actions-runner-controllervsPostal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| actions-runner-controller | Postal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 28 in CI/CD | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 6 619 | 16 899 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +101 | +72 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 3 |
| Latest release | gha-runner-scale-set-0.15.1 · 23 Oct 2026 | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Postal scores 72/100 against 71/100 for actions-runner-controller, so it is the safer default.
actions-runner-controller ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.
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