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24 alternatives to mnm, an open source project to replace email and SMTP

The mnm project is building a legitimate* replacement for email: a client, a server, and a simple protocol between them. https://mnmnotmail.org The project is seeking contributors and patrons. It has been in progress since 2017, wholly self-funded. This is the first announcement to a wide audience. [*] Legitimate, meaning decentralized, store-and-forward, open protocol, open source.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. mnm, an open source project to replace email and SMTP launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    mjml.▲550

    The open source framework for responsive emails

    2016 · mjml.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey Hacker news, Over the last couple months, I've been hacking with a friend on an email client for gmail that is similar to superhuman. A little backstory, we think that superhuman, in it's current implementation is vim-like. We hope to mostly match the performance and usability there and expand it into something more vscode-like. Looking for feedback and suggestions!

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero▲845

    Hi HN, I’m Nizar, and I’m building Zero (https://0.email) — an AI-powered email client that manages your inbox for you. Email hasn’t changed in decades, even though the way we work has. The average knowledge worker now spends close to 30% of their week on email, constantly reacting, replying, and sorting through noise. It’s become one of the biggest productivity sinks in modern work. At the same time, AI has transformed how we write, plan, and collaborate — yet our inboxes are still stuck in the past. I built Zero to fix that. Zero automatically prioritizes, organizes, and even…

    2025 · 0.email · its alternatives →

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    Revolutionary AI email, reimagined for teams

    2024 · superhuman.com · its alternatives →

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    📥 Turn your inbox into a kanban board. Contribute to Oxygem/Kanmail development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create unlimited email aliases for free. Protect your real email from spam by using a different address for each service. Privacy friendly, anonymous replies.

    2019 · anonaddy.com · its alternatives →

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    Sidemail▲494

    Quick & easy email for all your side projects

    2018 · sidemail.com · its alternatives →

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    The prototype of ambient agents

    2025 · agentinbox.ai · its alternatives →

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    A native macOS email client for Gmail

    2020 · mimestream.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi all! I'm Kristyna, maker of Sidemail. I'd love to share with you what we've been building. We built Sidemail because sending emails from a SaaS app was way harder than it should be. Sidemail is made for developers and teams that want one simple place to handle SaaS emails with reliable delivery and no bloat. It has: - Everything for creating, managing and delivering SaaS emails in one platform, - Easy-to-use email API for sending password resets, receipts, etc. - Messenger for writing product updates and newsletters, - Email automations for onboarding and lifecycle flows, - Fast email…

    Nov 2025 · sidemail.io · its alternatives →

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    Mailtrain▲323

    Self hosted newsletter app (Mailchimp clone)

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    June.ai▲261

    A communication hub that replaces email

    2018 · june.ai · its alternatives →

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    Mailbum▲388

    Email signatures without the fuss

    2020 · mailbum.io · its alternatives →

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    Build cross-platform emails using natural language.

    2025 · resend.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi all! Excited to share rss2newsletter after completing dev work for the initial release. The idea for this project came out of necessity, as I wanted to share my articles via email newsletter. I was looking for a super minimal, lightweight, and open source solution, and when none existed, I decided to create one. For any sizable number of email recipients, a popular platform like Mailchimp will easily cost you hundreds or even thousands per month in per-contact fees. rss2newsletter, on the other hand, allows you to use Amazon SES, so you can reach your audience at pennies on the dollar.…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Microservice based mail client built with ReactJS and Spring

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AnonAddy▲132

    Open-source anonymous email forwarding. Stop spam.

    2019 · addy.io · its alternatives →

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    Open-source email processing built in Erlang

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    opensend.ccfree▲160

    The open source email platform that runs on your server

    21d ago · opensend.cc · its alternatives →

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    A native macOS email client for Gmail

    2023 · mimestream.com · its alternatives →

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    Responsive, Free, and Community Driven

    2014 · dyspatch.io · its alternatives →

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    Manage projects via email

    2018 · its alternatives →

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