Mautic vs Postfix
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted mail servers options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
Not the right match-up?
Compare Mautic with
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Compare Postfix with
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Feature Mautic Postfix Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-3.0 IPL-1.0 Language PHP C Setup difficulty Hard Hard Min. RAM 2,048 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 10,305 ★ 563 First released 2014 1998 Replaces HubSpot, Marketo, Mailchimp Microsoft Exchange
Why pick each one
Choose Mautic if… Full marketing automation suite Large community Mautic details Choose Postfix if… Battle-tested and stable Extensive documentation Postfix details
Frequently asked questions Is Mautic or Postfix better? Neither is universally better. Mautic has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Mautic and Postfix free and open-source? Yes. Mautic is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Postfix under IPL-1.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Mautic and Postfix with Docker? Mautic: yes. Postfix: yes.