Eliminate complexity, don't just manage it
Canary's AI email assistant designed to help you navigate traditional email threads. Spike's conversational design makes that entire problem disappear.
SPIKE VS CANARY MAIL
Canary adds AI. Spike adds clarity
Stop managing email with AI, start having conversations instead. While Canary uses sophisticated AI to navigate email complexity, Spike eliminates the complexity entirely with conversational design.
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Spike vs Canary Mail at a glance
| Feature | Spike | Canary Mail | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversational email view | ✓ | ✓ | Traditional threads | |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | Email only workflow | |
| Learning curve | ✓ | ✓ | Complex AI features to master | |
| Unified workspace | ✓ | ✓ | Email + calendar only | |
| Works with existing email accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cross-platform consistency | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cross-platform consistency | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Why choose Spike over Canary Mail
Team collaboration without the juggling act
Canary optimizes individual email management with AI features. But the moment you need team input, you're back to forwarding, CC'ing, and app switching. Spike unifies email, team chat, notes, and tasks in one workspace.
Simple by design
Canary gives you AI tools to manage email complexity. Spike gives you something better: design so intuitive you don't need those tools.
Communication, not configuration
Canary's AI feature's enable you to customize and configure for your workflow. With Spike's strength, great communication doesn't require configuration, it just works, naturally.
Email that puts people first
Sonu Shetty
Team Leader
The app is extremely useful and productive, and it's user support is amazing! Hope it will keep improving with exclusive features that make it different from Gmail.
Carol Jacobson
My company started using Spike a year ago & the team feels like it’s vastly improved our productivity. It’s amazing to not have to switch back & forth between a million apps!
Max Shcherbakov
Co-Founder & CEO
“Spike improved workflow between our teams and clients since they had a collaborative workspace. The entire project history & needed files in one place.”
Jeromy Bailey
@JeromyABailey
I had something like 90K unread emails before switching to @SpikeNowHQ. I’m down to just 2K emails. Inbox 0, here I come!
Perry S.
Stay organized & productive with Spike 24/7/12/365
Spike centralized teams in my organization in one place where we manage tasks through trackable chats.
Adir Berman
Marketing Project Manager
Spike is an amazing team comms platform. Imagine Slack but inside your email, & with everyone you need - team members, clients and vendors too! Our team loves Spike!
Darren Olstad
Founder
“I have the whole firm using Spike for its chat interface and super fast features, and I even got some of my clients on it. They love how easy it is to communicate.”
SEGA L'éveilleur
@segalink
2022 was great for the team. Engagement was fluid because of @SpikeNowHQ & the sense of community got reinforced. We accomplished more & work became play. Boost your productivity in 2023 & try Spike!
FAQs
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Can I keep my existing email address?
Absolutely. Spike works with any email provider—Gmail, Outlook, custom domains. You keep your address while upgrading your communication philosophy from individual optimization to team momentum.
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Will I miss Canary's AI writing assistance?
Spike includes AI writing assistance too, but within a conversational context that feels natural rather than formal. The bigger difference is that Spike’s design encourages the kind of clear, direct communication that needs less AI enhancement in the first place.
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Can Spike handle complex business workflows like Canary?
Spike simplifies complex workflows by design. Instead of using AI to manage email complexity, shared inboxes, and multiple threads, we unified everything into conversational workspaces. Your business complexity decreases when your communication tool stops creating artificial complexity.
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Is my data secure?
Yes! Your data is protected with AES-256 encryption, and we follow strict security protocols.