SimpleLogin
Open source email alias solution to protect your email address. Comes with browser extensions and mobile apps.
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Still maintained? Yes: 84 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.83.2 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: Gmail alternatives.
At a glance
SimpleLogin quick facts
- Health score
- 95/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,101
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v4.83.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to SimpleLogin
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Your email address is your online identity. When you use the same email address everywhere, you can be easily tracked. More information on https://simplelogin.io."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
SimpleLogin scores 95/100, #5 of 18 in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: 84 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.83.2, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,101 stars add 15.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
84 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v4.83.2 released 4 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.4 / 20
7.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 84
- Last 90 days
- 308
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 18 tools in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions by health , between Mailu (#4) and Forward Email (#6) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | v4.83.2 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 7,101 |
| Open issues | 209 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | simple-login/app ↗ |
SimpleLogin vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with SimpleLogin (Communication - Email - Complete Solutions), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| docker-mailserver | 97 | 20k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| Mailcow | 97 | 14k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Stalwart Mail Server | 97 | 16k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Mailu | 96 | 7.6k | MIT | yesterday |
| SimpleLogin (this tool) | 95 | 7.1k | MIT | today |
| Forward Email | 93 | 1.7k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
SimpleLogin: common questions
Is SimpleLogin still maintained?
SimpleLogin had 84 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v4.83.2, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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