You can build an email client, but replacing HEY means running a trustworthy email service: deliverability, spam filtering, abuse handling, storage, mobile apps, and reputation.
Der Moat
Ein Moat ist der Burggraben um ein Produkt: alles, was ein Nachbau nicht einfach mitkopieren kann, etwa Nutzer, Daten, Verträge oder Vertrauen. Je tiefer der Graben, desto eher lohnt sich das Abo trotz KI-Agent.Globaler Betrieb und hohe Verfügbarkeit sind schwer selbst zu tragen.
Sicherheit und Verlässlichkeit hängen am Ruf des Anbieters.
Der Prompt
Build me an email client with HEY's screening and bundling ideas, running on top of a mailbox I already pay for (Fastmail, Gmail, anything with IMAP). Requirements: - A local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3, binds to localhost; imapflow for reading, nodemailer for sending, creds in .env. - The screener: mail from first-time senders lands in a screening view where I approve or block; decisions persist in SQLite and apply to all future mail. - Bundles: approved senders get a category; newsletters render in a batched feed view, receipts in a paper-trail list; only approved humans hit the inbox. - Reply-later: mark a thread and it sits in a persistent to-answer stack until cleared. - Write decisions back as IMAP folders and labels so my phone's mail app roughly mirrors the sorting. - Strip remote images in the reading pane by default. - No accounts of its own, no telemetry; mail stays at my provider. - Out of scope: running an SMTP server, custom domains, and mobile apps. Do not replace the mail service itself; deliverability and spam reputation are the product and cannot be rebuilt solo. - README: per-provider app-password setup, and a warning that Gmail OAuth is a project of its own, use an app password or Fastmail to keep this a weekend.
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They pay because email is infrastructure; deliverability and trust are the product.
| Plan | Monatlich | Jährlich (pro Monat) | Enthalten |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEY for You | n. a. / user | 7,11 € | 1 person; 1 @hey.com address; 100 GB storage. |
| HEY for Families | n. a. / flat | 12,86 € | Up to 5 people total (account holder + 4 additional people), each with a separate @hey.com address and account. |
| HEY for Domains | 10,35 € / user | n. a. | Custom-domain email with central billing; first user is $10/month and each additional user is $12/month. |
Geprüft am 30.07.2026 · Quelle · aus USD umgerechnet, der EUR-Preis beim Anbieter kann abweichen
Preis, Nachbau und Ersparnis von HEY auf einen Blick.
HEY kostet im Plan „Personal address" 7,11 € pro Monat (geprüft am 30.07.2026). Gratis-Version: no free tier; HEY for You and Families have a 30-day trial, while HEY for Domains has no free trial
Nein, lieber zahlen: You can build an email client, but replacing HEY means running a trustworthy email service: deliverability, spam filtering, abuse handling, storage, mobile apps, and reputation.
Beim Eigenbau verzichtest du auf: email deliverability, spam/abuse systems, storage reliability, mobile apps, identity/reputation, support.
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