Microsoft
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft's email and calendar app; free with ads, ad-free with a Microsoft 365 plan.
Where it fits
- GmailOutlookiCloudSomething else
- device
- MacWindowsiPhoneAndroid
- must-haves
- AI replies and summariesShared team inbox
- price
- FreeUp to $10 a monthUp to $20 a month
Pricing
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $1.67/month per user billed yearly
- Billed monthly
- $1.99/month per user
From Microsoft's pricing page, checked October 26, 2026. Prices change; the vendor's page has today's.
Features
- Works on
- Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Web
- Accounts
- Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Any IMAP
- AI features
- Yes
- Shared inbox
- Yes
Microsoft Outlook alternatives
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SuperhumanSuperhuman MailKeyboard-driven email app with AI drafting and team sharing for Gmail and Outlook.From $25/user/mo
CartasecCanary MailEmail app with an AI Copilot, read receipts, PGP encryption and shared inboxes.Free plan · paid from $3/user/mo
AppleMailBuilt into macOS, iOS and iPadOS: Apple's mail app, with Apple Intelligence summaries.Free
MZLA Technologies (Mozilla)ThunderbirdFree, open-source desktop email client funded by donations, now also on Android.Free
Proton AGProton MailEnd-to-end encrypted email from Switzerland-based Proton, with a free plan.Free plan · paid from $3.99/user/mo
GoogleGmailGoogle's email service on web and mobile, with Gemini drafting and thread summaries.Free plan · paid from $7/user/mo
MimestreamMimestreamNative macOS email client for Gmail, built on the Gmail API.From $4.17/user/mo
Questions
How much does Microsoft Outlook cost?
Microsoft Outlook's cheapest paid plan is $1.67 a month per user when billed yearly, or $1.99 billed monthly, and there is a free plan, according to Microsoft's pricing page on October 26, 2026.
Is there a free version of Microsoft Outlook?
Yes, Microsoft Outlook has a free plan.
What does Microsoft Outlook work on?
Microsoft Outlook works on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web.
What are the best Microsoft Outlook alternatives?
The email apps reviewers recommend most besides Microsoft Outlook are Spark Mail, Superhuman Mail and Canary Mail. Each is compared below.
We don't test apps ourselves. Features and prices come from Microsoft's own site, and alternatives are ordered by what independent reviewers recommend.