Hectane Alternatives

Hectane is described as 'An SMTP client that is extremely easy to configure and use, providing a simple HTTP API that is used for sending emails' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are six alternatives to Hectane for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted. The best Hectane alternative is Postfix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hectane are Exim, Sendmail, Courier-MTA and sSMTP.

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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.

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Hectane alternatives page was last updated Nov 13, 2015
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Postfix Features

    1.  Mail Filtering

    Postfix VS Hectane

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

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

    • Postfix is Free and Open SourceHectane is Free and Proprietary
  2. Exim icon
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    Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet.

    18 Exim alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Exim Features

    1.  SMTP Support

    Exim VS Hectane

     
  3. 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.

    28 Sendmail alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Sendmail Features

    1.  SMTP Support

    Sendmail VS Hectane

     
  4. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Courier-MTA Features

    1.  Mail Filtering
    2.  SMTP Support
    3.  IMAP Support

    Courier-MTA VS Hectane

     
    • Courier-MTA is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Hectane.

    • Courier-MTA is Free and Open SourceHectane is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2013.

    sSMTP Features

    1. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    2.  SMTP Support

    sSMTP VS Hectane

     
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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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft SMTP Server Features

    1.  Exchange
    2.  Email Forwarding
    3.  SMTP Support

    Microsoft SMTP Server VS Hectane

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

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

    • Microsoft SMTP Server is Paid and ProprietaryHectane is Free and Proprietary
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