alot vs Mautic
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted mail servers options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare alot with
choose an app… listmonk Docker Mailserver Mailspring Postal MailHog Mail-in-a-Box Stalwart Mail Server mailcow Mailpit Himalaya Sup meli
Compare Mautic with
choose an app… Twenty Monica Krayin listmonk Docker Mailserver Mailspring Postal MailHog Mail-in-a-Box Stalwart Mail Server mailcow Mailpit Mailpile Mailu Roundcube Himalaya SimpleLogin MailCatcher Maddy Mail Server Mox Mailtrain SuiteCRM Haraka AnonAddy RainLoop imapsync Erxes smtp4dev NeoMutt Modoboa aerc EspoCRM Frappe CRM Dittofeed Rspamd Keila emailwiz SendPortal WildDuck Mailvelope iRedMail YetiForce CRM Cypht SnappyMail Forward Email Cuttlefish DebOps swaks parsedmarc PostfixAdmin Dovecot FluentCRM Self-Hosted Apache James Nextcloud Mail chasquid Sup Betterbird imapfilter OpenTrashmail notmuch Sieve Editor meli phpList Exim alps OroCRM Tracardi Lieer Cyrus IMAP OfflineIMAP Larch OpenSMTPD Postfix ViMbAdmin Chatmail Mailman isync MailWhale Afterlogic WebMail Lite afew Apache SpamAssassin Sympa Simple NixOS Mailserver msmtp fdm DragonFly Mail Agent Vtiger CRM Claws Mail Fetchmail HyperKitty piler Postorius Nullmailer getmail6 OpenDMARC OpenDKIM bogofilter Schleuder Dovecot Pigeonhole DKIMpy Milter mpop Courier Mail Server Afterlogic DAV b1gMail Dovel EmailRelay Inboxen Sendmail Sendy SquirrelMail
Feature alot Mautic Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-3.0 GPL-3.0 Language Python PHP Setup difficulty Medium Hard Min. RAM 64 MB 2,048 MB Deployment binary, source docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 751 ★ 10,305 First released 2011 2014 Replaces Mutt HubSpot, Marketo, Mailchimp
Why pick each one
Choose alot if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Written in Python Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM alot details Choose Mautic if… Full marketing automation suite Large community Mautic details
Frequently asked questions Is alot or Mautic better? Neither is universally better. Mautic has the larger community, while alot is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are alot and Mautic free and open-source? Yes. alot is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Mautic under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run alot and Mautic with Docker? alot: check the project docs for container support. Mautic: yes.