AnubisvsStalwart Mail Server
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Anubis | Stalwart Mail Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 78 in Security | #2 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 23 779 | 15 462 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 143 | +678 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 30 |
| Latest release | v1.28.2 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.0.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL |
| Main language | Go | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Anubis scores 80/100 against 78/100 for Stalwart Mail Server, so it is the safer default.
Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Anubis.
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