Compare/ Sektra vs Missive

The Missive alternative that keeps your mail where it is

Missive blends email and team chat into one new app. Sektra keeps mail in Gmail or Outlook, syncs with it, adds WhatsApp, and builds the layer chat cannot: a durable memory of every client.

Side by side

Sektra
Missive
Channels
Gmail, Outlook and WhatsApp in one inbox
Email, chat, SMS and social in one app
Setup
OAuth in minutes, no migration
Rollout of a new app across the team
List price
$35 per seat monthly, $29 annual, every AI feature included
About $14 to $36 per seat monthly
AI included in the plan
Every plan, credits pooled across the team
Tier dependent
Assignments, mentions and internal notes
Collision detection
Remembers commitments and open questions per client
Flags relationships going quiet
Assistant that acts: assign, draft, remind, watch
AI drafts and summaries
Briefed from day one via existing history
Response times as percentiles, per client
Team reports
Built for
Named client relationships
Teams that want email and chat in one app
Based on public materials, September 2026. Check each vendor for current tiers and pricing.
The difference

Inbox tools organize. Sektra runs the inbox and remembers the client.

Commitments and open questions

Every promise and unanswered question, tracked per client across email and WhatsApp. Nothing is lost when a thread is archived.

Quiet-account flags

Sektra learns each client's normal rhythm and says when it breaks, while a check-in still reads as care.

An assistant that acts

Ask what was promised and get a cited answer. Hand it the work and it assigns, drafts, reminds and watches for you.

Common questions

We are on Missive today. What changes?
The team keeps a shared inbox with assignments, mentions and notes, and mail stays in Gmail or Outlook for anyone not on Sektra. What is added is the assistant, the memory of every client, and action items that follow through.
Can we run both during a trial?
Yes. Your mail stays in Gmail or Outlook underneath either tool, so connecting Sektra changes nothing about the current setup. Every new workspace starts with 14 days of Pro, no card required, which is enough to run the two side by side on the same inboxes and decide.
Is there anything to migrate?
No. Sektra connects over OAuth to the mailboxes you already run and reads the history that is already there, so the memory of each client is complete from the first day.
Does Sektra have team chat?
Internal notes and mentions live on the thread, which is where most team chat about a client belongs. Sektra does not replace Slack or Teams; it sends what matters into them.
How does pricing compare?
Sektra Standard is $29 per seat billed annually ($35 monthly) and Pro is $59 annually ($69 monthly). Every AI feature is in the plan price rather than an add-on, and each seat adds credits to a pool the whole team shares, so one heavy assistant user never becomes a line item.
Weighing more than two options?

Missive alternatives: six tools to consider, sorted by the reason you are looking

Six Missive alternatives for 2026, sorted by why teams leave: adoption, Gmail habits, support volume, workflow depth, or needing a memory of every client.

Read the comparison
More comparisons

Decide on your own inbox

Start freeBook a demo
14 days of Pro free · No credit card · Set up in minutes