directusvsMail-in-a-Box
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| directus | Mail-in-a-Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 38 720 | 15 446 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +759 | +27 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 4 |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | CC0-1.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
directus scores 79/100 against 72/100 for Mail-in-a-Box, so it is the safer default.
directus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.
directus is growing faster right now (+759 stars in 30 days).
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