MyHandler.ai vs Shortwave
Shortwave is an AI-native email client built on Gmail, with strong AI writing, natural-language search, and the Tasklet automation platform. It has moved teams-first: no free or personal tier, and Microsoft 365 remains unsupported.
Shortwave is a smart Gmail client for teams. MyHandler works with Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP — plus your screen, meetings, files, calendar, and chat channels — and stores what it learns encrypted on your own machine, starting at $15 instead of $30 a seat.
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Side by side
| Feature | MyHandler.ai | Shortwave |
|---|---|---|
| Email providers | Gmail, Outlook, IMAP |
Gmail-native
Outlook/other providers only via a forward-to-Gmail workaround; Microsoft 365/Exchange not supported
|
| Chat channels (Slack, Teams, Telegram, Discord, SMS) | ✓ | — |
| Ambient screen memory (text, not screenshots) | ✓ | — |
| Meeting recording & transcription (on-device) | ✓ | — |
| Local file & document indexing | ✓ | — |
| Your data stored on your device | ✓ | — |
| Calendar awareness (Google + Microsoft) | ✓ | Google only |
| Daily briefing | ✓ |
Via Tasklet
Requires separate Tasklet automation setup
|
| AI search / ask questions | ✓ |
✓
Shortwave's natural-language email search is genuinely strong
|
| Drafts in your voice when you ask | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier | ✓ |
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14-day trial only; plans start at $30 per seat
|
| Optional on-device AI (works offline) | ✓ | — |
| No AI training on your data | ✓ | ✓ |
Key advantages
Shortwave is built on Gmail; Outlook addresses need a forwarding workaround and Microsoft 365 isn't supported at all. MyHandler connects Gmail, Outlook, and any IMAP provider directly.
MyHandler also remembers your screen, transcribes your meetings on-device, and indexes your documents. Shortwave's intelligence starts and ends in your mailbox.
MyHandler keeps its memory in an encrypted vault on your own machine, with optional on-device AI. Shortwave is a cloud service.
MyHandler Personal is $15/month with a real free tier. Shortwave dropped its free and personal plans — the cheapest way in is $30 per seat.
Compare plans
MyHandler.ai
Free / $15 / $29 / $59 per month
Shortwave
Business $30 / Premier $45 / Max $120 per seat/mo (no free tier)
Your AI handler.
Running where your data lives.
MyHandler remembers your screen, meetings, files, email, and channels — encrypted on your own machine — and briefs you on what actually needs you.
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