inboxzerovsKarakeep
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| inboxzero | Karakeep | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 106 in Email | #1 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing |
| GitHub stars | 12 847 | 30 133 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +519 | +885 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 | 5 |
| Latest release | desktop-v0.1.22 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.34.1 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Karakeep scores 82/100 against 77/100 for inboxzero, so it is the safer default.
inboxzero ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Karakeep.
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