Mailwasher Alternatives

Mailwasher is described as 'Over 8 million people use MailWasher as their spam filter' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mailwasher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Mailwasher alternative is SpamAssassin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mailwasher are Spamihilator, POPFile, SpamSieve and AntispamSniper for The Bat!.

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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    • Most users think SpamAssassin is a great Mailwasher alternative.

    • SpamAssassin is the most popular Linux alternative to Mailwasher.

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

    • SpamAssassin is Free and Open SourceMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Spamihilator icon
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    Spamihilator works between your E-Mail client and the Internet and examines every incoming E-Mail. Useless spam mails (Junk) will be filtered out. This process runs completely in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Spamihilator as an Alternative to Mailwasher
    Guest
    Positive
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    Simply: It does what I am looking for in a spam filter for my email.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Spamihilator is a great Mailwasher alternative.

    • Spamihilator is the most popular Windows alternative to Mailwasher.

    • Spamihilator is Free and ProprietaryMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. POPFile icon
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    POPFile classifies email into categories you define. It can sort into spam and not spam or into any number of categories you like (e.g. work, personal, important project, hobby, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Most users think POPFile is a great Mailwasher alternative.

    • POPFile is the most popular Mac alternative to Mailwasher.

    • POPFile is Free and Open SourceMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. SpamSieve icon
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    Save time by adding powerful spam filtering to the e-mail client on your Mac. One of the only standalone spam filtering softwares for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about SpamSieve as an Alternative to Mailwasher
    DoodlePoddle
    Negative
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    Depends on the mail client and only some mail clients are supported sadly, see https://c-command.com/spamsieve/help/requirements

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    • Most users think SpamSieve is a great Mailwasher alternative.

    • SpamSieve is the most popular commercial alternative to Mailwasher.

    • SpamSieve is Paid and ProprietaryMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. SPAMfighter icon
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    SPAMfighter is a free spam filter for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail, that automatically and efficiently filters spam. Install SPAMfighter now and be spam free in 2 minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SpamBayes icon
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    The SpamBayes project is working on developing a statistical (commonly, although a little inaccurately, referred to as Bayesian) anti-spam filter, initially based on the work of Paul Graham. The major difference between this and other, similar projects is the emphasis on testing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Thunderbird
    • Windows Live Mail
     
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    Spam Reader is a free anti-spam add-on for Microsoft Outlook. The software uses the most reliable approach to block junk emails - Bayesian algorithm based on statistical analysis, capable to be adjusted to user's needs and detect up to 98% of spam messages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • EuropeanMX is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Mailwasher.

    • EuropeanMX is Paid and ProprietaryMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Altospam is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Mailwasher.

    • Altospam is Paid and ProprietaryMailwasher is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Postgrey is a Postfix policy server implementing greylisting developed by David Schweikert.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    I’m personally getting a lot of Junk emails, one of the reasons is having a few LLC companies. A lot of other companies are trying to fix some issues (that don’t exist) or offer some services (that I don’t need).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple Mail
     
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