Fantastical vs Shortwave
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Fantastical | Shortwave | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The calendar and tasks app you won’t be able to live without. flexibits.com | Automate your email with AI shortwave.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | $30 Business · per user / month |
| Platforms | Googlebook, Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch flexibits.com | Android, Mac, Windows, iOS shortwave.com |
| Integrations | CalDAV, Exchange, Google, Microsoft 365, Todoist, iCloud, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom, Fastmail, Fruux, Meetup, Other CalDAV accounts flexibits.com | Asana, Calendar, Hubspot, Notion, Slack, Tasklet, Hubpsot, Salesforce, Anthropic, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Pinecone shortwave.com |
| Compliance | Not observed | GDPR, SOC 2 shortwave.com |
| Free plan | Yes flexibits.com | Yes shortwave.com |
| Plans | Fantastical Premium, Flexibits Premium flexibits.com | Business, Max, Premier shortwave.com |
| Models supported | Not observed | Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6 shortwave.com |
| Pricing basis | Not observed | per seat / month shortwave.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Not observed | Trusted by thousands of teams shortwave.com |
Where they differ
- Shortwave claims GDPR on its own pages; Fantastical’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Shortwave claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Fantastical’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.