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Bichon vs Piler: catalog facts
Bichon	Piler
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source to download and self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No external database required Unified full-text search across accounts	Tamper-evident archiving with retention policies Full-text search with filtering across archived mail
Only archives mail; it cannot send or reply IMAP is the main source for downloading mail	Requires running and maintaining your own server Aimed at organizations rather than individual users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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