Qasid vs Roundcube: the same mailbox, a modern inbox
Roundcube is the free webmail that comes with cPanel. Qasid works on the very same mailbox and adds what Roundcube doesn’t do.
If your email is on cPanel hosting, you already have Roundcube. It is free, simple and it works, and that is why hosts install it everywhere.
It was built for reading and sending one person’s mail. Businesses now need more: knowing an email was read, following up on time, sharing sales@ with a team. Qasid connects to the same mailbox, so you can use both side by side and nothing moves.
| Qasid | Roundcube | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one mailbox; paid plans per organization | Free, included with cPanel hosting |
| Where your mail lives | Stays on your cPanel server | On your cPanel server |
| Read receipts and link clicks | Yes, with bots and your own opens filtered out | Can ask for a return receipt, which the recipient may refuse |
| Follow-up reminders and sequences | Yes, stop by themselves when they reply | No |
| Schedule and repeat emails | Yes, sent by the server | Not in the standard install |
| Shared inbox for a team | Assign, private notes, see who’s replying | No |
| AI summaries and replies | English and Urdu, optional | No |
| Search | Fast search across the folder | Server search; 1.7 added operators like is:unread |
| On the phone | Installs like an app, with notifications | Works in the phone’s browser |
| Open source, self-hosted | No | Yes (GPL-3.0) |
Choose Qasid if
- You send quotations, invoices or proposals and need to know they were read.
- Several people answer sales@ or support@.
- You want follow-ups, scheduling and AI without moving your email anywhere.
Choose Roundcube if
- You only read and send a little personal mail and want to pay nothing.
- You need open-source software you run and change yourself.
Prices
Roundcube is free open-source software (GPL-3.0); version 1.7.0 was released in May 2026 (seen October 2026).
Qasid: free for one mailbox; Pro Rs 1,400 ($5) a month, Team Rs 3,300 ($12) a month, per organization (prices as of today).
Questions
Can I keep using Roundcube?
Yes. Both read the same mailbox on your server, so mail you send or delete in one shows up the same in the other.
Do I need to change anything in cPanel?
No. Qasid signs in to your mailbox like Outlook does. No DNS or MX changes.