Shortwave vs Claude Code vs Layercode vs Superhuman

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Shortwave
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Competitor 1
Claude Code
Competitor 2
LLayercode
Competitor 3
Superhuman
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Competitor Superhuman
superhuman.com
Email at the speed of thought
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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123.5Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
5.4Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 6.8%
▼ 75.1%
▲ 9.2%
6-month growth
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+106.6%
-96.0%
+61.7%
Global rank web
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#434
#6,604,519
#6,816
Avg. last 3 months
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125.2M
1.6K
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
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64%
36%
29%
Pages / visit
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2.2
1.0
14.5
Visit duration
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2m 36s
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11m 47s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 88% · ● Mail 7%
ShortwaveClaude CodeLayercodeSuperhuman
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Superhuman · 3.5MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.1MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 3.2MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 2.8MSuperhuman · 4.9MSuperhuman · 5.4M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Superhuman · 3.5MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.1MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 3.2MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 2.8MSuperhuman · 4.9MSuperhuman · 5.4MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$30per month
$17per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
€12per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Free CustomPro €12/moBusiness €33/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
CodeText
AudioText
Text
Output
Text
Code
AudioText
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Productivity & OfficeWriting & ContentAI AssistantAI Email Assistant+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Email management
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Email
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Email writing
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Email automation
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Email enhancement
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Coding
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Terminal
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Voice agents
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APIs
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Agents
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Assistant API building
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Email replies
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Productivity
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Writing
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Assistant development
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Development
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Email tracking
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Meeting scheduling
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Node js
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Refactoring
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Reviews
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Prompts
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