DeclutrMail vs SaneBox
The short version
Choose SaneBox if you want new email sorted for you across providers by learned importance. Choose DeclutrMail to work through the email already in your Gmail, sender by sender, with a preview before anything moves.
Google OAuth verification approved April 21, 2026, and CASA Tier 2 assessed by TAC Security. The approval covers the one restricted permission we request, gmail.modify, and TAC Security’s letter of validation was submitted to Google on April 15, 2026. We never fetch or store full email contents.Google OAuth verification approved April 21, 2026, and CASA Tier 2 assessed by TAC Security · We never fetch or store full email contents.Security details: Google verification and independent assessment
DeclutrMail is Gmail only for now.
Last verified October 2026. Official primary sources only. Check the sources
Which product fits whom
A strong reason to choose SaneBox
Choose SaneBox for continuous sorting
- Your main problem is interruption from incoming mail, not a sender-by-sender backlog.
- You want trainable folders, snooze options, reminders, no-reply tracking, and do-not-disturb tools.
- You need a provider other than Gmail or want the same system across several providers.
- Organizes by
- Learned sender importance and training folders
- Works with
- Most IMAP/Exchange-style providers
- How to start
- Free trial advertised; current price and limits not stated in the reviewed snapshot
A strong reason to choose DeclutrMail
Choose DeclutrMail for explicit cleanup
- You would rather decide sender outcomes than delegate importance ranking to a trained sorter.
- You need a concrete preview before current Gmail messages move.
- You want supported mailing-list opt-out, not only future delivery to a trash-training folder.
The differences that change the experience
Labels describe what the cited public sources actually establish. The note under each is usually more useful than a bare yes or no.
| Decision | DeclutrMail | SaneBox |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | PublishedA guided sender-by-sender cleanup Rank senders, inspect the effect, then choose Keep, Archive, Unsubscribe, Later, or Delete. | PublishedTrain importance-sorting folders SaneLater and other selectable features sort new mail on the user’s mail server. |
| Mailbox support | LimitedGmail and Google Workspace DeclutrMail is Gmail only for now. | PublishedBroad provider support SaneBox publishes support for Gmail and most provider-hosted IMAP-style accounts. |
| Existing-mail cleanup | PublishedYes — by sender Archive and Later act on matching current inbox mail. Delete can also include archived mail when you explicitly choose that scope. Unsubscribe alone does not move existing mail. | PublishedGradual backlog sorting SaneBox says initial SaneLater backlog processing happens gradually overnight. |
| Future-mail automation | LimitedSeparate Autopilot rules Autopilot rules are configured separately and previewed before they run. Low-engagement Archive and new-sender Later matches always wait for your approval; other presets can act automatically if you choose. A one-time Archive or Later action does not automatically become a future-mail rule. | PublishedCore behavior New mail is left in Inbox or moved to a selected Sane folder as it arrives. |
| Unsubscribe or block | LimitedWhen the sender provides an unsubscribe method Standards-based one-click requests can be submitted directly. Mailto opens a prepared Gmail draft that you send. The sender controls whether and when delivery stops; unsupported senders stay explicit. | LimitedSaneBlackHole trains future mail to Trash Its feature guide describes moving current and future Inbox mail from a sender to SaneBlackHole for later automatic trashing, rather than confirming a mailing-list opt-out. |
| Preview and recovery | LimitedA preview before email moves Archive, Later, Unsubscribe, and Delete use a confirmation preview. Keep is an inline sender decision. Archive, Later, and Delete use the 30-day Activity Undo window. Delete also has separate Gmail Trash recovery, normally up to 30 days. Unsubscribe is not a reversible DeclutrMail action. | LimitedCorrect by moving and retraining SaneLater can be corrected by moving mail back to Inbox and retraining. A general Activity undo window is not publicly stated in the reviewed pages. |
| Email-data posture | PublishedListed Gmail details, including the preview snippet Full message bodies and attachments are not fetched. | LimitedHeaders for core sorting; optional features can need more SaneBox describes header-based core sorting with exceptions for optional features. Its current feature guide also lists AI summaries and reply drafts; do not read the header-only claim as applying to every feature. |
| Public starting point | PublishedFree, Plus or a one-time Backlog Pass Free clears 1,000 emails a month. Plus is $59 a year. The Backlog Pass is $19 once for 30 days with no monthly limit on one Gmail account. Full details on our pricing page. | PublishedFrom $9.49 a month From $9.49 a month or $65 a year for the Snack plan, with a 7-day free trial, per SaneBox’s pricing page. |
Sources
Product pages change. These are the official pages reviewed for this comparison.
- SaneBox pricing
Snack plan amounts and the 7-day free trial.
- What is a SaneBox feature?
SaneLater, SaneBlackHole, training folders, reminders, and feature-slot semantics.
- Getting the most out of SaneLater
Incoming-mail behavior, initial backlog processing, and retraining.
- SaneBox privacy and email content
Header-only core features and optional cases requiring limited additional access.
- DeclutrMail pricing and tiers
Current public plan prices, inbox limits, capabilities, and undo windows.
- DeclutrMail privacy policy
Current data categories, Gmail access, retention, and account-deletion details.
Last verified October 2026. Official primary sources only.
Questions
Should I use SaneBox or DeclutrMail for years of old email?
SaneBox is built around sorting new email as it arrives. DeclutrMail is built around the email you already have: it groups Gmail by sender and shows what will move before you confirm Archive, Later or Delete.
Can DeclutrMail see my full emails?
No. We never fetch or store full email contents. DeclutrMail asks Google for one Gmail permission, gmail.modify, and uses it to list the email details shown on our security page and to make the changes you confirm. If you allow AI in the app, some of those details can be sent to Anthropic to write short explanations and summaries; our privacy policy says exactly what and when.
How much does DeclutrMail cost?
Free is $0 and lets you clear 1,000 emails a month; Unsubscribe, Keep, Later, previews and Undo are unlimited. Plus is $59 a year with no monthly limit. The Backlog Pass is $19 once for 30 days with no monthly limit on one Gmail account. 14-day money-back on any purchase, once per customer.
Still deciding between SaneBox and DeclutrMail?
DeclutrMail is Gmail only for now.
14-day money-back on any purchase, once per customer.
What Google will ask you to allow
Google’s screen asks for one Gmail permission, gmail.modify, and words it more broadly than DeclutrMail uses it: DeclutrMail moves and labels email and never sends email as you. We never fetch or store full email contents.