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MailHog
Classic local SMTP catcher (unmaintained since 2020).
overview
MailHog popularized the local SMTP-catcher pattern. The repository has not seen meaningful updates since 2020. Use Mailpit, which is a drop-in replacement.
deliverability
Not applicable; capture-only.
best for
Legacy setups; new projects should use Mailpit.
pros
- › Familiar to many teams
- › Lightweight
cons
- › Unmaintained since 2020
- › HTML rendering lags modern email
Features at a glance
| API | Yes |
| SMTP | Yes |
| SDKs | None |
| Webhooks | No |
| Templates | none |
| React Email | No |
| Batch send | No |
| Scheduled send | No |
| Suppressions | No |
| Multi-tenant | No |
| Inbound parsing | No |
| Event stream | No |
| Idempotency keys | No |
| Dedicated IP | No |