# Listmonk vs plMail

> Two self-hosted [Email projects](https://selfhost.directory/email), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Listmonk | plMail |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 106 in Email | #55 of 106 in Email |
| GitHub stars | 24 019 ✓ | 444 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +467 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v6.2.0 · 26 Jun 2026 | v0.4.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Listmonk scores 80/100 against 51/100 for plMail, so it is the safer default.

plMail ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Listmonk.

Listmonk is growing faster right now (+467 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Listmonk](https://selfhost.directory/project/listmonk) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/listmonk.md)
- [plMail](https://selfhost.directory/project/pl-mail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pl-mail.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/listmonk-vs-pl-mail