MailuvsSRS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mailu | SRS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #4 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 7 593 | 29 390 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +113 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 13 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 | v7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Python | C |
Which one should you pick?
SRS scores 78/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.
Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for SRS.
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