ArchiveBox vs mail-archiver
Both are self-hosted archiving and digital preservation (dp) projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| ArchiveBox | mail-archiver | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 94/100 | 72/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 1932 | 333 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 1269 | 236 |
| Stars | 29k | 2.1k |
| Latest release | 27 Sept 2026 | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python, Docker | Docker |
| Typical RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
ArchiveBox
Create HTML & screenshot archives of sites from your bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds, or other sources (alternative to Wayback Machine).
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 89% of tracked projects; popularity more than 91%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
mail-archiver
Web application for archiving, searching, and exporting emails from multiple accounts (IMAP, M365 or Import). Featuring folder sync, attachment support, mailbox migration and a dashboard.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 55% of tracked projects; popularity more than 50%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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