# Page 2 | Mailinator Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Mailinator the right Automated Testing solution for you? Explore 147 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/229657/Mailinator/reviews --- Mailinator 4.7 (147) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/229657/Mailinator/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated June 3rd, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Mailinator ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 147 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use KM Khaled M. QA manager Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great service" July 14, 2025 5.0 We love using the Golang library and integrating Mailinator with our test automation runs. SMS is also very cool! Pros Simple and ease of use. Using the API (golang library), we can automate many flows using email/sms. Highly recommended Cons Searching mailbox not always easy. Finishing the right body or mailbox is something tricky. Otherwise it’s all good Review Source RS Rohan S. Quality Engineer Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Mailinator Review - Rohan Singh" July 15, 2025 5.0 Overall, the experience is good so far. Haven't faced any major issues. All Features are easier to use. Pros Better compatibility and easier to use. Along with the advanced feature on the premium, it helps a lot. Cons I think the UI of this could be better, and there is a pagination issue. I can't go to a certain page or skip to that page. Review Source KH Kevin H. Solutions Manager Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Mailinator is Great!" July 14, 2025 5.0 I think Mailinator is a great product and I would recommend it to every co-worker or customer who needs the abilities the software contains. I use it almost every day. Pros I love the ability to create test emails on the fly, which allows us to test processes quicker compared to having to create "real" emails. Cons I do not like how quickly messages are removed from an inbox and I also do not like that the email formatting isn't displayed properly. Review Source RS Rob S. Director of Technology Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "If you are testing without Mailinator, you are not really testing." July 14, 2025 5.0 The team was not doing live testing enough because it was a pain to setup new emails, or clean system data and then reuse emails. Setting up Mailinator has increased our testing of edge cases and sign up flows by just making the process easier. It has also improved our data because now that people have stopped using random email addresses we can just filter all of our mailinator accounts from live data. We are only starting to scratch the surface of the API and webhook functionality but the team seems pretty excited to sink their teeth in. Pros Easy to get started. Works flawlessly. Lots of useful features (API, webhooks etc.) as you dig deeper. Cons I am just a manager but i have heard nothing negative from my team yet. They have been using individual accounts for a while, but we just went pro so we can use the advanced features. Review Source MO Muhammad O. Product Analyst Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mailinator is the best for our use case" July 14, 2025 4.0 It works well for our use case. And makes us create profiles easily, which removes a whole bulk of step from tester's work flow. Pros Flexibility to create email addresses for testing purposes. This makes it easy for us to have lots of profile without the hassle of going through the process of creating email addresses. Cons For our use case, it works work for us. There may be other component of Mailinator we currently do not explore though. It would be great if mailinator have a feature to search email in the mailbox Review Source SH Sara H. Specialist Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product" July 14, 2025 5.0 The experience has been so far good. It is the first time I work with it and it was not frustrating to learn how to use it. Pros how easy is to use it. The interface is simple and user friendly which makes easy to find the options Cons sometimes is complicated to filter emails or find them. Some icons are not very well labeled or to find certain emails can be a bit complicated Review Source NO Nicolas O. Cloud Software Development Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Must have tool for end to end testing" July 14, 2025 5.0 Great experience, fits the need to have email test accounts. And with MFA support, you can have end to end testing with hardened login services (e.g. Azure SSO) Pros Very easy to setup and use. We managed all our test users identities with Mailinator, was very easy to get a few test account setups. Cons Filtering of incoming emails is not great, becomes overwhelming to find something. SMS feature for MFA was also not easy to use Review Source RJ Ronnie J. Senior Test Analyst Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### ""I'll be back....."" February 13, 2025 5.0 Very positive experience with fast support when needed. On one project an email address from a webform application was used later in the process as a login id for a third party application. Mailinator allowed us to create multiple valid and unique logins to the system. Pros The ability to create and access multiple, unique and valid email addresses all accessible via the same inbox Cons There are some email address name formats Mailinator does not like? I think names with apostrophes for example Review Source KM K M. Web analyst Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### " A Quick and Easy Solution for Email Testing" December 5, 2024 5.0 Overall, my experience with Mailinator has been positive. It's a simple, effective, and free tool that has significantly streamlined my email testing processes. I particularly appreciate its ability to quickly receive and check test emails without cluttering my personal inbox. Pros Testing email verification and registration processes: You can quickly verify if confirmation emails are being sent and if the verification links are working as expected. Cons Temporary Email Addresses: Mailinator's email addresses are temporary. Emails received may not be accessible for an extended period, which can be inconvenient for long-term testing or debugging. Review Source AB Alex B. Lead Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Magic bullet for automated and manual email testing " December 6, 2024 5.0 Great product, great customer service, great value for money. Pros Mailinator is the perfect tool for both automated and manual testing of email flows. It makes it easy for each test run to be fully independent with new user accounts each time, as long as the domain matches our test domain we've set up with Mailinator. API for retrieving sent emails is low latency and reliable. Cons No negative points come to mind, it is a focused, well-executed product. Review Source TP Tomer P. Coo Government Relations Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use " July 14, 2025 4.0 Pros Able to have many emails in one domain and test workflows. Easy to use no need to pre generate the test email. Just use any new email address and it will work Cons The ux looks old and is clunky. For instance it lets you use some features without logging in and then complaints about it Review Source kP khushboo P. devloper Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Neutral/Professional" July 4, 2025 5.0 Pros I liked how instantly accessible Mailinator is — there's no need to sign up, and I can generate a disposable inbox on the fly to verify email functionality or sign up for services without giving away my personal email. Cons The biggest limitation for me was that public inboxes can be viewed by anyone, which means it's not ideal for anything sensitive. I had to be careful about what kind of emails I used it for. Review Source JN Justin N. Software Test Engineer Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Mailinator review" December 5, 2024 5.0 I enjoy Mailinator. Any time we have had questions or concerns they have had a quick and reliable reply! Appreciate you all! Pros Very convenient to have with how many test cases are being used. Love the ability to synch with API calls and load emails or messages through our automation. As well as send links to various team members to provide results. Cons The inability to scroll through pages quickly, have to go one by one through the next button which requires a wait for the current page to load. Also I would love to be able to search more than just the users email to locate emails. Review Source Response from Manybrain December 16, 2024 Thanks for the review, Justin. We are adding a 'subject' search (along with a few other features) in the upcoming version of the UI. RK Renju K. SQA Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Super helpful APIs" July 14, 2025 5.0 Overall its a helper testing resource. APIs are super helpful. Documentation are self explanatory and easy to implement. Additionally, performance is a notable pros with mailinator. I will recommend this. Cons I would love to have individual apis with subject , to , from , body , email alone so that i avoid combinations to fetch an email what i need. Review Source LS Lynn S. Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I LOVE MAILINATOR" December 5, 2024 5.0 I love it so much. I use it for all of my testing. Pros I can test with many different emails (same domain) Cons I have no complaints about anything. Keep up the good work Review Source BB Brandon B. Information Technology Admin Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Mailinator makes my dev life easier!" December 5, 2024 4.0 Mailinator makes it easy to test my custom written applications. I can create many test email addresses on the fly to have my web app send emails to. Pros Ability to test my software with "fake" email addresses Cons Wish the pro version was a little cheaper. Review Source CL Cezar L. Senior software developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great no-frills service to help you with e-mail testing" December 10, 2024 5.0 Whenever I needed help with my account being blocked or something else, Mailinator support was invaluable; overall, it is an excellent service! Pros It is a no-frills service. When you think of a temporary e-mail provider for development testing purposes, I always default to Mailinator. Cons I'd like to have two-factor authentication on the verified level. I had some instances where my account was blocked due to someone brute-forcing passwords, trying to break into it. Review Source DR Dan R. SVP Technology Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ultimately flexible for email validation and testing" December 5, 2024 5.0 Has been wonderful! We have been using this platform for years and it continues to be a part of our yearly budget. Pros The best option for testing web applications and sending emails. The flexibility to create ad hoc emails for our test domain has been amazing. Cons Would like more user accounts to share with team members to access for testing. Review Source JG Jayaroopini G. Software Test Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing product!" December 6, 2024 5.0 Very Good! I'm recommended this to my organization and most of them are using this. I feel its very helpful especially in my field of work. Pros Its usability and real time sync of mails. I use it for software testing purpose, it helps me alot while other products ask number of questions and verification, mailinator perfectly serves its purpose! Cons Honestly nothing I see as a con in Mailinator Review Source AI Aly I. Implementation Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent and reliable product" December 5, 2024 5.0 I use this for testing all my client's auto generated emails and for log in testing. Pros I love this site and have all of my clients use it for QA testing. Cons Nothing, this is a great product. I wish it was a little clearer that there isnt a subscription required, but otherwise it's excellent. Review Source RP Rebekah P. Developer III Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product - highly reccomend for testing websites" December 5, 2024 5.0 Fantastic. I'm thrilled to have discovered Mailinator, will continue to use it, and reccomend it to my coworkers. Pros It's easy to use and ALWAYS works. It's my go to for testing with emails (as a developer). Cons It's minor, but not know reserved keywords like "admin". Review Source ME Matthew E. Senior Automation Tester Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very Happy Mailintor User!" December 5, 2024 5.0 Very Positive, have been able to easily achieve what we wanted to, Highly recommend. Pros Very easy to use and setup. Works very well with our Automation Testing Software. The 2FA makes things a lot easier for us. Cons Not had a lot of issues at all to be honest. The one we had was limited number of 2FAs and it was fixed very quickly after one email. Review Source OS Onour S. Working Student in Automated Testing Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best E-mail testing service yet!" December 6, 2024 5.0 It has been very good, me and my team have gotten to do a lot of our testing very efficiently. Pros Ease of use, very ergonomic. A bunch of documentation to learn from. Very useful for running automated tests. Cons Occasionally not finding the right answers for some questions on the documentation but this is technically resolved through the community behind Mailinator Review Source VB Varun B. Software Engineer Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Super easy temporary email addresses" December 5, 2024 5.0 Exceptional, so easy to get temp email addresses Pros Super simple temp email addresses, so easy to work with Cons The UI is very outdated, can be a bit hard to work with Review Source AR Anderson R. QA Analyst Investment Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best email boxes for testing" December 5, 2024 5.0 Simple the best. The best tool used in my tests. Pros easy to test as QA is fast and direct, making test easy and able to test multiple emails and users simultaneously. 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