Run your own email

Software you install on your own server or cloud account. I don't star-rate these, because the costs and privacy depend on where you run them.

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   AxigenSoftware · See website
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   Carbonio (Zextras)Software · Free (paid support)
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   CitadelOpen source · Free
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   CloudronSoftware · Paid plans for more apps
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   CommuniGate ProSoftware · Not confirmed
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   docker-mailserverOpen source · Free
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   grommunioSoftware · Free (paid subscriptions)
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   iRedMailOpen source · Free
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   Kerio ConnectSoftware · See website
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    MaddyOpen source · Free
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    Mail-in-a-BoxOpen source · Free
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    mailcowOpen source · Free
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    MailEnableSoftware · Free (paid editions)
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    MailuOpen source · Free
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    MDaemonSoftware · See website
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    Microsoft Exchange ServerSoftware · Licence per server and per user
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    ModoboaOpen source · Free
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    MoxOpen source · Free
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    Poste.ioSoftware · Free community edition; Pro $349 a year (offer, usually $549)
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    SmarterMailSoftware · See website
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    SOGoSoftware · Free (paid support)
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    StalwartCommunity · Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year)
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    Synology MailPlusSoftware · Licences for more users
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    WildDuckOpen source · Free
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    YunoHostSoftware · Free
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    ZimbraOpen source · Free
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26 providers. Last checked 25 October 2026. How I score. Commission never changes a star or the order. More lists: Best email providers · Most secure email providers · Private email providers · Gmail alternatives · Outlook alternatives · Email with UK or EU data storage · Email with your own domain · Cheapest email for your own domain · Free email providers · Business email providers · Email alias services.