SpamScanner vs Amavis: privacy compared
SpamScanner and Amavis are both rated in spam and virus filtering against the same 9 public criteria.
| Criterion | SpamScanner Our pick | Amavis |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade B B (80/100) | Grade B B (80/100) |
| Jurisdiction | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open source Is all the source code needed to run the product public? | Yes source | Yes source |
| No trackers or telemetry Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default? | Yes source | Yes source |
| No ads or data sales Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data? | Yes source | Yes source |
| Independent audit Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years? | No | No |
| Transparency report Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds? | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Tells users about requests Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it? | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| TLS configuration Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better? | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Security headers Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better? | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Modern web standards Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test? | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Which is more private, SpamScanner or Amavis?
SpamScanner and Amavis have the same score: 80 out of 100. Disclosure. Privacy Ratings is maintained by the team behind Forward Email, which also makes SpamScanner. This entry is scored by the same criteria as every other entry in this category, and changes to it are reviewed under the published conflict-of-interest rules. How scoring works
Summaries
SpamScanner. SpamScanner scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Amavis. Amavis scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
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