Canary Mail review

Canary Mail is the budget and privacy pick. Its Growth plan costs $3 per month billed yearly at $36 and adds AI Copilot to an email client that runs on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. Copilot covers the three jobs busy people want: prioritized inbox tabs, drafting and replying, and summaries of what you are reading, plus natural-language search. Canary says triage and prioritization run on your device and keep working offline for downloaded mail, while drafts and summaries use hosted models with a commitment that your email is never used to train generalized AI models. Growth also adds read receipts, send later, calendar scheduling and an inbox cleaner. Pro+ at $100 per year adds PGP encryption, HIPAA-oriented SecureSend and phishing and impersonation detection. The limits are that there is no monthly plan, licenses are for one user, and the free plan does not include the AI features. A 7-day trial needs no credit card.

Who it is for

Privacy-minded users who want AI email at the lowest price

Price

Free plan; Growth from $3 per month billed yearly at $36.

$3 /month Billed yearly at $36/year
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• AI Copilot for inbox prioritization, writing replies and summarization
• On-device triage and prioritization that works offline for downloaded mail
• Natural-language search across your inbox
• Works with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and IMAP accounts
• PGP and SecureSend encryption on Pro+

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Growth costs $36 per year, the cheapest paid plan on this list
• Strength: Email is never used to train generalized AI models, per Canary
• Strength: Lifetime one-time purchase available for Growth and Pro+
• Weakness: No monthly billing option
• Weakness: Free plan does not include AI Copilot
• Weakness: Single-user licenses only, up to 5 devices

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, unified inbox, up to 2 devices
• Plans: Free, Growth $36/year, Pro+ $100/year
• Free trial: 7 days, no credit card
• Platforms: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android

Where it ranks

Canary Mail is No. 3 in our Best AI Email Assistants verdict.