Mail-in-a-Box 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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Feature Mail-in-a-Box Mautic Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License CC0-1.0 GPL-3.0 Language Python PHP Setup difficulty Easy Hard Min. RAM 1,024 MB 2,048 MB Deployment bare-metal, one-click docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 15,385 ★ 10,305 First released 2014 2014 Replaces Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 HubSpot, Marketo, Mailchimp
Why pick each one
Choose Mautic if… Full marketing automation suite Large community Mautic details
Frequently asked questions Is Mail-in-a-Box or Mautic better? Mail-in-a-Box is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Mautic if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Mail-in-a-Box and Mautic free and open-source? Yes. Mail-in-a-Box is licensed under CC0-1.0 and Mautic under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Mail-in-a-Box and Mautic with Docker? Mail-in-a-Box: check the project docs for container support. Mautic: yes.