MailHog Alternatives

MailHog is described as 'Email testing tool inspired by MailCatcher, but easier to install' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MailHog for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Linux, Windows and SaaS apps. The best MailHog alternative is Postfix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MailHog are Mailpit, Gmailnator (Emailnator), Mailcatch.app and txen.de.

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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
     
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    Not a testing tool; it is a real MTA.

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

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

    • Postfix is Free and Open SourceMailHog is also Free and Open Source
  2. Mailpit icon
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    An email and SMTP testing tool with API for developers.

    32 Mailpit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Mailpit is the most popular Windows alternative to MailHog.

    • Mailpit is Free and Open SourceMailHog is also Free and Open Source
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    Gmailnator, Smartnator or Emailnator is a free service that allows getting instant temporary email it is also known as "tempmail", "10 minute mail", "throw away mail", "disposable mail", fake email, and "trash mail".

    78 Gmailnator (Emailnator) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Gmailnator (Emailnator) is the most popular Web-based alternative to MailHog.

    • Gmailnator (Emailnator) is Freemium and ProprietaryMailHog is Free and Open Source
  4. Mailcatch.app icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. txen.de icon
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    Your online generator for your own trashmail, with which you can receive emails completely free of charge.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. MailDrop.dev icon
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    MailDrop.dev gives free access to throwaway email addresses. It also works for subdomains. Great for developers, QA Testers and times when you don't want to give out your real email address.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. Mailtrap icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Papercut icon
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    Papercut is a simplified SMTP server designed to only receive messages (not to send them on) with a GUI on top of it allowing you to see the messages it receives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. MailMug.net icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Mailisk icon
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    Mailisk is an E2E email testing platform. It allows you to receive emails with code and automate email flows. You get a unique subdomain and access to unlimited custom email addresses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. MailCatcher icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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