HQBasevsPostal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| HQBase | Postal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #56 of 106 in Email | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 351 | 16 898 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +74 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.4.5 · 12 Oct 2026 | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Postal scores 72/100 against 50/100 for HQBase, so it is the safer default.
HQBase ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.
Postal is growing faster right now (+74 stars in 30 days).
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