SaneBox alternatives
These are the five best SaneBox alternatives, and the first one is free on one inbox.
People look for a SaneBox alternative when they want a free plan, or rules they can write instead of training a filter. Here is what to use instead, with each company's own price.
The short answer
- Batmail is free on one Gmail inbox and $12 an inbox after that, with every feature on both plans.
- Clean Email and Unroll.Me also have free options; Mailstrom starts at $59.95 a year and Superhuman at $25 a month billed yearly.
- Every price here was read on each company's own site on 13 October 2026.
The list
These are the 5 best SaneBox alternatives, side by side.
Prices are each company's own, read on the date above.
Batmail
Our pickBatmail reads what landed overnight, runs rules you write as ordinary sentences, and writes down the reason for each action, with an undo on the reversible ones. In the morning you get one roundup of what needs you.
- Free plan
- Yes, 1 inbox
- Paid from
- $12 per inbox / mo
- Best for
- Rules in plain English and a morning brief on Gmail
Rules written as one English sentence, rather than trained by dragging mail between folders. Screenshot of Batmail, on sample data. Clean Email
Cleans out old mail in bulk, unsubscribes you from lists and runs Auto Clean rules, from $29.99 a year for one account.
- Free plan
- Yes, up to 1,000 emails
- Paid from
- $9.99 / mo
- Best for
- Bulk cleanup and unsubscribing
Unroll.Me
Lets you keep, block or roll up each subscription into one daily digest. It is free, and its owner, NielsenIQ, builds the market data it sells from your commercial mail.
- Free plan
- Yes, it is free
- Paid from
- $0
- Best for
- Rolling newsletters into one daily digest
Mailstrom
Removes mail in bulk with smart filters, plus Chill, Expire and Block, from $59.95 a year for one account.
- Free plan
- No, free trial
- Paid from
- $59.95 / yr
- Best for
- Deleting old mail in bulk
Superhuman
A fast email client with Superhuman AI, and AI drafts and auto labels on Business. $30 a member a month billed monthly.
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $25 per member / mo, yearly
- Best for
- Speed and keyboard shortcuts
Questions
These are the questions people ask before they decide.
What is the best SaneBox alternative?
For Gmail, Batmail: free on one inbox, $12 per inbox a month after that, with rules you write in plain English, a written reason on each action and one morning brief. SaneBox Snack is $9.49 a month, $5.42 billed yearly or $4.54 billed every 2 years.
Is there a free alternative to SaneBox?
Yes. Batmail Scout is free on one Gmail inbox and sorts it every night with your rules and AI labels. Clean Email cleans up to 1,000 emails for free, and Unroll.Me is free. SaneBox has a 7-day trial and no free plan.
Is there a SaneBox alternative that does not need training?
Batmail. You write each rule as a sentence, like "archive receipts from stores I have not bought from this year", and it runs from the first night. SaneBox learns from how you treat each sender.
Try the night shift on one inbox, free
Scout is free on one inbox, no card required, and your first morning roundup lands tomorrow.
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- SaneBox pricing
- SaneBox help: how do I get SaneBox for free?
- SaneBox help: cancelling and the 30-day money-back guarantee
- SaneBox on the App Store
- SaneBox on Trustpilot
- Clean Email plans
- Unroll.Me help centre: how much does Unroll.Me cost?
- Superhuman Mail plans
- Mailstrom plans