Spike

What is Spike?

Spike is a conversational email and team collaboration app that reimagines the inbox as a chat-style feed. Instead of formal headers, subject lines and signatures, Spike displays email threads like instant messages — so conversations read the way people actually talk. Built by Spike (the company was previously known as Hop), the app combines email, one-to-one and group chat, collaborative notes, tasks and video meetings into a single workspace, positioning itself as a people-first alternative to traditional clients like Gmail and Outlook.

Spike AI — branded Magic AI — sits directly inside the inbox rather than as a bolt-on. Magic Message drafts full replies from a few keywords or the surrounding thread context, Magic Summarize condenses long email chains, messages and attached files into the key points with one click, and the Spike AI Bot works as an in-workspace assistant that answers questions, generates content and helps with writing tasks. An AI-powered feed shows previews and summaries so you can act, archive or respond without opening every message, and Priority Detection automatically flags the emails that matter most.

For teams, Spike offers dedicated Teamspaces with free @spike.team email addresses, shared collaboration, group chat and shared search. It connects to any email provider — Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and standard IMAP accounts — and runs on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and the web, keeping everything in sync across devices. Spike reports more than a million users worldwide and has built its reputation on a clean, fast, distraction-light interface.

Spike's market position in 2026 is distinctive: it is one of the few products that merges email, team chat and AI assistance into one conversational surface, aimed at founders, small teams, freelancers and busy professionals who want a faster, more human way to manage communication. It competes with premium clients like Superhuman, AI triage layers like SaneBox, and team-chat tools like Slack, while undercutting most on price with a genuine free tier.

Spike Pricing

Spike has a free plan and splits paid tiers between individual email plans and team-focused Teamspace plans. Pricing below is verified June 2026 from the official pricing page; per-user prices reflect annual billing.

• Free — $0: One email address, 1:1 video calls, 60-day search history, 1 GB storage and Spike AI limited to 10 queries. The Teamspace Starter equivalent is also free for up to 3 members with a free @spike.team email and 15 GB storage.
• Pro — $6/user/mo (billed annually): Up to 3 connected email addresses, video calls with up to 5 participants, unlimited search history and 5 GB storage, plus expanded Spike AI usage.
• Ultimate — $12/user/mo (billed annually): Unlimited email addresses, video calls with up to 10 participants, unlimited search, 20 GB storage and 1 GB file uploads.
• Teamspace Team — $4/member/mo (billed annually): Everything in Starter plus unlimited search, 100 GB storage and a free custom domain for the first year on annual billing.
• Teamspace Business — $8/member/mo (billed annually): Everything in Team plus 1 TB storage and 500 MB file uploads.

Note: Spike AI is available across all plans, but the free tiers cap usage to a limited number of AI queries. Monthly billing is available at a higher per-month rate than the annual figures shown above. Verify the latest figures at spikenow.com/pricing before purchasing.

Key Features

• Conversational Email — Turns the inbox into a chat-style feed that drops formal headers and signatures, so email threads read like instant messages and move faster
• Magic Message (Magic AI) — AI drafts full email replies from thread context or a few keywords, matching the conversation so you can review and send in seconds
• Magic Summarize — One-click AI summaries that condense long email threads, messages and attached files into the essential points and action items
• Spike AI Bot — An in-workspace AI assistant that answers questions, generates content, drafts copy and helps with writing and brainstorming tasks
• AI-Powered Feed & Priority Detection — A smart feed shows email previews with summaries so you can act, archive or respond without opening each message, while Priority Detection auto-flags important emails
• Unified Workspace — Email, one-to-one chat, group chat, collaborative notes, tasks and video meetings all live in one app instead of scattered across separate tools
• Teamspaces — Shared team workspaces with free @spike.team email addresses, group collaboration, shared search and a free custom domain on annual Team plans
• Magic Translate — AI-assisted translation inside messages so cross-language conversations stay in flow without leaving the inbox
• Universal Provider Support — Connects to Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and any IMAP account, with a consistent experience across Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and the web
• Video Meetings & Voice Messages — Built-in audio/video calls and voice messages let teams jump from a thread to a live conversation without a separate meeting tool

Pros & Cons

Best For

• Founders and freelancers who want a fast, low-cost inbox with AI drafting and summaries baked in from the free plan upward
• Small teams that prefer email, chat, notes and video in one Teamspace instead of paying for several separate tools
• Busy professionals drowning in long threads who benefit from Magic Summarize and an AI-powered priority feed
• Users tired of formal email who want a more human, conversational, chat-style way to communicate across any provider