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Mailu vs Poste.io: catalog facts
Mailu	Poste.io
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Free for personal use with paid licensing for larger deployments.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Webmail and admin interface included Per-domain delegation and quotas	Single Docker container simplifies deployment of a full mail stack Includes web admin, webmail, and TLS handling out of the box
Requires Docker Releases are infrequent	Free tier is limited, with paid licensing for larger deployments Requires Docker knowledge and a server to run
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account 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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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