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Leigh
Program Development, 1 employee
Used unspecified
OVERALL RATING:
4
Reviewed November 2023
Quality platform and good value!
James
Verified reviewer
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2018
Great email, calendar, contacts, and task manager.
It has completely replaced MS Outlook. I use it multiple times a day for all my email, calendar, contacts, and task management functions.
PROSSynchronizes well with Google email and calendar. Easy to use layout with all of the features I want in a combination email, calendar, contacts manager. Pulls up email correspondence chain in separate view. I can customize views, categories, themes, etc.
CONSDoes not have a corresponding Android version. The contacts sync has sometimes resulted in duplicate entries. There is a duplicates tool to remove duplicates but it would be nice to have an easier to use merge contacts function added.
Ricardo Sandy
Translation and Localization, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
The A Team of E-mail Client
I used to spend too much time logging into different e-mail providers just to check e-mail messages and communicate with colleagues and clients. Now I only need to open my eM Client software and see all e-mail accounts in one integrated dashboard. There is no more hassle and productivity has increased manyfold during my use of this software.
PROSI like its superb functionality and flexibility. You can add accounts for the majority of e-mail providers, create contacts and tasks, subscribe to internet calendars, use Google Hangouts directly from within the software without having to logging into your Gmail account, assign labels to e-mail threads with different colors. The greatest advantage is that you can purchase a lifetime license at a bargain and receive all future updates for free.
CONSIt lacks official themes and seldom releases feature updates.
Reason for choosing eM Client
I chose eM Client over this alternative product because I liked the pricing scheme and all features and benefits that it might offer to users.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
I made the switch because I was looking for a more flexible and secure software at a great price.
Jacob
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2023
Email message size
I love the platform, but the inability to display emails with large attachments is a huge problem to our business. Customer support were rude and closed the support ticket to a paying customer without our consent and without resolving the issue, or doing everything they could to help. They washed their hands of it.
PROSI love eM Client for how it displays messages, the UI and the ability it has to use multiple accounts on the Pro version.
CONSThere has been a LONG term issue of it not displaying emails with attachments in excess of 25MB. This means customers will send us emails with large attachments and we won't see them because eM Client won't display them, when other email platforms will. We checked our email server settings and the option "Do not limit message size" is selected at a Server level. Yet, Customer Support still persistently blamed our email servers and refused to offer any solutions. As has been mentioned by other users, email syncing can also be slow.
Reason for choosing eM Client
Preferred the UI.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Online reviews of the product.
Vendor Response
Hi Jacob, thank you for your review, we're sorry to hear our support has not been able to resolve or explain the issues more clearly (if it indeed could not be changed from our side) - can you please send us your ticket ID to info@emclient.com so we can check the support you received from our technicians and see if we can escalate it or provide some more tips on how to resolve it?
Replied April 2023
Desiree
Internet, 1 employee
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2020
Great Product, Just One Major Kink
I had to uninstall eM Client and go back to Thunderbird which has a lot more functionality than eM, but I don't need all of that. I liked that eM was a kind of "middle of the road" (just the right amount) of functionality/features AND they have a nicer GUI than Thunderbird (more modern). But, the syncing errors and issues just drove me crazy. So, I'm back with Thunderbird for now. I may try them again in the near future to see if the kinks were worked out or if it just all of a sudden will sync right with my accounts, because they are worth a second look. If you are someone that needs a little more than just very basic functions, but don't want over kill and aren't a highly advanced email client user, then I will definitely consider eM Client. You may not encounter the issues I did....they are worth a look!
PROSI loved the UI of the email client and that they allowed a few emails accounts in their free version. I loved the price on the full/pro version as well and was going to purchase if it weren't for one large kink....But, I will say this: even though the issues wasn't resolved in my case, the customer support and moderators on their forum were all very helpful and responded pretty quickly. I just wish the issue had been able to be fixed because I really did like the software, functionality/features it offered, and the price point to be able to add all my email accounts.
CONSI kept having sync error problems with my MS emails and my Gmail. I didn't have 2FA initialized so an app password was not needed. Using my email and login (standard setup) should have worked just fine, but i think that there were syncing or connection issues at the time I used it.
Reason for choosing eM Client
Didn't have the possible spyware (Facebook plugin) that MailBird has and Mailbird was fairly pricey due to all their features. Mailspring was fine, but then started glitching and never responded to support emails asking questions on how to fix, so I just completely uninstalled that one.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
I wanted something with a more modern UI, and slim-lined, a little less features so I didn't get lost in functionality overkill.
Simon
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
A modern email, calendar and contact manager
I have a very large mail database which can make it slow, however most things work very well.
PROSIntegration of the different features. GMail and Exchange integration.
CONSMail filtering is too simple. Need to be able to create complex rules, using different headers. Calendar should alert conflicts when accepting an invitation or scheduling a new meeting.
Reason for choosing eM Client
Desktop application that mostly just works.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Calendar, Contact and Mail integration. Look and feel.
David
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
eM Client Review by Bosworth
It is my sole email reading program on 2 computers.
PROSIt is comparatively easy to use and has more useful features than more basic programs.
CONSSearching sometimes doesn't work, or at least seems problematical searching email content area. Email not containing search request yields emails not containing requested terms.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
I needed a less expensive program than Outlook. I found eM Client to be a good and reasonably priced replacement.
Vendor Response
Thank you for the feedback! If you ever encounter search inconsistencies, please consider sending us details (what the searched term was, EML of the message that was found incorrectly or not found via right-click>Save as, and your search settings in the drop-down of the search tab) so we can look into it! Contact either support or info@emclient.com, we'll be happy to resolve any problems.
Replied June 2022
Sandra
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2022
Mid-Tier Email Client
I would describe my overall experience as mid-level. The support experience was above and beyond I worry that the malfunctions I experienced were isolated incidents or due to some outside factor such as our computers or connection. I just didn't have the time to continue to try and address it -- I needed a solution yesterday. I would advise reading a number of reviews before making a decision. .
PROS- Affordable fair Price. Lifetime license. - High Security. Updates. - Practical. Implementation in a reasonable amount of time. - Reduce time spent on email. Funnel all accounts and emails. - Support experience went well. - User forum. - Updated look.
CONS- Purchase needed -- features are comparable to free email clients. - Malfunctions. Performance and reliability were inconsistent. Emails did not synchronize. - Calendar and filter missing features..
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Outlook is not practical and causes time management to suffer.
Sergio
International Trade and Development, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
My preferred email client for desktop
I'm very happy with emclient. It's the only desktop platform I found that made me change from browser mail platform to desktop platform again.
PROSIt's the best email client I could find. It's clean, simple, easy to use, full of features included. Feels clean and smooth to use. I can use many email accounts in the same platform as if they were just one.
CONSNothing at all. I like all aspects of the browser, I can't tell of something I don't like by now. Maybe an option to send recurrent emails would be great, and even greater: an option to automate follow up emails until a reply is received.
Reason for choosing eM Client
Is most clean, smooth, fastest client in my opinion. Just needed functions are included, not garbage.
Alison
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Excellent software
Able to keep up to date through email and calendar with clients which makes my life easier.
PROSThe email syncs perfectly and I never miss messages. I love the fact that it offers, email, Calendar and acceto contacts at the click of a button. Also great free version of the software, it has everything Outlook had but free.
CONSThere is no complaints from me. Everything is easy to use.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Outlook is way too expensive and I like eClient interface better.
Matt
Verified reviewer
Wholesale, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed November 2020
Terrible Latency/Lagging and Unusable & Unpredictable Signatures
I used this product for several years, and I have finally given up. It's just awful.
PROSIt's easy to setup. Other than that, there's nothing I like about it.
CONSLocks up my computer ALL THE TIME when processing new e-mail in any of my half dozen or so accounts. I can't have an application that makes my computer unusable while it "thinks." It's just unbearable, and I have switched to MailBird, which is much faster and doesn't lag or freeze up my system. I never could get the signatures and templating to work correctly. My signatures look awful, and I have a fairly robust graphic design skill set. I would set my signature to use a Calibri 12, and it would look like 18 while the template setting for composing e-mails was set to the same font and size, and the text looked tiny.
Reason for choosing eM Client
I have chosen Mailbird over EM Client because it doesn't freeze my computer, it's easy to use, and the signatures look great and appear exactly as I expect.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
About three years ago.
Vendor Response
Hello, We're very sorry to see that you experienced such problems in the application. If you ever decide to give us a second chance, feel free to contact our support at support@emclient.com and we'll do everything we can to help you. Thank you eM Client Team
Replied November 2020
beta
Animation, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2022
The best outlook alternative
I literary try dozen email clients, and em client is my favorit. It's have everything I need.Have modern and clean interface? yes | support ms exchange? yes | sync with google calender? yes | have a reminder tool? yes | one time payment? yes.Overall em client have a lot of features but yet still easy to use. I strongly you give em client a try, the have free version (with very limited features).
CONSFor their pro version, I have nothing to complain, but their free version basically unusable because only 2 email accounts allowed. Instead of offer free version with such limitation, I think they better offer a full free trial.
Vendor Response
Hello beta, thank you for your review! When you first install eM Client, it will run in a 30-day trial mode automatically, and during that time anyone can test all features for free :) The 2-account limit is used only once a Free license is registered and activated - before any license is used, the trial will have all the features for any testing.
Replied November 2022
Jonathan
Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
Good solution for managing complex, integrated email communications
I have found eM Client to be the perfect solution for my needs. I am able to access my saved messages and folders without having to pull them from the cloud. This is huge. Also I find the email interface to be much more user friendly than any of the cloud-based services. Finally, on the original setup, I migrated from Thunderbird and the entire experience was incredibly smooth and easy. This was a big plus as I was getting started.
PROSThis software allows me to manage 3 or more email identities from a single platform. It allows me to organize my saved messages for easy retrieval and long-term record-keeping. It allows me to search and quickly find past messages.
CONSWhen Windows reboots the system automatically following an update, if emClient is running, the software has been vulnerable to corruption, and the process of checking and rebuilding the database can be cumbersome. This problem has improved over time, but the program remains vulnerable to sudden shut-downs.
Reason for choosing eM Client
This offered the best and easiest solutions for me to manage 2 professional and 1 personal email account through a single platform.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Thunderbird was no longer supported and prone to unexpected crashes. eM Client had similar look/feel with none of the problems.
Ade
Hospitality, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2023
Great software for email management
Simple to setup, intuitive and good feature set.
CONSIt doesn't appear to have a global search (all folders at once)
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Better feature set
Vendor Response
Hi Ade, thank you for your review! Just to provide a tip - you can search in All folders, just click inside the Search tab in the top right corner, and next to the magnifying glass icon open the drop-down menu - here you can set which folders to search in (Current folder, Current with subfolders, All folders or custom folder selection) and other details, like which part of the message to search in (Senders, Subject, Body, Attachments...). If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support or info@emclient.com
Replied February 2023
Mark
Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2020
Good software, strange licensing
Poor. Software is decent, but slow support and difficult point of purchase licensing make it not worth the hassle. We have 50 potential users but won't be working with eMClient.
PROSIt is an email client, pretty straightforward. Good clean interface, good connectivity between o365 and Google apps accounts.
CONSI demo'd the software personally to see how it worked for organizational consideration. So I bought a license for my computer. After a while I wanted to put it on my laptop too to stay consistent (majority of time is at desktop, some meetings and travel with laptop). However, I discovered the software is machine licensed, not user licensed, so need to buy separate licenses. No ideal but not a big deal, I went through their website and there was mention of volume discounts. I reached out to support, which is very weak. Some language barriers which is okay, I can work with that. However, an attempt to purchase extra licenses took close to two weeks for a reply (weeks, not days). The response was even more baffling. If you buy two licenses 'at the same time' there is a deep discount. But if you buy one, then another the next day (for the same user, or even group of users) there is no discount. We have no problem paying full price for user licensing (desktop and laptop), or no problem with a volume system for users adding multiple machines. Why would you offer deep discounts, and then take that away when an organization wants to buy your software? Either have discounts or don't, but that's a strange carrot to wave and then pull back. Then there is the issue of waiting weeks for confusing answers that need clarification.
Ted
Real Estate, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Former Outlook User
It fulfills my daily email needs for my business and personal correspondence. I have 4 regularly used email addresses through which I correspond.
PROSIt was mostly familiar in design to what I previously used. I was used to a email client that allowed me to have a large, nested, easily accessible filing system for correspondence.
CONSI get error messages at times regarding my movement of filed correspondence within the application. I don't know how to correct the problem. Thus, I receive repeated error messages. Also, when replacing my old tablet computer with a new one, the process for getting the "PRO" version on my new machine was not as clearly defined as I would have liked. I succeeded with Stepan Busek's help.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Microsoft Outlook.
Vendor Response
Hi Ted, Thank you for your review. Did you contact our support regarding the connection problems? Our tech staff answers to every email/ticket they get so if you write to us at support@emclient.com we can help you to resolve the problem. Or you can contact me directly. Thank you, George
Replied September 2019
Ben
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Easy-to-use alternative to Thunderbird with a much better user interface
Overall I have enjoyed my experience with eM Client much more than that with Outlook (obviously) and Thunderbird. I haven't had to recover an automatic backup but it's assuring to know I'll always have a backup ready when my computer inevitably dies.
PROSThe simple and clean UI helps me focus on priority emails while staying organized and efficient. The Conversations feature really helps to keep interactions simple and straightforward. The amount of options available is very refreshing, especially for someone as detail-oriented as I am.
CONSWhen emails are displayed by conversation, any email with the same subject gets lumped in making it appear as if those emails are part of the same interaction. This can get complicated fast when a colleague includes you in multiple emails to different people with the same subject line. However, once you get used to it, it's easy to ignore.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
I wasn't a fan of the user interface and wasn't impressed with the overall product. I knew there had to be something better.
Rebeca
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
Tried to get support and was ignored
The software itself is good until you have a problem with it and need support. It's functional and easy to set up.
CONSThe customer support is non existent. They are in another time zone which totally clashes with American time zones, so they expect you to be on your computer at 5 in the morning to get help. When I complained about it, they ignored me completely and now my tickets will go unanswered.
Vendor Response
Hello Rebeca, so far our support is located in Europe only, but we are trying hard to help every our customer from opposite time zones, even during our night hours, and even if they need remote assistance. Another remote assistance session with you is planned for today, 9 AM your time, so I believe this time everything will be all right. Thank you, Peter.
Replied April 2018
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2022
Apart from support, good product
A bunch of stooges, in my opinion. Good product but silliness in the support.
PROSGreat methods and ease of use in organizing emails in folders
CONSSupport is close to non-existent. Good luck trying to phone or chat with them directly. Everything has to be my email and takes days.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your review, we're sorry that you were not satisfied with our support. Telephone support is indeed not available, but our technicians can be reached via an online center so we can help even when you cannot use your email - https://support.emclient.com/ You can also request remote support via TeamViewer when needed.
Replied January 2023
Marco
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Already proven
emClient is fast and much more important robust. It's already proven over several years in daily business. R&D takes into account ideas of users for further development
CONSI would like to have a chance to configure the design of the displayed address in card view.
Reason for choosing eM Client
usability, user interface, performance and - most important - stability of emClient is a perfect match of my requirements.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
the hope that emClient is finally what I was looking for as an mail client. Which is the case!
Mark
Design, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Long Time User
It's been so many years of use that I can't remember when I first started using eM Client. The experience has consistently improved. Having a clean user interface is important.
PROSStraight forward presentation of inboxes and emails. No fooling around. I particularly like the option of downloading pictures and control of email tracking.
CONSNothing, everything I use works. Perhaps if I was a power user I could add something to say.
Andy
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Fantastic Product
eM Client has been a great help to our school. it is very economical and easy to use.
PROSeM Client works great. The updates continue to make it better. It has an integrated email client and calendar that help keep me organized. It works great with gmail.
CONSEmails off the server still show up as unread even if they have been read and deleted from another application.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
eM Client has more options and I am able to better organize my emails with it.
Anonymous
1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2019
A Great Fully Featured Email Client
It's been great. No problems, easy to use, great layout and I use it for hours each day.
PROSs a lot of features built into it, from mail to calendar, tasks and contact management, this has been a great solution for me. It is an ideal alternative to Outlook. It works well, is easy to set up with multiple email accounts from all sorts of providers. I also love the layout options available and having the dark layout is great too.
CONSNothing really, it all works as it should and there hasn't been any problems or things that I thought could be better, for me it is a solid piece of software.
Michael
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Very good and inexpensive alternative for Outlook users
I use eM Client as an alternative to Outlook due to Outlook's lack of a unified Inbox for IMAP accounts. It handles all internal and external email correspondence well.
PROSUnified inbox for IMAP accounts, which is not available in Outlook for Windows. Search function is excellent. Snippets are nice. Most of the basics will be familiar to Outlook users.
CONSI could wish for more customizability of the UI and sounds. There are a few areas in composing messages that could be easier to use, like inserting/removing links.
Reasons for switching to eM Client
Outlook's lack of a unified Inbox for IMAP accounts.
Richard
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
eM Client provides ease of use and multiple features.
An easy to use email client for seniors.
PROSThe biggest thing I liked is it easily migrated Windows Live Mail. I am an IT consultant that was looking for a replacement for Windows Live Mail. eM Client's interface is fairly simple but powerful. Couple that with most of my clients qualify to use it for free and you have a great Windows Live Mail replacement.
CONSSometimes the free license seems to "get lost" and has to be entered again. Without even the free license, the software will not communicate with email servers. Another glitch seems to be that recently one of the rep of eM Client sent out emails to many of my customers claiming they were not using the software for personal use. At first, I assumed it was a scam but it was legitimate. All of the customers that use this software are retired and are not using it for commercial purposes. I do not know if this is an attempt to have them pay for it even though they are abiding by the terms of the free use.