Ethereal Email AlternativesMail Servers and other similar apps like Ethereal Email

Ethereal Email is described as 'Ethereal is a fake SMTP service, mostly aimed at Nodemailer users (but not limited to). It's a completely free anti-transactional email service where messages never get delivered' and is a Mail Server in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ethereal Email, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Ethereal Email alternative is Mailpit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Ethereal Email are MailHog, MailMug.net, Mailtrap and Papercut.

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  1. Mailpit icon
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    An email and SMTP testing tool with API for developers.

    32 Mailpit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Mailpit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ethereal Email.

    • Mailpit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ethereal Email.

    • Mailpit is Free and Open SourceEthereal Email is Free and Proprietary
  2. MailHog icon
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    MailHog is an email testing tool inspired by MailCatcher, but easier to install.

    32 MailHog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  3. MailMug.net icon
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    Capture SMTP traffic from staging and dev environments. Easily validate email content text or HTML/CSS. Utilize an Email Sandbox to thoroughly examine and troubleshoot emails within staging, development, and quality assurance (QA) environments prior to sending them to recipients...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • MailMug.net is the most popular Web-based alternative to Ethereal Email.

    • MailMug.net is Freemium and ProprietaryEthereal Email is Free and Proprietary
  4. Mailtrap icon
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    Mailtrap is an Email Delivery Platform for businesses and individuals to Test, Send, and Control their email infrastructure performance.

    29 Mailtrap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Papercut icon
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    Papercut is a simplified SMTP server designed to only receive messages (not to send them on) with a GUI on top of it allowing you to see the messages it receives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. FakeSMTP icon
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    FakeSMTP is a Free Fake SMTP Server with GUI for testing emails in applications easily. It is written in Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. MailCatch icon
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    Generate temporary, anonymous email addresses with web-based inboxes designed to avoid spam, verify signups, and protect privacy, without requiring registration, passwords, or personal info. Use for website tests and short-term communication needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. MailCatcher icon
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    MailCatcher runs a super simple SMTP server which catches any message sent to it to display in a web interface. Run mailcatcher, set your favourite app to deliver to smtp://127.0.0.1:1025 instead of your default SMTP server, then check out http://127.0.0.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. EmailVoid icon
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    EmailVoid is email message receive service that provides API to check that message reaches your expectation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Create email addresses on demand. Send and receive real emails and attachments from code. Rest API and developer kits available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby
    • C#
    • Laravel
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
    • Java
    • Node.JS
     
    • MailSlurp: Developer Email API is the most popular SaaS alternative to Ethereal Email.

    • MailSlurp: Developer Email API is Freemium and ProprietaryEthereal Email is Free and Proprietary
  11. Mailosaur icon
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    Email Testing for QA & Development Teams. Catch every email your product sends, analyze it's contents, follow links and test deliverability all via the Mailosaur API.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Mailosaur is the most popular commercial alternative to Ethereal Email.

    • Mailosaur is Paid and ProprietaryEthereal Email is Free and Proprietary
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