Missive
Team email, group chat, and tasks in one app
About Missive
Missive is a collaborative email client that turns shared inboxes into a team workspace. Executives use it to delegate email handling to assistants and chiefs of staff, with internal chat threads attached directly to each message.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Best-in-class shared inbox for executives who delegate email to an EA or chief of staff
- Internal chat on threads eliminates messy forwarding chains
- Powerful automation rules can route email by content, sender, or time of day
- Combines email, chat, calendar, and tasks so teams don't need 4 separate apps
Cons
- Designed for teams — overkill if you don't need delegation or shared inboxes
- Pricing per user adds up quickly for larger executive teams
- No native AI summarization or drafting yet (as of 2026)
Key Features
Shared Inboxes
Multiple team members triage and respond to a single inbox like info@ or ceo@.
Internal Chat on Emails
Discuss any email thread privately with your team without forwarding.
Email Assignment
Assign emails to specific team members so nothing falls through the cracks.
Rules & Automations
Auto-route, label, and assign emails based on sender, content, or schedule.
Canned Responses
Reusable templates for common executive replies.
Calendar & Tasks
Built-in calendar and task management tied to email threads.
Pricing
- Up to 2 users
- 15-day history
- Basic features
- Unlimited history
- Shared inboxes
- Rules & integrations
- Everything in Starter
- Analytics
- Custom branding
- Iframe integrations
- Everything in Productive
- SAML SSO
- Audit logs
- Priority support
Best For
Executive + Chief of Staff
Delegate inbox triage entirely while staying looped in via internal chat threads.
Founder Shared Inboxes
Manage info@, sales@, and support@ alongside personal inboxes in one app.
Customer-Facing Executives
Coordinate with sales and CS teams on key account emails without losing context.
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