OmniMailvsPostal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| OmniMail | Postal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #72 of 106 in Email | #3 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 268 | 16 899 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +75 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.3.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Postal scores 72/100 against 47/100 for OmniMail, so it is the safer default.
OmniMail ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.
Postal is growing faster right now (+75 stars in 30 days).
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