wildduck
Scalable no-SPOF IMAP/POP3 mail server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 135 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.55.2 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: Gmail alternatives.
At a glance
wildduck quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,113
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.55.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- EUPL-1.2
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
wildduck scores 93/100, #7 of 18 in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: 135 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.55.2, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,113 stars add 13.3 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 6.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
135 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.55.2 released 2 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.3 / 20
2.1k 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
- 135
- Last 90 days
- 307
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 18 tools in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions by health , between Forward Email (#6) and Mox (#8) .
Details
| Licence | EUPL-1.2 |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.55.2 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 2,113 |
| Open issues | 7 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | zone-eu/wildduck ↗ |
wildduck vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with wildduck (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 |
| wildduck (this tool) | 93 | 2.1k | EUPL-1.2 | yesterday |
| Maddy Mail Server | 80 | 6.1k | GPL-3.0 | today |
wildduck: common questions
Is wildduck still maintained?
wildduck had 135 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v1.55.2, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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