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Mbox vs Hail
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Search local email archives (.mbox/.eml) entirely on your machine. No OAuth, no cloud.
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Phone, SMS & email for AI agents — one remote MCP endpoint, OAuth login, zero install.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (88 and 82 out of 100). Hail is hosted and callable through the gateway; Mbox runs on your own machine.
| Mbox | Hail | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A88/100 | B82/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 30 |
| Downloads / week | 17k | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 3 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-14 | 2026-09-25 |
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