Alternatives to Missive

A collaborative email app for teams that combines shared inboxes, internal chat and task assignment. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Missive

    A collaborative email app for teams that combines shared inboxes, internal chat and task assignment.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Missive.

  • Front

    A shared inbox and customer service platform that lets teams handle email, chat and other channels together.

    Front is a paid shared inbox and customer service platform with desktop apps for Windows and macOS, covering email, chat and other channels, with an AI-heavy feature set.

  • Help Scout

    A hosted shared inbox and help desk service for customer support teams.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Help Scout is a hosted shared inbox and help desk aimed at support teams, positioned as lower cost, but without Missive's internal chat and task features.

  • Spark Mail

    Smart email client that auto-sorts inboxes and drafts AI-powered replies.

    Spark Mail is a client for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS whose paid plan adds team features, alongside automatic inbox sorting and AI-drafted replies.

  • Spike

    Turns email into a chat-like interface with message bubbles instead of a list.

    Spike presents email as chat-style threads on desktop and mobile, with team and advanced AI features requiring a paid plan.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.