Roundcube vs Mailpit
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 Roundcube Mailpit Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-3.0 MIT Language PHP Go Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 7,118 ★ 10,067 First released 2008 2022 Replaces Gmail, Outlook Web Mailtrap, MailHog
Frequently asked questions Is Roundcube or Mailpit better? Neither is universally better. Mailpit has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Roundcube and Mailpit free and open-source? Yes. Roundcube is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Mailpit under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Roundcube and Mailpit with Docker? Roundcube: yes. Mailpit: yes.