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Imitate Email vs RealMail

Helps build and test email functionality but does not validate external user addresses.
Imitate EmailMakes building and testing email functionality awesome!RealMailEmail Verification for SaaS

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What it is
Imitate Email:Imitate Email provides a sandbox SMTP/IMAP server with an embeddable email viewer for testing email flows.
RealMail:RealMail provides real-time email validation for SaaS apps to prevent typos, disposable and fake addresses.
Best for
Imitate Email:Embedded email sandbox with viewer
RealMail:Customizable email validation for SaaS sign-ups
Who it’s for
Imitate Email:Developers and QA teams building email-based features.
RealMail:SaaS founders and developers who need clean email lists and higher conversion rates.
Pricing
Imitate Email:Freemium
RealMail:Paid
Plans
Imitate Email:Free $0 · Developer $7/mo per month · Starter $15/mo per month · Team $39/mo per month · Business $149/mo per month
RealMail:—
Works with
Imitate Email:SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Firefox extension, Chrome extension
RealMail:cURL, Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Go
DevHunt upvotes
Imitate Email:14
RealMail:1
Launched on DevHunt
Imitate Email:Jan 2023
RealMail:Nov 2024

Imitate Email features

  • Embedded Email Viewer. Show received emails inside your app via a one-line JS snippet or browser extension.
  • Sandbox SMTP Server. Send emails to a safe server using standard SMTP from any language.
  • Programmatic IMAP/POP3 & WebSockets. Access emails programmatically for integration tests.
  • Login-less Authentication. Pre-authenticate users so they can view emails without an account.
  • Responsive Email Tools. Toggle images, view raw text and check deliverability within the viewer.
  • Multi-Project Mailboxes. Create separate mailboxes per project, environment or user with permission controls.
  • Browser Extensions. Firefox and Chrome extensions add the viewer without code changes.
  • Custom Branding (paid plans). Unbranded widget can be re-branded to match your product.
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RealMail features

  • Real-time validation. Validate an email with a single API call and get an instant response.
  • Fully customizable rules. Allow or block domains, disposable, role-based or free emails via the dashboard.
  • Daily updated database. Database of disposable and temporary domains is refreshed every day for high accuracy.
  • One-endpoint API. Simple integration with cURL, Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Go and others.
  • Analytics dashboard. View logs and analytics of validation activity to monitor quality.
  • No code required for setup. 1-minute setup; developers receive an API key and can start validating immediately.
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