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openagent.email vs OwlAI Email Companion

55 fields both were evaluated on, 21 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 34 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.

Assurance

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Audit trail·
The dashboard gives a call-by-call breakdown down to seconds and cents.
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026
Explainability·
Every message comes back with codes and action links already extracted — and the raw text and HTML right there when extraction isn't enough.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Have AI summarize and explain email content.
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026
Runtime governance·
Per-identity send rate limits (20/hour default) and automatic retention (30 days default).
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Permission scopes·
Every identity gets its own oa_… token that can only read and send as that address. Your admin key never touches an agent.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Outcome-based pricing·
no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing
openagent.email is open source under the Apache-2.0 license — no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Agency

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Action space·
read and send
Every identity gets its own oa_… token that can only read and send as that address.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Initiative·
The agent waits on the inbox; the signup mail arrives; the OTP comes back parsed and ready to type.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Safety

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Usage restrictions·
Per-identity send rate limits (20/hour default) and automatic retention (30 days default). A leaked token can't become a spam cannon.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Data handling·
Message bodies are never stored; automatic 30-day retention by default.
Message bodies are never stored.
openagent.email · checked Aug 20, 2026
add your email credentials so the app can access your inbox securely
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026

Practicality

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Pricing model·
no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing
openagent.email is open source under the Apache-2.0 license — no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Price point·
$5/mo VPS
The only thing you pay for is the server you run it on, and a $5/mo VPS is enough.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Availability·
open source
openagent.email is open source under the Apache-2.0 license
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Deployment options·
Self-hosted
Self-hosted · Apache-2.0
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Install OwlAI Email Companion from Google Play
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026
Integrations·
WORKS WITH ANY MCP CLIENT — AND ANYTHING THAT CAN CURL Claude Code Cursor Windsurf Docker ✦ Kimi Code ✦ Any MCP client ✦ Plain REST
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
add your email credentials so the app can access your inbox securely
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026

Ecosystem

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Protocols supported·
REST and MCP
over REST and MCP
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Tool use·
MCP tools mail_new_identity mail_list_identities mail_list_messages mail_read_message mail_wait_for mail_send mail_mark_seen
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Multi-agent·
Yes — supports agent-to-agent task threads (email-backed) with an A2A-vocabulary Agent Card
Agent-to-agent tasks Email-backed task threads with server-stamped states
openagent.email · checked Aug 13, 2026
API access·
REST API POST /v1/identities — mint an address + scoped token GET /v1/identities — list every identity you own POST /v1/identities/:a/token — rotate (revoke) a token DELETE /v1/identities/:a — retire an identity GET /v1/messages — list an inbox GET /v1/messages/:id — full mail + parsed OTP POST /v1/messages/wait — long-poll for new mail POST /v1/messages/:id/seen — mark read / unread POST /v1/send — send as any identity you own
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Open source·
open source under the Apache-2.0 license
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Marketplace presence·
click here to see it in the Play Store
gerrysapps.com · checked Aug 2, 2026

Impact

Fieldopenagent.emailOwlAI Email Companion
Deployment scale·
open source under the Apache-2.0 license — no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing.
openagent.email is open source under the Apache-2.0 license — no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing.
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026

Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations

Disclosed by neither

Both openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion publish nothing on these 34 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 34 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.

  • Autonomy level
  • Human oversight
  • Goal complexity
  • Operating environment
  • User base
  • Target sectors
  • High-risk domains
  • Documented incidents
  • Supported regions
  • Support model
  • Base models
  • Model provider
  • Model swappable
  • Open weights
  • Fine-tuning
  • Context window
  • Safety evaluations
  • Red teaming
  • Safety policy
  • Model or system card
  • Incident reporting
  • Third-party evaluations
  • Insurance available
  • Insurance carriers
  • Coverage limits
  • Indemnification
  • Liability cap
  • Tamper-evident log
  • Compliance certifications
  • Regulatory alignment
  • Settlement mechanism
  • Dispute process
  • SLA terms
  • Evaluation coverage

Questions

How do openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion compare on action space?
openagent.email: read and send. OwlAI Email Companion: no public information disclosed.
How do openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion compare on deployment scale?
openagent.email: open source under the Apache-2.0 license — no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing.. OwlAI Email Companion: no public information disclosed.
How do openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion compare on protocols supported?
openagent.email: REST and MCP. OwlAI Email Companion: no public information disclosed.
How do openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion compare on multi-agent?
openagent.email: Yes — supports agent-to-agent task threads (email-backed) with an A2A-vocabulary Agent Card. OwlAI Email Companion: no public information disclosed.
How do openagent.email and OwlAI Email Companion compare on outcome-based pricing?
openagent.email: no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing. OwlAI Email Companion: no public information disclosed.