remio vs Shortcut

remio is an AI personal knowledge hub and office assistant centered on personal data, with tools for spreadsheet work. Describe a task in plain language and it can build tables, write formulas, analyze data, and send results to reports. Its Excel page lists support for Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, and Markdown, and says files are parsed locally so raw data does not touch an external server. The broader service stores web content locally but may use local or cloud models depending on the task; large language models are accessed remotely. Integrations listed include Slack, Gmail, Outlook, and WeChat Assistant. Desktop support is Windows 10+ on x64 and Macs with Apple silicon; iPhone and Android apps support note-taking, voice memos, meeting recording, PDF collection, and image capture, with content syncing to desktop. The Free plan is free and includes 500 AI credits/mo. Pro is $13.90 a month, Plus is $42 a month, Max is $139 a month, and BYOK is $14.90 a month.

Shortcut is an AI spreadsheet agent for analyzing, automating, and enhancing Excel spreadsheets and financial models. It can generate formulas, transform tables, analyze spreadsheet contents, and automate workflows. Its formula-driven edits are formatted for professional use and placed without overwriting existing data. Shortcut identifies changed cells and explains hard-coded values; users can undo, revert, or restore edits. It can open and export Excel files while preserving formatting, formulas, and features. The Free plan includes Excel and Google Sheets plugins, and the product also offers a Platform API. Supported platforms are API, extension, web, and Windows, with Microsoft Excel as the primary platform. The free plan costs nothing and includes 20 free weekly credits. Pro is $100 a month billed annually, with 1,000 monthly plan credits; Teams is $320 a month billed annually, with 1,000 monthly team credits. Enterprise pricing is available on request. Shortcut states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and uses AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. Free-tier data may be used for AI training; Pro, Teams, and Enterprise data is excluded.