SpamGenius vs InboxZero
InboxZero is for developers who love configuration.
SpamGenius is for professionals who love results.
No "Prompt Engineering"
InboxZero asks you to write "Cursor Rules" and prompts to filter email. SpamGenius is pre-trained to know what spam is. No coding required.
Stable Pricing
InboxZero's pricing has jumped from $5 to $18/month. SpamGenius is locked in at a commodity price of $5/month.
Polished Experience
Users describe InboxZero as feeling "beta" or "open source." SpamGenius is a polished, reliable consumer product.
Feature Breakdown
| Feature | SpamGenius | InboxZero |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | $5.00 | $18.00 |
| Setup Difficulty | Easy | Moderate/Hard |
| Requires Prompts | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| Focus | Blocking Spam | Analytics & Rules |
Developer Tool vs Consumer Product
InboxZero is a powerful tool built by developers, for developers. It offers graphs, analytics, and the ability to write custom AI prompts. If you want to spend your Sunday afternoon configuring your email filter, it's a great toy.
But most people don't want a toy. They want a solution.
SpamGenius is "Calm Technology." We don't show you graphs of how many emails you received. We don't ask you to write prompts. We just quietly remove the spam so you can focus on your work. We believe you shouldn't have to be a prompt engineer to have a clean inbox.
Simplicity Wins
Choose the tool that works for you, not the one that makes you work.
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