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) |
| 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) |
| 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; 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
- Create a mailbox from $4.99/mo, or try it free. Your first mailbox and its address are ready right away.
- Connect your AI app from the list of apps, or call the API.
- 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.
Email address
for your AI agent
[email protected] address
to receive emails, send replies
and store attachments and files.
- Built-in virus, malware and spam filter
- Built-in AI screening against prompt injection
- Built-in secure file storage
- Read, send, manage via API, MCP, CLI
From $4.99/mo · 30-day money-back guarantee
or Try free: 1 mailbox, replies only to you, no card
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.