cephvsPostal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ceph | Postal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Distributed Storage | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 17 179 | 16 899 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +108 | +72 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | C | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
ceph scores 78/100 against 72/100 for Postal, so it is the safer default.
Postal ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.
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