MailScanner AlternativesAnti-Spam Tools and other similar apps like MailScanner

MailScanner is described as 'Open source email security system design for Linux-based email gateways. It is used at over 30,000 sites around the world, protecting top government departments, commercial corporations and educational institutions' and is a Anti-Spam tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MailScanner for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Web-based and Mac apps. The best MailScanner alternative is SpamAssassin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MailScanner are Proxmox Mail Gateway, Rspamd, Scrollout F1 and Symantec Messaging Gateway.

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  1. SpamAssassin icon
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    Use this program to "Unspam" your mailbox(es). The program can be integrated with the mail server to automatically filter all mail for a site. It can also be run by individual users on their own mailbox and integrates with several mail programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • SpamAssassin is the most popular Linux alternative to MailScanner.

    • SpamAssassin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MailScanner.

    • SpamAssassin is Free and Open SourceMailScanner is also Free and Open Source
  2. Proxmox Mail Gateway is the leading open-source email security solution helping you to protect your mail server against all email threats the moment they emerge.

    12 Proxmox Mail Gateway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Proxmox Mail Gateway is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MailScanner.

    • Proxmox Mail Gateway is Freemium and Open SourceMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  3. Rspamd icon
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    Rspamd is an advanced spam filtering system that allows evaluation of messages by a number of rules including regular expressions, statistical analysis and custom services such as URL black lists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Scrollout F1 icon
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    Scrollout F1 is a free self-hosted email gateway designed for Linux & Windows administrators without advanced email security experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Anti-spam gateway blocks more than 99% of spam with less than one in 1 million false positives and real-time automatic updates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is the most popular Windows alternative to MailScanner.

    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is the most popular commercial alternative to MailScanner.

    • Symantec Messaging Gateway is Paid and ProprietaryMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  6. The oikik hosted antispam system is divided into multiple filtering layer that a message passes through prior to being delivered to your inbox. If a message successfully passes through every stage of filters, it gets placed into a delivery queue, and is sent along to your mail...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Oikik Antispam is the most popular SaaS alternative to MailScanner.

    • Oikik Antispam is Freemium and ProprietaryMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  7. EuropeanMX icon
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    EuropeanMX blocks incoming spam and virus emails before they are reaching your network. With our outgoing filter you can secure your server's reputation. And last but not least we are offering encrypted cloud storage to archive all your emails.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • EuropeanMX is the most popular Web-based alternative to MailScanner.

    • EuropeanMX is Paid and ProprietaryMailScanner is Free and Open Source
  8. Altospam icon
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    ALTOSPAM is an integrated SaaS software protecting your email from spams, viruses, scams and phishing. It allows companies owning at least one domain name to secure its email servers. ALTOSPAM combines 16 anti-spams technologies, 6 anti-viruses as well as other security services...

    31 Altospam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. The Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) Server project aims to create an open source platform-independent SMTP Proxy server which implements auto-whitelists, self learning Hidden-Markov-Model and/or Bayesian, Greylisting, DNSBL, DNSWL, URIBL, SPF, SRS, Backscatter, Virus scanning...

    22 Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server is the most popular Mac alternative to MailScanner.

    • Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server is Free and Open SourceMailScanner is also Free and Open Source
    • Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server is Privacy focused and LightweightMailScanner is not according to our users
  10. A Linux based email gateway that filters email for viruses, spam, malware, phishing, and other threats. Works with any email server and any email provider such as Office 365.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. I’m personally getting a lot of Junk emails, one of the reasons is having a few LLC companies. A lot of other companies are trying to fix some issues (that don’t exist) or offer some services (that I don’t need).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple Mail
     
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