# akaunting vs Stalwart Mail Server

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | akaunting | Stalwart Mail Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #2 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 10 251 | 15 485 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +113 | +682 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 31 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL |
| Main language | PHP | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Stalwart Mail Server scores 79/100 against 67/100 for akaunting, so it is the safer default.

Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for akaunting.

Stalwart Mail Server is growing faster right now (+682 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [Stalwart Mail Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/stalwart-mail-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/stalwart-mail-server.md)

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