> Revdoku vs NornWeave: hosted mailboxes for AI agents or self-hosted open-source software on your own email provider.

# Revdoku vs NornWeave

NornWeave is open-source software that you host yourself to give AI agents inboxes. It runs on top of an email provider such as Mailgun, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Resend or an IMAP/SMTP account. Revdoku is a hosted service: each agent gets a mailbox with an address, stored email and files, and a hosted MCP server, with nothing to run.

## Short answer: NornWeave or a hosted alternative

**Choose NornWeave** if all email data must stay on your own servers and storage, and your team is ready to run the software, the email provider and the backups.

**Choose Revdoku** if you want agent mailboxes that work today without servers to run, with malware checks, prompt-injection labels and an activity log included.

## Hosted or self-hosted email for AI agents

| | Revdoku | NornWeave |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it is | Hosted mailboxes for AI agents | Self-hosted inbox API, Apache 2.0 license ([GitHub](https://github.com/DataCovey/nornweave)) |
| Who runs it | Revdoku | You, plus an email provider you choose |
| Incoming email | Every mailbox receives from any sender | Through your provider's webhooks or IMAP polling |
| Alerts for new email | Signed webhook, WebSocket or polling | REST polling; outbound webhooks are on the roadmap ([roadmap](https://nornweave.datacovey.com/roadmap/)) |
| Attachments | Saved as files in the mailbox | Stored on your disk or in S3 or GCS, with PDF text extraction |
| AI apps (MCP) | Hosted MCP server with sign-in in the browser | MCP server you run, with an API key |
| Spam and malware | Malware scan and known spammers blocked; AI labels mark malicious prompts as `Junk` | Depends on your email provider |
| Sending | Replies to people who emailed the mailbox | Through your provider, with send limits you set |
| Cost | [See pricing](https://app.revdoku.com/pricing); free to try | Free software; you pay for your servers and email provider |

## What self-hosting adds to your work

- **Servers and storage:** you deploy, update and back up NornWeave and its database.
- **Email provider:** you set up domains, delivery and spam filtering with the provider.
- **Security:** you own access control, logs and incident response.

That control is the point for some teams. For others, it is work that does not help the agent do its job.

## Try Revdoku

1. [Create a mailbox](https://app.revdoku.com/users/sign_up?plan=PLAN-ENTRY-MONTHLY&utm_source=revdoku.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=compare_nornweave) from $4.99/mo, or [try it free](https://app.revdoku.com/users/sign_up?utm_source=revdoku.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=compare_nornweave_free). Your first mailbox and its address are ready right away.
2. Connect your AI app from the [list of apps](/connect/), or call the [API](/api/).
3. Send an email with an attachment to the mailbox and ask your agent to read it.

More options are in [email services for AI agents compared](/compare/email-for-ai-agents/).

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youragent@yourdomain.com address
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and store attachments and files.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is NornWeave?

NornWeave is open-source, self-hosted software under the Apache 2.0 license that gives AI agents inboxes. It runs on top of an email provider such as Mailgun, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Resend or an IMAP/SMTP account.

### Should I self-host email for my AI agents?

Self-host when all email data must stay on your own servers and your team can run the software, the email provider, backups and spam filtering. Otherwise a hosted service such as Revdoku removes that work.

### Does NornWeave filter spam or malware?

Spam filtering depends on the email provider you connect. Revdoku scans incoming email for malware, blocks known spammers and labels malicious prompts as Junk.

### Can I try Revdoku before I pay?

Yes. Revdoku is free to try with no card, and your first mailbox and address are ready right after signup.

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