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CleverClerk vs CMap Mail
CMap Mail files and finds email across devices. CleverClerk maps it with its context and answers questions about the project.
The key difference
Where CMap Mail is strong
Simple filing across devices.
Outlook-based email management for AEC firms: assisted filing, replies that follow their thread, and fast search across emails and attachments, on Windows, Mac and mobile.
Where CleverClerk differs
CMap Mail helps you find email. CleverClerk helps you understand it.
Ask the project questions, get a briefing, and tag correspondence by your own rules.
Choose CMap Mail if you want simple filing from the vendor behind your practice-management suite. Choose CleverClerk if you want the project record to answer questions and brief the team.
Feature by feature
Based on public vendor material, October 2026. — means not found.
| Capability | CleverClerkGet started free | CMap Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic project mapping / filing | Yes | Partial |
| Explains decisions and asks when unsure | Yes | Not found |
| AI chat over project correspondence | Yes | Not found |
| AI project briefing (digest) | Yes | Not found |
| AI thread summaries | Yes | Not found |
| AI tagging by your own descriptions | Yes | Not found |
| Private emails within a shared project | Yes | Not found |
| Connect external AI assistants (MCP) | Yes | Not found |
| Formal RFI and submittal registers | No | Not found |
| Free plan | Yes | Not found |
| Works inside Outlook | Yes | Yes |
| Thread replies follow automatically | Yes | Yes |
| Attachments captured automatically | Yes | Yes |
| Search inside attachment content | Yes | Yes |
| Relationship / people view | Yes | Not found |
| Thread sentiment | Yes | Not found |
| Bulk import of past email | Yes | Not found |
| AI meeting notes | Roadmap | No |
| Mobile access | Yes | Yes |
| Explicit golden thread positioning | Yes | Partial |
| Full project export for handover | Roadmap | Not found |
| Published pricing | Yes | Not found |
UK golden thread
Understand the decision trail, not just store it
Ask why a decision was made and get an answer from the mapped emails and files. Brief whoever inherits the project in minutes.
We support the golden thread. Compliance stays with dutyholders.
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