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Apache James
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apache James | Open source mail server · download available at no cost | Free |
As james.apache.org lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Apache James's own pages
- Administration
- Administration options include JMX, REST, and command line. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Community
- The project describes itself as an open source, all volunteer project and invites users and developers to join its community. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can assemble components and customize email filtering and routing with the Mailet Container. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Java runtime
- The site says James is built with Java 11 and runs on Java RE 11. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The project states that contributions are made under the Apache License 2.0. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Apache James is a modular mail server running on the JVM. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Supported email protocols listed include SMTP, LMTP, POP3, IMAP, ManageSieve, and JMAP. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The distributed server uses Cassandra, OpenSearch, RabbitMQ, and an S3 API and is intended for large scale deployments where scalability is required. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The download page instructs users to verify downloaded files using signatures and provides SHA-512 and PGP links for server binaries. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Listed storage implementations include Cassandra, PostgreSQL, HSQLDB, MySQL, and OpenSearch. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists companies offering professional support, including consultancy, feature development, and project integration. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Target use
- The roadmap identifies a distributed horizontally scalable mail server and a standalone single server version as goals. · james.apache.org, 5 Oct 2026
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