Best self-hosted Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents apps

Mail Delivery Agents (MDAs) - IMAP/POP3 server software.

3 open source Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

Dovecot

★ 1,220

IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents MIT

DavMail

★ 734

POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP exchange gateway allowing users to use any mail/calendar client with an Exchange server, even from the internet or behind a firewall through Outlook Web Access.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery AgentsCalendar & Contacts GPL-2.0

Cyrus IMAP

★ 634

Email (IMAP/POP3), contacts and calendar server.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents BSD-3-Clause-Attribution

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents tools?

Among the 3 options, the most popular include Dovecot, DavMail, Cyrus IMAP. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents?

Yes — all 3 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.