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MailSweeper vs Paperweight

MailSweeper

mailsweeper.co

Paperweight

paperweight.email

Side by side

FigureMailSweeperPaperweight
Price from$2/mo$4.58/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published35
Spec score · Email Cleanup Software7.4 (#23)8.6 (#7)
PurposeMailSweeper cleans Gmail by finding mailing lists, old newsletters and storage hogs, then unsubscribing and clearing messages in bulk.Paperweight scans an inbox to map accounts, mailing lists, and personal data, then helps users clean up and request data deletion.
SecurityThe site says MailSweeper is CASA certified and does not read, store or sell information about users’ emails.The privacy policy says app-to-provider communications use HTTPS/TLS and OAuth tokens are encrypted in macOS Keychain or Windows Credential Manager.
SupportSupport is available by email at [email protected], with stated availability of 9–5 PM EST Monday through Friday.Free and Cleanup Pass include community support on GitHub, while yearly Pro includes email support.

Plans

MailSweeper

  • Annual$24 a year
  • Family$49 a year
  • Lifetime$99, paid once

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Paperweight

  • FreeFree
  • Cleanup Pass$25, paid once
  • Paperweight Pro crypto$55 a year
  • Paperweight Pro$60 a year
  • Lifetime$99, paid once

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In their own words

MailSweeper

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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.

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