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$29.99 per year
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Free version
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User industry
  1. Information technology and software
  2. Media and communications
  3. Accommodation and food services

What is Clean Email

Clean Email is an email management tool that helps users organize and reduce inbox clutter through bulk actions, rules, and unsubscribe controls. It connects to common email providers via IMAP and groups messages by sender or category so users can archive, label, delete, or keep messages in batches. It is typically used by individuals and small teams that want faster inbox cleanup and ongoing automation without changing their email client.

pros

Bulk cleanup by sender

Clean Email groups messages into bundles (for example, by sender or mailing list) to enable one-click bulk actions such as archive, delete, or move. This approach reduces the time required to process large backlogs compared with handling messages individually in a standard inbox. It is especially useful for users with years of accumulated newsletters, notifications, and promotional mail.

Rule-based automation

The product supports automation rules that apply actions to future incoming messages based on criteria such as sender and category. This helps maintain an organized inbox after an initial cleanup. For users who do not want to switch to a team inbox or a new email client, it provides automation as an overlay on top of existing accounts.

Multi-account IMAP support

Clean Email can connect to multiple mailboxes that support IMAP, allowing users to manage more than one account from a single interface. This is helpful for people who split work and personal email across providers. It also enables consistent cleanup workflows across accounts without relying on provider-specific features.

cons

Not a full email client

Clean Email focuses on organization and cleanup rather than composing, collaborating, or managing shared team workflows. Users still rely on their existing email client for day-to-day sending, replying, and advanced mailbox features. Teams needing shared inbox assignment, internal notes, or SLA-style workflows typically require a different class of tool.

Provider and feature variability

Because it operates through IMAP and provider APIs, available actions and performance can vary by email provider and account configuration. Some provider-specific capabilities (for example, certain label behaviors or server-side rules) may not map cleanly across all services. Users may need to validate results on a subset of mail before applying large-scale actions.

Subscription and privacy considerations

Using a third-party service to process mailbox data can raise compliance and privacy concerns for regulated organizations. Some companies may restrict IMAP access or prohibit external mailbox tools without a formal security review. This can limit adoption in enterprises with strict data-handling requirements.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
1 account — monthly Not shown on static pricing page (current monthly price varies by region and is displayed in the in-app/checkout dialog). Official Clean Email blog/help posts reference monthly prices between $7.99 and $9.99 in different articles. Single-account access to all features (Auto Clean, Unsubscriber, Screener, Smart Folders). Free trial available (14 days).
1 account — annual $29.99 per year (appears consistently across official Clean Email pages and blog posts). All features included; billed annually; unlocks unlimited cleaning (no per-message limits).
5 accounts — monthly / annual Price not statically available on /plans page (bundle options shown on site). Discounts applied for multi-account bundles; site advertises "save up to 70%" and offers 5-account and 10-account bundles. Allows managing up to 5 accounts under one purchase; share with family/colleagues.
10 accounts — monthly / annual Price not statically available on /plans page (bundle options shown on site). Allows managing up to 10 accounts; bulk discounts available.

Notes:

  • Official Clean Email Help Center documents that a free account (permanent free tier) lets you clean up to 1,000 messages and includes 25 unsubscribe actions; premium unlocks unlimited cleaning and premium features. (See Help: "Free Trial and Premium Subscriptions").
  • The public /plans page renders prices dynamically in the web app/checkout; the static HTML fetched by our crawl did not include numeric monthly amounts. Several official blog/help pages reference monthly prices that differ (examples: $7.99/month and $9.99/month) while the annual price $29.99/year is repeatedly shown in official pages.

Seller details

Clean Email LLC
New York, New York, United States
2015
Private
https://clean.email/
https://x.com/CleanEmailApp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-email

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