# Mailu vs unleash

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

| | Mailu | unleash |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #1 of 8 in Feature Flags |
| GitHub stars | 7 592 | 13 914 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +88 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 | v8.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

unleash scores 75/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.

Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for unleash.

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

## Details

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

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