{
  "slug": "proxmox-mail-gateway",
  "category": "spam-filters",
  "name": "Proxmox Mail Gateway",
  "description": "Self-hosted email gateway distribution from Proxmox that filters inbound and outbound mail for spam, viruses and phishing, managed through a web interface.",
  "website": "https://www.proxmox.com/en/products/proxmox-mail-gateway/overview",
  "source": "https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pmg-api.git",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "AT",
    "name": "Austria",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Proxmox Mail Gateway scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Austria: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/proxmox-mail-gateway/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/proxmox-mail-gateway/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pmg-api.git;a=blob;f=debian/copyright;hb=HEAD",
      "note": "Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3. Paid subscriptions add support and the enterprise update repository."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.proxmox.com/en/privacy-policy",
      "note": "The Proxmox website uses self-hosted Matomo analytics with anonymized IP addresses. The software itself has no telemetry."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.proxmox.com/en/products/proxmox-mail-gateway/pricing",
      "note": "Funded by paid support subscriptions, with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:37.192Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}