inbound vs MailFrame
inbound
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MailFrame
mailframe.aiSide by side
| Figure | inbound | MailFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 6 |
| Spec score · Email Parsing Software | 7.6 (#17) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Integrations | The features page names dub.co for open and click tracking and lists configurable endpoints, routing, and a TypeScript SDK. | MailFrame describes itself as API-first and sends results to downstream systems that accept webhooks rather than listing a native integration catalog. |
| Support | The Default plan includes basic support, and the terms say support availability and response times vary by plan. | Support varies by plan from community support on Free to email support on Indie and priority support on Startup. |
| Webhook delivery | Inbound delivers parsed email to webhook endpoints after receipt and parsing, and failed deliveries can be retried from the dashboard or API. | Webhook results use HMAC-SHA256 signatures, retry handling, attempt history, dead-letter queues, and replay. |
Plans
MailFrame
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Indie$19 a month
- Startup$49 a month
- Scale$149 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
MailFrame
MailFrame is a developer-first API that turns raw email into JSON validated against a schema. A request can include raw RFC 822 MIME or plain-text email-like input and a JSON Schema, with validated JSON returned synchronously. Developers can provide an inline schema without registering or choose from prebuilt schemas covering Stripe and Shopify receipts or orders, PayPal, Amazon, Apple App Store and Google Play receipts, GitHub notifications, invoices, travel bookings, and shipping notifications. Signed HMAC-SHA256 webhook delivery supports retries, attempt history, a dead-letter queue, and replay, for downstream systems that accept webhooks. The current API accepts raw MIME and plain-text input; PDF and image parsing are planned, not currently supported. MailFrame says it retains email content only as long as needed for delivery and debugging, does not sell or share customer data, and stores API keys in hashed form. The service is in limited early access, onboarding developers in weekly batches. The Free plan provides 100 parse operations per month without a credit card; paid plans start at $19 per month. SOC 2 Type II is on the roadmap, and MailFrame says it is not yet HIPAA-eligible as a Business Associate.