Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Missive
Missive clearly comes out ahead of Shortwave on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier. Paid plans start at $14/mo for Missive and $24/mo for Shortwave.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Missive | Shortwave |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | MarketingData & AnalyticsSales & CRM | MarketingDesignAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-chatbotcrm | ai-writing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | missive | shortwave |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Analytics & Reporting | ||
| 5 Years Ai Search History | ||
| Api Access | ||
| Advanced Integration | ||
| Basic Analytics & Reporting | ||
| Advanced Intelligence | ||
| Conversations And Tasks | ||
| Ai Autocomplete, Summaries & Attachment Analysis | ||
| Email, Sms, Social Accounts | ||
| Ai Integrations & Web Browsing | ||
| Everything In Productive | ||
| Compliance | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| Everything In Business | ||
| Integrations With External Tools | ||
| Everything In Premier | ||
| Ip Restriction | ||
| Expert Intelligence | ||
| Personalized Team Onboarding | ||
| Live 1:1 Training | ||
| Rules & Automations | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Saml And Sso | ||
| Read Statuses, Link Tracking, Snippets & More | ||
| Soc 2 Type Ii Compliance | ||
| Security | ||
| Team Spaces And Inboxes | ||
| Standard Intelligence | ||
| Support Requirements | ||
| Unlimited Ai Search History |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Missive comes out ahead overall, though Shortwave can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Missive's paid plans start at $14/mo and Shortwave's start at $24/mo, so Missive is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Missive scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Missive exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
