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Free Email Deliverability Test: How to Read Your Score and Results (2026)

Send one real email to a unique test address and, about a minute later, you get a score out of 100, estimated inbox placement at Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and Apple Mail, and a list of fixes ranked by priority. No signup needed. See our free email deliverability test.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Run a free email deliverability test
  2. 0:11How to run the test
  3. 0:26Your score out of 100
  4. 0:43What your score means
  5. 1:00Inbox placement by provider
  6. 1:17What to fix, in order
  7. 1:35What you're doing well
  8. 1:46A great score is not a reputation
  9. 2:06Run your free test

Key points

  • The report arrives about a minute after you send one real email to the test address. No signup needed.
  • Score bands: 90 to 100 is great, 75 to 89 is good with a few gaps, 50 to 74 needs work, and below 50 you should expect spam placement.
  • Inbox placement is estimated per provider from one email. In this test: 90% likely inbox at Gmail and 85% at Outlook, where filtering is stricter.
  • A high score is not a reputation. A brand new domain can score 95 and still land in spam until it has built trust.

Transcript

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Will your next email land in spam? This free email deliverability test from Mailwarm tells you in about a minute. Here's how to run it, and how to read every part of the report. Open the Mailwarm email deliverability test and click Start.

You get a unique test address. Send one real email to it, from the same tool and domain you use for your campaigns, with your normal content. No signup needed. About a minute later, you get a score out of 100. This one is 96: Great.

The verdict explains why in plain English: SPF, DKIM and DMARC pass and align, and the spam score is clean.

Here's how to read it. 90 to 100 is great. 75 to 89 is good, with a few gaps. 50 to 74 needs work. Below 50, expect spam placement: fix authentication and blocklists first.

Next: estimated inbox placement at Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and Apple Mail. Here, 90% likely inbox at Gmail, and 85% at Outlook, where filtering is stricter. These are estimates from one email, not guarantees.

Then: what to fix, in order. Each fix shows its priority, the effort, and the exact steps. Here: add List-Unsubscribe headers before bulk sends, and move SPF from soft fail to hard fail. Fix the top item, then re-test.

And what you're doing well: every check that passed. SPF, DKIM, DMARC, reverse DNS, the SpamAssassin score and your content.

One warning: a great score isn't a reputation. A brand new domain can score 95 and still land in spam until it has built trust. That's what email warmup is for. Mailwarm is an email warmup and deliverability monitoring tool, built by a Y Combinator team since 2020.

Run the free test now. No signup. The link is in the description. And re-test after every fix.

FAQ

How do I test my email deliverability for free?

Open the Mailwarm email deliverability test, click Start to get a unique test address, and send one real email to it from the same tool and domain you use for campaigns. The report arrives in about a minute. No signup.

What does the email deliverability test check?

Authentication (SPF, DKIM and DMARC with alignment), blocklists, DNS setup (MX, PTR, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, BIMI) and content (SpamAssassin score, links, images, List-Unsubscribe), then estimates inbox placement by provider.

What is a good email deliverability score?

90 or above is great. Between 75 and 89 is good with a few gaps. Below 50, expect your emails to land in spam.

Can I get a high score and still land in spam?

Yes. One test email can't show your sending history. A brand new domain can score 95 and still land in spam until it has built a reputation, which is what email warmup is for.

Free tools to check your setup

Email Deliverability TestSend one email and get a score out of 100 with a ranked fix list.

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