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# Mail-in-a-box Reviews
**Vendor:** Mail-in-a-Box  
**Category:** [Email Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email)  
**Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 5
## About Mail-in-a-box
Take back control of your email with this easy-to-deploy mail server in a box.



## Mail-in-a-box Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users value the **calendar integration** in Mail-in-a-box, simplifying contact and calendar synchronization effectively. (1 reviews)
- Users find Mail-in-a-box very **easy to use** , with straightforward setup and intuitive administration features. (1 reviews)
- Users find the **easy setup** of Mail-in-a-Box straightforward, enabling immediate functionality and simple administration. (1 reviews)
- Users find the **reminders feature** helpful for managing contacts and calendar synchronization effortlessly. (1 reviews)
- Users value the **robust security features** of Mail-in-a-box, ensuring spam protection and safe contact management. (1 reviews)

**What users dislike:**

- Users find **technical maintenance complex** , making it challenging to recover from failures and implement security effectively. (1 reviews)
- Users find **limited options** for technical support and security, making implementation in production challenging and risky. (1 reviews)
- Users experience **software instability** with Mail-in-a-Box, particularly during heavy traffic, leading to frequent hangs. (1 reviews)

## Mail-in-a-box Reviews
  ### 1. Awesome to install a certificed mail server in less than an hour

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Emilien D. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2016

**What do you like best about Mail-in-a-box?**

- I like the security provided.
- I'm happy to use Let's Encrypt without using free SSL providers which request my personal information.
- Great panel to manage my users & my domains and check the system status.
- I like the ability to use a tag with any email account (contact+hello@exemple.com).

**What do you dislike about Mail-in-a-box?**

Greylisted is a little frustrating at first (because of delaying) but after realizing its usefulness with low memory machine and reduces the number of analysis performed by Spamassassin. Unable to use with disabling bind and nsd to use only external dns.

**What problems is Mail-in-a-box solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Everytime I've to install a mail server for a project I use mailinabox to save time instead of spending hours lost.

  ### 2. Mail-in-a-box is easy to use and perfect integration with others services.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Program Development | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2016

**What do you like best about Mail-in-a-box?**

I like the easy-to-deploy because this save time.

**What do you dislike about Mail-in-a-box?**

Perhaps the UI could be better and the configs file more intuitive

**What problems is Mail-in-a-box solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I need a Email server with custom domain and low cost.


## Mail-in-a-box Discussions
  - [How I accelerate the synchronization between roundcube and nextcloud?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-i-accelerate-the-synchronization-between-roundcube-and-nextcloud) - 1 upvote

- [View Mail-in-a-box pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/mail-in-a-box/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=5&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-14+01%3A57%3A27+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=5bb6657c-25f6-42f4-9490-981c7bbf8329&secure%5Btoken%5D=0586167d1984a14f2a5c6fa08d25b63c3769ffee59d3a4c73754c8154df37d45&format=llm_user)

## Mail-in-a-box Features
**Additional Functionality**
- Third-Party Integrations
- To-Do List
- @mentions
- Single Sign On
- File Management
- Activity Dashboard
- Drag & Drop
- Alerts/Notifications
- Prioritization
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Screen Sharing
- Content Management
- Brainstorming
- AI Copilot
- File Transfer
- Calendar Management
- Status Tracking
- Real-Time Notifications
- Version Control
- Task Management
- Activity Tracking
- Real Time Editing
- Communication Management
- Chat/Messaging
- Tagging
- Generative AI
- Assignment Management
- Task Scheduling
- Project Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Workflow Management
- Secure Data Storage
- File Sharing
- Document Storage
- Task Progress Tracking
- Discussions/Forums
- Commenting/Notes
- Reporting & Statistics
- Contact Management
- Video Conferencing
- Progress Tracking
- Mobile Access
- API
- Document Management
- Customizable Branding

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization
- AI Text-to-Speech
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Cross-system Integration
- Proactive Assistance

## Top Mail-in-a-box Alternatives
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  - [Zoho Mail](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-mail/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (701 reviews)
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