Missive vs Inbox Works

A Missive alternative for small email teams

Inbox Works is shared email for small teams: one price for the whole team, and your promise in a reply is the reminder.

Which fits

MissiveYou need it today, on iCloud or IMAP, or with SMS beside email.
Inbox WorksA small team on one shared address, without paying per person. In early access for teams on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, by approval; try the demo now.
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Missive and Inbox Works, side by side

Missive, StarterInbox Works
Price$18 a person a month, billed monthly; up to 5 people; $30 on Productive1Planned Free for up to three, with “Sent with Inbox Works”; Team, US$29 a month for the whole team
Follow-upsSnooze or Send & snooze to a time you pick, which can be set to cancel when they reply7; rules that snooze, notify or send a follow-up while it’s unreplied, on Productive and above89From what you write; a promise stays when they reply
Who is replying nowA reply shown as it’s written, drafts edited together, a ring when a teammate is viewing; a warning at Send isn’t described56Shown while they write; Send warns you before a second reply
Moving to the next emailA speed figure isn’t publishedUnder a tenth of a second, measured
Comments and assigningComments and chat beside the email; assign to a person or team610Comments beside the email; Hand off, an Add-on
Asking for what’s missingA public feedback board; no reply time promised1112Ask for an Add-on; a reply within two working days
Mail it connectsGmail and Google Groups, Office 365 and Exchange, iCloud, IMAP3Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, in early access
Past emailNo history or all history, chosen when you connect4From the day you connect
Channels and appsWeb, Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps2; SMS and social accounts beside email1Email, in the browser

In the app for early-access teams on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, and in the demo for everyone.

Sources and how this was read

Missive’s column is from Missive’s own pages, read 30 October 2026 (sources 11 and 12 on 9 November 2026). “Isn’t described” and “isn’t published” mean we didn’t find it in the pages listed here.

Sources

  1. Pricing — Missive
  2. Download Missive — Missive
  3. Email accounts — Missive docs
  4. Gmail / Google Workspace — Missive docs
  5. Drafts — Missive docs
  6. Collaboration — Missive docs
  7. Snoozing — Missive docs
  8. Rule actions — Missive docs
  9. Rules — Missive docs
  10. Triage and assignment — Missive docs
  11. Contact — Missive docs
  12. Feedback — Missive

What Inbox Works does differently

One price for the whole team. Planned

Missive’s Starter is $18 a person a month for up to 5 people, and $30 a person on Productive from six. Inbox Works is planned at US$29 a month however many people answer, and free for up to three, with “Sent with Inbox Works” on each email.

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Sources

Missive’s Starter, billed monthly, up to 5 people, as listed on Missive’s pricing page on 30 October 2026. Inbox Works’ plans are planned (pricing).

A team of 5

  • Inbox WorksTeam, planned, for the whole teamTeam, planned$29
  • Missive$18 a person, $30 from six$18 · $30 from six$90

The day you write is the reminder.

Write “I’ll send the plan on Friday.” and send it. On Friday the email is back in the Inbox with that sentence, with no time to pick. Missive’s Snooze and Send & snooze ask you for the time. Inbox Works won’t catch every promise.

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Sources

Snoozing, Missive docs, read 30 October 2026.

When Missive fits better

  • You need a shared inbox today, without an approval step.
  • Your team is on iCloud or IMAP.
  • You want your past email brought in.
  • You want rules, integrations or SMS beside email.

Questions

Is Inbox Works cheaper than Missive?

On the monthly prices shown here, yes: three people on Missive’s Starter pay $54 a month, against Inbox Works’ planned Free with its footer, and five pay $90 against the planned Team at US$29. With Missive’s rules or integrations, five people are on Productive: $150 a month. Included mailboxes and future Add-on pricing aren’t confirmed yet, and Inbox Works is in early access.

Does Inbox Works work inside Gmail?

No. It’s a separate app in the browser. Early access is open to teams on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, by approval.

What happens to our email in Missive?

With Gmail connected, your email stays in Gmail. Missive exports conversations and comments, with who each is assigned to. Inbox Works doesn’t import either, so keep the copies you need (Missive docs: Gmail / Google Workspace, exporting your data).

Your promise comes back on its day.

A sample team, a reply with a day in it.

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