Sendmail AlternativesMail Servers and other similar apps like Sendmail

Sendmail is described as 'General purpose internetwork email routing facility that supports many kinds of transfer and delivery methods, including the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transport over the Internet' and is a Mail Server in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sendmail for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and BSD apps. The best Sendmail alternative is Postfix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sendmail are Zentyal, Mail-in-a-box, Zimbra Collaboration Suite and Microsoft Exchange.

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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

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Postfix is a great Sendmail alternative.

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

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

    • Postfix is Free and Open SourceSendmail is also Free and Open Source
  2. Zentyal icon
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    Integrates native Active Directory and all essential network services, including domain, mail, gateway, infrastructure, and security roles, for SMBs, offering web-based management, centralized authentication, file server, VPN, and firewall in a single Linux platform.

    26 Zentyal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Zentyal is the most popular commercial alternative to Sendmail.

    • Zentyal is Paid and Open SourceSendmail is Free and Open Source
  3. Mail-in-a-box icon
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    Easy-to-deploy mail server.

    19 Mail-in-a-box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Roundcube
     
    • Mail-in-a-box is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Sendmail.

    • Mail-in-a-box is Free and Open SourceSendmail is also Free and Open Source
    • Mail-in-a-box is Privacy focusedSendmail is not according to our users
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    Zimbra Collaboration is an open, secure collaboration tool for email, calendaring, tasks and more. With the most innovative web application available today, Zimbra boosts the productivity of users on any desktop and dramatically reduces TCO compared to legacy platform vendors.

    45 Zimbra Collaboration Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Zimbra Collaboration Suite is the most popular Web-based alternative to Sendmail.

    • Zimbra Collaboration Suite is Paid and ProprietarySendmail is Free and Open Source
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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.

    43 Microsoft Exchange alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Office 365
     
    • Microsoft Exchange is the most popular Windows alternative to Sendmail.

    • Microsoft Exchange is Paid and ProprietarySendmail is Free and Open Source
  6. Exim icon
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    Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Haraka icon
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    Haraka is an open source SMTP server written in Node.js which provides extremely high performance coupled with a flexible plugin system allowing Javascript programmers full access to change the behaviour of the server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  8. CrossBox icon
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    Real-time email, chat, audio/video calls & conferences, file-sharing, and contacts app with a modern and intuitive UI.

    42 CrossBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • CrossBox is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Sendmail.

    • CrossBox is Paid and ProprietarySendmail is Free and Open Source
  9. OpenSMTPD icon
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    OpenSMTPD is a FREE implementation of the server-side SMTP protocol as defined by RFC 5321, with some additional standard extensions. It allows ordinary machines to exchange e-mails with other systems speaking the SMTP protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    sSMTP is a simple MTA to deliver mail from a computer to a mail server. sSMTP is simple and lightweight, there are no daemons or anything hogging up CPU; Just sSMTP. Unlike Exim4, sSMTP does not receive mail, expand aliases, or manage a queue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Courier-MTA icon
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    The Courier mail transfer agent (MTA) is an integrated mail/groupware server based on open commodity protocols, such as ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP, SSL, and HTTP. Courier provides ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail, and mailing list services within a single, consistent, framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    A small Mail Transport Agent (MTA), designed for home and office use. Part of DragonFly BSD , it accepts mails from locally installed Mail User Agents (MUA) and delivers the mails either locally or to a remote destination.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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