# CloudPost vs Zoho Mail API (slim)

> Zoho Mail scores 53.8 (D) to CloudPost's 20.6 (F) for mailbox access. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Zoho Mail API scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against CloudPost's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do mailbox access.

- CloudPost: F 20.6, rank #956 of 961 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudpost.min.md
- Zoho Mail API: D 53.8, rank #708 of 961 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoho-mail.min.md
- CloudPost, good for A person who wants an agent to triage and answer their own iCloud Mail from Claude or another OAuth-capable MCP client without running an IMAP server locally. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Zoho Mail API, good for An agent working inside its owner's Zoho Mail mailbox or administering a Zoho Mail organisation, where narrow scopes and the MCP server keep access small. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 15; Schema & documentation, 45 against 8; Agent ergonomics, 56 against 23; Security & auth, 67 against 36; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Transparency & trust, 73 against 10. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | CloudPost | Zoho Mail API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 8 | 45 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 23 | 56 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 36 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 33 | 33 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 10 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | CloudPost | Zoho Mail API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | CloudPost (James Brooks) | Zoho |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloudpost.ing/api/mcp/mail` | no (local only) |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary. No licence or terms published | Proprietary service under the Zoho Terms of Service and the Zoho Mail usage policy. No source repository was found |
| Tools exposed | 9 | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-10 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2022-03-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-12-22 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |