# Free alternatives to Superhuman

> Superhuman (Pro) costs $144 a year. Free alternatives: Thunderbird. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/superhuman/
- Category: Email (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/email/)
- Vendor: Superhuman
- Plan: Pro
- Price: $12/month, $144/year
- Billing: per member, billed annually ($15 monthly)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Pro ... $12 per member / month, billed annually $15 when billed monthly"
- Price source: https://superhuman.com/plans (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Thunderbird

- Website: https://www.thunderbird.net
- License: unknown
- Open source: not verified
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: thunderbird; Flathub: org.mozilla.thunderbird
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S thunderbird`, `flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.thunderbird`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/thunderbird/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Superhuman?

Yes. The free alternative is Thunderbird (License unknown, license not verified).

### How much does Superhuman cost?

Superhuman's Pro plan costs $12 a month, which is $144 a year (per member, billed annually ($15 monthly)). Source: the official pricing page at superhuman.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Superhuman alternatives run on Linux?

Thunderbird (Arch extra: thunderbird; Flathub: org.mozilla.thunderbird).

### Can you self-host a Superhuman alternative?

Thunderbird is a desktop app that runs on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these Superhuman alternatives open source?

Thunderbird's license couldn't be verified automatically.

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Source: Stop Renting (https://stoprenting.dev). Methodology: https://stoprenting.dev/methodology/