Mail-in-a-Boxvssentry
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mail-in-a-Box | sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #1 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 15 446 | 45 676 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +837 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 22 |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | 26.10.1 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sentry scores 80/100 against 72/100 for Mail-in-a-Box, so it is the safer default.
sentry ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.
If you want the quickest setup, Mail-in-a-Box is easier to run; sentry needs more configuration.
sentry is growing faster right now (+837 stars in 30 days).
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