Productivity

Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives

Explore 8 options alongside Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft), a product in Productivity.

Candidates share an existing guide group, a comparison, or specific tags within the same category. This shortlist is not a ranking or a test result.

Mem

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

AI note-taking app that organizes notes and surfaces related information automatically.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Building a searchable personal knowledge base
  • Recalling facts buried in old notes via chat
  • Capturing ideas without manual filing

Pricing: Mem is subscription-based; new users get a trial period before paying for the individual plan.

Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

monday.com

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

Work-management platform sold as an AI workspace, adding metered AI credits, an AI assistant, agents, and an AI notetaker to its boards and workflows.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Running projects, CRM, dev, and service workflows in one workspace
  • Delegating recurring departmental work to AI agents
  • Asking an AI assistant questions over work platform data

Pricing: monday.com sells seat-based plans billed monthly or annually, with annual billing saving 33%, plus a free plan and a 14-day trial; the pricing page lists AI credits and Sidekick from the Standard plan upwards, and Enterprise adds API call limits and 24/7 support with an uptime SLA.

Pricing ↗ · Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-12.

Raycast

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

Productivity launcher with built-in AI commands for search, writing, and automation.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Replacing Spotlight with a smarter launcher
  • Quick AI rewriting and summarizing in any app
  • Automating workflows via extensions and scripts

Pricing: The launcher is free; Raycast Pro is a paid subscription that adds AI with premium models, cloud sync, and more.

Documentation ↗ · Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Superhuman

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

Fast email client with AI features for drafting, summarizing, and triaging messages.

Paid

Use cases

  • Getting through high-volume inboxes quickly
  • Drafting consistent replies with AI assistance
  • Tracking follow-ups in sales and executive workflows

Pricing: Superhuman is a paid subscription per user; there is no free tier, though trials are offered.

Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Shortwave

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

AI-powered email app for Gmail with an assistant that searches, summarizes, and drafts messages.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Searching years of email with natural-language questions
  • Summarizing long threads before replying
  • Organizing a busy Gmail inbox with AI triage

Pricing: Shortwave has a free tier with limited AI usage; paid plans add more AI queries, longer history search, and team features.

Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Taskade

Listed together in guide “AI productivity tools”

Collaborative workspace for tasks, notes, and mind maps with built-in AI agents and workflow generation.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Managing team projects with AI-generated structure
  • Automating recurring checklists and workflows
  • Brainstorming in mind maps with AI assistance

Pricing: Taskade has a free tier; paid plans increase AI requests, storage, and member counts for teams.

Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Read AI

Compared on “Notion AI vs Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Read AI”

AI copilot that summarizes meetings, emails, and messages and reports on engagement.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Recapping meetings with measurable engagement data
  • Catching up on email and Slack threads quickly
  • Improving presentation delivery via coaching metrics

Pricing: Read AI has a free plan with limited meetings; Pro, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ tiers add volume, integrations, and analytics.

Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Notion AI

Compared on “Notion AI vs Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Read AI”

AI writing and Q&A features embedded in the Notion workspace.

Paid

Use cases

  • Drafting docs and summaries where the team already works
  • Finding answers buried in workspace pages
  • Turning meetings into structured notes automatically

Pricing: Checked 2026-11-02: Notion AI is included in Business and Enterprise; Free and Plus have limited trial responses. Some models and Custom Agents consume additional Notion credits. Seat prices depend on currency and monthly or annual billing; check the official pricing page for your workspace.

Pricing ↗ · Documentation ↗ · Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-02.

Related comparisons

Full Microsoft 365 Copilot profile → · All Productivity products →