docker-mailservervsStandard Notes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| docker-mailserver | Standard Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Mail Server | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 19 703 | 6 685 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +830 | +53 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 5 |
| Latest release | v16.0.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
docker-mailserver scores 80/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.
Standard Notes ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for docker-mailserver.
docker-mailserver is growing faster right now (+830 stars in 30 days).
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