Mail-in-a-BoxvsTandoor Recipes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mail-in-a-Box | Tandoor Recipes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 15 446 | 8 700 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +73 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 18 |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | HTML |
Which one should you pick?
Mail-in-a-Box scores 72/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.
Tandoor Recipes ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.
Tandoor Recipes is growing faster right now (+73 stars in 30 days).
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