Email Detail Viewer vs MailsDaddy: Choose your solution

Last Updated on 13 March 2023 by Olga Lapshinova

Choosing software for viewing emails cannot be easy because each app has its pros and cons. But we compared two popular solutions to make it easier for you to decide. You can choose the most suitable one according to its functionality, price, and usability.

Installation

To make this comparison article, we installed Email Detail Viewer and MailsDaddy Viewer. 

First, what we see after MailsDaddy Viewer installation is that it cannot run without a proper license. Even though the Viewer is “Free”. The file weighs 8.51 MB, and installation went fast and smoothly.

The installation of the Email Detail Viewer also went fast and without trouble. The file weight is 53.6 MB.

Although Email Detail Viewer weighs six times more, the installation took almost the same time.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer.

Interface

The interface of both apps is quite intuitive and clear.

Email Detail Viewer can locate email view in horizontal and vertical positions, while for MailsDaddy Viewer only the vertical one is available. Both programs show if the email has any attachments.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Desktop version

While launching both applications I noticed that MailsDaddy takes 10 seconds to lunch which affects opening files. On the other hand, the Email In Detail viewer launched in only 0,90 milliseconds.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Email formats

Email Detail Viewer supported formats:

• MSG
• EML, EMLX
• MIM
• VCF
• Winmail.dat

You need only one license to use all of them.

MailsDaddy Viewer supported formats:

• OST
• PST
• MSG
• MBOX
• EML

You need a different license for each of the formats.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Feature: Sorting emails

MailsDaddy Viewer doesn’t have any sorting feature.

You can sort emails by File name, Date, Sender, To, Subject, File type, Modify date, File size, CC, BCC, and Attachments in the Email Detail Viewer.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Feature: Viewing Header Metadata

Metadata shown in MailsDaddy Viewer is To, From, Subject, CC, and BCC.

Metadata that is shown in Email Detail Viewer is Message-ID, From, To, Subject, Date, MIME-Version, Content-Type, Delivered-To, Return-path, Received, Time, X-Mailer, and X-Mailru-Intl-Transport.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Feature: Support for non-Latin scripts

Both viewers support non-Latin characters.

Winner: It’s a tie

Feature: Converting to PDF

Email detail Viewer has a unique advantage of converting email files into PDFs right away for free by clicking on the “Print” button on the toolbar. This is usually a premium feature in other email viewers. MailsDaddy doesn’t offer this option, and it is not clear even if the premium version allows the printing of emails.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Feature: Attachments

Both apps show if the email has any attachments. This feature is available for both software in free versions.

Winner: It’s a tie

Pricing

Email Detail Viewer licenses:

• Free version for non-commercial use. This license doesn’t have any software limitations.
• Commercial license for 1 user – $45
• Site license for up to 100 users of 1 company – $599

MailsDaddy Viewer licenses:

• A free version is a demo with limited features
• Personal license for one user – $39-99
• Business license – $149-299
• Enterprise license – $299-499
  

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Customer support

As a testing of customer support a help request was sent for both Email In Detail and MailsDaddy customer support and asking for (free version) instructions and help, and i have received a replying message within a short time with instructions from Email In Detail support, however, unfortunately no reply was received from MailsDaddy customer support.

Winner: Email Detail Viewer

Email In Detail Viewer vs MailsDaddy Viewer: Conclusion

▼ Email In Detail Viewer

▼MailsDaddy Viewer

After comparing this two software, the result speaks for itself by looking at the huge positives and extra features that are in Email In Detail Viewer.