# MailHog vs Mailosaur

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Mailosaur

| Attribute | MailHog | Mailosaur |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.8 (19% (low)) | 60.5 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 11 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 16,138 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | MailHog intercepts and stores SMTP messages during development, providing a web UI and JSON API for viewing and managing test emails, with the option to forward messages to real mail servers. | Provides tools for validating emails and SMS messages through dedicated inboxes and phone numbers, with rendering previews across devices and email clients, integration into CI/CD pipelines, and automation via APIs and testing framework support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"sms_testing":false,"api_assertions":true,"spam_score_check":false,"ci_cd_integration":false,"rendering_preview":true,"multi_user_inboxes":true,"production_sending_addon":true,"blocklist_deliverability_check":false}` | `{"sms_testing":true,"api_assertions":true,"spam_score_check":true,"ci_cd_integration":true,"rendering_preview":true,"multi_user_inboxes":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 20 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Selenium"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"TestCafe"},{"name":"WebdriverIO"},{"name":"Cucumber"},{"name":"Robot Framework"},{"name":"Ghost Inspector"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Insomnia"},{"name":"PowerShell"},{"name":"Node.js"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$20/month (billed annually)","features":["Email compatibility testing","API for test automation","Forward emails to external addresses"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals requiring email testing essentials","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"1 (support for up to 3)","inboxes":"1","emails_per_month":"15,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Core","summary":"$50/month (popular)","features":["Team access","Multiple inboxes","Email accessibility testing","Mail rules","POP3/IMAP connectivity","SMS support"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborative testing scaled for teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5 seats","emails_per_month":"75,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Custom users and inboxes","SSO (SAML2/OIDC)","Separate permissions","Enterprise security","Account manager","Advanced support with SLAs"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"SMS and authentication","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":37.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Email previews","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $20/month (billed annually). Free 14-day trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://mailosaur.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:08:17.001Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 11 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v1.0.1","date":"2020-08-11T18:04:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2017-04-16T23:36:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.2.1","date":"2016-09-04T18:31:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.2.0","date":"2016-03-20T17:23:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.9","date":"2016-03-13T19:24:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.8","date":"2015-10-06T20:29:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.7","date":"2015-05-20T20:03:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.6","date":"2015-03-14T10:01:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.5","date":"2015-02-12T21:30:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.4","date":"2015-02-12T20:57:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.3","date":"2015-01-08T22:36:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.2","date":"2015-01-08T21:17:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.1","date":"2015-01-04T12:54:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/v0.1.0","date":"2014-12-27T13:50:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.09","date":"2014-12-24T13:40:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.09"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.08","date":"2014-12-21T09:34:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.08"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.07","date":"2014-11-18T08:10:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.07"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.06","date":"2014-11-13T18:23:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.06"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.05","date":"2014-11-01T22:51:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.05"},{"url":"https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases/tag/0.04","date":"2014-10-29T18:53:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.04"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 2.6 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmailhog%2FMailHog&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Email Testing Dev)

| Capability | MailHog | Mailosaur |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| API assertions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rendering preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spam score check | ✗ | ✓ |
| Blocklist deliverability check | ✗ | - |
| SMS testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Production sending addon | ✓ | - |
| Ci cd integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi user inboxes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:48:15.856Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*