A Cloudflare Agentic Inbox alternative for teams
Agentic Inbox is Cloudflare's open-source email client with an AI agent, deployed to your own Cloudflare account. It suits one person or a small team behind one Cloudflare Access policy. Work Inbox is built for a team: everyone signs in with their own account, shared mailboxes have their own access, and there is a hosted version you don't have to deploy.
Side by side
Cloudflare Agentic Inbox's facts from its own pages, checked 10 November 2026. Prices as Cloudflare Agentic Inbox shows them, before tax.
| Feature |  Work Inbox |  Cloudflare Agentic Inbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price per person | €1 / €2.50 / €5 a month (Starter, Pro, Business), billed monthly; first 5 people free, at least 5 billed; self-hosted free | Free; you pay Cloudflare for what it uses |
| Free plan or trial | Included: Free for up to 5 people; 14-day trial for teams, no card. Self-hosting free for good | Included: Free to self-host |
| Shared mailboxes | Included: Unlimited on every plan, no licence per mailbox | Partly: Everyone who passes the Cloudflare Access policy can open every mailbox; no per-mailbox access |
| Aliases and catch-all | Included: Unlimited aliases, catch-all per domain, plus addressing | Partly: Mailboxes for any address on the domain via a catch-all rule; aliases not listed |
| Notes or docs edited together | Included: Shared notes with live editing, checklists, tables, @mentions | Not available: Not included |
| Self-hosting and source code | Included: Open source; runs on your own Cloudflare account | Included: Open source (Apache 2.0), deploys to your own Cloudflare account |
| IMAP and mobile mail apps | Not available: Not yet: web app only (installable). IMAP gateway planned | Not available: Not mentioned in its README |
| Claude / ChatGPT (MCP) | Included: MCP server: search and read mail, notes, contacts and drive files on every plan; replies and changes on Pro and Business | Included: Built-in agent on Workers AI that drafts replies, plus an MCP server |
| Calendar, contacts, files | Partly: Calendar, contacts (a team address book) and a shared drive; no office documents or video calls | Not available: Not included |
Cloudflare Agentic Inbox's plans
- Free and open source (Apache 2.0); you pay Cloudflare for Workers, Durable Objects, R2, Workers AI and Email Service
Why teams pick Work Inbox
- Each person signs in with their own account; shared mailboxes are opened only by the people you choose.
- Hosted: add your domain and click Connect Cloudflare, nothing to deploy. Free for up to 5 people.
- Shared notes, contacts and an audit log next to the mail.
Pick Cloudflare Agentic Inbox if
- You want an AI agent drafting replies inside the inbox.
- You're one person, or a small team that's fine with everyone seeing every mailbox.
- You prefer the Apache 2.0 licence to our AGPL-3.0.
Questions
What is Cloudflare Agentic Inbox?
An open-source email client by Cloudflare that runs on Workers in your own account: Email Routing receives, Email Service sends, Durable Objects store each mailbox, and an agent on Workers AI reads, searches and drafts replies. Cloudflare Access guards the whole app.
Can a team use Agentic Inbox?
Its README says anyone who passes the shared Cloudflare Access policy can access all mailboxes, and that there is no per-mailbox authorization. Work Inbox gives each person their own mailbox and decides per shared mailbox who may open it.
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