An alternative to Mail-Tester: sender.report

Anyone who wants to test the deliverability of a message often looks for a tool like mail-tester.com. sender.report answers the same question with its own emphasis: privacy, depth of the checks and the option to run it yourself.

What sets sender.report apart

  • Use is anonymous and free. A temporary mailbox is created automatically.
  • 68 checks in five areas: authentication, DNS and infrastructure, spam filters, format and content, and headers and raw data.
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC are verified against your actual test mail. Findings name the cause and the next step.
  • Reports are end-to-end encrypted. Only your link carries the key.
  • After a DNS change, one click queries everything again and recalculates the score, without a new test mail.
  • The mail simulator scores edited source immediately.
  • The project is open source and runs as a Docker image on your own infrastructure.

How to test

  • Open the start page and copy the test address it shows.
  • Send a message from the system whose deliverability you want to check to that address.
  • Open the report and go through the findings in order.

Frequently asked questions

What does sender.report cost?

Use is free.

Are my test mails shared with third parties?

No. They are processed only for the analysis, stored end-to-end encrypted and deleted when the retention period ends.

Can I run sender.report myself?

Yes, as a single Docker image with web interface, SMTP reception and database.

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