darkzwarmer vs InboxWarm.ai

darkzwarmer is an open-source email warmup tool for domains and mailboxes the user owns and controls. It generates inboxes across those domains, exchanges warmup mail only between different domains, and replies to its own network’s messages after random delays of 30 minutes to four hours; messages from outsiders are ignored. Per-inbox volume rises from 5 to 35 messages daily over 28 days, then stays at the chosen steady-state level. Sends are randomized across a default 07:00–19:00 local window, with 2–8 minutes of jitter between consecutive sends; weekends pause. Outbound mail uses configurable SMTP, with Amazon SES, SMTP.com, Postmark, Mailgun, Brevo and SendGrid listed as examples. Inbound mail can use IMAP or Resend. The Python 3.11+ runtime stores state in SQLite and is designed to resume after crashes or reboots while preventing duplicate replies. It requires an always-on machine, at least two user-owned domains, SMTP service and an inbound-mail route. Windows scripts support unattended operation; Linux and macOS users can run it under a process manager or terminal session. Configuration includes inbox counts, timing, volume limits and optional scheduled inbox cohorts. The project is MIT-licensed and provided without warranty.

InboxWarm.ai automatically warms Gmail, Outlook, and SMTP inboxes to build sender reputation, improve inbox placement, and reduce spam placement. It sends, opens, and replies to warmup messages using contextual replies generated by large language models and human-like sending patterns. InboxWarm describes its seed network as private and made up of real inboxes. Its spam recovery feature marks warmup messages as not spam and moves them to the primary inbox when they land in spam. Supported setups include Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Mailgun, Yahoo, and custom SMTP/IMAP. Plans include SPF, DKIM, and DMARC domain-health monitoring and real-time inbox-placement tracking. Every plan includes a public REST API with 30 endpoints; the default rate limit is 20 requests per minute per API key. Monthly prices range from $15 a month for one mailbox to $5 a month for 51–100 mailboxes, with up to 100 warmup emails per inbox per day on those listed tiers. A 10-day trial covers one email account without a credit card.