Aero vs. HEY

The same ideas, without the new address.

HEY rethought email from the ground up: screen your senders, give newsletters and receipts their own place, and keep the inbox for people.

Aero owes a lot to that thinking.

The difference is that Aero does it inside the account you already have.

No new address, no forwarding, no telling everyone where to find you now.

Comparison

A new inbox, or a new address?

HEY is a complete email service. You get a hey.com address, and the whole experience is built around it. Moving in means moving.

Aero is a client for the Gmail or Outlook account you already use. The screening, the separate lists, and the smaller inbox — layered onto the address you already have.

Account & compatibility

Your email address

The one you have

A new @hey.com address

Works with Gmail

Works with Outlook

Use your own domain

HEY for Domains

Keeps your history and contacts

Pricing

Aero is free for your first 90 days, then continues at founding-member pricing.

90 days free

Paid, billed annually

Account & compatibility

Your email address

The one you have

A new @hey.com address

Works with Gmail

Works with Outlook

Use your own domain

HEY for Domains

Keeps your history and contacts

Pricing

Aero is free for your first 90 days, then continues at founding-member pricing.

90 days free

Paid, billed annually

Inbox & attention

New senders wait for approval

Screener

The Screener

Newsletters get their own place

Feed

The Feed

Receipts and confirmations separated

Paper Trail

Paper Trail

Inbox is only people

One decision at a time

Reply, set aside, or dismiss, then move on.

Inbox & attention

New senders wait for approval

Screener

The Screener

Newsletters get their own place

Feed

The Feed

Receipts and confirmations separated

Paper Trail

Paper Trail

Inbox is only people

One decision at a time

Reply, set aside, or dismiss, then move on.

AI & automation

AI features

Opt-in, per feature

Minimal by design

Catch up on a long thread

Help writing a reply

AI is off until you turn it on

Email used for ads or model training

AI & automation

AI features

Opt-in, per feature

Minimal by design

Catch up on a long thread

Help writing a reply

AI is off until you turn it on

Email used for ads or model training