CMS Made SimplevsMail-in-a-Box
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Mail-in-a-Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | — | 15 446 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +27 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 4 |
| Latest release | — | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | CC0-1.0 |
| Main language | — | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Mail-in-a-Box scores 72/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
Mail-in-a-Box ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Mail-in-a-Box is growing faster right now (+27 stars in 30 days).
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