Betterbird vs Canary Mail
Betterbird
betterbird.euCanary Mail
canarymail.ioSide by side
| Figure | Betterbird | Canary Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $3/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Email clients | 8.4 (#31) | 9.1 (#8) |
| App coverage | desktop | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Android. |
| Calendar tools | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The project says 98% of add-ons that run in Thunderbird will run in Betterbird, and add-ons can be installed from addons.thunderbird.net. | Growth includes app integrations. |
| Platforms | Downloads are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac; current Mac builds are not notarised. | macOS, iOS, Android, and Windows. |
| Scheduled sending | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The team helps with bugs but says it cannot provide ordinary account setup, profile management, configuration, or individual troubleshooting support for free. | Support is available through the website chatbot, help guides, or [email protected]. |
| Unified inbox | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Canary Mail
- FreeFree
- Growth$3 a month
- Growth Lifetime$100, paid once
- Pro+$10 a month
- Pro+ Lifetime$300, paid once
In their own words
Betterbird
Betterbird has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Canary Mail
Canary Mail is an email app for macOS, iOS, Android, and Windows, with a unified inbox, offline access, scheduled sending, and calendar tools. Its Free plan includes unlimited mail accounts and core inbox features such as lite read receipts, snooze, pinning, templates, and Inbox Zero, with support for up to two devices. AI tools include email writing, thread summarization, and automatic categorization. A seven-day trial opens paid features without a credit card or automatic billing; accounts that do not upgrade move to Free. Growth and Pro+ support up to five devices, and Growth includes app integrations. Pro+ includes PGP Encryption and SecureSend Encryption for HIPAA compliance. Canary Mail states that it is HIPAA and GDPR compliant and that email is not used to train AI models or shared with third-party AI providers for training. Licenses are single-user, not for teams or organizations. Free is free; Growth is $3 a month, billed yearly at $36/year; and Pro+ is $10 a month, billed yearly at $100/year.