Looking for a SaneBox alternative?
SaneBox runs $7–$36/month with no free tier — and it filters your incoming mail rather than cleaning up the backlog. If the actual problem is 30,000 old emails and a full Google storage bar, Gmailytics attacks that directly: bulk delete by sender, one-click unsubscribe, storage analytics. Free for 2,000 cleanups/mo, then $7/quarter or $24/year.
Gmailytics vs SaneBox — Head-to-Head
| Gmailytics YOU ARE HERE | SaneBox | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (paid plan) | $7/quarter or $24/year — cancel anytime | $7–$36/month (annual billing saves ~20%) |
| Free tier | 2,000 cleanups/mo + unlimited unsubscribes | None — 14-day trial only |
| What it does | Cleans: bulk delete the backlog + unsubscribe | Filters: sorts incoming mail into folders |
| Bulk delete by sender | Yes — thousands of emails in one action | No — moves mail, doesn’t mass-delete backlog |
| One-click unsubscribe | Yes — unlimited even on free tier | SaneBlackHole banishes senders (not true unsubscribe) |
| Storage analytics | See exactly who is using your storage | No |
| Ongoing AI triage | No — cleanup tool, not a filter | Yes — its core strength |
| Email providers | Gmail | Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, any IMAP |
| Your data | Never sells data | No data selling; only headers analyzed |
How much does SaneBox cost?
SaneBox has three meal-themed plans: Snack at $7/month (one email account, a couple of features), Lunch at $12/month (two accounts, more features), and Dinner at $36/month (four accounts, everything). Annual billing knocks roughly 20% off, so the cheapest realistic price is about $59/year — and a power user on Dinner pays over $400/year.
There's no free tier — just a 14-day trial, after which every plan is paid.
Gmailytics is free for 2,000 cleanups a month, then $7/quarter or $24/year — cancel anytime — with pricing published on /pricing.
The real difference: filtering vs cleaning
SaneBox and Gmailytics solve different halves of the email problem. SaneBox is a filter: its AI watches incoming mail and shunts the unimportant stuff into folders like SaneLater, so your inbox stays calmer from today forward. It's genuinely good at that.
What it doesn't do is clean. The 30,000 emails already sitting in your inbox stay there. Your Google storage stays full. The newsletters keep arriving — SaneBlackHole hides senders rather than actually unsubscribing you from their lists.
Gmailytics is the cleanup half: it ranks every sender in your Gmail by volume and storage, bulk-trashes or archives thousands of emails per sender in one action, and sends real unsubscribe requests. Many people need one big cleanup, not a $7–$36/month forever-subscription.
When SaneBox might be the better pick
If your problem is ongoing volume — hundreds of legitimate emails a day that need triage, across Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, or any IMAP account — SaneBox's AI filtering is the right shape of tool, and it has a long track record. Features like SaneLater, reminders, and snoozing are aimed at busy professionals living in email.
If your problem is a bloated Gmail inbox — years of newsletters, receipts, and notifications eating your storage — you don't need a $7–$36/month filter. You need one good cleanup and an unsubscribe pass, which Gmailytics does free to start.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does SaneBox cost?
Snack is $7/month, Lunch $12/month, Dinner $36/month — annual billing saves ~20%, so the cheapest plan is about $59/year. No free tier, 14-day trial. Gmailytics is free to start, then $7/quarter or $24/year — see /pricing.
Is SaneBox free?
No — every SaneBox plan is paid after the 14-day trial. Gmailytics' free tier is 2,000 cleanups a month plus unlimited unsubscribes, no credit card required.
Does SaneBox clean up old emails?
Not really — SaneBox filters incoming mail into folders. It doesn't bulk-delete the backlog already in your inbox or free up Google storage. That backlog cleanup is exactly what Gmailytics is built for.
What's the best SaneBox alternative?
For ongoing multi-provider triage, SaneBox is hard to beat. For cleaning out a bloated Gmail inbox — bulk delete, unsubscribe, storage analytics — Gmailytics does it at a fraction of the price: free up to 2,000 cleanups/month, then $24/year vs SaneBox's $84–$432/year.
Is Gmailytics free?
Yes — bulk delete by sender, unsubscribe, storage analytics, all free up to 2,000 cleanups a month, plus unlimited newsletter unsubscribes. No credit card required.
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