# Mail-in-a-Box vs Tautulli

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

| | Mail-in-a-Box | Tautulli |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 ✓ | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #10 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 15 446 ✓ | 6 622 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +33 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 8 ✓ |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | v2.18.2 · 28 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | CC0-1.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Mail-in-a-Box scores 72/100 against 69/100 for Tautulli, so it is the safer default.

Tautulli ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.

## Details

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

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