Mail market gap analysis
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Feature gap analysis for Nextcloud Mail against other common email clients (Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, Roundcube) as of December 2022. In case there is an existing issue for a feature on this list, please do link it :) cc @jancborchardt
| Features | Outlook | Gmail | Apple Mail | Roundcube | Nextcloud Mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling emails | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➕ add on | ✔️ |
| Building blocks/templates | ✔️ Quick parts | ✔️ Templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ Issue |
| Suggested replies | ✔️  |
✔️  |
❌ | ❌ | ✔️ Issue |
| Create event from message | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❓ Calendar plugin exists, but unsure if calendar/mail integration is supported | ✔️ |
| Quick actions | ✔️ Quick steps | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Quick toolbar | ✔️  |
✔️  |
❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Snooze emails | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➕ (using an extension) | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Follow up reminders | ✔️ Manual setting of reminders + Automatic reminders in web app | ✔️ Nudges | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ Issue for nudges |
| Manually set follow up reminder | ✔️ Manual setting of reminders | ❌ | ✔️ Post with instructions | ❌ | ✔️ Issue |
| Attachment reminders | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➕ Add on source code | ✔️ Issue |
| Phishing detection | ✔️ Automatically disables links | ✔️ Banner saying it’s a suspicious mail | ❌ | ✔️ Issue |
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