MailScanner AlternativesAnti-Spam Tools and other similar apps like MailScanner

MailScanner is described as 'Open source email security system design for Linux-based email gateways. It is used at over 30,000 sites around the world, protecting top government departments, commercial corporations and educational institutions' and is a Anti-Spam tool in the security & privacy category. There are eight alternatives to MailScanner for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Web-based and BSD apps. The best MailScanner alternative is SpamAssassin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MailScanner are Proxmox Mail Gateway, Rspamd, Scrollout F1 and Symantec Messaging Gateway.

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MailScanner is a open source email security system design for Linux-based email gateways. It is used at over 30,000 sites around the world, protecting top government departments, commercial corporations and educational...

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MailScanner alternatives page was last updated Jul 29, 2020
  1. SpamAssassin icon
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    Use this program to "Unspam" your mailbox(es). The program can be integrated with the mail server to automatically filter all mail for a site. It can also be run by individual users on their own mailbox and integrates with several mail programs.

    19 SpamAssassin alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    SpamAssassin Features

    1.  Mail Filtering
    2.  Spam Filter
    SpamAssassin iconMailScanner Icon

    SpamAssassin VS MailScanner

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    • SpamAssassin is the most popular Linux alternative to MailScanner.

    • SpamAssassin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MailScanner.

    • SpamAssassin is Free and Open SourceMailScanner is also Free and Open Source
  2. Proxmox Mail Gateway icon
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    Proxmox Mail Gateway is the leading open-source email security solution helping you to protect your mail server against all email threats the moment they emerge.

    8 Proxmox Mail Gateway alternatives
    Proxmox Mail Gateway screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Proxmox Mail Gateway Features

    1.  Mail Filtering
    2.  Spam Filter
    3.  Integrated Spam Protection
    Proxmox Mail Gateway iconMailScanner Icon

    Proxmox Mail Gateway VS MailScanner

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    • Proxmox Mail Gateway is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MailScanner.

    • Proxmox Mail Gateway is Freemium and Open SourceMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  3. Rspamd icon
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    Rspamd is an advanced spam filtering system that allows evaluation of messages by a number of rules including regular expressions, statistical analysis and custom services such as URL black lists.

    6 Rspamd alternatives
    Rspamd screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Rspamd Features

    1.  Clustering
    2.  WebUI Management
    3.  Lua scripting
    Rspamd iconMailScanner Icon

    Rspamd VS MailScanner

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  4. Scrollout F1 icon
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    Scrollout F1 is a free self-hosted email gateway designed for Linux & Windows administrators without advanced email security experience.

    12 Scrollout F1 alternatives
    Scrollout F1 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    Last update released in 2018, unsupported on newer versions of Debian.

    Scrollout F1 iconMailScanner Icon

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  5. Symantec Messaging Gateway icon
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    Anti-spam gateway blocks more than 99% of spam with less than one in 1 million false positives and real-time automatic updates.

    7 Symantec Messaging Gateway alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Symantec Messaging Gateway Features

    1.  Spam Filter
    2.  Phishing
    Symantec Messaging Gateway iconMailScanner Icon

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    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is the most popular Windows alternative to MailScanner.

    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is the most popular commercial alternative to MailScanner.

    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is Paid and ProprietaryMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  6. EuropeanMX icon
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    EuropeanMX blocks incoming spam and virus emails before they are reaching your network. With our outgoing filter you can secure your server's reputation. And last but not least we are offering encrypted cloud storage to archive all your emails.

    17 EuropeanMX alternatives
    Administrate different packages and domains in one account.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    EuropeanMX Features

    1.  Spam Filter
    EuropeanMX iconMailScanner Icon

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    • EuropeanMX is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to MailScanner.

    • EuropeanMX is Paid and ProprietaryMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  7. Oikik Antispam icon
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    The oikik hosted antispam system is divided into multiple filtering layer that a message passes through prior to being delivered to your inbox. If a message successfully passes through every stage of filters, it gets placed into a delivery queue, and is sent along to your mail...

    8 Oikik Antispam alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Oikik Antispam iconMailScanner Icon

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  8. Altospam icon
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    ALTOSPAM is an integrated SaaS software protecting your email from spams, viruses, scams and phishing. It allows companies owning at least one domain name to secure its email servers. ALTOSPAM combines 16 anti-spams technologies, 6 anti-viruses as well as other security services...

    28 Altospam alternatives
    Website

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Altospam Features

    1.  Zero-Day Protection
    2.  Real-time protection
    3.  Phishing
    4.  Ransomware Protection
    5.  Heuristic Detection
    Altospam iconMailScanner Icon

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