Mailbox MCP vs Hostly

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Mailbox MCP compared with Hostly
Detail	Mailbox MCP	Hostly
What it does	Connect Claude, ChatGPT or any AI to your email mailbox	AI web receptionist that answers customer questions and enables reservations on your website
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2002	Not given
Based in	GB	ES
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: 5 calls per mailbox per day, no card required. Pro: £34.99 per mailbox per year plus VAT (£2.92 monthly equivalent). Team Access: Team 3 at £119.99 per year plus VAT, Team 5 at £199.99 per year plus VAT, Team 10 at £399.99 per year plus VAT per account.	Mostrador: 29,90 €/month (600 conversations, 1,800 AI responses, 1 user); Recepción: 49,90 €/month (1,200 conversations, 3,600 AI responses, 2 users); Sala: 99,90 €/month (3,000 conversations, 9,000 AI responses, 5 users); Sede: 200 €/month (7,000 conversations, 21,000 AI responses, unlimited users)
Key features	Read email without marking as read Read attachments: PDFs, spreadsheets, photos Reply in thread with proper headers Send as any of your email aliases Email routines on a schedule Permission levels per connection Works with Gmail, Outlook and IMAP	Answers customer questions from business information Handles reservations and schedules Accepts payments via Stripe for deposits or full service cost Team member access to internal information and procedures Human review of conversations and manual control Multilingual responses that translate business information Integration with Beauty Calendar for scheduling Complaint flagging and notification to business email Does not invent prices, hours, or availability
What makes it different	Leaves mailbox completely untouched—no duplicate sent items, no marked-as-read flags, threading preserved Works with any MCP-compatible AI—not limited to Claude or ChatGPT Attachments never encoded—up to 20 MB, four ways to attach without passing through AI Email routines run automatically on schedule without manual prompts	Only responds with information you provide and approve; never invents data Works across multiple industries with tailored configurations Includes internal team assistant for company knowledge access
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	26 +1 (up) since last check	26 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	34	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	32	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	61	6
Domain Authority (Moz)	Not checked yet	1
Page Authority (Moz)	Not checked yet	5
Spam Score (Moz)	Not checked yet	-

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