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AssistantAI vs Shortwave

Shortwave is an AI email app. AssistantAI is a done-for-you AI email service. Different products for different needs.

The key difference

AssistantAI

  • Done-for-you: AI manages your entire inbox
  • Drafts replies in your voice automatically
  • Nothing sends without your approval
  • Built for attorneys, CPAs, realtors, advisors
  • $199/month founding rate
  • No new app to learn

Shortwave

  • AI email app — you still manage everything yourself
  • You read, triage, and respond manually
  • Not built for a specific profession
  • Shortwave: $25/month (DIY tool)

Who is each one for?

Shortwave is for tech-forward users who want AI features in their email app. AssistantAI is for busy professionals who want email off their plate entirely.

Shortwave gives you AI features inside a new email app — you still manage everything yourself. AssistantAI connects to your existing Gmail and handles triage, drafting, and follow-ups.

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