Postling vs MailBench

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Postling compared with MailBench
Detail	Postling	MailBench
What it does	Private email assistant that sorts Gmail, files the noise and briefs you on what matters, entirely on your Mac	A hosted testing SMTP inbox that captures emails without delivering them
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	GB	BD
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Postling: £79 once (one person, up to 2 Macs); Household: £119 once, up to 5 people; Teams: £79 per person (20% off for 5 people or more). Founding licence: £59 for Postling or £89 for Household. Updates included for the first year; after that £29 a year per person or £45 for a household (optional).	Free: 2,500 emails/month, 7-day retention, 5 team members, 1,000 API requests/day, 1 webhook. Pro: $15/month (or $144/year, $12/month billed yearly), 50,000 emails/month, 30-day retention, 15 team members, 30 requests/second, 10 webhooks. Team: $49/month (or $468/year, $39/month billed yearly), 250,
Key features	Keeps only what needs you in inbox Dates go in your calendar Reads attached school letters Works with multiple Gmail accounts Shared briefings Works with existing labels and filters Runs entirely on your Mac	Capture-only SMTP server on ports 587, 465 and 2525 HTML, text, raw source, and full headers inspection REST API with wait-for-email endpoint for CI MCP server for AI coding agents (Claude, Cursor) Webhooks for notifications Team roles and email invites Chaos testing for SMTP failure scenarios Separate inboxes per project with unique SMTP credentials Desktop, tablet and mobile preview widths
What makes it different	Email stays entirely on your Mac with no servers Pay once, no subscription AI runs on device using Apple Intelligence Works with Google Workspace and personal Gmail	Messages are never delivered to real customers Works with any mailer or framework that sends SMTP Compatible with SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark and Resend SDKs AI agents can test emails over MCP Customer data hosted in Germany (EU)
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	6 no change since last check	3 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	12	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	3	0

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