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MailHog vs Postfix

A side-by-side look at MailHog and Postfix. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MailHog

MailHog

Development

MailHog is an email testing tool for developers. It captures outgoing email and displays it in a web interface for testing, without sending the emails externally. Useful for testing email in development environments.

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Postfix

Postfix

Network & Admin

Postfix is a popular open source Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) that routes and delivers email. It is a fast, easy to administer, and secure alternative to Sendmail. Postfix handles basic email routing and delivery well.

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