# Mailu vs sglang

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

| | Mailu | sglang |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #4 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 7 593 | 38 323 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +1 941 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 17 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.5.22 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

sglang scores 86/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.

Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for sglang.

If you want the quickest setup, Mailu is easier to run; sglang needs more configuration.

sglang is growing faster right now (+1 941 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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