microsoft-outlook-exchange-other-sign-in-support/) - [Shortwave features →](https://www.shortwave.com/features) Shortwave is a trademark of its owner. Beemy is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Details checked 1 Aug 2026 against their public site — [spot something out of date?](https://beemy.co/contact) Last updated 2 September 2026