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GetTestMail vs MailFrom.dev
GetTestMail provides temporary disposable inboxes, not a full SMTP sandbox with team features.
GetTestMailTemporary email service for developers and testers. Dead simple API and SDK 🏎
MailFrom.devYour sandbox SMTP server in the cloud 📨Which to pick
Pick GetTestMail if you want…
- Temporary email inboxes for automated testing
- Temporary email addresses
- Open-source code (orgs/GetTestMail on GitHub)
- Integrations with TypeScript, JavaScript or Ruby (on GetTestMail's list, not MailFrom.dev's)
Pick MailFrom.dev if you want…
- Sandbox SMTP for dev environments
- Integrations with Node.js or PHP (on MailFrom.dev's list, not GetTestMail's)
Side by side
- What it is
- GetTestMail:GetTestMail provides a simple API and SDKs to create temporary inboxes and receive test emails in code.
- MailFrom.dev:MailFrom.dev provides a cloud-based sandbox SMTP server for testing and debugging emails.
- Best for
- GetTestMail:Temporary email inboxes for automated testing
- MailFrom.dev:Sandbox SMTP for dev environments
- Who it’s for
- GetTestMail:Developers and QA engineers who need to test email-based user flows.
- MailFrom.dev:Developers and small teams needing safe email testing.
- Pricing
- GetTestMail:Subscription
- MailFrom.dev:Freemium
- Plans
- GetTestMail:—
- MailFrom.dev:Free €0.00 · Individual €1.99/month billed annually or €2.99 month · Business €9.99/month billed annually or €14.99 mont
- Open source
- GetTestMail:Yes
- MailFrom.dev:—
- Works with
- GetTestMail:TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go
- MailFrom.dev:Node.js, PHP, Python
GetTestMail features
- SDKs for multiple languages. Ready-to-use libraries for TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Ruby and Go.
- Create mailbox via API. Programmatically generate a disposable inbox without server setup.
- Send and receive test emails. Send a test email and wait for its arrival directly from code.
- CI/CD integration. Use the SDKs in pipelines to validate email flows before release.
- Open source examples. Detailed READMEs and example code are hosted on GitHub.
- Community contributions. Issues and pull requests are accepted via the GitHub repository.
MailFrom.dev features
- Instant SMTP credentials. Get SMTP host, port and auth keys in seconds without approval queues.
- Full email inspection. View rendered HTML, plain-text, headers and download attachments for each captured email.
- Team workspaces. Create multiple teams with role-based access and separate inboxes.
- Smart search & filters. Search by subject, sender, content and filter by flags, status or attachments.
- Flexible retention. Keep captured emails from 1 to 10 days depending on the plan.
- Secure isolation. Each test environment is isolated with data-retention policies.
GetTestMail vs MailFrom.dev FAQ
Is GetTestMail or MailFrom.dev free?+
GetTestMail is listed on DevHunt as a paid subscription. MailFrom.dev has a free plan and paid plans.
Is GetTestMail or MailFrom.dev open source?+
GetTestMail is open source (orgs/GetTestMail on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for MailFrom.dev.
Do GetTestMail and MailFrom.dev integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python. GetTestMail also lists TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby and Go; MailFrom.dev also lists Node.js and PHP.
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GetTestMail
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