Shortwave vs OpenCode vs Visual Studio Code 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
OpenCode
Competitor 2
Visual Studio Code
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 OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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Competitor Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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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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5.4Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 9.2%
6-month growth
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+61.7%
Global rank web
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#6,816
Avg. last 3 months
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4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
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29%
Pages / visit
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14.5
Visit duration
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11m 47s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 88% · ● Mail 7%
ShortwaveOpenCodeVisual Studio CodeSuperhuman
01.3M2.7M4M5.4MSuperhuman · 3.5MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.4MSuperhuman · 3.1MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 3.2MSuperhuman · 3.3MSuperhuman · 2.8MSuperhuman · 4.9MSuperhuman · 5.4M1M10MSuperhuman · 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
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Freemium
Starting price
$30per month
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€12per month · free tier available
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Plans
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
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Free CustomPro €12/moBusiness €33/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
CodeText
CodeText
Text
Output
Text
Code
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Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
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Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeWriting & ContentAI AssistantAI Email Assistant+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Email management
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Email
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Email writing
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Email automation
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Email enhancement
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Coding in VS Code
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Vs code
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Email replies
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Productivity
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Writing
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Debugging
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Development
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Email tracking
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Local AI
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Meeting scheduling
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Self hosted
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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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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.