Gmail AlternativesOnly Self-Hosted apps categorised as WebMail Providers

Gmail is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are a few alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted WebMail Provider alternative is Forward Email, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Gmail and four of them are WebMail Providers available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted WebMail Provider alternatives to Gmail are Zero Email, Webmail Lite and Horde.

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  1. Forward Email icon
     7 likes

    Forward Email is the best email service, encrypted email service, and fastest email service. It supports unlimited domains and aliases for no extra cost. It uses quantum safe ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption and offers SMTP, IMAP, POP3, email webhooks, email regular expressions...

    37 Forward Email alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
     
  2. Zero Email icon
     6 likes

    Zero is an open-source AI email solution that gives users the power to self-host their own email app while also integrating external services like Gmail and other email providers. Our goal is to modernize and improve emails through AI agents to truly modernize emails.

    52 Zero Email alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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    Zero Email vs Gmail Comments
    TheEmperorArt
    Negative
    1

    I might be missing something, but Zero Email requires you to have a google account/email to use. This is not a replacement.

    • Zero Email is Free and Open SourceGmail is Free and Proprietary
  3. Webmail Lite icon
     18 likes

    Open Source WebMail Lite is a free community edition of full-featured WebMail Pro server application intended for users who need a clean and simple web mail application, which is fast and easy to use. Whether you need a free web browser based email client software for Windows ASP.

    33 Webmail Lite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Webmail Lite vs Gmail Comments
    Rasheed AZ
    Negative
    1

    Webmail lite is a front end for email servers. They're not an email provider!

    • Webmail Lite is Free and Open SourceGmail is Free and Proprietary
    • Webmail Lite is LightweightGmail is not according to our users
  4. Horde icon
     30 likes

    Horde Groupware is a free, enterprise ready, browser based collaboration suite. Users can manage and share calendars, contacts, tasks and notes with the standards compliant components from the Horde Project.

    41 Horde alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Horde vs Gmail Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    9

    Horde is a mail client, not provider

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Horde is included in CPanel accounts as well as Roundcube and Squirrelmail.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Horde is Free and Open SourceGmail is Free and Proprietary
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