# IMAP-Honey

IMAP-Honey is a Honeypots & Deception product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

IMAP-Honey is a honeypot tool for IMAP and SMTP protocols with support for logging to console or syslog.

Checked October 2026.

## What is IMAP-Honey?

IMAP-Honey is a simple IMAP or SMTP honeypot written in Golang that allows logging to console or syslog. It supports IMAPS/SMTPS and can be easily set up and tested using provided commands.

Tags: SMTP

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Honeypots & Deception](https://cybersectools.com/categories/honeypots)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 25
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## IMAP-Honey FAQ

### What is IMAP-Honey?

IMAP-Honey is a product in the Honeypots & Deception category. It covers SMTP.

### What is the pricing for IMAP-Honey?

IMAP-Honey is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/yvesago/imap-honey/.

### What are alternatives to IMAP-Honey?

Alternatives to IMAP-Honey listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries) - Deploys security canaries across cloud, endpoints, SaaS and CI/CD to catch attackers. (Commercial)
2. [Guardpot AI-Powered Cyber Deception](https://cybersectools.com/tools/guardpot-ai-powered-cyber-deception) - AI-powered deception platform using honeypots to detect & disrupt attacks (Commercial)
3. [Acalvio ShadowPlex Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/acalvio-shadowplex-cloud-security) - AI-powered deception platform for cloud threat detection using honeytokens (Commercial)
4. [Cybermerc Aushield Detect](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cybermerc-aushield-detect) - Adversary engagement & deception platform for detecting advanced threats (Commercial)
5. [CyberTrap Engage Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cybertrap-engage-platform) - AI-driven deception platform using honeypots and decoys to detect threats. (Commercial)

Compare all IMAP-Honey alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/imap-honey](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/imap-honey)

### What deployment and organization size does IMAP-Honey fit?

IMAP-Honey is available as on-premises. It is listed for startup, smb, mid-market and enterprise organizations. It is free.

## Compare IMAP-Honey with similar solutions

- [IMAP-Honey vs Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/imap-honey-vs-tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries)
- [IMAP-Honey vs Guardpot AI-Powered Cyber Deception](https://cybersectools.com/compare/guardpot-ai-powered-cyber-deception-vs-imap-honey)
- [IMAP-Honey vs Acalvio ShadowPlex Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/compare/acalvio-shadowplex-cloud-security-vs-imap-honey)

All alternatives to IMAP-Honey: [/alternatives/imap-honey](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/imap-honey)

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