Mail-in-a-BoxvsVisionState
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mail-in-a-Box | VisionState | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #73 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 15 446 | 172 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +41 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 20 |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | v0.11.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Mail-in-a-Box scores 72/100 against 49/100 for VisionState, so it is the safer default.
VisionState ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.
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