EmailQA vs Mailpit
EmailQA
emailqa.live
Mailpit
mailpit.axllent.orgSide by side
| Figure | EmailQA | Mailpit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Email Testing Software | 8.4 (#7) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign, Campaign Monitor, ConvertKit, AWeber, Drip, and Figma. | The project says Mailpit is used by projects including Laravel, DDEV, Quarkus, and Saleor, and in CI/CD pipelines. |
| Purpose | EmailQA lets teams preview HTML emails and collect feedback through comments pinned to specific locations. | Mailpit is an open-source utility for testing emails and SMTP delivery, with a local SMTP server, web interface, and integration-testing API. |
| Security | The security page says application, API, and render traffic uses HTTPS, and connected third-party credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before storage. | The web UI supports optional HTTPS and basic authentication, while SMTP can be configured with authentication and TLS. |
| Support | Pro includes priority support. | The troubleshooting guide invites users to raise an issue after checking existing issues first. |
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In their own words
EmailQA
EmailQA helps teams review HTML emails by generating previews and collecting comments pinned to specific locations. Users can paste HTML or upload an.html file to create a shareable preview link. Emails render in Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail on real devices, with screenshots in light and dark modes. Reviewers can view and comment through a shared link without making an account. Teams can upload newer versions while retaining earlier feedback and comparing changes. Listed integrations include Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign, Campaign Monitor, ConvertKit, AWeber, Drip, and Figma. Email service provider connections use OAuth and read-only access; EmailQA says it reads templates without changing campaigns or accessing subscriber data. Slack can notify teams about comments, and users can reply in Slack threads. The REST API supports HTML uploads, real-device render requests, screenshots, and render-result webhooks; it is included in Business. The free plan is for individuals, Pro for teams and professionals, and Business for agencies and automation. Free is free; paid plans start at $20 a month. A 14-day trial is available.
Mailpit
Mailpit is a free, open-source tool for checking email content and SMTP delivery without sending messages to real addresses. It runs a local SMTP server alongside a web interface and REST API, and is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, and self-hosted deployment. The interface displays formatted HTML, source, text, headers, raw messages, and MIME attachments with image thumbnails. Checks include HTML and link testing, message screenshots, and optional SpamAssassin scoring. The API can access, search, send, delete, tag, and release messages; messages can also be relayed, forwarded, or used to trigger configurable SMTP errors. Mailpit can send message-summary webhooks and offers a Cypress package for integration tests. The web UI and API can use HTTPS and basic authentication; SMTP supports optional authentication and TLS. By default, SMTP listens on port 1025 without encryption or authentication. Mailpit keeps the most recent 500 messages by default.