Dovecot Alternatives

Dovecot is described as 'Open source IMAP and POP3 email server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot n excellent choice for both small and large installations. It's fast, simple to set up, requires no special administration and it uses very' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are eight alternatives to Dovecot for Mac, Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted and Windows. The best Dovecot alternative is hMail Server, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dovecot are Cyrus IMAP, Courier IMAP, Mercury Mail Transport System and Archiveopteryx.

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  1. hMail Server icon
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    hMailServer is a free e-mail server for Microsoft Windows. Its used by Internet service providers, companies, governments, schools and enthusiasts in all parts of the world.

    22 hMail Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • hMail Server is the most popular Windows alternative to Dovecot.

    • hMail Server is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dovecot.

    • hMail Server is Free and Open SourceDovecot is also Free and Open Source
  2. Cyrus IMAP icon
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    The Cyrus IMAP server differs from other IMAP server implementations in that it is generally intended to be run on sealed servers, where normal users cannot log in. Users can access mail through the IMAP/IMAP-S, JMAP, POP3/POP3-S or KPOP protocols.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Cyrus IMAP is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Dovecot.

    • Cyrus IMAP is Free and Open SourceDovecot is also Free and Open Source
  3. Courier IMAP icon
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    The Courier IMAP server is a fast, scalable, enterprise IMAP server that uses Maildirs. Many E-mail service providers use the Courier IMAP server to easy handle hundreds of thousands of mail accounts. With its built-in IMAP and POP3 aggregation proxy, the Courier IMAP server has...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Courier IMAP is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dovecot.

    • Courier IMAP is Free and Open SourceDovecot is also Free and Open Source
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    The Mercury Mail Transport System is a mail server that sends and receives messages on behalf of a group of users on a machine or local area network. Messages from the outside world are received by Mercury and delivered to the users, who can access it at any later point.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Archiveopteryx is an Internet mail server, optimised to support long-term archival storage. It seeks to make it practical not only to manage large archives, but to use the information therein on a daily basis instead of relegating it to offline storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. DBMail icon
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    DBMail is a fast, scalable IMAP4 and POP3 server that stores all email and users in a Postgresql, MySQL or SQLite database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Magma icon
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    Magma is a fully-featured, commercial-grade email server with support for SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP, and an internal protocol MOLTEN. Support for the DIME ecosystem of advanced encryption protocols is currently in active development. Originally created by Ladar Levison for lavabit.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Emails icon
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    Simple, easy and secure mail server with a convenient and simple interface. Automatic certificate renewal through Let’s encrypt. Redirect, local storage. IMAP and SMTP.

    24 Emails alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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