Spark Mail vs SaneBox

Compared on	Spark Mail Free plan · from $8.25/user/mo VisitRemove	SaneBox Free trial · from $5.42/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Cross-platform email app with a smart inbox, AI writing and team features	Email filtering service that sorts less important mail into separate folders
Free plan	Unlimited email accounts and core email features; AI assistant limited to 1 month of email history; 5 AI meeting notes (lifetime); 2 free active collaborators; 10 assignments per team; 5 GB team file storage.	No
Cheapest paid plan	$8.25/user/mo billed annually (Plus)Spark Mail pricing	$5.42/mo billed annually (Snack)SaneBox pricing
What it covers	$99 per year when billed annually.	1 email account and 2 SaneBox features; $4.54 per month when paid every two years. Educational, non-profit and government agencies can get 25% off.
Free trial	7-day free trial of Plus or Pro when subscribing in the app	7-day free trial with all features for up to 4 email accounts
Platforms	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android	iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Managing several email accounts in one app across computer and phone Drafting and summarising emails with AI Sharing and assigning emails within a small team	Cutting inbox clutter without switching email apps Keeping newsletters out of the main inbox Cleaning up a long-neglected inbox
Watch out for	Free plan AI assistant only covers 1 month of email history and includes 5 lifetime meeting notes Free plan allows 2 active collaborators and 10 assignments per team Workflows, Auto-Labels and Auto-Drafts are listed as coming soon on Pro	No free plan; only a 7-day trial Snack covers 1 email account with 2 features; all features require Dinner Relies on folders, which POP email accounts do not support
Made by	Readdle (Spark Mail Limited)	SaneBox, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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