docker-mailservervsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| docker-mailserver | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Mail Server | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 19 699 | 66 827 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +826 | +631 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 16 |
| Latest release | v16.0.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 80/100 for docker-mailserver, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for docker-mailserver.
If you want the quickest setup, prometheus is easier to run; docker-mailserver needs more configuration.
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