mailcow: dockerized vs MailDev
A side-by-side comparison of mailcow: dockerized and MailDev — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Dockerized full-stack mail server, a self-hosted Gmail alternative | Local SMTP server with a web UI to test app-generated email |
| Category | Email & Newsletters | Email & Newsletters |
| Replaces | Gmail / Google Workspace | SendGrid |
| GitHub stars | 13k | 5.9k |
| Language | PHP | JavaScript |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Compose Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 11 days ago | 5 months ago |
| View repo | View repo |
