Boomerang vs SaneBox

Boomerang

• Gmail users who want scheduled sending and follow-up reminders
• People who arrange meetings by email rather than a separate tool
• Holding back incoming email to protect blocks of focus time

SaneBox

• People who want to keep their current email app and add smarter filtering
• Inboxes crowded with newsletters and notifications
• Anyone who wants a reminder when a sent email gets no reply

Boomerang

• The free Basic plan allows 10 message credits a month, counted across Send Later, reminders, response tracking and read receipts.
• Personal is limited to @gmail.com addresses; Google Workspace accounts need Pro or Premium.
• The iPhone and Android apps are not part of the free Basic plan.
• This entry covers Boomerang for Gmail, a browser extension. Boomerang for Outlook is a separate product with its own subscription.

SaneBox

• There is no free plan; a paid subscription is needed once the free trial ends.
• Snack covers 1 email account and 2 features, and Lunch covers 2 accounts and 6 features. Only Dinner includes everything.
• It is not an email client: the iOS and Android apps are companions for digests, snoozing and blocking senders.
• Prices here are the US App Store's in-app prices. SaneBox's own pricing page can show different figures and also sells a two-year term.

Boomerang

Send Later

Write an email now and schedule it to send automatically, choosing the time from a calendar picker or by typing a phrase such as "next Monday".

Boomerang reminders

Archives a message and returns it to the inbox at the time you choose, marked unread, starred or placed at the top of the message list.

Response tracking

Reminds you to follow up if nobody replies to a sent message within a set time, or regardless. Read receipts and click tracking are also on every plan.

Meeting scheduling

Suggest Times, Bookable Schedule, Share Free/Busy and Meeting Poll let guests choose a slot from inside the email. Unlimited meetings need Pro or Premium.

Inbox Pause

Stops new email from reaching the inbox until you are ready for it, and can run on a schedule to deliver mail in batches or switch off after work hours.

Respondable

An assistant that uses artificial intelligence to help you write clearer, more actionable emails as you type. Its advanced machine learning features need Pro.

SaneBox

SaneLater filtering

Analyzes how you handle email to judge what matters, then moves unimportant messages out of the inbox into a separate SaneLater folder.

SaneBlackHole

Send a sender to the BlackHole and their future messages are kept out of your inbox for good.

Daily Digest

A daily summary of the unimportant, unopened email that was filtered. Digests can also be processed in the iOS and Android companion apps.

Snooze and follow-up reminders

Snooze folders bring a message back to the inbox later, and SaneReminders flags sent emails that have not received a reply.

SaneDoNotDisturb

Holds incoming email during quiet time set aside for focused work and delivers it afterwards.

Works with your current email

Connects to Gmail, Microsoft 365, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, IMAP and Exchange accounts, so its folders show up in whichever email client or device you use.

Boomerang

• Basic$0

  10 message credits a month, with Send Later, reminders, response tracking, read receipts, Respondable, Inbox Pause and meeting scheduling.

• Personal$4.98

  per month, billed annually (monthly price not shown)

  Unlimited message credits, plus the iPhone and Android apps and Notes. For @gmail.com addresses only, not Google Workspace.

• Pro$14.98

  per month, billed annually ($19.98 billed monthly)

  Adds unlimited meetings, recurring messages, and the advanced Respondable, Inbox Pause and Insights features. Works with Google Workspace accounts.

• Premium$49.98

  per month, billed annually ($59.98 billed monthly)

  Adds track by default, premium support, the Boomerang Toolbox, Salesforce/CRM integration and GQueues.

SaneBox

• Snack$6.99

  per month, or $58.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)

  1 email account and any 2 SaneBox features of your choice.

• Lunch$11.99

  per month, or $98.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)

  2 email accounts and any 6 features, which can be toggled on and off from the account.

• Dinner$35.99

  per month, or $299.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)

  4 email accounts and access to every SaneBox feature.

Boomerang

• Annual discount

  Up to 25% less with annual billing

  Boomerang's team pricing calculator shows Pro at $14.98 a month billed annually against $19.98 billed monthly (25% less) and Premium at $49.98 against $59.98 (17% less).

• Other savings

  Group discount for teams of 2 or more

  For 2 or more users the team calculator lowers the per-user price to $13.48 a month for Pro and $44.98 for Premium on annual billing, with centralized billing.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount on request

  The help center says a discount for nonprofit users is available by emailing support. It cannot be applied through self-service sign-up, and the amount is not published.

• Education

  Educational discount on request

  The same help article extends the discount to educational users, again arranged through the support team.

SaneBox

• Annual discount

  About 30% less with yearly billing

  On the App Store listing, Snack is $58.99 a year against $6.99 a month, Lunch $98.99 against $11.99 and Dinner $299.99 against $35.99, roughly 30% less than paying monthly.

• Education

  25% off for educational institutions

  SaneBox states that educational, non-profit and government agencies can get a 25% discount on any plan.

• Nonprofit

  25% off for non-profits and government

  The same 25% discount on any plan is offered to non-profit organizations and government agencies.