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Best Alpine Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from email clients ranked against Alpine on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Zoho Mail Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $0.08/mo9.6
    Alpine vs Zoho Mail
  2. 2
    Spark Mail Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $8.25/mo9.4
    Alpine vs Spark Mail
  3. 3
    Mailbutler Smart Assistant Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac $7/mo9.3
    Alpine vs Mailbutler Smart Assistant
  4. 4
    Mailspring Free plan LinuxMacWin 9.2
    Alpine vs Mailspring
  5. 5
    BlueMail Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free9.2
    Alpine vs BlueMail
  6. 6
    Epistles Mail Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.92/mo9.2
    Alpine vs Epistles Mail
  7. 7
    Dove Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin $16.67/mo8.9
    Alpine vs Dove
  8. 8
    Mozilla Thunderbird Free plan Open sourceAndroidLinuxMacWin Free8.8
    Alpine vs Mozilla Thunderbird
  9. 9
    eM Client Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $3.33/mo8.8
    Alpine vs eM Client
  10. 10
    Newton Mail Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo8.6
    Alpine vs Newton Mail
  11. 11
    Canary Mail Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $3/mo8.6
    Alpine vs Canary Mail
  12. 12
    Spike Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin $4/mo8.5
    Alpine vs Spike
  13. 13
    Kanmail Free plan LinuxMacWin 8.5
    Alpine vs Kanmail
  14. 14
    Edison Mail Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin 8.4
    Alpine vs Edison Mail
  15. 15
    MailMate Free plan Mac $10/mo8.4
    Alpine vs MailMate
  16. 16
    Airmail Free plan iOSMac $2.50/mo8.3
    Alpine vs Airmail
  17. 17
    PigeonPost Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.3
    Alpine vs PigeonPost
  18. 18
    Velo Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.3
    Alpine vs Velo
  19. 19
    Shortwave Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $30/mo8.3
    Alpine vs Shortwave
  20. 20
    Apple Mail Free plan iOSMac Free8.2
    Alpine vs Apple Mail

Alpine alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Zoho Mail9.6Free plan$0.08/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Spark Mail9.4Free plan$8.25/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
3Mailbutler Smart Assistant9.3Free plan$7/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Mailspring9.2Free planLinux, Mac, Windows
5BlueMail9.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
6Epistles Mail9.2Free plan$2.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Dove8.9Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
8Mozilla Thunderbird8.8Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
9eM Client8.8Free plan$3.33/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
10Newton Mail8.6Free plan$5/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
11Canary Mail8.6Free plan$3/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
12Spike8.5Free plan$4/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Kanmail8.5Free planLinux, Mac, Windows
14Edison Mail8.4Free planAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
15MailMate8.4Free plan$10/moMac
16Airmail8.3Free plan$2.50/moiOS, Mac
17PigeonPost8.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18Velo8.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Shortwave8.3$30/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Apple Mail8.2Free planFreeiOS, Mac
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Questions about Alpine alternatives

What is the best alternative to Alpine?

Zoho Mail, number 1 in email clients with a score of 9.6 out of 10. The others here: Spark Mail, Mailbutler Smart Assistant, Mailspring and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Alpine?

Zoho Mail is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Alpine?

Yes: Mozilla Thunderbird.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.