# MailHog vs MailSlurp

**Leader by Vioscale score:** MailSlurp

| Attribute | MailHog | MailSlurp |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.8 (19% (low)) | 49.5 (54% (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. | A testing and automation platform providing real email inboxes and phone numbers via APIs and SDKs, enabling developers to verify email flows, OTP delivery, and message behavior in automated tests and CI/CD pipelines. |
| 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}` | `{"open_source":false,"sms_testing":true,"api_assertions":true,"spam_score_check":true,"ci_cd_integration":true,"rendering_preview":true,"multi_user_inboxes":true,"production_sending_addon":true,"blocklist_deliverability_check":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 8 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Outlook"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"CypressJS"},{"name":"ACCELQ"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mailslurp.com/compare/sendgrid-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:11:49.908Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| 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.scorecard | 2.6 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | MailSlurp |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T17:17:00.980Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*