Rspamd vs Mailpit
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 Rspamd with
choose an app… listmonk Docker Mailserver Mailspring Postal MailHog Mail-in-a-Box Stalwart Mail Server mailcow Mautic
Compare Mailpit with
choose an app… listmonk Docker Mailserver Mailspring Postal MailHog Mail-in-a-Box Stalwart Mail Server mailcow Mautic Mailpile Mailu Roundcube Himalaya SimpleLogin MailCatcher Maddy Mail Server Mox Mailtrain Haraka AnonAddy RainLoop imapsync smtp4dev NeoMutt Modoboa aerc Dittofeed Keila emailwiz SendPortal WildDuck Mailvelope iRedMail Cypht SnappyMail Forward Email Cuttlefish DebOps swaks parsedmarc PostfixAdmin Dovecot Apache James Nextcloud Mail chasquid Sup Betterbird imapfilter OpenTrashmail notmuch Sieve Editor meli phpList Exim alot alps 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 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 Rspamd Mailpit Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License Apache-2.0 MIT Language C Go Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 2,507 ★ 10,067 First released 2013 2022 Replaces — Mailtrap, MailHog
Why pick each one
Choose Rspamd if… Much faster than SpamAssassin Rich web interface Rspamd details
Frequently asked questions Is Rspamd or Mailpit better? Mailpit is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Rspamd if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Rspamd and Mailpit free and open-source? Yes. Rspamd is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Mailpit under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Rspamd and Mailpit with Docker? Rspamd: yes. Mailpit: yes.