# docker-mailserver vs vue-salt-rim

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | docker-mailserver | vue-salt-rim |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Mail Server | #9 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 19 704 ✓ | 151 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +830 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v16.0.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | v5.9.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Shell | Vue |

## Which one should you pick?

docker-mailserver scores 80/100 against 51/100 for vue-salt-rim, so it is the safer default.

vue-salt-rim ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for docker-mailserver.

If you want the quickest setup, vue-salt-rim is easier to run; docker-mailserver needs more configuration.

docker-mailserver is growing faster right now (+830 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [docker-mailserver](https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-mailserver) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-mailserver.md)
- [vue-salt-rim](https://selfhost.directory/project/vue-salt-rim) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/vue-salt-rim.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/docker-mailserver-vs-vue-salt-rim