WHERE GMELIUS SHINES
Meli drafts and sorts; shared inboxes and Kanban for teams
YC-backed, lean, 50,000 Chrome installs at 4.56★
Serious automation rules if you want to build them
WHERE REVIEWERS SAY IT BREAKS
The #1 complaint since 2019 is slowness, 10+ seconds to open an email
Surprise price hikes: one user reported their annual bill roughly tripling
Weak mobile, which is where solo operators actually work
Side by side.
WHAT YOU GET
Gmelius
HOBB
Price
$19 / $25 / $40 per user/mo annual · no free tier
$34/mo yearly · $43 monthly, flat
A real, dialable business number
No
Included
Channels covered
Email
Calls, texts, WhatsApp & email
Notes written from your calls
No
Automatic, audio then discarded
One ranked to-do list
Kanban + automation, not a ranked list
Every channel, ranked by who matters
Billing model
Per user · 50-seat minimum on Enterprise
Month to month · visible meter · no contract
Gmelius is a trademark of its owner; Hobb is not affiliated with or endorsed by it. Pricing and review themes reflect published information as of June 2026 and may change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
