Comparison

Haraka vs Mailtrap

On the evidence we track, Mailtrap leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Haraka49
★Mailtrap64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Haraka49 / 100low · 26%
Mailtrap64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✓
Model
Mailtrapfreemium
Price level
Harakafree
Mailtrapmid
Starting price
Haraka–
Mailtrap$15
Transparent
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✓
Integrations
Count
Haraka–
Mailtrap9
Security
Certifications
Haraka–
Gdpr
Haraka–
Mailtrap✓
Iso27001
Haraka–
Mailtrap✓
Scorecard
Haraka6.7
Mailtrap–
Soc2
Haraka–
Mailtrap✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Haraka–
Mailtrap99.99
Adoption
Dependent repos
Haraka22
Mailtrap–
Github stars
Haraka5,615
Mailtrap–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Haraka8
Mailtrap–
Release
Cadence days
Haraka38
Mailtrap–
History
Haraka20 items
Mailtrap–
License
Spdx
HarakaMIT
Mailtrap–
Language
Primary
Mailtrap–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Haraka5 items
Mailtrap6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for email delivery infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
HarakaSelf host
MailtrapSaas
Rest API sending
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Smtp relay
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✓
Inbound email parsing
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✓
Dedicated ip available
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Bounce complaint handling
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Open click tracking
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Marketing template builder
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Webhook event streaming
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
HIPAA compliant
Haraka-
Mailtrap-
SOC2 type ii
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
ISO 27001
Haraka-
Mailtrap✓
Pricing model
Haraka-
MailtrapFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Haraka

A free, open-source SMTP server written in Node.js that efficiently handles thousands of concurrent email connections and allows developers to extend functionality through a modular plugin system written in JavaScript.

Independently observed

Mailtrap

Leader

Cloud-based service for sending and testing emails with high deliverability rates, featuring a sandboxed testing environment, analytics with open and click tracking, template management, and integrations with popular development tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Haraka

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Mailtrap

Leader
from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 50 test emails/month. Paid plans start at $14/month (annual) or $17/month (monthly).

  • FreeFree
    • Email Sandbox testing
  • Paid Email Sandbox$17/month or $14/month billed annually
  • Email API/SMTP$15/month for 10,000 emails
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Haraka✗
Mailtrap✓
Linux
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Haraka✗
Mailtrap✓
Self-hosted
Haraka✓
Mailtrap✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Haraka

Not documented yet.

Mailtrap

Leader
13 total
  • Salesforce
  • Supabase
  • Cursor
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Antigravity
  • Laravel
  • Claude Desktop
  • Claude Cursor
  • Claude
  • VS Code
  • Claude Code
  • Outlook
Independently observed
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