inboxmcp connects your mailbox to an AI client like Claude or ChatGPT. Pidgy is a finished inbox agent that ranks, drafts and chases on its own, across Outlook and Gmail, with nothing to wire up.
inboxmcp and Pidgy take opposite approaches. inboxmcp is a hosted MCP connector (run in Germany) that gives your own AI client access to any IMAP mailbox, cheaply, for technical users. Pidgy is a finished product: it ranks the few emails that need you, drafts in your voice, chases stalled follow-ups, and scores your Inbox Health, with a built-in assistant and no setup. Pick inboxmcp to plug your inbox into Claude or ChatGPT yourself. Pick Pidgy for a ready inbox agent.
How the two compare on the things professionals actually ask about.
| Capability | Pidgy | inboxmcp |
|---|---|---|
| Finished product with its own interface | Yes, ready to use |
Connector only, no UI |
| Works in Outlook & Gmail | Native, both |
Any IMAP, via your AI |
| Drafts replies in your voice | Four named tones |
Only if your AI client does |
| Ranks the whole inbox by what needs you | 147 down to the 5 that matter |
Not on its own |
| Chases stalled follow-ups automatically | Built in, you pick the tone |
Not on its own |
| Projects view (email, docs, tasks) | Auto-grouped per project |
Not offered |
| Inbox Health score | One number, tracked daily |
Not offered |
| Built-in assistant | Ask Pidgy, voice coming soon |
Bring your own AI (Claude, ChatGPT) |
| Connect your own AI client (BYO-AI) | It is its own product |
Signature feature |
| No technical setup | Connect and go |
You wire up MCP yourself |
| Data path | EU-hosted, stays in the product |
German connector, AI vendor governs content |
| Pricing | Early access |
From ~EUR 2.99/mailbox/mo (plus your AI) |
The table shows what each does. Here is why the differences matter.
inboxmcp is the pipe between your mailbox and an AI client. It has no inbox interface, no ranking, no follow-up chasing and no projects of its own.
Pidgy is the whole product: it reads, ranks, drafts and chases, with its own interface and a built-in assistant.
With inboxmcp, whatever you get depends on the AI client you connect and how you prompt it, and that vendor governs your email content.
With Pidgy, the triage, drafting and follow-up logic is built in and tuned for email, so you do not assemble it yourself.
If you are technical and already live in Claude or ChatGPT, inboxmcp is a clever, inexpensive way to give that AI access to your mailbox, hosted in Germany.
Pidgy is a managed product rather than a connector. If you want to drive everything from your own AI client, inboxmcp is the more flexible route.
inboxmcp asks you to set up an MCP server and prompt an AI client, and your content then flows to that AI vendor under its terms.
Pidgy connects to your inbox and works, EU-hosted, never training on your mail, never sending without your click.
Both are good tools. They solve different problems.
The one built to close the loop, across Outlook and Gmail.
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