# linkding vs Mail-in-a-Box

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

| | linkding | Mail-in-a-Box |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 11 356 | 15 447 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +133 ✓ | +29 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v1.47.0 · 13 Sept 2026 | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

linkding scores 75/100 against 72/100 for Mail-in-a-Box, so it is the safer default.

linkding ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.

If you want the quickest setup, linkding is easier to run; Mail-in-a-Box needs more configuration.

linkding is growing faster right now (+133 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [linkding](https://selfhost.directory/project/linkding) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/linkding.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/linkding-vs-mail-in-a-box