Try Sortd for FREETry SortdFor years Gmelius and Sortd were the two workflow-rich Gmail collaboration tools. In 2025–26 Gmelius repositioned around Meli — an AI executive assistant for individuals, with a $19 solo tier — and moved team collaboration to second billing, with boards relegated to a footer link. Sortd went the other way: deeper team workflow, Sortd AI in the plans, a new mobile app, and an open agent platform. If the job is a team's shared mailboxes, the two products now point in different directions.
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| Aspect | Sortd | Gmelius |
|---|---|---|
| Lead product focus | Team email operations + agents | Meli personal AI assistant; team features on Growth+ |
| Pricing | $10 / $16 / $22 / $29 annual ($14 / $22 / $28 / $39 monthly) | Meli $19 (solo) / Growth $25 / Pro $40 / Enterprise (50-user min) |
| Team plan value | Business $22: unlimited inboxes, users & automations, CRM pipelines, SLA, advanced fields, unlimited history | Growth $25: shared inboxes, SLA & analytics, API; deeper features on Pro $40 |
| API + MCP for your own agent | Yes — Business $22: full API + MCP, graduated send scopes, webhooks | API on Growth; no MCP server as of July 2026 |
| AI model | Sortd AI triage in the plans + connect any agent (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) | Meli: drafts, sorting, scheduling, dispatching (their assistant) |
| Boards / visual workflow | Core product: Kanban, Table, Deadline, Planner, grouped cards | Kanban present but de-emphasized |
| Mobile | New Sortd mobile app | Mobile apps available |
| Platform | Gmail — Chrome & Edge | Gmail; Outlook waitlisted |
Product strategy shows up in roadmaps. Gmelius' energy now goes to Meli — personal drafting, inbox sorting, scheduling — a real product aimed at the Fyxer/Superhuman fight. Sortd's energy goes where it always has: the team layer. In the last year that produced Sortd AI (Smart Status, urgency and sentiment, content-based assignment, complaint detection), a new mobile app, and the Sortd for Agents platform — a full API + MCP server with graduated permissions. If you're buying for a shared mailbox, buy the product whose roadmap points at your problem.
In 2026, evaluating a team inbox means asking: can my AI agent work it? On Gmelius there is an API but no MCP server — so Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor have no native way in, and automation means their workflow rules plus Meli's assistant features. On Sortd, your agent connects through MCP in minutes, reads the same boards your team sees, drafts for review, updates fields and statuses, and escalates to a named human — under send permissions an admin controls. Your prompts and knowledge stay in your agent, portable to any future stack.
Smart Status auto-tags what needs a response. AI urgency and sentiment tags, content-based assignment and complaint detection watch every shared inbox for risk — included in plan tiers under a fair-use policy. No credit meters.
Boards, shared inboxes and assignments in your pocket — triage on the move, hand off from anywhere.
Full API + MCP server so your own agent works your team's real Gmail. Drafts-for-review by default, graduated send permissions, flat seat pricing.
We're on Gmelius for shared inboxes — reasons to move?
Price-for-depth at the team tier, and the agent layer: if you plan to put an AI agent to work on team email, Sortd's API/MCP with approval scopes is the shipped path.
Is migration painful?
Both live in Gmail — your mail never moves. Boards and statuses map over directly, and our team will help you set up.
Does Sortd have something like Meli?
Sortd AI handles team triage (status, urgency, sentiment, complaints), and AI follow-up nudges & drafts are arriving on Business Plus. For personal drafting today, connect your own agent — or keep a personal assistant alongside Sortd.
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