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Mailpit vs smtp4dev
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Mailpit | smtp4dev |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | C# |
| Licence | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 11k | 4k |
| Latest | v1.31.4 | 3.15.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 11 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Mailtrap. Alternatives to Mailtrap →
PartialMailpitThe email sandbox only, with SMTP capture, a web inbox, HTML checks and an API; no sending service.
Partialsmtp4devThe email sandbox only, with a web inbox, IMAP access and relay rules; no sending service.
Mailpit
- v1.31.42026-10-03Prevent duplicate messages from being added in websocket handlers (#737)
- v1.31.32026-09-27Limit maximum MIME parts parsed per message to 500
- v1.31.22026-09-19A vulnerability was fixed which allowed animated image attachments (APNG, GIF, WebP) to bypass the thumbnail pixel budg…
- v1.31.12026-09-05This release adds an optional feature to mitigate DNS rebinding attacks (read more), as well as other hardening fixes.
- v1.31.02026-08-22Add deep dark theme (#728)
smtp4dev
- 3.16.0-ci20261005101_pr20992026-10-05See full installation instructions and optionspre-release
- 3.16.0-ci20261005100_pr21302026-10-05See full installation instructions and optionspre-release
- 3.16.0-ci20260925100_pr21302026-09-25See full installation instructions and optionspre-release
- 3.16.0-ci20260921100_pr20992026-09-21See full installation instructions and optionspre-release
- 3.16.0-ci20260915102_pr20972026-09-15See full installation instructions and optionspre-release
Mailpit
unsigned The latest release, v1.31.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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smtp4dev
✓ signed The latest release, 3.15.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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