Sympa 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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Compare Sympa with
choose an app… listmonk Docker Mailserver Mailspring Postal MailHog Mail-in-a-Box Stalwart Mail Server mailcow Mautic Mailman HyperKitty Postorius Schleuder Mailman3
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 Rspamd 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 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 Sympa Mailpit Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-2.0 MIT Language Perl Go Setup difficulty Hard Easy Min. RAM 1,024 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 310 ★ 10,067 First released 1997 2022 Replaces Google Groups Mailtrap, MailHog
Why pick each one
Choose Sympa if… Handles very large list deployments Mature and feature-rich Sympa details
Frequently asked questions Is Sympa or Mailpit better? Mailpit is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Sympa if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Sympa and Mailpit free and open-source? Yes. Sympa is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Mailpit under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Sympa and Mailpit with Docker? Sympa: yes. Mailpit: yes.