Missive
$168/yr
30% less than Inbox Zero
Inbox Zero vs Missive
Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side
The comparison in short
- Inbox Zerono free plan
- Missivehas a free plan
Inbox Zero
With trade-offs
weekend
On price, Missive wins. To start without paying, Missive has a free plan. If you would rather build it, Inbox Zero is the simplest to rebuild.
Side-by-side comparison
| APPLICATION | Inbox ZeroEmail | MissiveEmail |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $20/mo$20Starter | $18/mo$18Starter |
| Per year | $240/yr | $168/yrannual plan · −22% |
| Billing model | Per person | Per person |
| Free tier | no permanent hosted free tier; 7-day trial on hosted plans; the open-source edition can be self-hosted with Docker and Node.js 24+ but requires your own infrastructure and AI provider | Up to 3 users; 15 days of email and chat history |
| Additional costs | Self-hosting avoids the hosted subscription but shifts cost to your own server, database/queue services and LLM usage. Hosted tiers publish no email-volume or AI-usage allowances, so potential usage limits or extra-account pricing could not be verified. | Shared accounts are capped at 5 per user; each additional block of 5 shared accounts costs $15/month. Productive and Business AI can use prepaid Missive credits (accounts begin with $5) with a 25% markup over provider cost, or the customer's own API key; annual seats removed mid-term remain billed but can be reassigned. |
| Can you rebuild it? | With trade-offsweekend | Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sitting |
| Free alternatives | +1 | |
| Checked on | 10/20/2026 | 07/31/2026 |
| Buy on the official site | Buy View app page | Buy View app page |
The free plan compares up to 2 apps. Pro compares up to 4. See plans →
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