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OpenListvsProton Mail Bridge

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

OpenListProton Mail Bridge
Score80/10060/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#11 of 33 in Communication
GitHub stars25 3261 575
Stars, last 30 days+568—
Stable releases, 12 months1510
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026v3.27.1 · 8 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 60/100 for Proton Mail Bridge, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Proton Mail Bridge.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenList is easier to run; Proton Mail Bridge needs more configuration.

OpenList is growing faster right now (+568 stars in 30 days).

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