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Pros of Dovecot
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    • 178
      Quick email integration
    • 148
      Free plan
    • 91
      Easy setup
    • 67
      Ridiculously reliable
    • 53
      Extensive apis
    • 30
      Great for parsing inbound emails
    • 25
      Nice UI
    • 22
      Developer-centric
    • 15
      Excellent customer support
    • 12
      Heroku Add-on
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      Easy to view logs of sent emails
    • 4
      Email mailbox management for developers
    • 2
      Great PHP library
    • 2
      Great documentation
    • 2
      Great customer support, love rackspace
    • 1
      Better than sendgrid not ask too many question

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    Cons of Dovecot
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        Cost
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        No HTTPS tracking links supported
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        Emails go to spam due to blacklisted IP's of mailgun
      • 1
        Cannot create multiple api keys

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      What is Dovecot?

      It is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. It is an excellent choice for both small and large installations. It's fast, simple to set up, requires no special administration and it uses very little memory.

      What is Mailgun?

      Mailgun is a set of powerful APIs that allow you to send, receive, track and store email effortlessly.

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