# MDaemon review (2026): is it worth it? > Email server for Windows with webmail and Outlook connector Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. MDaemon Email Server is mail server software for Windows, offered on premises or hosted, and positioned as an alternative to Exchange and Microsoft 365. Add-ons cover antivirus and antispam, a Connector for Outlook and ActiveSync. Licenses are bought for 5 to 2,500 users and 1 to 3 year terms. - **Category:** Email Apps - **Made by:** MDaemon Technologies, Ltd. - **Website:** https://mdaemon.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a price to compare, as none is shown. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing MDaemon's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Email server for Windows:** The product page describes a powerful email server for Windows, deployable on physical or virtual servers. - **Webmail and client:** The page highlights a Windows and macOS email client and MDaemon Webmail. - **Outlook support:** MDaemon Connector for Outlook adds groupware features for people who prefer Microsoft Outlook. - **ActiveSync:** An add-on syncs email, calendar, contacts and tasks with ActiveSync devices. - **AntiVirus add-on:** MDaemon AntiVirus adds anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-phishing and anti-malware features. - **Hosted and MSP options:** MDaemon can also be delivered hosted, and the vendor describes SaaS licensing for service providers. ## Good for - Windows-based IT teams replacing a legacy mail server - Organizations that want to keep email on their own infrastructure ## Worth knowing - Prices are set in an order configurator and could not be read as page text, so none are listed. - Priority phone support needs agreeing to the vendor's terms; otherwise phone support is $120 per incident. - Outlook Connector, ActiveSync and AntiVirus are separately licensed add-ons. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. MDaemon is a Windows mail server, on premises or hosted, pitched as an alternative to Exchange. Prices are not shown on its pages, and the Outlook Connector, ActiveSync and antivirus are separate add-ons. - **Value for money: C.** No price on the pages we could read; they come from an order configurator. Licences cover 5 to 2,500 users and 1 to 3 years. With nothing published it is a C. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free 30-day trial is offered. The page we read doesn't say whether it needs a card, and there is no free plan. - **Features: C.** Mail, webmail and client, Outlook support, ActiveSync, hosted and MSP options. The Outlook Connector, ActiveSync and AntiVirus are separately licensed. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. It is a server you install and administer, a D. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows server with webmail and a Mac client listed, plus Outlook, ActiveSync and MailStore. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MDaemon's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among email apps - MDaemon's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 11 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 17. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 57 of 122) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/email ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace MDaemon you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 94 of the 122 other email apps grade higher. - You could make: Calendar: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft Outlook, ActiveSync, MailStore, SecurityGateway **Tags:** Email client, Calendar, Self-hostable ## Alternatives - [SmarterMail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smartermail): Business mail server for Windows and Linux with webmail. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mdaemon-vs-smartermail) - [Axigen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/axigen): Mail server with calendars and webmail for Windows and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/axigen-vs-mdaemon) - [IceWarp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/icewarp): Business email, chat, files and meetings, cloud or self-hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/icewarp-vs-mdaemon) - [hMailServer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hmailserver): Free open-source mail server that runs on Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hmailserver-vs-mdaemon) - [GFI KerioConnect](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kerio-connect): Self-hosted business mail server with calendar, chat and local AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kerio-connect-vs-mdaemon) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://mdaemon.com - https://mdaemon.com/pages/mdaemon-email-server - https://mdaemon.com/products/mdaemon-email-server Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mdaemon Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).