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Inbucket vs Mailpit: catalog facts
Inbucket	Mailpit
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download and run.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Accepts mail for any address without setup Web interface plus SMTP and POP3	Single binary or Docker image with no dependencies HTML compatibility, link and spam checks built in
Meant for testing, not for real mail delivery You run and maintain the server yourself	For testing only, not a real mail client Spam scoring relies on a SpamAssassin setup
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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