# Mailu vs wanderer

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

| | Mailu | wanderer |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #7 of 34 in File Management |
| GitHub stars | 7 595 ✓ | 4 030 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +72 | +131 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.21.2 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Mailu scores 69/100 against 64/100 for wanderer, so it is the safer default.

Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for wanderer.

## Details

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

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