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Stalwart Mail ServervsVvveb CMS

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

Stalwart Mail ServerVvveb CMS
Score79/10055/100
Rank in category#2 of 16 in Mail Server#11 of 18 in Content Management
GitHub stars15 4821 212
Stars, last 30 days+679+18
Stable releases, 12 months318
Latest releasev1.0.1 · 28 Oct 20261.0.9.0 · 29 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SELAGPL-3.0
Main languageRustHTML

Which one should you pick?

Stalwart Mail Server scores 79/100 against 55/100 for Vvveb CMS, so it is the safer default.

Stalwart Mail Server ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Vvveb CMS.

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

Stalwart Mail Server is growing faster right now (+679 stars in 30 days).

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