Mail-in-a-BoxvsWeechat
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mail-in-a-Box | Weechat | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #8 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 15 445 | 3 417 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +24 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 12 |
| Latest release | v77 · 26 Sept 2026 | v4.10.1 · 5 Sept 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?
Mail-in-a-Box scores 72/100 against 70/100 for Weechat, so it is the safer default.
Weechat ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Mail-in-a-Box.
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