MailuvsWagtail
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mailu | Wagtail | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #4 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 7 593 | 20 594 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +71 | +84 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 19 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Wagtail 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 19 for Wagtail.
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