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emailflarevsMailpit

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

emailflareMailpit
Score47/10077/100
Rank in category#72 of 106 in Email#2 of 106 in Email
GitHub stars26010 784
Stars, last 30 days—+358
Stable releases, 12 months423
Latest releasev2.1.0 · 29 Jun 2026v1.32.0 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Mailpit scores 77/100 against 47/100 for emailflare, so it is the safer default.

Mailpit ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for emailflare.

If you want the quickest setup, Mailpit is easier to run; emailflare needs more configuration.

Mailpit is growing faster right now (+358 stars in 30 days).

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