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Best Email Anti-Spam Software in 2026

Email anti-spam software helps screen unwanted or potentially harmful messages. Compared on phishing detection, malware and attachment scanning, and quarantine access and retention, the entries let you consider both message screening and review workflows.

  1. 01 Apache SpamAssassin

    It suits system administrators who want a configurable, self-hosted email filter and can work with its command-line tools, Perl modules, or API.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    9.1 Visit Specs
  2. 02 MailWasher

    It suits people who want to screen and delete unwanted email before downloading messages, particularly users with accounts or mail programs listed by Firetrust.

    From $4.16/mo Free plan Windows · iOS · Android · Self-hosted
    9.0 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Rspamd

    Rspamd suits organizations operating their own mail systems and seeking gateway filtering with control over message data and custom rules.

    From £100/mo Free plan Open source Web · macOS · Linux · API
    8.9 Visit Specs
  4. 04 JetEmail

    JetEmail suits developers, businesses, and hosting providers needing transactional email, filtering, or marketing tools.

    From $10/mo Free plan Web · API
    8.8 Visit Specs
  5. 05 SPAMfighter
    From $2.42/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    8.8 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Mailprotector

    Mailprotector is aimed at managed service providers seeking email security and management products for their customers.

    Free plan Web · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  7. 07 MailChannels Inbound Filtering

    It suits hosting providers running mail at scale, especially those managing multiple customer domains.

    Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Cisco Catalyst Center
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Cleanmail

    Cleanmail is presented for businesses, health-sector and public organisations, and managed service providers that need email filtering and continuity options.

    Free trial Web · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Symantec IT Management Suite

    It is aimed at IT teams handling endpoint and server deployment, patching, asset records, and policy management in complex environments.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Libraesva Email Security
    Free trial Web · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  12. 12 MX Guarddog

    It suits organizations, schools, churches, public offices and personal domain owners using standard SMTP servers for owned domains.

    From $0.25/mo Free trial Web
    7.7 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Sophos Secure Message

    Sophos Email suits organizations seeking email threat defense, data loss prevention, encryption, and user-awareness features.

    Free trial Web
    7.6 Visit Specs
  14. 14 SpamHero Business Email Security

    SpamHero suits organizations that want cloud filtering in front of a domain’s mail server, including Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace users.

    From $5/mo Free trial Web · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 SpamSieve
    Free trial macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Mailinblack Protect

    Protect suits companies, public administrations, and healthcare institutions seeking managed email threat filtering.

    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Zerospam
    From €5/mo Free trial Web
    7.4 Visit Specs
  18. 18 SpamTitan Gateway
    Free trial Web · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Vade for Microsoft 365
    Web
    6.6 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Proxmox Mail Gateway
    From €15.83/mo Web · Linux
    6.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Barracuda Message Archiver
    Web · Windows · macOS
    6.3 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Cisco Meraki Dashboard
    Web
    5.9 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Forcepoint Email Security Cloud
    Web
    5.9 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Mimecast Email Security
    Web
    5.8 Visit Specs
  25. 25 N-able Mail Assure
    Web
    5.6 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Supported mail platforms and deployment type provide details to check against your email environment. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. MailWasher, Cleanmail, and Retarus Transactional Email are among the options shown. Use the stated capabilities to compare how each tool handles filtering and quarantine, and whether its platform and deployment details align with the mail systems your team uses.

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