EmptyInbox vs NowTempMail
EmptyInbox
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| Figure | EmptyInbox | NowTempMail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Temporary email services | 8.4 (#12) | 7.8 (#20) |
| Spec score · Temporary Email Services | 8.4 (#9) | 8.0 (#14) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says the service does not store email addresses or passwords for accounts, and does not sell or share data for advertising. | The maker says it does not store users’ IP addresses and automatically deletes temporary inboxes and their contents after 24 hours. |
| Purpose | EmptyInbox provides disposable email inboxes for AI agents and developers through a REST API and MCP server. | NowTempMail provides temporary inboxes for verification codes, free trials, one-off downloads, and other sign-ups where users prefer not to give their real email address. |
Plans
EmptyInbox
- FreeFree
- Top-up — Micro$1, paid once
- Top-up — Starter$5, paid once
- Top-up — Standard$15, paid once
- Top-up — Bulk$40, paid once
NowTempMail
- Free (Developer API)Free
- Free (temporary inbox)Free
- Starter$19 a month
- Scale$99 a month
In their own words
EmptyInbox
EmptyInbox provides disposable email inboxes for AI agents and developers through a REST API, an MCP server and a web inbox. A new address can be created for each task or agent run. Messages can be polled, or received through the MCP wait_for_message flow, which can extract verification codes. The web inbox uses passkey sign-in and displays extracted codes and links alongside messages. Each inbox creation uses one credit; receiving, listing and reading messages are free. Messages are deleted automatically after seven days. EmptyInbox receives email only and has no sending endpoint or SMTP credentials. Listed integrations include MCP-compatible agents, OpenAI GPT Actions, LangChain, CrewAI and OpenAPI-compatible frameworks; workflow guides cover Playwright, Cypress, n8n and LangChain. The free plan includes five inbox credits and REST API and MCP access. One-time top-ups start at 1.00 USD for 10 credits, payable by Bitcoin or USDT. The project is open source under the MIT license, and questions go through GitHub issues.
NowTempMail
NowTempMail has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.