# Anubis vs Stalwart 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.

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/anubis-vs-stalwart-mail-server