Mailinator alternative

A private Mailinator alternative that also replies to calendar invites.

Mailinator made throwaway email famous. Its public inboxes can be read by anyone, which is fine for a quick smoke test and wrong for candidate or customer data. Reclario gives your team a private catch-all domain for $49/mo per domain. Any address on it receives mail as soon as you use it, only members you invite can see what arrives, and when a calendar invite comes in, Reclario sends the organizer a reply.

candidate-4821@yourteam.reclar.io interview+accept@yourteam.reclar.io offer+exec@yourteam.reclar.io
The difference

What changes when the inbox is private.

Private by default

Mailinator's free inboxes are shared and public, and anyone can read them. A Reclario domain belongs to your team. Only members you invite can see the mail, and nothing on it is listed or searchable.

Calendar auto-RSVP

Reclario replies to calendar invites for you with an accept, a decline or a proposed new time. Address tags can hold the reply for a few minutes, the way a person would. Mailinator has nothing for calendar invites.

Flat, lower price

$49/mo per domain with unlimited addresses. Mailinator's paid plans start around $79/mo and reach $699+ for enterprise, and private domains are limited by tier.

Catch-all, unlimited

Any address on your domain takes mail the first time you use it. There's no setup and no per-inbox limit, so each candidate, ticket or test run can have its own address.

Built for teams

Invite teammates and everyone watches the same inbox as mail comes in. Nobody has to forward messages or paste screenshots.

API, webhooks & .eml downloads

Your test automation drives it with API keys and webhooks. Each message renders in a sandbox, and you can download the .eml and any attachments.

What each one costs.

Mailinator's paid tiers run from about $79/mo to $159/mo, enterprise plans are $699+, and private domains are limited by tier. Reclario is $49/mo per domain, or $490/yr (two months free). That covers unlimited addresses and inboxes, privacy by default and calendar auto-RSVP.

When Mailinator is enough.

If you want free, throwaway public inboxes for quick smoke tests of non-sensitive mail, use Mailinator. That's what it was built for, and it has done it at very large volume for years. When nothing in your test mail would matter if a stranger read it, the free tier is hard to beat. Once your pipeline carries candidate names, offer details or customer data, or your calendar flow needs someone to answer the invite, you want a private domain.

FAQ

Questions about Mailinator and Reclario.

Are Mailinator inboxes really public?
Yes. On Mailinator’s free tier every inbox is shared and publicly readable, so anyone who guesses or reuses an address can open the mail sent to it. That’s by design, and it’s fine for throwaway smoke tests of mail nobody minds a stranger seeing. It’s the wrong place for candidate names, offer details or customer data. A Reclario domain is private by default, and only members you invite can see the mail on it.
What does Reclario cost compared to Mailinator?
Reclario is $49/mo per domain, or $490/yr (two months free), and that includes unlimited addresses and inboxes. Mailinator’s paid plans start around $79/mo, the mid tier is around $159/mo, enterprise plans are $699+, and private domains are limited by tier. See Reclario pricing.
Can Reclario respond to calendar invites automatically?
Yes. Send a real calendar invite to a tagged address and Reclario emails an RSVP back to the organizer: interview+accept@yourteam.reclar.io accepts, +decline declines, and +delay5 waits five minutes before it replies. Your scheduling flow then runs to the end, the same as it would with a real attendee. Mailinator has nothing for calendar invites. More in calendar invite testing.
Can I try Reclario free?
Yes. The public sandbox at public.reclar.io is free: sign up with a work email, no credit card. When you want a private domain of your own, upgrade from there.
Do I need to set up DNS or create inboxes?
No. Your Reclario domain is a catch-all, so any address on it receives mail the first time something is sent there. There’s nothing to configure per address and no DNS work on your side. Make up an address for each candidate or test run and send to it.

Move your test mail off public inboxes.

A private catch-all domain is $49/mo per domain. If you want to look around first, the public sandbox at public.reclar.io is free with a work email and doesn’t ask for a credit card.

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