# Mailpile vs Postal

> 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).

## Details

- [Mailpile](https://selfhost.directory/project/mailpile) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mailpile.md)
- [Postal](https://selfhost.directory/project/postal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/postal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mailpile-vs-postal