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Superhuman

PaidProductivity Last updated: May 10, 2026

Superhuman is a keyboard-first AI email client for Gmail and Outlook with Auto Drafts, Auto Labels, and CRM integration for high-volume professionals.

Our General Score

8.2/10
Functionality8.8
Features8.2
Usability8.5
Value7.0
Integrations7.0
Reliability8.5

Plans & Pricing

Use Cases

Personal Productivity

9.0

100+ keyboard shortcuts with Command Palette navigation and AI writing assistance (Write with AI, Instant Reply, Auto Summarize) enable professionals managing 100+ daily emails to process their inbox 2-4x faster than standard Gmail/Outlook, and Auto Drafts on Business autonomously writes follow-up emails without prompting.

Sales

8.5

Business plan HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive integration with Recent Opens Feed (real-time read receipts showing when recipients open emails) and Auto Drafts for autonomous follow-up drafting covers the core sales email workflow, though CRM access requires the $40/month Business plan rather than the $30/month Starter.

Automation

8.0

Auto Drafts autonomously generates follow-up emails in the user's voice without prompting, and Auto Labels automatically classify every incoming email into categories including response needed, waiting on, meetings, marketing, and cold pitches — reducing manual inbox triage on the Business plan.

Platforms

WebiOSAndroidDesktop

Capabilities

Context WindowN/A
API PricingN/A
Image Generation✗ No
Memory Persistence✓ Yes
Computer Use✗ No
API Available✗ No
Multimodal✗ No
Open Source✗ No
Browser Extension✗ No

Overview

Superhuman is an AI-powered email client layered on top of Gmail and Outlook, built for professionals managing high email volumes who prioritize inbox speed. Plans include Starter ($30/user/month or $300/year) and Business ($40/user/month or $396/year), both including a mandatory 30-minute concierge onboarding session. The October 2025 AI update introduced Auto Drafts (autonomous follow-up email writing), Auto Labels, and Ask AI. CRM integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive are gated behind the Business tier. No shared inbox exists at any tier. Superhuman was acquired by Grammarly in October 2025 for approximately $825 million and now forms part of the Superhuman Suite alongside Grammarly, Coda, and Go. A 7-day free trial with full Starter access is available. Gmail and Outlook are the only supported email providers.

Key Features

  • 100+ keyboard shortcuts with Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+K) for mouse-free inbox navigation and email action execution
  • Auto Drafts AI autonomously writing follow-up emails in the user's voice without prompting on Business plans
  • Auto Labels automatically classifying incoming emails into categories including response needed, waiting on, and cold pitches
  • Split Inbox separating emails into Important, Other, and custom categories for prioritized email processing
  • Write with AI and Instant Reply for AI-assisted email drafting and quick reply generation on all paid plans
  • Recent Opens Feed showing real-time read receipts of when recipients open emails, with notification timing on Business plans

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Auto Drafts autonomously generates follow-up emails in the user's writing style without prompting on the Business plan — reducing the manual labor of composing repetitive outreach and status update emails
  • Mandatory 30-minute concierge onboarding with a Superhuman expert is included at no extra cost on all paid plans, accelerating keyboard habit adoption versus self-directed tools where shortcuts are optional
  • SOC II compliance is available on the Starter plan at $30/month — not gated behind Enterprise — providing security assurance for regulated industry users without enterprise pricing negotiation
  • Annual billing reduces Starter from $360/year to $300/year ($25/month effective) and Business from $480/year to $396/year ($33/month effective), saving 17% versus monthly billing

Cons

  • At $30/user/month with no free plan, Superhuman is an email overlay on top of existing Gmail or Outlook — users pay $360/year in addition to their existing email provider costs for speed and AI features alone
  • No shared inbox exists at any tier — email cannot be assigned to teammates, viewed in a team queue, or co-managed, making Superhuman unsuitable for teams requiring collaborative inbox management or customer support workflows
  • CRM integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive — the primary value driver for sales teams — are locked behind the $40/month Business plan, requiring an additional $10/user/month above Starter for the features most sales professionals need
  • Gmail and Outlook are the only supported email providers — users on other providers including Apple Mail, custom domain email, or non-Google/Microsoft hosted accounts cannot use Superhuman

Who It's For

Best For

  • Founders and executives managing 100+ daily emails who need to process their inbox 2-4x faster through keyboard-first shortcuts and AI automation
  • Sales professionals who need Recent Opens Feed read tracking, Auto Drafts for follow-up automation, and HubSpot/Salesforce integration in a single keyboard-first interface on Business plan
  • High-volume communicators on Gmail or Outlook for whom the productivity ROI of 3+ hours/week recovered justifies the $30–$40/user/month premium over standard email clients
  • Product managers and executives who need Auto Summarize for long thread digestion and Shared Conversations for cross-team email visibility without switching to a separate collaboration tool

Not Ideal For

  • Teams requiring a shared inbox, email assignment workflow, or manager visibility into team email activity, where Front, Gmelius, or Missive provide collaborative inbox features that Superhuman does not offer at any tier
  • Budget-constrained individuals or organizations for whom $30–$40/user/month for an email client layer on top of existing Gmail or Outlook is difficult to justify against free alternatives
  • Users on email providers other than Gmail or Outlook, where Superhuman is not compatible and cannot be installed regardless of plan or pricing
  • Customer support teams managing customer-facing inboxes collaboratively, where shared inbox features and ticket routing workflows are required that Superhuman does not provide

Audience Scores

Business plan at $40/user/month includes HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive integration with Recent Opens Feed for real-time email open tracking, Auto Drafts for autonomous follow-up writing, and Ask AI for conversational email assistance — covering the full sales email productivity workflow in a single keyboard-first interface.

Starter at $30/month with Auto Summarize for long thread digestion, Shared Conversations for visibility into team email threads, Share Availability for scheduling from within email, and AI-assisted drafting with Write with AI reduces the context-switching overhead of high-volume stakeholder communication.

Starter at $30/user/month provides the full speed and AI feature set for individual founders managing high email volumes, but a 5-person founding team pays $1,800/year for individual email optimization without shared inbox, email assignment, or team-level workflow visibility — limiting team coordination value relative to per-seat cost.

SOC II compliance on all plans, SSO on Enterprise, dedicated support, team analytics, and Grammarly's post-acquisition financial stability provide enterprise procurement confidence; however, no shared inbox or email assignment workflow at any tier limits Superhuman's applicability to teams requiring collaborative inbox management.

Consider These Instead

When Not To Choose Superhuman

Choose Front over Superhuman when team collaborative inbox management — shared queues, email assignment, SLA tracking, and manager visibility into team email workload — are required, at pricing that includes team features natively versus Superhuman's individual-only model at $30–$40/user/month. Choose Gmelius or Missive over Superhuman when a shared inbox on top of Gmail with team collaboration, task assignment, and pipeline management is required at lower per-seat cost. Choose Gmail or Outlook natively over Superhuman for users who process fewer than 50–60 emails per day where the speed gain does not generate sufficient ROI to justify $30/month above existing email provider cost.

Integrations

GmailMicrosoft OutlookHubspotSalesforcePipedriveZoom

Known Limitations

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