Klar vs MagicSpam
What actually differs: where each filter runs, who gets to read your mail, and what it costs.
| Aspect | Klar | MagicSpam |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Your Mac | Your cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, MailEnable, Zimbra or InterWorx server |
| Who can read your mail | No one new during filtering. Classification stays on your device. | Profiles the incoming SMTP connection itself, before your server accepts the message |
| Works with | Apple Mail, with any account: IMAP, Gmail, iCloud, Exchange | Self-hosted mail servers on those control panels |
| Price | Free forever | Per-server subscription (quote); no published tiers |
Klar fits better when you read mail in Apple Mail rather than administering the mail server it arrives on
The honest picks
- MagicSpam
- A connection-level blocker for people who run their own mail server. It checks the connection itself, before a message is even accepted, and installs as a plugin on cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, MailEnable, Zimbra or InterWorx. Good fit if you administer that server. Not a fit for reading mail in a client. For a lightweight self-hosted layer, see Klar Pro.
- Klar
- Pick Klar if you read mail in Apple Mail and want a modern multilingual model that runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no cloud, nothing to hand over.
Product and price details from the vendors' public pages, July and August 2026: magicspam.com. Klar is not affiliated with any vendor named here. No vendor endorses Klar. Product names only identify the tools.
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