inboxzerovsNGINX
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| inboxzero | NGINX | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 106 in Email | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 12 849 | 32 003 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +519 | +279 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 | 21 |
| Latest release | desktop-v0.1.22 · 28 Oct 2026 | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | C |
Which one should you pick?
NGINX scores 84/100 against 77/100 for inboxzero, so it is the safer default.
inboxzero ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for NGINX.
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