Canary Mail vs Mailbird

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Canary Mail

$36/yr

26% less than Mailbird

Who has a free plan
  • Canary Mailhas a free plan
  • Mailbirdhas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Canary Mail, Mailbird

With trade-offs

On price, Canary Mail wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONCanary MailEmailMailbirdEmail
Monthly billing$3/moPro$4.03/moPremium Yearly
Per year$36/yr$48.36/yr
Billing modelFlat subscriptionPer person
Free tierUnlimited email accounts; maximum 2 devices; no Canary-imposed storage cap1 email account, 1 user and 1 device; knowledge-base support only
Additional costsLifetime prices are shown only inside the app and are not published on the public pricing page; mailbox storage/provider charges remain outside Canary.The Pay Once offer excludes future major versions/features unless Lifetime Updates is added for $69; the optional Leave Me Alone bundle is $59. Promotional prices are dynamic. Multi-license discounts run from 5% for 2-10 licenses to 25% for 101+.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+1+2
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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