Cora vs Macro
A side-by-side comparison of Cora and Macro, two Productivity tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
Cora
ProductivityAI email chief of staff — screens your Gmail, drafts replies, briefs you twice a day.
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| Attribute | Cora | Macro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Pricing (differs) | PAID | FREEMIUM |
| License (differs) | Proprietary | Open core |
| Deployment (differs) | Cloud | Hybrid |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Model support | Multi-model | Multi-model |
| Vendor (differs) | Every | Macro |
The honest brief
Cora
Replaces inbox-checking with a twice-daily brief instead of bolting a new client onto email — you keep Gmail, Cora does the triage.
- Drafts appear in your own voice
- Screens inbox to only what needs you
- Standing chat instructions for triage
- 7-day free trial
- Gmail and Google Workspace only
- No free tier after trial
- Unlimited plan costs $39/month
Macro
Folds email, docs, tasks, calls and a CRM into one open-source workspace where AI agents share full context across all of it.
- Self-hostable on the Enterprise tier
- Unifies email, docs, tasks, CRM, calls
- Agents get full workspace context
- SOC 2 Type II; zero data retention
- CRDT real-time collaborative editing
- Pro plan is $40/seat per month
- Self-hosting gated to Enterprise tier
- Early-stage; smaller ecosystem
- Free plan adds a 'Sent with Macro' signature