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imgproxyvsStalwart Mail Server

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

imgproxyStalwart Mail Server
Score72/10079/100
Rank in category#2 of 13 in Image Processing#2 of 16 in Mail Server
GitHub stars11 16115 479
Stars, last 30 days+66+676
Stable releases, 12 months2331
Latest releasev4.0.20 · 26 Oct 2026v1.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL
Main languageGoRust

Which one should you pick?

Stalwart Mail Server scores 79/100 against 72/100 for imgproxy, so it is the safer default.

Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 23 for imgproxy.

If you want the quickest setup, imgproxy is easier to run; Stalwart Mail Server needs more configuration.

Stalwart Mail Server is growing faster right now (+676 stars in 30 days).

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