Own your software. Pay once.
Most AI email tools charge $20-50/month. That's $240-600/year, forever — and if you stop paying, you lose everything. Pontius is $99 once. After two months, you're ahead. After a year, you've saved hundreds.
The SaaS trap
Easy to pay. Hard to leave.
SaaS email tools want you paying forever. Stop paying? Lose access. Your workflows disappear. Your customization is gone. That's the model — and it's designed to trap you.
Monthly extraction
$20-50/month sounds small. But that's $240-600/year, every year, forever. And they count on you not doing the math.
Hostage data
Your email workflows, templates, and customization live on their servers. Leave, and you start from zero somewhere else.
Stateless AI
Most SaaS AI tools reset every session. They don't remember your contacts, your tone, your patterns. You're always starting fresh.
“Nobody can take it away, raise the price, or hold your data hostage. Buy it, own it, keep it forever.”
We believe you should own your software. No monthly rent extraction. No "stop paying, lose access." Buy it, own it, keep it forever.
Lifetime License
$99
one-time payment
- ✓Unlimited email accounts
- ✓All email providers (Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, etc.)
- ✓Works with any AI (Claude Code, Gemini, Cursor, etc.)
- ✓macOS, Windows, and Linux
- ✓Knowledge base that grows with you
- ✓All updates in the 1.x cycle included
30-day money-back guarantee
The math
You're ahead in 2 months
Typical SaaS email tool
$30/month average
$360/year
Pontius
One-time, forever
$99 once
Tool consolidation
Replace your entire stack
Most people don't just use an email client. They're paying for a CRM, a support tool, unsubscribe services, and more. Pontius replaces all of them.
The typical stack
CRM / Contact Management
HubSpot, Pipedrive, etc.
$25/mo
Support Inbox Tool
Help Scout, Freshdesk, etc.
$30/mo
Email Cleanup Tools
SaneBox, Clean Email, etc.
$15/mo
Email Client
Superhuman, Spark, etc.
$30/mo
Total monthly cost
$100/mo
Annual cost
$1,200/year
Pontius does it all
- ✓Contact management — Knowledge base learns everyone you email
- ✓Support handling — AI drafts responses, you approve
- ✓Inbox cleanup — One-click unsubscribe, pattern detection
- ✓Full email client — Read, reply, compose, attachments
- ✓Invoicing — Generate and send invoices from email
$99
one-time, forever
First year savings
$1,101
What you get
More than an email client
Pontius is an email operating system. Not a feature bolted onto your inbox — a complete replacement for how you interact with email.
Knowledge Base
Unlike stateless AI tools, Pontius remembers. Contacts, templates, rules, patterns — a persistent brain that gets smarter every session. After a month, it knows your email world better than any tool that resets to zero.
Learn more →Triple Freedom
Any AI (Claude, Gemini, local models). Any email (Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, self-hosted). Any platform (macOS, Windows, Linux). Switch whenever you want — Pontius doesn't lock you in.
See integrations →All Updates Included
Every update in the 1.x cycle is included — no additional fees, no "upgrade to Pro." We use Pontius daily and keep adding features because we want them too.
Local & Secure
Everything runs on your machine. Credentials in your system keychain. AES-256 encrypted sync. Your email is sensitive — we built this for our own inboxes.
Security details →Who it's for
Everyone who wants to get ahead
AI assistants are about to change how everyone works. The people who adopt early will have a massive productivity advantage. Pontius is for the first wave.
Comparison
Why not just use a SaaS email tool?
SaaS tools make it easy to pay and hard to leave. Here's how Pontius is different.
| Tool | Price | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| Superhuman | $30/mo ($360/year) | Subscription forever, proprietary lock-in, your data on their servers |
| Shortwave | $30/mo ($360/year) | Subscription forever, stateless AI, cloud-dependent |
| Browser extensions | Varies | Security nightmare — code injection, data selling, vulnerability risks |
| Pontius | $99 once | No catch. Own it forever. |
Try before you buy
Download Pontius and explore without a license. Read emails, test the CLI. Activate when you're ready to send.
Without a license: Read emails, test commands, explore the TUI, build your knowledge base.
With a license: Send emails, reply, full functionality.
Questions?
Do I need to be technical to use this?
No. Pontius is designed for anyone who wants to get ahead with AI — not just developers. Three commands get you started: setup, help, and blitz. We've invested heavily in guides and walkthroughs that assume no prior terminal experience. If you can talk to an AI assistant, you can use Pontius.
Which AI tools does Pontius work with?
Any AI assistant that can run terminal commands. Claude Code (recommended), Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, and even local models via Ollama. These tools are currently marketed as "coding assistants" but they're really general-purpose AI agents — and Pontius is ready for all of them.
Which email providers are supported?
Any provider that supports IMAP/SMTP. Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook, Microsoft 365, iCloud, Fastmail, Zoho, ProtonMail (with Bridge), Yahoo, and self-hosted. We have presets for common providers.
Is my data safe?
Pontius runs entirely on your machine. Passwords are stored in your OS keychain (never sent to AI). Your emails go through standard IMAP/SMTP to your email provider — we never see them.
What about refunds?
We offer a 30-day refund policy. Try Pontius, and if it's not for you, let us know and we'll refund your purchase.
Can I use it on multiple machines?
Yes. Your license works on up to 3 devices (e.g., laptop, desktop, work machine). Same person, multiple machines.
Do I get updates?
Yes. Your license includes all updates for version 1.x. Major version upgrades (v2, v3, etc.) may require a paid upgrade, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
Ready to get ahead?
$99 once. Own it forever. After two months, you've saved money. After a year, you're hundreds ahead.
30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.