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If you are weighing alfred_ against something else, the useful question is which job you need done. Here is what alfred_ does, what it does not do, what it costs, and how the alternatives differ.
What alfred_ does
alfred_ is an AI assistant for client-facing teams, and each person on the team gets their own. It reads your email across up to six Gmail, Outlook and IMAP accounts, flags the emails that need your answer, and keeps one list of the replies you owe and the replies you’re waiting on. It manages your calendar, prepares you for meetings from your email, calendar and notes, and sends a morning brief by email or text.
You can ask it for things on the web, on iPhone, by text, or from Claude and ChatGPT. It also works with Slack, Microsoft Teams, HubSpot and Salesforce, and runs routines and workflows you describe in a sentence. You approve; alfred_ does the typing.
What alfred_ does not do
- It is not a new email app. You keep Gmail, Outlook or whatever you use now; alfred_ connects to the mailbox.
- It does not send anything without your approval. Replies it writes wait for you to say send.
- It does not take calls or notes in meetings.
What it costs
Starter is $29.99 a month, Pro $44.99 and Team $49.99 a seat, or $25, $37.50 and $41.67 billed annually. Every plan has the whole assistant and a 7-day free trial. Details in alfred_ pricing.
The alternatives, by the job they do
| Product | What it is | Side by side |
|---|---|---|
| Superhuman Mail | An email app you work inside, built around keyboard shortcuts and AI writing | alfred_ vs Superhuman |
| Fyxer | An assistant across your email, chat, calendar and meetings, in its own words | alfred_ vs Fyxer |
| Town | A work assistant for everyone on a team, priced in credits | alfred_ vs Town |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams | alfred_ vs Copilot |
| Gemini in Gmail | Gemini inside Gmail and other Google Workspace apps | alfred_ vs Gemini |
| dots (OpenAI) | An always-on agent you give goals to inside ChatGPT | Our AI assistant news |
- Superhuman Mail is an app you open to work through your inbox. alfred_ works in the background of the email app you already use. alfred_ vs Superhuman.
- Fyxer describes itself as sitting “across your email, chat, calendar and meetings.” alfred_ vs Fyxer.
- Town gives each person a Townie for work across inboxes, calendars, chats and apps, metered in credits. alfred_ vs Town.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot and Gemini in Gmail put AI inside their own suites, priced per user. alfred_ vs Copilot, alfred_ vs Gemini.
- dots is OpenAI’s general agent, included with ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium seats. More in our AI assistant news.
Who alfred_ is for
alfred_ is the best choice when the problem is client work slipping: the replies you owe, the people who haven’t answered you, the meeting you walk into unprepared. It is built for teams with recurring clients, where several people own client relationships and the email is spread across their inboxes.
