Sales Email Assistants Compared

4 workflow automation tools compared on AiRecMark archive scores, five-dimension quality, published entry pricing and documented target fit.

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Superhuman leads this field with 79.9/100 — +2.4 pts over Bardeen.

All figures below are derived from the AiRecMark deterministic five-dimension evaluation archives. Pricing quotes are taken verbatim from each vendor's published plans.

Rank	Tool & Vendor	Quality / Perf / Usability	Score	Pricing	Best for	Spec
#1	SU SuperhumanSuperhuman (Grammarly)	82 80 84	79.9	Free (Grammarly + Docs + Go) · Pro $12/member/	Inbox-Speed Professionals	Inspect
#2	BA BardeenBardeen	78 78 80	77.5	Free (100 credits/mo) · Basic $10/mo (+100 cre	Sales & Recruiting Automation	Inspect
#3	SH ShortwaveShortwave	80 80 82	77.5	14-day trial · Business $30/seat/mo · Premier	AI-First Email Power Users	Inspect
#4	GL GleanGlean	82 80 78	77	No public pricing — contact sales for a quote	Enterprise Knowledge Search	Inspect

Five-Dimension Matrix

Dimension	Superhuman	Bardeen	Shortwave	Glean
Quality	82	78	80	82
Features	80	76	78	82
Usability	84	80	82	78
Performance	80	78	80	80
Value	74	76	68	62

Choose By Fit

Superhuman

Superhuman (Grammarly) · 79.9/100

Choose Superhuman if you need inbox-speed professionals.

Suite now bundles Grammarly, Coda, Mail and Go
Auto Drafts and Split Inbox speed email work

Free (Grammarly + Docs + Go) · Pro $12/member/mo annual ($15

Inspect Superhuman

Bardeen

Bardeen · 77.5/100

Choose Bardeen if you need sales & recruiting automation.

Free 100 credits monthly forever
Build-your-own scrapers at 1 credit/row

Free (100 credits/mo) · Basic $10/mo (+100 credits) · Premiu

Inspect Bardeen

Shortwave

Shortwave · 77.5/100

Choose Shortwave if you need ai-first email power users.

Context-token tiers scale AI depth (1×/2×/3×)
AI filters automate triage (3-50 rules)

14-day trial · Business $30/seat/mo · Premier $45 (2× AI usa

Inspect Shortwave

Glean

Glean · 77/100

Choose Glean if you need enterprise knowledge search.

Permission-aware search across all company apps
40+ LLMs with 275+ connectors

No public pricing — contact sales for a quote

Inspect Glean

Deterministic Takeaway

Superhuman tops the composite index at 79.9/100. Dimension leaders across the field — Quality: Superhuman, Features: Glean, Usability: Superhuman, Performance: Superhuman, Value: Bardeen. Every ranking and dimension value on this page is drawn from the archive-recorded AiRecMark tool archives as of 2026-09-17 and can be traced back to the public tool profiles.

Archive Record