SpamAssassin Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to SpamAssassin for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Mailwasher, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to SpamAssassin and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SpamAssassin are Rspamd, Proxmox Mail Gateway, MailScanner and bogofilter.

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  1. Mailwasher icon
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    Over 8 million people use MailWasher as their spam filter

    Introducing MailWasher, the leader in spam filter software, and the easiest way to check and manage your e-mails before you download them.

    MailWasher is free to use and wont ever expire. It works with Outlook, Outlook Ex.

    16 Mailwasher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  2. Rspamd icon
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    Rspamd is an advanced spam filtering system that allows evaluation of messages by a number of rules including regular expressions, statistical analysis and custom services such as URL black lists.

    9 Rspamd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Proxmox Mail Gateway is the leading open-source email security solution helping you to protect your mail server against all email threats the moment they emerge.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. MailScanner icon
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    MailScanner is a open source email security system design for Linux-based email gateways. It is used at over 30,000 sites around the world, protecting top government departments, commercial corporations and educational institutions.

    11 MailScanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Bogofilter is a mail filter that classifies mail as spam or ham (non-spam) by a statistical analysis of the message's header and content (body). The program is able to learn from the user's classifications and corrections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Scrollout F1 icon
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    Scrollout F1 is a free self-hosted email gateway designed for Linux & Windows administrators without advanced email security experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. The Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) Server project aims to create an open source platform-independent SMTP Proxy server which implements auto-whitelists, self learning Hidden-Markov-Model and/or Bayesian, Greylisting, DNSBL, DNSWL, URIBL, SPF, SRS, Backscatter, Virus scanning...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. A Linux based email gateway that filters email for viruses, spam, malware, phishing, and other threats. Works with any email server and any email provider such as Office 365.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Postgrey is a Postfix policy server implementing greylisting developed by David Schweikert.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. BitNinja provides 3E Linux server protection for large hosting providers and small businesses equally. The three E stands for: effective, effortless, and enjoyable.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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