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pidoorsvsStalwart Mail Server

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

pidoorsStalwart Mail Server
Score36/10079/100
Rank in category#69 of 78 in Security#2 of 16 in Mail Server
GitHub stars2615 484
Stars, last 30 days+0+681
Stable releases, 12 months1931
Latest releasev0.4.11 · 12 Sept 2026v1.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
License—AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL
Main languagePHPRust

Which one should you pick?

Stalwart Mail Server scores 79/100 against 36/100 for pidoors, so it is the safer default.

Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for pidoors.

If you want the quickest setup, Stalwart Mail Server is easier to run; pidoors needs more configuration.

Stalwart Mail Server is growing faster right now (+681 stars in 30 days).

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