# Mailu vs Zigbee2MQTT

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

| | Mailu | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 7 592 | 15 762 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +98 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Zigbee2MQTT scores 76/100 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 Zigbee2MQTT.

## Details

- [Mailu](https://selfhost.directory/project/mailu) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mailu.md)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mailu-vs-zigbee2mqtt