hMail Server Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to hMail Server for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Axigen. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MailEnable. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to hMail Server and nine of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to hMail Server are Microsoft Exchange, MDaemon Messaging Server, Mercury Mail Transport System and iMail.

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hMail Server alternatives are mainly Mail Servers but may also be WebMail Providers or Email Clients.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Free and Mac + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of hMail Server.
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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.

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hMail Server alternatives page was last updated Mar 27, 2023
  1. Axigen icon
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    Axigen provides a multi-tenant, fully integrated, multi-platform, all-in-one email, calendaring and collaboration messaging solution. It grants extensive branding options and is localized in over 29 languages (including right-to-left writing mode).

    27 Axigen alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Axigen Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Shared Folders
    3.  Shared Calendar
    4.  Clustering
    5.  Customizable branding
    6.  CalDAV Support
    7.  Email Archiving
    8.  Clustering Support
    9.  Multiple languages
    10.  Delegated Administration
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    • Axigen is the most popular Windows, Mac & SaaS alternative to hMail Server.

    • Axigen is the most popular commercial alternative to hMail Server.

    • Axigen is Paid and ProprietaryhMail Server is Free and Open Source
  2. Microsoft Exchange icon
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    Exchange business-class email helps increase user productivity while protecting your data. Get it as a hosted service or run it on your servers.

    44 Microsoft Exchange alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Office 365

    Microsoft Exchange Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
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    • Microsoft Exchange is the most popular Web-based alternative to hMail Server.

    • Microsoft Exchange is Paid and ProprietaryhMail Server is Free and Open Source
  3. MDaemon Messaging Server icon
     16 likes

    Low cost, easy to use Email Server software for virtual, on-premise, or hosted deployments for companies that want control of their email. Integrated web-mail with doc sharing, Drop Box integration, client and server side encryption.

    23 MDaemon Messaging Server alternatives
    MDaemon's web-based email

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    • Windows

    MDaemon Messaging Server Features

    1.  Encrypted Email
    2. Microsoft Outlook icon  Outlook integration
    3.  IMAP Support
    4. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
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  4. Mercury Mail Transport System icon
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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.

    20 Mercury Mail Transport System alternatives

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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Mercury Mail Transport System Features

    1.  Financial planner
    2.  Sync Contacts
    3.  Custom templates
    4.  Document structure management
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  5. MailEnable icon
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    MailEnables mail server software provides a powerful, scalable hosted messaging platform for Microsoft Windows.

    10 MailEnable alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MailEnable Features

    1.  SMTP Support
    2.  IMAP Support
    3.  POP3 Support
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  6. iMail icon
     3 likes

    Fast, safe, heavy mail solution. Web-client access, LAN or WAN self-hosted server, maintenance-free design. No Windows server and database server required, unlimited mail accounts, storage, attachment size, custom logo. Free for commercial use.

    44 iMail alternatives
    iMail Server LAN Client.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    iMail iconhMail Server Icon

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  7. atmail icon
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    Atmail provides services providers with email solutions.

    26 atmail alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    atmail Features

    1.  On-premises software
    atmail iconhMail Server Icon

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    • atmail is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to hMail Server.

    • atmail is Paid and ProprietaryhMail Server is Free and Open Source
  8. Sanwhole Exchange icon
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    Sanwhole Exchange is a server running iMail, iPress and iStore services. iMail is an enterprise-class email server does Microsoft Exchange and Gmail work. iPress sets blog, forums and tickets in one. iStore is an online store.

    43 Sanwhole Exchange alternatives
    iMail

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    • Windows
    Sanwhole Exchange iconhMail Server Icon

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  9. SmarterMail Mail Server icon
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    SmarterMail is the only other email server on the market with native support for MAPI, the protocol that powers Exchange and Outlook. That means anything you can do on Exchange you can do with SmarterMail: no plug-ins and no additional software required.

    15 SmarterMail Mail Server alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Email Organizer
    2.  Two-factor Authentication
    3.  Mail Filtering
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Multiple Account support
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Calendar Integration
    9.  Spam Filter
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Calendar View
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