Email & Newsletters
Email servers, webmail clients, mailing lists, and email marketing tools
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73 Tools
Ghost
52KProfessional publishing platform with built-in newsletters, memberships, and paid subscriptions. Used by Platformer, 404Media, The Browser, and thousands more.
Novu
39KThe open-source notification infrastructure for modern products. Multi-channel delivery turned into a single <Inbox /> component.
Listmonk
19KSend e-mail campaigns and transactional e-mails. High performance and features packed into one app
docker-mailserver
18KA fullstack but simple mail-server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Anti-spam, Anti-virus, etc.) using Docker
Postal
16KA fully featured open source mail delivery platform for incoming & outgoing e-mail
Mail-in-a-Box
15KTake back control of your email with this easy-to-deploy mail server in a box
Billion Mail
14KReleased under AGPL-3.0, Billion Mail provides email marketing platform on self-hosted infrastructure.
Mailcow
12KMailcow is a self-hosted email servers replacement for Gmail and Microsoft Outlook.
Stalwart Mail Server
12KStalwart Mail Server is a Rust-based application that provides all-in-one mail server with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features.
Logto
12KLogto lets you run identity solution offering customizable login experiences entirely on your own server.
Zero
10KFor privacy & encryption, Zero is a self-hosted solution that provides email application.
Inbox Zero
10KInbox Zero is a self-hosted email servers tool that provides AI-powered email management.
Tuta
7.4KTuta is a self-hosted privacy & encryption tool with support for privacy, security, email.
Mailu
7.1KFor email servers, Mailu is a self-hosted solution that provides simple yet full-featured mail server as a set of Docker images.
Roundcube
6.9KRoundcube is a self-hosted email servers replacement for Gmail and Microsoft Outlook.
SimpleLogin
6.5KSimpleLogin handles email alias solution to protect your email address. Comes with browser extensions and mobile apps as a self-hosted solution.
Maddy Mail Server
5.9KMaddy Mail Server lets you run all-in-one mail server entirely on your own server.
Haraka
5.6KSelf-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides fast, highly extensible, and event driven SMTP server.
Mox
5.6KMox is a Go-based application that provides complete e-mail solution.
Plunk
4.9KPlunk is a self-hosted email & newsletters replacement for Mailchimp, Mailgun, and more.
AnonAddy
4.5KAnonAddy is a PHP-based application that provides email forwarding service for creating aliases.
Freescout
4.2KReleased under AGPL-3.0, Freescout provides email management system on self-hosted infrastructure.
useSend
4.1KUseSend handles email platform for transactional and marketing emails. Self-host or use cloud service as a self-hosted solution.
Modoboa
3.5KModoboa lets you run mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface entirely on your own server.
Kill-the-Newsletter
3KSelf-hosted email marketing & newsletters tool that converts email newsletters into Atom feeds.
Dittofeed
2.7KSelf-hosted customer engagement tool that offers low-code tools for message automation across multiple channels.
AliasVault
2.3KAliasVault is a self-hosted email servers tool that provides end-to-end encrypted password manager with a built-in email alias generator and server.
emailwiz
2.1KEmailwiz is a Shell-based application that provides luke Smith's bash script to completely automate the setup of a.
Sendportal
2.1KReleased under MIT, Sendportal provides email marketing platform offering unlimited subscribers on self-hosted infrastructure.
wildduck
2.1KReleased under EUPL-1.2, wildduck provides scalable no-SPOF IMAP/POP3 mail server on self-hosted infrastructure.
Keila
2KFor email marketing & newsletters, Keila is a self-hosted solution that provides newsletter platform.
Notifuse
1.9KSelf-hosted email servers tool that provides email platform for newsletters and transactional emails. alternative to Mailchimp.
Open Archiver
1.8KOpen Archiver lets you run email archiving solution with full-text search and eDiscovery search features entirely on your own server.
Gmail Cleaner
1.8KGmail Cleaner is a self-hosted email servers tool that provides web-based GUI for cleaning Gmail inboxes.
iRedMail
1.8KIRedMail handles full-featured mail server solution based on Postfix and Dovecot as a self-hosted solution.
mail-archiver
1.7KMail-archiver is a C#-based application that provides web application for archiving.
UnInbox
1.7KFor email servers, UnInbox is a self-hosted solution that provides streamline team communication.
SnappyMail
1.6KSnappyMail lets you run simple, modern, lightweight & fast web-based email client entirely on your own server.
Bichon
1.5KBichon lets you run lightweight e-mail archiver entirely on your own server.
Cypht
1.5KReleased under LGPL-2.1, Cypht provides feed reader for your email accounts on self-hosted infrastructure.
DebOps
1.4KSelf-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides your Debian-based data center in a box. A set of general-purpose Ansible roles.
DoubleZero
1.2KDoubleZero is a Elixir-based application that provides 00 is an email API and infrastructure solution.
Dovecot
1.2KFor email servers, Dovecot is a self-hosted solution that provides IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind.
Nextcloud Mail
963Nextcloud Mail handles email application for Nextcloud as a self-hosted solution.
OpenTrashmail
847OpenTrashmail gives you complete trashmail solution on your own infrastructure.
phpList
835Self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides newsletter and email marketing with advanced management of subscribers, bounces, and plugins.
DavMail
707DavMail is a self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides POP/IMAP/SMTP/CALDAV/CARDDAV/LDAP exchange gateway allowing users to use any mail/calendar...
Nortix Mail
704For email servers, Nortix Mail is a self-hosted solution that provides disposable e-mail server with an easy configuration.
Cyrus IMAP
625Cyrus IMAP is a C-based application that provides email (IMAP/POP3), contacts and calendar server.
Twake Mail
593Self-hosted email servers tool that provides professional email solution.
Hyvor Relay
549Hyvor Relay is a self-hosted email servers tool that provides email API alternative to AWS SES & Mailgun. AGPL-3.0.
Sympa
290Sympa is a self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides maile list manager.
DragonFly
256Self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides small MTA for home and office use. Works on Linux and FreeBSD.
Eonvelope
198Released under AGPL-3.0, Eonvelope provides email archiving software on self-hosted infrastructure.
Geoposler
33Self-hosted email servers tool that provides e-mail campaign management application.
Hyvor Post
26Released under AGPL-3.0, Hyvor Post creates and send newsletters on self-hosted infrastructure.
Courier MTA
For email & newsletters, Courier MTA is a self-hosted solution that provides fast, scalable, enterprise mail/groupware server providing ESMTP, IMAP, POP3,...
Dovel
Self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides SMTP server that sends and receives emails according to a simple configuration file.
Dovel
Dovel lets you run simple and easy-to-use mail server entirely on your own server.
EmailRelay
Released under GPL-3.0, EmailRelay provides small and easy to configure SMTP and POP3 server for Windows and Linux on self-hosted infrastructure.
Exim
Exim lets you run message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge entirely on your own server.
HyperKitty
HyperKitty lets you access GNU Mailman v3 archives entirely on your own server.
Inboxen
Inboxen lets you run lets you have an infinite number of unique inboxes entirely on your own server.
Mailman
Mailman gives you manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists on your own infrastructure.
OpenSMTPD
OpenSMTPD is a C/deb-based application that provides secure SMTP server implementation from the OpenBSD project.
Postfix
Postfix gives you fast, easy to administer, and secure Sendmail replacement on your own infrastructure.
Postorius
Postorius is a Python-based application that provides web user interface to access GNU Mailman.
Schleuder
Released under GPL-3.0, Schleuder provides GPG-enabled mailing list manager with resending-capabilities on self-hosted infrastructure.
Sendmail
Sendmail lets you run message transfer agent entirely on your own server.
Simple NixOS Mailserver
Simple NixOS Mailserver handles complete mailserver solution leveraging the Nix Ecosystem as a self-hosted solution.
SquirrelMail
SquirrelMail is a self-hosted email & newsletters tool that provides another browser-based IMAP client.
b1gMail
B1gMail handles complete email solution as a self-hosted solution.
chasquid
For email & newsletters, chasquid is a self-hosted solution that provides SMTP (email) server with a focus on simplicity, security, and ease of operation.
Why Self-Host Your Email Infrastructure?
Email is the oldest and most critical communication channel in most organizations, yet the majority of businesses run it on Gmail or Microsoft Exchange — handing their entire communication history to a handful of commercial providers. These platforms scan emails for spam and compliance, retain message data for extended periods, and are subject to government data requests in their respective jurisdictions. For organizations that take communication privacy seriously, self-hosted email is the only way to maintain genuine confidentiality.
Running your own mail server has historically been complex, but modern tooling has dramatically simplified the process. Mail-in-a-Box and Stalwart Mail Server provide complete, production-ready email stacks — SMTP, IMAP, spam filtering, and webmail — that configure themselves with minimal expertise required. Mailcow is another full-featured option built on Docker, widely used by hosting providers and enterprise teams. For webmail clients, Roundcube and Snappymail provide browser-based interfaces that connect to any IMAP server.
Email marketing and newsletter delivery are distinct from transactional infrastructure. Listmonk is a self-hosted mailing list manager that handles subscriber management, campaign sending, and analytics — a direct alternative to Mailchimp that charges nothing per email. Novu provides an open source notification infrastructure layer for application developers, replacing commercial services like SendGrid and Knock. For organizations that need both transactional email and list management under one roof, Postal is a full-featured mail transfer agent designed for high-volume sending with detailed delivery analytics. Self-hosting email requires ongoing maintenance but delivers control that no managed service can match.