MailDrop vs MeowMail
MailDrop
maildrop.cxMeowMail
meowmail.inSide by side
| Figure | MailDrop | MeowMail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · Temporary email services | 9.0 (#5) | 7.8 (#19) |
| API access | API keys are sent as Bearer tokens in the Authorization header or in the X-API-Key header. | API keys are free, and read endpoints can be used without a key; a key raises rate limits and enables long-polling. |
| Intended audience | MailDrop describes its online security and developer tools as open-source utilities for developers and privacy-conscious users. | The API is aimed at developers testing signup and verification flows, including extracting one-time codes in Playwright or Cypress runs. |
Plans
MailDrop
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Pay as you go$1, paid once
- Starter$5 a month
- Starter$5 a month
- Pro$15 a month
- Pro$15 a month
- Business$49 a month
- Business$49 a month
- Pay as you go$11,000, paid once
In their own words
MailDrop
MailDrop provides temporary email inboxes for sign-ups, verification messages, downloads, trials, and forms. You can open an inbox without an account, phone number, or personal information, choose a domain, and set a custom email prefix. Inboxes refresh every 30 seconds and can receive HTML messages, verification codes, and attachments for browser preview or download. Messages are retained only temporarily and then deleted automatically, so the site advises against using the service for long-term accounts such as banking. A REST API can create temporary mailboxes and read incoming email. API keys authenticate requests, and a claimed mailbox can be read only with the key that created it. When a quota is used up, the API returns HTTP 429 and quota details in response headers. MailDrop is available on the web and through its API, and the site says it is available in seven languages. The Free plan costs nothing; paid plans include Starter at $5 a month, Pro at $15 a month, and Business at $49 a month.