Head to head
Email vs Mailbox
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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IMAP/SMTP email MCP server — 52 tools, stdio + HTTP, IMAP IDLE push, multi-account, AI triage.
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Multi-account email MCP server for Gmail, IMAP, and JMAP: search, send, drafts, labels.
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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 Mailbox (83/100 against 74). Email has noticeably more public adoption.
| Mailbox | ||
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B74/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 117 | 7 |
| Downloads / week | 1.2k | 93 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | — | 49 |
| Write actions | — | 22 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-03 |
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