# Apple Mail vs Thunderbird Comparison | | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 3.9 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 158 | 339 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (59.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (65.1% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Apple Mail Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Integrations (2 reviews) Cons: - Poor Interface Design (2 reviews) - Inefficient Search Functionality (1 reviews) ### Thunderbird Pros: - Functionality Features (4 reviews) - Ease of Use (3 reviews) Cons: - Difficult Setup (2 reviews) - Missing Features (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.2 (140 reviews) | 8.7 (304 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (141 reviews) | 8.7 (305 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (49 reviews) | 8.8 (75 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.9 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (58 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (108 reviews) | 7.9 (222 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (29 reviews) | 8.1 (41 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.6 (133 reviews) | 7.6 (302 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Apple Mail #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Thunderbird #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Email Client | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Apple Mail** | N/A | N/A | | **Thunderbird** | 8.5/10 | 123 | #### Inbox Tools | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Unified Inbox** | Not enough data | 8.9 (104 reviews) | | **Filters** | Not enough data | 8.9 (109 reviews) | | **Reminders** | Not enough data | 8.5 (96 reviews) | | **Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.7 (104 reviews) | #### Coordination Tools | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Calendar** | Not enough data | 8.4 (93 reviews) | | **Contacts** | Not enough data | 8.6 (101 reviews) | | **Task Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (89 reviews) | #### Software Options | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Desktop Application** | Not enough data | 9.2 (111 reviews) | | **Mobile Application** | Not enough data | 7.6 (64 reviews) | #### Email Client - Agentic AI | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | ### Email Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Apple Mail** | N/A | N/A | | **Thunderbird** | 8.9/10 | 9 | #### Sorting & Filtering | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Attachment Search** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | | **Tags** | Not enough data | 10.0 (7 reviews) | | **AI Sorting** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | | **Predefined Rules** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | #### Integrations | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Outlook Integration** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | | **Gmail Integration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Apple Calendar Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | #### Time Management | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Unified Inbox** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | | **Email Automation** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | | **Snooze** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-Speech** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Email Management | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Email | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Apple Mail** | 8.2/10 | 30 | | **Thunderbird** | N/A | N/A | #### Generative AI | Feature | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | 8.3 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | 7.9 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-Speech** | 8.3 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Apple Mail (1):** [Email Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email) **Unique to Thunderbird (2):** [Email Client Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-client), [Email Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Apple Mail | Thunderbird | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 59.1% | 65.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 27.5% | 24.4% | | **Enterprise** | 13.4% | 10.5% | ### By Industry #### Apple Mail - **Computer Software:** 16.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 8.4% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.8% - **Education Management:** 4.5% - **Financial Services:** 4.5% - **Internet:** 3.2% - **Higher Education:** 3.2% - **Writing and Editing:** 2.6% - **Sports:** 2.6% - **Entertainment:** 2.6% - **Other:** 46.1% #### Thunderbird - **Information Technology and Services:** 13.0% - **Computer Software:** 11.7% - **Internet:** 6.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.1% - **Telecommunications:** 3.3% - **Higher Education:** 2.7% - **Consumer Goods:** 2.4% - **Design:** 2.4% - **Education Management:** 2.1% - **Renewables & Environment:** 2.1% - **Other:** 48.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Apple Mail - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48059 reviews) - [Microsoft Outlook](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-outlook/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3486 reviews) - [Zoho Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-mail/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (717 reviews) - [Proton Mail For Business](https://www.g2.com/products/proton-mail-for-business/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (423 reviews) - [Spike](https://www.g2.com/products/spike/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (262 reviews) - [Postbox](https://www.g2.com/products/postbox/reviews) — 3.5/5 stars (32 reviews) - [Superhuman Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/superhuman-mail/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1255 reviews) - [Canary Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/canary-mail/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (53 reviews) - [Yahoo! Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/yahoo-mail/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (103 reviews) - [Titan](https://www.g2.com/products/titan-titan/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (561 reviews) ### Alternatives to Thunderbird - [Front](https://www.g2.com/products/front/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2469 reviews) - [Spike](https://www.g2.com/products/spike/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (262 reviews) - [Mailbird](https://www.g2.com/products/mailbird/reviews) — 3.6/5 stars (101 reviews) - [BlueMail](https://www.g2.com/products/bluemail/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (53 reviews) - [Microsoft Outlook](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-outlook/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3486 reviews) - [Shift](https://www.g2.com/products/redbrick-shift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (264 reviews) - [Canary Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/canary-mail/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (53 reviews) - [eM Client](https://www.g2.com/products/em-client/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (61 reviews) - [Zimbra Desktop](https://www.g2.com/products/zimbra-desktop/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (22 reviews) - [Mailspring](https://www.g2.com/products/mailspring/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (18 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Apple Mail - Title: [Mail is taking up too much storage on MacBook! How do I save more storage?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51277-mail-is-taking-up-too-much-storage-on-macbook-how-do-i-save-more-storage) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I never was on a good terms with Apple products. Even my iPhone doesn't work well. So I wish I could help you. But I can't even recover deleted text..." - Title: [What is Apple Mail used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apple-mail-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Sending and receiving emails. " - Title: [How do I properly use and create Smart Mailboxes and how they are used?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-properly-use-and-create-smart-mailboxes-and-how-they-are-used) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Mauricio, Since you posted this quite some time ago, have you already figured out the answer or do you still need help? Regards" - Title: [Apple Mail and Exchange](https://www.g2.com/discussions/apple-mail-and-exchange) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I haven't been able to use Exchange with Apple Mail. Though I've found some tweaks online to integrate the two, I noticed that it can get quite problematic...." ### Thunderbird - Title: [Has anyone managed to use the copy and paste function from excell?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12306-has-anyone-managed-to-use-the-copy-and-paste-function-from-excell) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Strange -- when I do it, the columns and rows are maintained (though some of the formatting is not kept). What version are you using? I'm still using..." - Title: [What is the use of Thunderbird software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-thunderbird-software) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It allows you to manage multiple emails in a single window without back and forth switching. That's the main use I found. Besides that, it also has a good..." - Title: [Has anyone managed to use the copy and paste function from excell?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30110-has-anyone-managed-to-use-the-copy-and-paste-function-from-excell) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Thunderbird does not recognize Excel’s formatting the way Outlook can. But, it can recognize formatting from Word. Copy paste from Excel to Word, then from..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-thunderbird)