# Mailu vs NGINX

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

| | Mailu | NGINX |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 7 591 | 32 003 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +69 | +279 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 21 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

NGINX scores 84/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.

Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for NGINX.

NGINX is growing faster right now (+279 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Mailu](https://selfhost.directory/project/mailu) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mailu.md)
- [NGINX](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mailu-vs-nginx