# Afterlogic WebMail review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Webmail front end for an existing IMAP mail server Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Afterlogic WebMail is a webmail script that sits in front of an existing IMAP mail server. The free WebMail Lite PHP edition is open source, and the paid WebMail Pro PHP edition adds a personal calendar, files, tasks and mobile apps. Pro is sold as a perpetual license priced by number of users. - **Category:** Email Apps - **Made by:** Afterlogic Corp. (since 2002) - **Website:** https://afterlogic.org - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a mail server too, because it only fronts an IMAP server you provide. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Afterlogic WebMail has a free plan, and paid plans start at $49 one-time for 5 users, first year of support included. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** WebMail Lite PHP is free and open source under AGPL-3.0 on GitHub; WebMail Pro adds the paid features. - **Free trial:** 30-day full-featured trial download of WebMail Pro PHP. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | WebMail Lite PHP | $0 | Open-source webmail for an existing IMAP server; you host it yourself. | | Pro, 5 users | $49 one-time, per-user license | Perpetual license with first year of standard support and updates. | | Pro, 100 users | $99 one-time, per-user license | Same Pro license sized for 100 mailboxes. | | Pro, 1000 users | $299 one-time, per-user license | Same Pro license sized for 1,000 mailboxes. | | Pro, 25000 users | $999 one-time, per-user license | Largest listed per-user tier; unlimited users is by contacting sales. | | Pro, 1 server | $299 one-time, per-server license | Offer for shared-hosting providers on cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin servers. | Read from https://afterlogic.com/purchase/webmail-pro on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Afterlogic WebMail before buying. ## Key features - **Webmail for your IMAP server:** WebMail Pro is a webmail front end for an existing IMAP server, written with an AJAX interface and available in PHP and ASP.NET. - **Calendar and tasks:** Pro includes a personal calendar with recurring events and reminders, tasks, and can act as a CalDAV server. - **Files:** Pro adds cloud file storage with DAV sync, backed by local or S3-compatible storage. - **Branded mobile apps:** The vendor offers iOS and Android apps for email and files that it can adjust to a customer's branding. - **Languages:** The page lists more than 30 languages and right-to-left support for Hebrew and Arabic. - **ActiveSync option:** ActiveServer is a premium add-on that brings ActiveSync support to WebMail Pro. ## Good for - Hosting providers adding a webmail to an existing mail server - Businesses that want a webmail with calendar and files - Admins who want a free open-source webmail (Lite) ## Worth knowing - Pro maintenance after the first year costs 100% of the software price per year. - The Lite pages on afterlogic.org returned server errors when read, so Lite details come from its GitHub page. - Extended support ($99) and remote installation ($99) are separate purchases. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Afterlogic puts a webmail page in front of an existing IMAP server, with a free Lite edition and a Pro edition that adds calendar, files, tasks and mobile apps. Pro is $49 once for 5 users, but support and updates after the first year cost the full price again each year, and you still run the whole thing on your own server. - **Value for money: B.** Pro is $49 once for 5 users or $99 for 100, below a year of this category's middle price. But upkeep after year one is 100% of the price a year, and extended support and installation are $99 each. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Lite is free and open source, and Pro has a 30-day trial download. Both are installed on your own server, so a B and not an A. - **Features: C.** Calendar, tasks, files, branded mobile apps, many languages and an ActiveSync option. It is still webmail for an IMAP server you provide. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a script you install on your server, so it takes setup. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, plus branded mobile apps on Pro. No desktop app, and the listing names no integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Afterlogic WebMail's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among email apps - Afterlogic WebMail's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 74 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 13. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 69 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/email ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Afterlogic WebMail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $49, paid once. Afterlogic WebMail is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could make: Calendar: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Email client, Self-hostable, Open source, Calendar ## Alternatives - [Roundcube](https://toolgpa.com/tools/roundcube): Free open-source webmail client you host yourself. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/afterlogic-webmail-vs-roundcube) - [SnappyMail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/snappymail): Open-source webmail client you install on your own server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/afterlogic-webmail-vs-snappymail) - [Horde](https://toolgpa.com/tools/horde): Free open-source webmail, calendar, contacts and tasks suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/afterlogic-webmail-vs-horde) - [SOGo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sogo): Open-source groupware with webmail, calendars and contacts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/afterlogic-webmail-vs-sogo) - [Open-Xchange](https://toolgpa.com/tools/open-xchange): OX App Suite email platform sold to providers and governments. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/afterlogic-webmail-vs-open-xchange) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://afterlogic.com/purchase/webmail-pro - https://afterlogic.com/webmail-client - https://afterlogic.com - https://afterlogic.org - https://github.com/afterlogic/webmail-lite Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/afterlogic-webmail Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).