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Comparison

Haraka vs SparkPost

No leader: the top candidate Haraka has only 0.31 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Haraka full profile →SparkPost full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Haraka56
SparkPost54
Score
Vioscale score
Haraka56 / 100low · 31%
SparkPost54 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Haraka✓
SparkPost✗
Model
Harakacommercial
SparkPostcommercial
Price level
Harakafree
SparkPostmid
Starting price
Haraka–
SparkPost$20
Transparent
Haraka✓
SparkPost✓
Integrations
Count
Haraka–
SparkPost3
Security
Scorecard
Haraka6.8
SparkPost–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Haraka22
SparkPost–
Github stars
Haraka5,613
SparkPost–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Haraka3
SparkPost–
Release
Cadence days
Haraka40
SparkPost–
History
Haraka20 items
SparkPost–
License
Spdx
HarakaMIT
SparkPost–
Language
Primary
HarakaJavaScript
SparkPost–
Market
Availability
Haraka–
SparkPostAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

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

SparkPost

Bird provides a unified platform for transactional and real-time communications via email, SMS, WhatsApp, voice, and WebSocket channels. The service handles carrier compliance, ISP relationships, and infrastructure management, operating the network through which 40% of the world's commercial messages flow.

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 ↗

SparkPost

from $20/moSubscription

From $20/month with fixed plans; volume-based pricing available for Enterprise tier

  • Starter$20/month
    • Send with API or SMTP Relay
    • Signals Predictive Analytics
    • Email Health Score Alerting
    • Real-time Alerting
    • Spam Trap Monitoring
    • +6 more
  • Premier$75/month
    • All Starter features
    • 5 Custom Webhooks total
    • Inbound Email Webhooks
    • 15 Subaccounts
    • Scheduled Sending
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Premier features
    • Dedicated Technical Account Manager
    • Deliverability & Analysis Reporting
    • Unlimited dedicated IP addresses
    • Custom support plans
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Haraka✗
SparkPost✓
CLI
Haraka✓
SparkPost✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Haraka✗
SparkPost✓
Self-hosted
Haraka✓
SparkPost✗
On-premise
Haraka✓
SparkPost✗

Integrations

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

Haraka

Not documented yet.

SparkPost

3 total
  • Kakao
  • Line
  • WeChat
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.