sSMTP Alternatives

sSMTP is described as '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' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to sSMTP for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best sSMTP alternative is Postfix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like sSMTP are Exim, OpenSMTPD, CMail and Sendmail.

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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...

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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.

    27 Postfix alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Postfix Features

    1.  Mail Filtering

    Postfix VS sSMTP

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

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

    • Postfix is Free and Open SourcesSMTP is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Exim Features

    1.  SMTP Support

    Exim VS sSMTP

     
  3. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    OpenSMTPD Features

    1.  SMTP Support

    OpenSMTPD VS sSMTP

     
    • OpenSMTPD is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to sSMTP.

    • OpenSMTPD is Free and Open SourcesSMTP is also Free and Open Source
  4. CMail icon
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    CMail is a command line e-mail sending tool. It was originally developed to assist with testing mail server and content analysis software. As a result, CMail provides many more message formatting and SMTP session control options than similar software.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    CMail Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Portable
    4.  SMTP Support
    5.  Email automation
    6.  Support for IPv6
    7.  Batch processing

    CMail VS sSMTP

     
    • CMail is the most popular Windows alternative to sSMTP.

    • CMail is Free and ProprietarysSMTP is Free and Open Source
  5. Sendmail icon
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    Sendmail is a 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.

    28 Sendmail alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Sendmail Features

    1.  SMTP Support

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  6. blat icon
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    Blat is a small, efficent SMTP command line mailer for Windows. It is the SMTP sending part of an eMail User Agent (MUA) or eMail client. As such, Blat sends eMail via SMTP (or internet eMail) from the command line, or CGI.

    6 blat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    blat Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  SMTP Support

    blat VS sSMTP

     
  7. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Courier-MTA Features

    1.  Mail Filtering
    2.  SMTP Support
    3.  IMAP Support

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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Dragonfly Mail Agent Features

    1.  SMTP Support

    Dragonfly Mail Agent VS sSMTP

     
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    In the default mode, it transmits a mail to an SMTP server (for example at a free mail provider) which takes care of further delivery.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    msmtp Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  SMTP Support

    msmtp VS sSMTP

     
  10. mailsend-go icon
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    mailsend-go is a command line tool to send mail via SMTP protocol. This is the golang incarnation of the C version of mailsend. However, this version is much simpler and all the heavy lifting is done by the package gomail.v2

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    mailsend-go Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for TLS
    3.  SMTP Support

    mailsend-go VS sSMTP

     
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    Configure SMTP e-mail in IIS when you want to deliver e-mail messages from your site. Mail can be delivered immediately or it can be delivered to a file location on disk where it can be retrieved for delivery later.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft SMTP Server Features

    1.  Exchange
    2.  Email Forwarding
    3.  SMTP Support

    Microsoft SMTP Server VS sSMTP

     
    • Microsoft SMTP Server is the most popular commercial alternative to sSMTP.

    • Microsoft SMTP Server is Paid and ProprietarysSMTP is Free and Open Source
  12. sendEmail icon
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    sendEmail is a lightweight, command line SMTP email client. If you have the need to send email from a command line, this free program is perfect: simple to use and feature rich. It was designed to be used in bash scripts, batch files, Perl programs and web sites, but is quite...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    sendEmail Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  SMTP Support

    sendEmail VS sSMTP

     
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