# grafana vs Stalwart Mail Server

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

| | grafana | Stalwart Mail Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 77 566 ✓ | 15 451 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +692 ✓ | +667 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 30 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.0.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 78/100 for Stalwart Mail Server, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Stalwart Mail Server.

## Details

- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)
- [Stalwart Mail Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/stalwart-mail-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/stalwart-mail-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-stalwart-mail-server