Choose Shortwave if…
- You want a best-in-class AI Gmail client
- Team shared threads inside email are enough
- Gmail-only is acceptable
- Deep AI email search/filters are the main job-to-be-done
MAKEO VS SHORTWAVE
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“Move tomorrow’s meeting with David to Friday, email him, create a follow-up task, and draft a LinkedIn post.”
- Meeting moved
- Email prepared
- Task created
- LinkedIn draft ready
The short version
AI email client vs complete AI workday.
Choose Makeo if…
- You want one workspace across email, social, calendar and tasks
- You want AI to take multi-step actions, not only generate text
- You want built-in social conversations and publishing
- You want company knowledge available to the same assistant
- You want voice / system-wide dictation and MCP tool connections
- You want a workspace designed around the entire workday
Shortwave optimizes Gmail. Makeo orchestrates the workday.
Makeo vs Shortwave
Capability snapshot based on Makeo’s current product and Shortwave’s public documentation (verified 2026-09-15). Uncertain items stay “Not currently documented.”
| Feature | Makeo | Shortwave |
|---|---|---|
| AI email drafts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Inbox organization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Writing-style personalization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Calendar | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Calendar actions | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limitedScheduling assistance documented in product narrative. |
| Tasks | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limitedTodos/action items inside email workflows. |
| Social DMs | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented | |
| ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented | |
| Messenger | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| TikTok | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| Social publishing | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| Social comments | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| Knowledge base | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limitedDeep email history/search and attachments; not Makeo Knowledge Hub across docs+sites+social. |
| Website AI chat | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| MCP / external tools | ✓ Yes | ✓ YesPricing/product pages document MCP and Tasklet automation connections. |
| Voice commands | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| System-wide dictation | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
| Multi-step agent actions | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limited |
| Multiple mailboxes | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limited |
| Human approval controls | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partial / limited |
| EU data processing | ✓ Yes | — Not currently documented |
The bigger difference: what the AI is built to do
Many AI tools help you write, search or organize. Makeo is designed to take the next step: understand the request, use the right context, choose the necessary actions and carry them out across your workspace.
AskUnderstandPlanActDone
“Move tomorrow’s meeting with David to Friday, email him, create a follow-up task, and draft a LinkedIn post.”
- Meeting moved
- Email prepared
- Task created
- LinkedIn draft ready
What this looks like in a real workday
Morning inbox
“What needs my attention today?”
Makeo: Makeo surfaces relevant emails, tasks and meetings in one brief — then can draft replies or create follow-ups.
Shortwave: Compare how Shortwave surfaces priorities versus Makeo’s cross-workday brief.
Customer follow-up
“Reply to Sarah, move our meeting to Thursday and create a task for the proposal.”
Makeo: One request can prepare the email, move the calendar event and create the task — with review before sends when needed.
Shortwave: Shortwave may cover parts of this flow; Makeo is designed to orchestrate the full chain.
Social work
“Draft a LinkedIn post from this announcement and prepare replies to new comments.”
Makeo: Makeo connects publishing and comment drafting in the same workspace as email and tasks.
Shortwave: Check whether Shortwave includes built-in social publishing and comments, or focuses elsewhere.
Knowledge
“What do our documents say about this customer agreement?”
Makeo: Makeo can answer from selected knowledge sources (documents, sites, Drive/OneDrive/SharePoint where connected).
Shortwave: Shortwave may offer chat over mail/meetings or external knowledge — verify against their current docs.
External business system
“Check the invoice status and create a follow-up if it’s overdue.”
Makeo: With user-configured MCP connections, Makeo can query permitted tools and create follow-up work in the same flow.
Shortwave: See whether Shortwave documents MCP or equivalent tool connections for this kind of action.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Shortwave if
- You want a best-in-class AI Gmail client
- Team shared threads inside email are enough
- Gmail-only is acceptable
- Deep AI email search/filters are the main job-to-be-done
Choose Makeo if
- You want one workspace across email, social, calendar and tasks
- You want AI to take multi-step actions, not only generate text
- You want built-in social conversations and publishing
- You want company knowledge available to the same assistant
- You want voice / system-wide dictation and MCP tool connections
- You want a workspace designed around the entire workday
Also see the Shortwave alternative page, pricing, security and desktop download.
FAQ
Is Makeo an alternative to Shortwave?
Yes for users who want a broader agentic AI workspace across email, calendar, tasks, social, knowledge and connected tools. Whether it is the right replacement depends on which Shortwave capabilities you rely on.
What is the main difference between Makeo and Shortwave?
Shortwave is an AI email client. Makeo is an agentic workspace that includes email plus social, calendar, tasks, knowledge, voice and MCP tools.
Does Makeo replace my email client?
Makeo connects supported mail providers and provides a full email workspace, while also connecting email to calendar, tasks, social and AI actions.
Can Makeo work with external tools?
Makeo can connect supported external tools, including user-configured MCP servers, subject to each tool’s permissions and availability.
Is Makeo built for European companies?
Makeo includes EU-oriented privacy and data-processing controls. Use Security and Privacy page wording rather than unsupported compliance guarantees.
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