About

In an era where digital communication is more critical than ever, the demand for efficient, secure, and user-friendly email solutions continues to grow but email hasn’t changed much in decades. Enter Zero, an open-source Gmail alternative that leverages the power of Cloudflare to deliver a seamless and AI-native email experience.

Zero is an innovative email client that leverages AI to simplify email management. It offers users a seamless and efficient way to handle their inbox. Zero is designed to work smarter, not harder, ensuring that you spend less time on email and more on what matters.

Zero integrates advanced AI algorithms to manage your inbox effectively. These algorithms can prioritize important emails, filter out spam, and even suggest responses. By automating routine tasks, Zero ensures that you focus on the emails that truly require your attention, enhancing productivity and reducing stress.

How Zero uses Cloudflare

Zero harnessed Cloudflare's cutting-edge technologies, including Workers, Durable Objects, and Email Routing, to build a serverless email platform that not only eliminates the complexities of traditional server management but also ensures exceptional performance and privacy for users around the globe. The cohesive stack simplified the development and enhances the overall user experience.

Cloudflare Workers form the backbone of Zero's serverless architecture. By running code on Cloudflare's global network, Zero ensures that users experience near-instantaneous response times. This edge computing model eliminates the latency issues often associated with traditional server-based setups. The global reach of Cloudflare Workers is a key advantage for Zero. Code automatically runs in the optimal location, ensuring that users around the world receive a consistent and responsive service. This seamless global distribution requires no additional configuration, streamlining the development process.

As Zero's user base grows, Cloudflare Workers can handle increasing loads without manual intervention. This automatic scaling ensures that the platform remains reliable and performant, even during periods of high demand. The seamless scalability of Workers allows the team to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management.

For email processing, Zero integrates Cloudflare Email Routing with Workers. This combination supports custom email address creation, incoming message parsing, and advanced security scanning. The privacy-focused design of Email Routing ensures that user data remains secure, while the flexibility of Workers allows for a highly customizable and efficient email pipeline.

Why Cloudflare

“Creating the first open-source serverless email service was only possible because of the scalability and developer experience offered by Cloudflare. Building with familiar languages enabled the team to immediately be productive, removing the need to learn proprietary systems and reducing the time it took us to bring Zero to the market. As we scale we know that Cloudflare Workers will automatically scale to handle increasing loads, ensuring that Zero remains reliable and performant.”