Shortwave vs Superhuman: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 22 companies use Shortwave and 32 use Superhuman. 3 companies use both, including Hubspot, Compass, and Zapier. Superhuman leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 3, 2026: 46 of 54 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Shortwave, Superhuman, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
19
use only Shortwave
3
companies use both
29
use only Superhuman
19 companies use only Shortwave, 29 use only Superhuman and 3 use both, out of the 51 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 3, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 3, 2026.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Hubspot |
 Compass |
 Zapier |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Shortwave, Superhuman or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Shortwave onlyBothSuperhuman only
More common with Superhuman
- DevTools & Infrastructure6 of the 8 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Superhuman, 1 of them alongside Shortwave.
- HR & Recruiting3 of the 5 HR & Recruiting companies on usedby that use either tool use Superhuman.
Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
ShortwaveSuperhumanWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Questions about Shortwave and Superhuman
Which is used more, Shortwave or Superhuman?
Superhuman has more customers on usedby: 32 against 22 for Shortwave.
Do companies use both Shortwave and Superhuman?
Yes. 3 companies use both on usedby, including Hubspot, Compass, and Zapier.
Who uses Shortwave?
22 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Shortwave.
Who uses Superhuman?
32 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Superhuman.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.