Fyxer vs Inbox Zero

Fyxer

• Client-facing professionals with a high volume of email
• People who want AI reply drafts without leaving Gmail or Outlook
• Teams that want meeting notes and follow-ups tracked together

Inbox Zero

• Gmail and Outlook users who want mail sorted and replies drafted for them
• Teams that prefer open source software they can inspect or self-host
• Clearing newsletters and cold outreach out of a crowded inbox

Fyxer

• Usage is metered in credits: 3,000 a month per paid member on Pro and 6,000 on Team. When they run out, inbox sorting pauses first.
• The Free plan has 400 credits a month and includes neither reply drafting nor inbox sorting.
• Fyxer is not an email client. It works inside Gmail and Outlook accounts, has its own web dashboard, and the pricing page also lists Slack and Teams.
• Enterprise needs a minimum of 50 users and an annual contract.

Inbox Zero

• There is no free plan for the hosted service: every plan starts with a 7-day trial that needs a credit card.
• It supports Gmail, Google Workspace and Microsoft Outlook accounts only.
• The AI meeting notetaker, Slack and app integrations, email digests and auto-filed attachments start at Plus.
• The free Inbox Zero Tabs browser extension works with Gmail only, and the mobile apps leave some settings to the web app.

Fyxer

Inbox organizer

Labels every new email by priority, sorting it into categories such as To Respond, FYI or Marketing, so important messages surface first. Sorting uses credits at 5 emails per credit.

Reply drafts in your tone

Writes reply drafts in the user's own writing style for review in Gmail or Outlook. Fyxer only drafts and never sends email on your behalf. Drafting starts on the Pro plan.

Meeting notetaker

Joins Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom calls, transcribes them, and produces a summary with action points and a follow-up email draft.

Follow-up list and briefings

Checks emails and meetings for the things that still need doing and keeps a follow-up list. Every plan gets a daily dashboard briefing; the email briefing is weekly on Free.

Fyxer Chat

Answers questions by searching across the inbox and meeting notes, and can draft emails from the result. Each chat message costs 20 credits.

Scheduling assistant

Spots when an email calls for a meeting and drafts a reply with a scheduling link. Recipients book a slot and invites are sent automatically.

Inbox Zero

AI labels and plain-English rules

Incoming mail is sorted into categories such as To Reply, Newsletter, Marketing and Cold Email. You can add categories of your own and describe in plain English how the assistant should handle mail.

Pre-drafted replies

Emails that need a response get a draft written in your tone, based on your email history and calendar, waiting in the inbox for you to review and send.

Bulk unsubscribe and archive

Shows which senders you never read so you can unsubscribe from and archive them in one click. A cold email blocker and email analytics are part of every plan.

Optional email client

A keyboard-first client for Gmail and Outlook on web, desktop and iPhone, with a split inbox, a command palette, several accounts in one inbox and team comments that are never sent as email.

Chat from Slack and Telegram

The assistant can be reached from Slack or Telegram to read mail, draft replies and manage the inbox. The pricing page lists the Slack integration from the Plus plan.

Open source and self-hosting

The code is public on GitHub, with the web and desktop email client under the AGPL license. The docs cover self-hosting with Docker, on Vercel, AWS or Kubernetes.

Fyxer

• Free$0

  400 credits a month, a daily dashboard briefing, a weekly email briefing, audio meeting notes and 3 personal spaces. No reply drafting or inbox sorting.

• Pro$37

  per person / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  Replies drafted in your tone, automatic labelling, meeting recording, 3 shared spaces per seat and Flows. 3,000 credits a month per paid member.

• Team$64

  per person / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited shared spaces, assigned follow-ups, an organisation profile and team reporting. 6,000 credits a month per paid member, pooled across the team.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contract with a private cloud or dedicated tenancy, full API, single sign-on, audit logs and contracted credits. Minimum of 50 users.

Inbox Zero

• Starter$18

  per user / month, billed annually; $20 billed monthly

  Sorts and labels every email, drafts replies in your voice, blocks cold emails, bulk unsubscribe and archive, email analytics and pre-meeting briefings.

• Plus$28

  per user / month, billed annually; $35 billed monthly

  Adds 2 email accounts per user, the AI meeting notetaker, Slack and app integrations, email digests, auto-filed attachments and an unlimited knowledge base.

• Professional$42

  per user / month, billed annually; $50 billed monthly

  Everything in Plus, plus team-wide analytics, priority support and a dedicated onboarding manager.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO, SCIM, on-premise deployment and a dedicated account manager, arranged with the sales team.

Fyxer

• Annual discount

  Up to 35% off with annual billing

  The pricing page advertises annual billing at up to 35% off: Pro is $37 per person a month against $49 billed monthly, and Team is $64 against $99.

• Other savings

  Launch offer: unlimited credits for 3 months

  Pro and Team are shown with a launch offer of unlimited credits for the first 3 months, after which the monthly allowance of 3,000 or 6,000 credits per paid member applies.

Inbox Zero

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual billing

  Annual billing lowers Starter from $20 to $18, Plus from $35 to $28 and Professional from $50 to $42 per user a month. The pricing FAQ puts the saving at up to 20%.

• Education

  Student discount on request

  The pricing FAQ says students can email the company to have a discounted plan set up. The size of the discount is not published.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit and open-source project discounts

  The same FAQ answer covers nonprofits and open-source projects, which can email for a discounted plan. No rate is published.