# Ghost vs Mail-in-a-Box

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

| | Ghost | Mail-in-a-Box |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 42 in Content Management | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 55 633 ✓ | 15 446 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +209 ✓ | +27 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 41 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v6.73.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Ghost scores 83/100 against 72/100 for Mail-in-a-Box, so it is the safer default.

Ghost ships more often: 41 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.

Ghost is growing faster right now (+209 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Ghost](https://selfhost.directory/project/ghost) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ghost.md)
- [Mail-in-a-Box](https://selfhost.directory/project/mail-in-a-box) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mail-in-a-box.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ghost-vs-mail-in-a-box