vs AgentMailPlug your real inbox in.
Plug your real inbox in.
Or rent a new one.
AgentMail is a new email provider for AI agents — you get a fresh mailbox at agent-foo.agentmail.to that lives at their infrastructure. ConnectMyEmail is a stateless bridge to the inbox you already use: Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, IMAP. If you want your AI working on your real email, you want CME.
ConnectMyEmail
Bridge to your real inbox.
Stateless connector for Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, Proton, IMAP. Your mail stays where it already is.
AgentMail
New mailboxes for agents.
Provisions fresh inboxes (or custom domains) at AgentMail infrastructure. Storage and identity for autonomous agents.
Decision matrix
Which one is right for you?
Choose CME if…
- ›You want your AI working on your existing personal or work inbox.
- ›You don't want a new email address.
- ›You want stateless privacy — content never written to our servers.
Choose AgentMail if…
- ›You're building autonomous agents that need their own inbox identity.
- ›You want custom-domain mailboxes per agent.
- ›Storing agent email IS your use case.
Choose both if…
- ›You want a personal inbox connector AND to provision new addresses per agent.
- ›CME for your real mail, AgentMail for agent-specific mailboxes.
Feature-by-feature
24 rows. Every cell sourced.
Connection model
Where does the email actually live?FeatureCMEAgentMailNote
Connects to your real inbox—AgentMail provisions new mailboxes; it can't read your existing email.
Works with Gmail account—
Works with Outlook / Microsoft 365—
Works with iCloud Mail—
Works with Yahoo, Fastmail, Proton—
Generic IMAP / any provider—AgentMail's IMAP/SMTP is for clients connecting INTO their inboxes only.
Number of supported providers8+0AgentMail is its own provider, not a connector.
Connects to your real inbox
CME
AgentMail
—AgentMail provisions new mailboxes; it can't read your existing email.
Works with Gmail account
CME
AgentMail
—Works with Outlook / Microsoft 365
CME
AgentMail
—Works with iCloud Mail
CME
AgentMail
—Works with Yahoo, Fastmail, Proton
CME
AgentMail
—Generic IMAP / any provider
CME
AgentMail
—AgentMail's IMAP/SMTP is for clients connecting INTO their inboxes only.
Number of supported providers
CME
8+AgentMail
0AgentMail is its own provider, not a connector.
Tool surface
What can your agent actually call?FeatureCMEAgentMailNote
MCP tools exposed to agents195~70AgentMail surface counted from their docs; mostly REST endpoints.
MCP server (Your AI, Cursor, ChatGPT)
REST API
Webhook eventsCME on Power+; AgentMail on all paid tiers.
MCP tools exposed to agents
CME
195AgentMail
~70AgentMail surface counted from their docs; mostly REST endpoints.
MCP server (Your AI, Cursor, ChatGPT)
CME
AgentMail
REST API
CME
AgentMail
Webhook events
CME
AgentMail
CME on Power+; AgentMail on all paid tiers.
Privacy & storage
Who is responsible for your messages on disk?FeatureCMEAgentMailNote
Email content stored on our servers—AgentMail is the storage layer; CME is a stateless bridge to your inbox.
Stateless / token-only architecture—
Custom domains—Not relevant for CME — your domain is wherever your real mail already lives.
Email content stored on our servers
CME
—AgentMail
AgentMail is the storage layer; CME is a stateless bridge to your inbox.
Stateless / token-only architecture
CME
AgentMail
—Custom domains
CME
—AgentMail
Not relevant for CME — your domain is wherever your real mail already lives.
Pricing
Free, entry, and mid-tier alongside.FeatureCMEAgentMailNote
Free tier price$0$0
Free tier inboxes13AgentMail's are new mailboxes you provision; CME's is your real one.
Free tier daily / monthly volume100k sweep / 5k cleanup100/day, 3k/mo
Entry paid tier$9/mo (Pro)$20/mo (Developer)
Mid-tier$25/mo (Power)$200/mo (Startup)AgentMail jumps 10x with no tier in between $20 and $200.
Inboxes on entry paid tier310
Inboxes on mid-tier10150
Free tier price
CME
$0AgentMail
$0Free tier inboxes
CME
1AgentMail
3AgentMail's are new mailboxes you provision; CME's is your real one.
Free tier daily / monthly volume
CME
100k sweep / 5k cleanupAgentMail
100/day, 3k/moEntry paid tier
CME
$9/mo (Pro)AgentMail
$20/mo (Developer)Mid-tier
CME
$25/mo (Power)AgentMail
$200/mo (Startup)AgentMail jumps 10x with no tier in between $20 and $200.
Inboxes on entry paid tier
CME
3AgentMail
10Inboxes on mid-tier
CME
10AgentMail
150Operational
Auth, audit, archives.FeatureCMEAgentMailNote
Audit logyes (7-30d)?AgentMail audit-log policy not documented publicly.
Auth modelOAuth + IMAPAPI key onlyAgentMail can skip OAuth because they own the mailbox.
Read your existing 10-year email archive—AgentMail starts from an empty new inbox.
Audit log
CME
yes (7-30d)AgentMail
?AgentMail audit-log policy not documented publicly.
Auth model
CME
OAuth + IMAPAgentMail
API key onlyAgentMail can skip OAuth because they own the mailbox.
Read your existing 10-year email archive
CME
AgentMail
—AgentMail starts from an empty new inbox.
Pricing
Side by side.
AgentMail charges per inbox provisioned at their infrastructure. CME is flat per-user for connecting your existing inbox.
ConnectMyEmail
- Free1 inbox, 5K cleanup actions/mo$0
- Pro3 inboxes, 25K cleanup actions/mo$9/mo
- Power10 inboxes, 100K cleanup actions/mo$25/mo
AgentMail
- Free3 inboxes, 100/day, 3 GB$0
- Developer10 inboxes, 10k/mo, 10 GB$20/mo
- Startup150 inboxes, 150k/mo, 150 GB$200/mo
AgentMail jumps from $20 to $200 with no tier in between. CME's $25 Power gives you 10 inboxes, 500k sweep, webhooks — for less than half the price step.
Already on AgentMail?
You can run both — CME on your real inbox, AgentMail on your provisioned ones. They solve different problems.
Plug your real inbox in.
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