MailDev Alternatives

MailDev is described as 'Simple way to test your project's generated emails during development with an easy to use web interface that runs on your machine built on top of Node.js' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MailDev for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and SaaS apps. The best MailDev alternative is MailDrop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MailDev are Mailcatch.app, Mailpit, MailHog and FakeSMTP.

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MailDev is a simple way to test your project's generated emails during development with an easy to use web interface that runs on your machine built on top of Node.js.

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MailDev alternatives page was last updated Oct 5, 2023
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  1. MailDrop icon
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    MailDrop

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    MailDrop is a free throwaway e-mail address. It's temporary. It's transient. It's disposable. It's meant for those times when you don't want to give out your real address. Just give someone any e-mail address in the maildrop.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Online

    MailDrop Features

    1.  Support for Aliases
    2.  Disposable Email
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    • MailDrop is the most popular Web-based alternative to MailDev.

    • MailDrop is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MailDev.

    • MailDrop is Free and Open SourceMailDev is also Free and Open Source
  2. Mailcatch.app icon
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    Mailcatch.app

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    An email sandbox to inspect and debug emails in dev, staging, and QA environments before sending them to recipients in production.

    20 Mailcatch.app alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Mailcatch.app Features

    1.  Email testing
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  4. Mailpit icon
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    Mailpit

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    An email and SMTP testing tool with API for developers.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mailpit Features

    1.  Email validation
    2.  REST API
    3.  Email testing
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    • Mailpit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MailDev.

    • Mailpit is Free and Open SourceMailDev is also Free and Open Source
  5. MailHog icon
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    MailHog

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    MailHog is an email testing tool inspired by MailCatcher, but easier to install.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker

    MailHog Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Email Forwarding
    3.  SMTP Support
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.0.1) is from August 2020, and the project is unmaintained. https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/issues/442

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  6. FakeSMTP icon
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    FakeSMTP

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

    23 FakeSMTP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    FakeSMTP Features

    1.  Email testing
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    GNU/Linux (KDE)
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  7. Mailtrap icon
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    Mailtrap

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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
    Use Email Sandbox to inspect and debug emails in staging, dev, and QA environments before sending them to recipients in production.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    • Online
    Email API/SMTP that does the job: reaches recipients’ inboxes just in time.? Email infrastructure that ensures high deliverability by default.
    Leverage Actionable Analytics to control your email infrastructure performance. Catch and fix unexpected sending issues easy and fast.

    Mailtrap Features

    1.  Email Verification
    2.  Email testing
    3.  REST API
    4.  Transactional Email
    5.  Email Forwarding
    6.  Email validation
    7.  Email tracking
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  9. MailCatcher icon
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    MailCatcher

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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.

    25 MailCatcher alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MailCatcher Features

    1.  SMTP Support
    2.  Support for Javascript
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  10. Mailosaur icon
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    Mailosaur

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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.

    27 Mailosaur alternatives
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    • Online

    Mailosaur Features

    1.  Email testing
    2.  SMS API
    3.  SMTP Support
    4.  SMS testing
    5.  POP3 Support
    6.  Email automation
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    • Mailosaur is the most popular commercial alternative to MailDev.

    • Mailosaur is Paid and ProprietaryMailDev is Free and Open Source
  11. DummySMTP icon
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    DummySMTP

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    DummySMTP allows you to test the email functionality of your applications, without setting up multiple test email addresses and cluttering your inbox.

    26 DummySMTP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    DummySMTP Features

    1.  Debugging
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    • DummySMTP is the most popular SaaS alternative to MailDev.

    • DummySMTP is Free and ProprietaryMailDev is Free and Open Source
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    MailMug.net

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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...

    28 MailMug.net alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  13. Ethereal Email icon
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    Ethereal Email

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    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.

    25 Ethereal Email alternatives
    Email preview screen

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    • Online

    Ethereal Email Features

    1.  SMTP Support
    2.  IMAP Support
    3.  POP3 Support
    4.  Email testing
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  14. Origami SMTP icon
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    Origami SMTP

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    Origami SMTP was created with the idea to have a fake email server for testing purposes that supported TLS. This is because the code the developer was working on at the time had several hard coded values enforcing TLS so most other solutions would not work.

    23 Origami SMTP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Origami SMTP Features

    1.  Support for TLS
    2.  Email testing
    3.  SMTP Support
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