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Alternative	At 5 seats	Against Ellie	States that Ellie doesn't	Contract	Free plan
MailmeteorStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$29.95$5.99 × 5 seats	Not comparable	SOC 2	Cancel anytime; effective immediately; no refund of unused fees...	Free Hobby plan: 500 emails/month (50/day), 3 campaigns, 1 sender, email...
Spark MailPlus, read Oct 29, 2026	$50$10 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2	Not found	Free plan includes Smart Inbox, unlimited email accounts, smart...
MailMaestroEmail (MailMaestro), read Oct 29, 2026	$75$15 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2, SSO and 1 more	Monthly or yearly subscription	MailMaestro and TeamsMaestro both have a free plan you can keep using after...
SuperhumanPro, read Oct 29, 2026	$75$15 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2 and 3 more	Not found	Free plan at $0 with limited Go chat, Grammarly writing help and Docs; Mail...
Inbox ZeroStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$100$20 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2, SSO	Cancel anytime; subscription stays active until end of billing period	The email app is free to use on web, desktop and iPhone; the AI assistant is...
CarlyOrganization, read Oct 29, 2026	$175$35 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, MCP server	Not found	Free plan includes MCP access, 10 Zapier-style workflows, multi-calendar...
FyxerPro, read Oct 29, 2026	$245$49 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2, SSO and 3 more	Enterprise is an annual contract; Pro and Team can be monthly or...	Free plan with 400 credits a month, audio meeting notes, 3 personal spaces...
Canary MailGrowth, read Oct 29, 2026	$3/mo yearlyGrowth plan, starting price	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, HIPAA BAA	Yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase; no monthly billing	Free forever plan with unified inbox, read receipts (lite), snooze and pin...
Writemail.aiRegular, read Oct 29, 2026	$6.95/moRegular plan, starting price	Not comparable	Public API	No commitments; cancel anytime	5 AI emails per month, no credit card required

Other options (10)

No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.

Alternative	At 5 seats	Against Ellie	States that Ellie doesn't	Contract	Free plan
MailbutlerStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$25$5 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features	Not found	Trial: 14-day free trial with all features, no credit card required
MissiveStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$70$14 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, SOC 2, SSO and 2 more	Not found	Trial: 30-day free trial of the Productive plan, no credit card required
HeyHelpPro, read Oct 29, 2026	$100$20 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Nothing extra found	Pro annual rate locked in and never goes up; Connect is a one-off...	Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required
GmeliusMeli, read Oct 29, 2026	$105$21 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2, SSO and 3 more	All team members must be on the same plan	Trial: 7-day free trial with access to the Growth plan; account suspended if you do...
FrontStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$125$25 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, SOC 2, SSO and 3 more	Not found	Trial: 14-day free trial with all Professional plan features, no credit card needed
ShortwaveBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026	$150$30 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, SOC 2, MCP server	Not found	Trial: 14 day free trial
alfred_Team, read Oct 29, 2026	$250$49.99 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SSO and 1 more	Cancel anytime, access continues to end of billing period	Trial: 7 days free on every plan, card required, not charged until trial ends
SerifTeam, read Oct 29, 2026	$250$50 × 5 seats	Not comparable	Shared inbox and team features, Meeting notes and follow-ups, SOC 2, SSO and 1 more	Cancel anytime; changes take effect at end of current billing period	Trial: 7-day free trial with full access on every plan
Gemini in Gmail (Google Workspace)Starter, read Oct 29, 2026	$7/userStarter plan, starting price	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, Meeting notes and follow-ups	Annual option with 1 year commitment	Trial: 14-day free trial
Jace AIPlus, read Oct 29, 2026	$25/moPlus plan, starting price	Not comparable	Email thread summaries, SOC 2, MCP server	Not found	Trial: 7-day free trial on Plus and Pro, cancel anytime

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Alternatives come from Ellie's own category, AI email assistants. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Ellie doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Ellie's, which doesn't prove Ellie lacks it. How prices are read.