Emailnator vs Mail.cx

Emailnator generates disposable Gmail addresses for signups, downloads, and testing. Its homepage creates an @gmail.com address without an account or signup, with Domain, +Gmail, and Gmail dot formats available. The bulk generator creates up to 100 addresses at once. Through its API, developers, QA engineers, and automation scripts can generate single or bulk addresses, list and view inbox messages, and delete messages. Free-tier inboxes are public, so anyone who knows the exact address can read them, and messages are permanently deleted after 24 hours. The free service generates Gmail addresses and Gmail dot or plus variations, not other email domains. A separate 10 Minute Mail page creates an address on a dedicated domain that renews when its timer expires. The free tier costs nothing.

Mail.cx provides short-lived inboxes for developers, QA teams, and product teams checking account verification, transactional messages, notification pipelines, or application integrations. It only receives email; it does not send it. A web inbox can be opened without signup by choosing a username or generating one, and server-sent events can push arriving mail to the browser. Its REST API supports long-polling, retrieval of parsed or raw email, attachment downloads, and event delivery. API use is limited to 10 requests per second per token; long-polling allows one concurrent wait per token and 10 per address. Free messages are automatically deleted after one hour, while Pro messages are retained for 72 hours. The Free plan is free, and Pro is $9.90 a year. A separate pricing note lists paid plans from $4/mo. Mail.cx says connections use TLS and that passwords and API tokens are stored as hashes. Its terms caution that message retention and recovery are not guaranteed, and advise against relying on the service for critical, sensitive, or business-essential communications.