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Stalwart Mail ServervsTeXbrain

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

Stalwart Mail ServerTeXbrain
Score79/10046/100
Rank in category#2 of 16 in Mail Server#105 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars15 484200
Stars, last 30 days+681+0
Stable releases, 12 months310
Latest releasev1.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SELMIT
Main languageRustTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stalwart Mail Server scores 79/100 against 46/100 for TeXbrain, so it is the safer default.

Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for TeXbrain.

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

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

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