Mailstrom vs Paperweight
Mailstrom
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| Figure | Mailstrom | Paperweight |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $4.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Email Cleanup Software | 8.4 (#9) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Email providers | The FAQ names Gmail, Outlook, AOL, iCloud, Yahoo, and Microsoft Exchange accounts with IMAP enabled as supported connection examples. | Supported connections include Gmail, Microsoft, Apple, Proton Mail through Proton Bridge and standard IMAP accounts. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.2 out of 5 from 13 reviews. | 0.0 out of 5 from 1 review; the listing identifies the product as a FATbit Technologies freelance-writer marketplace script. |
| Security | The FAQ says IMAP passwords are stored with 256-bit salted AES encryption and OAuth is used when available. | The privacy policy says app-to-provider communications use HTTPS/TLS and OAuth tokens are encrypted in macOS Keychain or Windows Credential Manager. |
| Support | Mailstrom directs users with questions or issues to [email protected]. | Free and Cleanup Pass include community support on GitHub, while yearly Pro includes email support. |
| What it does | Mailstrom is a web-based email client for bulk deleting, archiving and moving hundreds or thousands of messages. | Paperweight scans email locally to map accounts, mailing lists, breaches and personal data, then supports cleanup and deletion requests. |
Plans
Mailstrom
- Basic$9 a month
- Plus$14 a month
- Pro$29.95 a month
- Basic$59.95 a year
- Plus$99.95 a year
- Pro$199.95 a year
Paperweight
- FreeFree
- Cleanup Pass$25, paid once
- Paperweight Pro crypto$55 a year
- Paperweight Pro$60 a year
- Lifetime$99, paid once
In their own words
Paperweight
Paperweight is a desktop app that scans email to map accounts, mailing lists, and personal data, then helps users clean up and prepare data access or deletion requests. It builds a company inventory from messages such as receipts, sign-up confirmations, password resets, and security alerts. The app identifies mailing lists for unsubscribe requests and detects personal details in past messages, including addresses, payment cards, IBANs, and national identifiers. It supports Gmail, Outlook, Apple/iCloud, standard IMAP accounts, and Proton Mail through Proton Bridge. Analysis and database storage happen locally; the maker says its servers do not receive email content or credentials. Published under the MIT license, the app lets users inspect or build its code. Free includes one email account with full-history sync and overview features. Pro costs $60 a year, billed yearly, and adds cleanup actions, multiple accounts, privacy requests, and MCP access. Requests are prepared for user review, not sent automatically. Paperweight focuses on relationships found in the inbox and does not remove data-broker records.