CMS Made SimplevsMailu
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | Mailu | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #8 of 106 in Email |
| GitHub stars | — | 7 591 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +69 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 22 |
| Latest release | — | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | — | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Mailu scores 69/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
Mailu is growing faster right now (+69 stars in 30 days).
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