NeoMutt 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 NeoMutt with
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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 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 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 NeoMutt Mailpit Category Mail Servers Mail Servers License GPL-2.0 MIT Language C Go Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 64 MB Deployment binary, source docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 3,799 ★ 10,067 First released 2016 2022 Replaces Microsoft Outlook Mailtrap, MailHog
Why pick each one
Choose NeoMutt if… Released under the GPL-2.0 license Active community (3.8k GitHub stars) Written in C Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM NeoMutt details
Frequently asked questions Is NeoMutt or Mailpit better? Mailpit is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider NeoMutt if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are NeoMutt and Mailpit free and open-source? Yes. NeoMutt is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Mailpit under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run NeoMutt and Mailpit with Docker? NeoMutt: check the project docs for container support. Mailpit: yes.