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MailpitvsFerrite Telegram Server

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

MailpitFerrite Telegram Server
Score77/10039/100
Rank in category#2 of 106 in Email#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars10 784177
Stars, last 30 days+349+0
Stable releases, 12 months230
Latest releasev1.32.0 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoC#

Which one should you pick?

Mailpit scores 77/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

Mailpit ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Mailpit is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

Mailpit is growing faster right now (+349 stars in 30 days).

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