AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to AI that can use Gmail, SMS, Slack, Calendar
Hello HN, Dawson and Ethan here from Martin (https://trymartin.com). We’ve been building an AI personal assistant (the elusive dream of a real life Jarvis) for about a year now, and we recently launched Martin as a web app. Watch our latest demo here: https://youtu.be/ZeafVF8U7Ts. We’re starting with common agentic tasks for consumers/prosumers - Martin can read/draft emails, make your calendar, text and call others for you, and use Slack. Like any personal assistant, it can also set reminders, track your to-dos, and send you daily briefings. The idea is to…
Martin is an AI personal assistant that manages email, SMS, Slack, and calendar tasks for users. It can read and draft emails, schedule meetings, send texts and make calls on behalf of users, plus set reminders, track… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AI that can use Gmail, SMS, Slack, Calendar launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey Noah▲656A proactive AI executive assistant for founders
Aug 2026 · heynoah.io · its alternatives →
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World's first open source AI scheduling assistant
2023 · cal.com · its alternatives →
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Meet-Ting▲271Free AI assistant for email scheduling in early access
Jan 2026 · meet-ting.com · its alternatives →
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Viktor.com▲702Your AI Coworker that proactively executes tasks
Mar 2026 · viktor.com · its alternatives →
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jared.so▲295AI that monitors convos & proactively jumps in when needed
Mar 2026 · jared.so · its alternatives →
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Sidekick▲480Build Zapier-style automations using only a chat interface
2025 · sagekit.com · its alternatives →
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AI Assistant▲455A simple Go package for unified AI chat management across OpenRouter, OpenAI, Google GenAI, and more, with support for tool calling and S3-compatible user sessions
2023 · aichat.fm · its alternatives →
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Ogment AI▲159Make your product accessible in ChatGPT & Claude, in minutes
Jul 2026 · ogment.ai · its alternatives →
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Hints AI▲315Get organized with Hints AI assistant, save 60 min every day
2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →
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Callum▲261AI calendar assistant for teams – supercharge your calendar
Jan 2026 · getcallum.com · its alternatives →
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Personal AI assistant for notes and events
2024 · sortmythoughts.com · its alternatives →
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Your AI scheduling assistant for Slack
2018 · kono.ai · its alternatives →
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Your AI-powered executive email assistant
2023 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Aria▲163I built HelloAria because every task manager I tried required too many steps to do something simple. The core idea: say "remind me to review the PR tomorrow at 10" and it creates the task, sets the reminder, and files it. No forms, no manual input. It works on iOS natively and also through WhatsApp, Telegram, and email — so you can capture tasks from wherever you already are. Tech stack: Swift/SwiftUI on the client, with NLP handling the intent parsing and entity extraction from natural language input. Looking for feedback from the HN community. What would make this actually useful for…
Apr 2026 · helloaria.io · its alternatives →
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HumanInbox▲69Your AI personal assistant for email, on your phone
Apr 2026 · gethumaninbox.com · its alternatives →
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Scribe 2.0▲96Interactive Slack Workflows For Sales, Support, Tech & More
2019 · tryscribe.com · its alternatives →
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