MailpilevsPostal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mailpile | Postal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 55/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #43 of 106 in Email | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 8 810 | 16 898 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-6 | +74 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Postal scores 72/100 against 55/100 for Mailpile, so it is the safer default.
Postal ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mailpile.
Postal is growing faster right now (+74 stars in 30 days).
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