HEY Email vs Whereby
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — HEY Email is from $8/user/mo, Whereby is free tier available.
- How to start: HEY Email is from $8/user/mo, Whereby is free tier available.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
HEY Email
Whereby
Category
Communication
Communication
Base Price
$8/user/mo
Free tier
Public API
No
Yes
Mobile app
Yes
No
Open source / self-hostable
No
No
SSO (SAML)
No
Yes
Choose HEY Email if:
Privacy Seekers and Busy Professionals who hate email.
Choose Whereby if:
Teams meeting with external guests who should not have to install anything.
HEY Email: pros & cons
- Total Privacy: Automatically blocks all tracking pixels used by marketers.
- Screening: No more spam or unwanted emails ever—you approve every new sender.
- Aesthetic UI: A completely fresh, modern take on what an email app looks like.
- Productivity: Features like 'Reply Later' and 'Set Aside' keep your inbox clean.
- Subscription Only: There is no free version of HEY; it is a premium service.
- No Folders: It uses a specific organization system that might be jarring at first.
- Locked Domain: Requires using an @hey.com address (unless you use the more expensive custom domain plan).
Whereby: pros & cons
- Guests join with a link, no install
- Rooms have stable URLs
- Embeddable into your own product
- Fewer features than full meeting platforms
- Participant limits on lower plans
- Not aimed at large webinars
Our verdict on HEY Email
The most innovative and peaceful way to handle email in the 21st century.
Our verdict on Whereby
The friction-free option for client calls. Internal all-hands need something bigger.