Last updated February 20, 2026
Superhuman is the best email client ever made. The keyboard shortcuts are flawless, the speed is unmatched, and the AI features (write, summarize, triage) are well-integrated into a beautiful interface. If email is your primary productivity bottleneck and you want the absolute best email experience, Superhuman delivers. But Superhuman is only email. notodo handles email, calendar, tasks, web research, voice notes, and daily briefings through a single chat interface. The email experience isn't as polished as Superhuman's dedicated client, but you get one AI assistant covering your entire workflow instead of just your inbox. For founders who need breadth over email-specific depth, notodo covers more ground at a similar price point.
| Feature | notodo | Superhuman | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email UX | Email management through chat interface. Triage, draft, and send within the conversation. Functional but not a dedicated email client | Purpose-built email client with split inbox, keyboard shortcuts, read statuses, and instant search. The fastest email experience available | |
| Email AI features | AI triage categorizes emails as action-required/fyi/delegate/archive. Auto-archives noise. Drafts responses with approval gates | AI write, AI summarize, AI triage with auto-labeling. Instant Reply suggestions. AI-powered search. Deeply integrated into the email flow | |
| Calendar management | Google Calendar integration with smart scheduling rules, travel buffers, and event creation through chat | Built-in calendar view alongside email. Can create events but no AI scheduling or smart rules | |
| Task management | Full task system with recurrence, priorities, AI-suggested tasks from conversations, and inline action cards | Can turn emails into tasks/reminders within Superhuman. No standalone task management system | |
| Web research | Built-in research agent with web search, source synthesis, and real-time streaming results | No research capabilities. Email client only | |
| Voice input | Voice notes with Mistral transcription and browser speech recognition for hands-free operation | No voice features | |
| Daily briefing | AI-generated standup combining calendar, tasks, email highlights, and proactive suggestions in one view | Split inbox gives email overview but no cross-domain briefing combining calendar and tasks | |
| Speed & polish | Web-based chat interface. Fast but not designed for high-speed email processing | Obsessively optimized for speed. 100ms interactions, keyboard-driven workflow, zero latency feel. The gold standard for email client performance |
Free tier available. Pro at €79/month with all features: email, calendar, tasks, research, voice, briefings.
Starter at $25/month. Business at $30/month. Enterprise pricing available. All plans include AI features. 14-day free trial.
Founders and freelancers who want one AI tool handling email, calendar, tasks, and research. Best if you prefer a conversational interface and need breadth across your workflow.
Professionals who process high volumes of email and want the absolute fastest, most polished email experience. Best if email is your primary productivity bottleneck and you're willing to pay premium for email-specific excellence.
Yes. Use Superhuman as your email client for reading and quick replies, and notodo for AI triage, task management, calendar scheduling, and research. Both connect to Gmail independently. This is actually a strong combination if you can justify both subscriptions.
For email-specific AI features, Superhuman has the edge. Its AI is deeply integrated into the email flow: write, reply, summarize, and triage all happen within the email context. notodo's email AI is capable (triage, auto-archive, drafting) but operates through a chat interface rather than inline in each email.
If email is truly your only problem, Superhuman is probably the better choice. But most founders find that email, calendar, tasks, and research are all interconnected. An email triggers a task, which needs calendar time, which requires research. notodo handles that entire chain in one conversation.
No. notodo's interface is chat-first, designed for natural language interaction rather than keyboard-shortcut-driven email processing. If you process hundreds of emails daily and want to fly through them with keyboard shortcuts, Superhuman is purpose-built for that workflow.
notodo at €79/mo costs more than Superhuman at $25-30/mo, but covers email, calendar, tasks, research, voice, and briefings vs email only. If you'd otherwise need separate tools for those functions, notodo can be more cost-effective overall. If you truly only need email, Superhuman is the better value.
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