Canary Mail vs Gmail

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.

Gmail is an email service available on the web, Android, and iOS. A Google Account is required to sign in. Free accounts include up to 15 GB shared across Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos; Google One Basic costs $1.99 a month for 100 GB, shareable with up to five others. Gmail supports aliases, and business plans can provide email addresses on a customer's own domain. Gemini in Gmail can help draft or reply to messages, find information in Gmail or Drive, and summarize long threads. Smart Reply, Smart Compose, and Nudges offer writing and follow-up assistance. Gmail connects with Meet, Calendar, Tasks, and Chat, while mail merge can use up to 1,500 recipients from a linked spreadsheet. Google says Gmail automatically blocks 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware. Messages use TLS, and content is encrypted in transit and at rest. Business Starter costs $7 a month per user and includes 30 GB pooled storage per user and custom business email; higher business plans list additional storage and features. Some Google One plans allow storage sharing with up to five others.