# Mail-in-a-Box vs Sonarr

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

| | Mail-in-a-Box | Sonarr |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #1 of 142 in Media Management |
| GitHub stars | 15 446 | 17 481 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +968 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | v5.0.0.2838 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | CC0-1.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Sonarr scores 81/100 against 72/100 for Mail-in-a-Box, so it is the safer default.

Sonarr ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.

Sonarr is growing faster right now (+968 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Mail-in-a-Box](https://selfhost.directory/project/mail-in-a-box) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mail-in-a-box.md)
- [Sonarr](https://selfhost.directory/project/sonarr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sonarr.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mail-in-a-box-vs-sonarr