Imap alternatives
24 email MCP servers from other publishers do the same job as Imap. The closest match comes first, then the best rated, with at most two per publisher.
Email MCP server for AI agents: IMAP/SMTP, Gmail, Outlook, calendar, ManageSieve, AI triage, OAuth2.
5.0(1)local · npm1.3k/wkFreeIMAP/SMTP email MCP server — 52 tools, stdio + HTTP, IMAP IDLE push, multi-account, AI triage.
No reviews yetlocal · npm1491.0k/wkFreeRead, search, draft, send, and organize email through Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP/SMTP mailboxes.
No reviews yetlocal · npm7635/wkFreeNever-stored live email: read, send and triage Gmail, Outlook / Microsoft 365, or any IMAP mailbox.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1027/wkFreeLocal email connectivity for AI agents — read, draft, send, and organize Outlook mail via MCP
No reviews yetlocal · npm6335/wkFreeUnofficial Proton Mail MCP — send, read, search & organize email over SMTP and IMAP
No reviews yetlocal · npm11113/wkFreeMicrosoft 365 Outlook mail via Graph: read, search, send, reply, forward, draft, move, delete.
No reviews yetlocal · npm1482/wkFreeEmail inboxes for AI agents: create an address, wait for codes and links, send and reply in threads.
No reviews yetgateway-ready409/wkFreeMulti-account email MCP server for Gmail, IMAP, and JMAP: search, send, drafts, labels.
No reviews yetlocal · npm11159/wkFreeEmail for AI agents: inboxes, send/reply/forward, search, threads, webhooks — 21 SentFromAI tools.
No reviews yetgateway-ready284/wkFreeManage multiple Gmail accounts in Claude Desktop — search, send, reply, draft, and organize.
No reviews yetlocal · npm1992/wkFreeGive an AI agent its own email address: send, reply, read, and wait for mail.
No reviews yetgateway-ready47/wkFreeIMAP/SMTP email for iCloud, Gmail, Proton Bridge and more: search, read, follow threads, send.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed183/wkFreeMCP server for Aruba email and calendar via IMAP/SMTP/CalDAV
No reviews yetlocal · pypi467/wkFreeReal email and SMS for AI agents — send mail, receive verification codes, drive a real inbox.
No reviews yetlocal · npm251169/wkFreeAllow AI systems to read, send, archive, and manage emails via Gmail.
No reviews yetlocal · npm12640/wkFreeUnlimited agent mailboxes — create identities, read/wait for mail, extract OTPs, send email.
No reviews yetlocal · npm48285/wkFreeUnified email MCP server for Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, and IMAP with batch operations
No reviews yetlocal · npm26305/wkFreeEmail infrastructure for AI agents: send, read replies as threads, campaigns, per-key limits.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1600/wkFreeSend transactional email, run campaigns, manage contacts and automations, audit deliverability.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1219/wkFreeGoverned email for AI agents: a sandbox inbox to read and send from, human approval to go external.
No reviews yetgateway-ready184/wkFreeSend email, look up public IP information, and convert files to Markdown through SendSoon.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed681/wkFreeEmail and meetings for AI agents you can trust: checked mail, held sends, Meet calls you approve.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1286/wkFreeEmail MCP server for Gmail, Outlook and any IMAP mailbox, hardened against prompt injection
No reviews yetlocal · npm4143/wkFree
Imap alternatives by what you need
Open source Imap alternatives (22)
Published under an open licence such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
Mailoo - Email MCP Server, Email, MCPEmails, Agent Email, Proton Mail (unofficial), send0, Mailbox, Sentfrom and 14 more below.
Hosted Imap alternatives (8)
Nothing to install: a remote endpoint you add by URL. Also callable through the mcp.market gateway.
MCPEmails, send0, Sentfrom, Postfleet, Sendraven, MisarMail MCP Server, Mailbuttons, Inbin: email and meetings for AI agents.
Local Imap alternatives (16)
A package you install and run on your own machine, so your data stays on your computer.
Mailoo - Email MCP Server, Email, Fluxmail, Agent Email, Proton Mail (unofficial), Microsoft 365 Mail, Mailbox, Multi Gmail and 8 more below.
Safest Imap alternatives (12)
Graded A: passed every check the scanner runs on the latest release.
Mailoo - Email MCP Server, MCPEmails, Agent Email, Microsoft 365 Mail, send0, Sentfrom, Postfleet, owlpost and 4 more below.
Imap and its alternatives compared
| Server | Grade | Rating | Licence | Runs | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imap(this one) | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 120 |
| Mailoo - Email MCP Server | A85 | 5.0 (1) | LGPL-3.0 | Local | 0 |
| B74 | No reviews yet | LGPL-3.0 | Local | 149 | |
| Fluxmail | B82 | No reviews yet | NOASSERTION | Local | 7 |
| MCPEmails | A98 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 10 |
| Agent Email | A94 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 6 |
| Proton Mail (unofficial) | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 11 |
| Microsoft 365 Mail | A94 | No reviews yet | NOASSERTION | Local | 14 |
| send0 | A89 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 0 |
| Mailbox | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 11 |
| Sentfrom | A98 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 0 |
| Multi Gmail | B78 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 19 |
| Postfleet | A98 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 0 |
| owlpost | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 1 |
| Aruba Email & Calendar | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 4 |
| Agenticmail | B82 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 251 |
| Gmail | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 12 |
| Openagentemail | B74 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 48 |
| A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 26 | |
| Sendraven | B84 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 1 |
| MisarMail MCP Server | A90 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 1 |
| Mailbuttons | A89 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 1 |
| Sendsoon | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 6 |
| Inbin: email and meetings for AI agents | A91 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 1 |
| pylos-mcp | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 4 |