# CMS Made Simple vs Postal

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | CMS Made Simple | Postal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #12 of 42 in Content Management | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | — | 16 899 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +72 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | — | Ruby |

## Which one should you pick?

Postal scores 72/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.

Postal ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.

If you want the quickest setup, CMS Made Simple is easier to run; Postal needs more configuration.

Postal is growing faster right now (+72 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [CMS Made Simple](https://selfhost.directory/project/cms-made-simple) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/cms-made-simple.md)
- [Postal](https://selfhost.directory/project/postal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/postal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/cms-made-simple-vs-postal