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Modoboa

OPEN SRC

Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface

VG SCORE
9.0
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Product Details

PricingOpen Source
API✅ REST
Learning CurveSteep
Integrations8 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Completely free and open-source with no hidden costs
  • All-in-one solution that bundles Postfix, Dovecot, and management tools
  • All-in-one solution simplifying mail server deployment and management.

WEAKNESSES

  • −Requires technical Linux server knowledge for initial setup and maintenance.
  • −Requires Linux server administration skills for initial deployment and maintenance

KEY FEATURES

Automated Deployment

Installation script for quick setup of a full mail server.

Unified Web UI

Modern interface for both administrators and end-users.

Integrated Anti-Spam/Anti-Virus

Built-in Amavis, SpamAssassin, and ClamAV support

Web Administration Panel

Modern UI for managing domains, mailboxes, aliases, and quotas

WHO IS Modoboa BEST FOR?

Small to medium-sized businesses or organizations

They require a cost-effective, all-in-one mail hosting platform to maintain control over their email infrastructure without relying on third-party providers.

System administrators and IT professionals

They need a self-hosted, open-source email server solution with a modern web UI for managing domains, mailboxes, and anti-spam/anti-virus settings.

INTEGRATIONS

DMARCOpenLDAPDKIMPostfixClamAVSpamAssassinAmavisDovecot

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
STEEP — SIGNIFICANT ONBOARDING
API

✓ REST

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026
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ALTERNATIVES

Maddy Mail Server9.0/10Mail-in-a-Box8.5/10Mailcow9.0/10Mailu9.0/10Mox9.0/10
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INTEGRATIONS

DMARCOpenLDAPDKIMPostfixClamAVSpamAssassinAmavisDovecot

PRICING MODEL

open source

BEST FOR

Small to medium-sized businesses or organizations System administrators and IT professionals

FEATURES

Has API

FINAL ASSESSMENT

APPROVED — WORTH YOUR MONEY

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