Side by side
GyazMail vs The Bat!
Both stand on email clients. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial Mac
GyazMail offers a broad set of desktop email tools for compatible Mac systems, with a 40-day trial before purchase. Its inability to access Google accounts is an important limitation to weigh first.
Visit GyazMail Free trial Windows
The Bat! combines traditional mail protocols with organization, security, and calendar features in a Windows desktop client. The Professional edition adds portable use and extra authentication and encryption capabilities.
Visit The Bat!The facts
| GyazMail | The Bat! | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Mac | Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | GyazMail license: $18, paid once | The Bat! Home: $49.99, paid once |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | gyazsquare.com | thebat.net |
| On email clients | #136 of 142 | #132 of 142 |
GyazMail: what it does well
- Supports POP3, IMAP, and SMTP.
- Searches across folders and filters incoming mail.
- Can import messages from Apple Mail.
- Supports Intel processors and Apple Silicon.
- 40-day trial available.
What to know first
- No free plan.
- Google accounts are unsupported.
- License is non-refundable.
- License key normally arrives 3–4 days after purchase.
The Bat!: what it does well
- Supports POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP authentication
- OpenPGP and S/MIME email protection
- Includes calendar, RSS reader, and MailTicker
- Professional adds message-base encryption
- Voyager runs from removable storage
What to know first
- Windows desktop only
- No free plan
- Home license is non-commercial only
- Telephone technical support is unavailable
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