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openagent.email vs Sendmux

55 fields both were evaluated on, 25 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 30 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.

Assurance

Fieldopenagent.emailSendmux
Audit trail·
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
Runtime governance·
Per-identity send rate limits (20/hour default) and automatic retention (30 days default).
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Quotas at four levels: per-second, minute, hour, and day.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
Inbox-scoped API keys Issue keys that can read and send for one mailbox, and nothing else.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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

SLA terms·
Need dedicated infrastructure, SLAs, or volume pricing? Talk to us about enterprise
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026

Agency

Fieldopenagent.emailSendmux
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
Create agent inboxes, send through your providers, and route with quotas, weighted delivery, and failover from one API.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026
Operating environment·
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.emailSendmux
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

Practicality

Fieldopenagent.emailSendmux
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

Pay for what you use. Nothing else. No per-seat fees. No per-mailbox fees. No minimum commitments. Pay only when billable usage begins.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
$0.15/1k recipients | No subscriptions | Free to start
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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

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

Free to start · No credit card required
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
HTTP API and SMTP on port 587. Drop-in compatible with any agent framework you’re already using.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
Connect Gmail, SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend, or any SMTP-compatible provider.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026
Supported regions·
Teams 12 active · region: au
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026

Ecosystem

Fieldopenagent.emailSendmux
Protocols supported·
REST and MCP
over REST and MCP
openagent.email · checked Aug 2, 2026
Email MCP, SDK, and CLI are live
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
your agent now has Mailbox, Sending + Management tools
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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
Multi-tenant from the first request.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 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

HTTP API and SMTP on port 587.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026
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·
npx skills add Sendmux/skills
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026

Impact

Fieldopenagent.emailSendmux
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

10M+ emails/day | Sub-second latency
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026
Target sectors·
Platform builders Scale from one agent to thousands. Built for companies running email for their customers' agents.
sendmux.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026

Disclosed by neither

Both openagent.email and Sendmux publish nothing on these 30 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 30 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.

  • Autonomy level
  • Human oversight
  • Goal complexity
  • User base
  • High-risk domains
  • Documented incidents
  • 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
  • Evaluation coverage

Questions

How do openagent.email and Sendmux compare on data handling?
openagent.email: Message bodies are never stored; automatic 30-day retention by default.. Sendmux: no public information disclosed.
How do openagent.email and Sendmux compare on outcome-based pricing?
openagent.email: no paid tier, no usage limits, no per-inbox pricing. Sendmux: no public information disclosed.