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Busymail vs Imap
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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Read, organise and send from your existing email accounts. Nothing sends without your approval.
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IMAP/SMTP MCP server to search, read, organize, send, reply & forward email for AI assistants
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Imap (92/100 against 60). Busymail is hosted and callable through the gateway; Imap runs on your own machine. Imap has noticeably more public adoption.
| Busymail | Imap | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C60/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | New | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 96 |
| Downloads / week | – | 528 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 40 |
| Write actions | — | 19 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-23 |
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