Mautic vs WildDuck
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 WildDuck with
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Feature Mautic WildDuck Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-3.0 EUPL-1.2 Language PHP JavaScript Setup difficulty Hard Hard Min. RAM 2,048 MB 1,024 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 10,305 ★ 2,107 First released 2014 2017 Replaces HubSpot, Marketo, Mailchimp Microsoft Exchange, Gmail
Why pick each one
Choose Mautic if… Full marketing automation suite Large community Mautic details
Frequently asked questions Is Mautic or WildDuck 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 WildDuck free and open-source? Yes. Mautic is licensed under GPL-3.0 and WildDuck under EUPL-1.2. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Mautic and WildDuck with Docker? Mautic: yes. WildDuck: yes.