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Mailwip vs Relais

Both stand on email forwarding services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Mailwip

Free trial APIWeb

Mailwip combines custom-domain forwarding with temporary aliases, catch-all routing, and optional sending or integrations. Check each plan’s domain, SMTP, and mail-history limits before choosing.

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Pick Relais if you want to use a custom domain with your existing Gmail for both receiving and sending, or want to self-host the same feature set. Look elsewhere if you need delivery to continue after the trial without subscribing to the managed plan or running the self-hosted version.

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The facts

	Mailwip	Relais
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Managed: $5 per account a year
Plans published	5	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	mailwip.com	relais.sh
On email forwarding services	#17 of 25	#13 of 25

Mailwip: what it does well

Aliases can forward to multiple recipients.
Catch-all forwarding routes mail sent across a domain.
REST API and JSON webhooks are available.
Mail Logs are disabled by default and require consent.

What to know first

Lite allows one domain and no SMTP emails.
Mail history is capped by plan.
Business costs $100.00 per month.

Relais: what it does well

Delivers inbound mail directly to Gmail via the Gmail API.
Supports outbound mail through Gmail Send As.
Managed plan includes DNS verification, delivery logs, and monitoring.
Trial gives full feature access for 14 days without a credit card.
Managed plan allows unlimited domains and email addresses.

What to know first

The managed plan costs $5/year for each Gmail account.
Self-hosting requires your own infrastructure.
Email delivery pauses after the trial if you do not subscribe.

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