Exim AlternativesMail Servers and other similar apps like Exim

Exim is described as 'Message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet' and is a Mail Server in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Exim for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best Exim alternative is Postfix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Exim are Mail-in-a-box, KumoMTA, Haraka and OpenSMTPD.

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  1. Postfix icon
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    Postfix is a mail transfer agent (MTA) that routes and delivers electronic mail. It attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure. The software is also known by its former names VMailer and IBM Secure Mailer.

    26 Postfix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Postfix is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Exim.

    • Postfix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Exim.

    • Postfix is Free and Open SourceExim is also Free and Open Source
  2. Mail-in-a-box icon
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    Easy-to-deploy mail server.

    19 Mail-in-a-box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Roundcube
     
    • Mail-in-a-box is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Exim.

    • Mail-in-a-box is Free and Open SourceExim is also Free and Open Source
    • Mail-in-a-box is Privacy focusedExim is not according to our users
  3. KumoMTA icon
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    KumoMTA is the only true Open-Source PowerMTA alternative, capable of matching performance of several million messages per hour while providing granular traffic shaping configuration and automation across unlimited IPs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Haraka icon
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    Haraka is an open source SMTP server written in Node.js which provides extremely high performance coupled with a flexible plugin system allowing Javascript programmers full access to change the behaviour of the server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  5. OpenSMTPD icon
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    OpenSMTPD is a FREE implementation of the server-side SMTP protocol as defined by RFC 5321, with some additional standard extensions. It allows ordinary machines to exchange e-mails with other systems speaking the SMTP protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Sendmail icon
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    Sendmail is a general purpose internetwork email routing facility that supports many kinds of transfer and delivery methods, including the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transport over the Internet.

    26 Sendmail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Courier-MTA icon
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    The Courier mail transfer agent (MTA) is an integrated mail/groupware server based on open commodity protocols, such as ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP, SSL, and HTTP. Courier provides ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail, and mailing list services within a single, consistent, framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    sSMTP is a simple MTA to deliver mail from a computer to a mail server. sSMTP is simple and lightweight, there are no daemons or anything hogging up CPU; Just sSMTP. Unlike Exim4, sSMTP does not receive mail, expand aliases, or manage a queue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    A small Mail Transport Agent (MTA), designed for home and office use. Part of DragonFly BSD , it accepts mails from locally installed Mail User Agents (MUA) and delivers the mails either locally or to a remote destination.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Configure SMTP e-mail in IIS when you want to deliver e-mail messages from your site. Mail can be delivered immediately or it can be delivered to a file location on disk where it can be retrieved for delivery later.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Microsoft SMTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to Exim.

    • Microsoft SMTP Server is the most popular commercial alternative to Exim.

    • Microsoft SMTP Server is Paid and ProprietaryExim is Free and Open Source
  11. Halon icon
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    Halon is a global leader in email infrastructure, empowering large senders and mailbox providers to maximize email. Founded in 2010, Halon's solutions process billions of emails daily worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  12. Hectane icon
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    An SMTP client that is extremely easy to configure and use, providing a simple HTTP API that is used for sending emails.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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