# Mailu vs qdrant

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

| | Mailu | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 7 593 | 35 299 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +528 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.

Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for qdrant.

qdrant is growing faster right now (+528 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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