# osTicket vs PostgREST

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

| | osTicket | PostgREST |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 9 in Helpdesk | #2 of 13 in API |
| GitHub stars | 3 998 | 27 735 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +75 ✓ | +58 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.18.4 · 17 Jun 2026 | v16.5 · 18 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

PostgREST scores 79/100 against 66/100 for osTicket, so it is the safer default.

PostgREST ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for osTicket.

If you want the quickest setup, PostgREST is easier to run; osTicket needs more configuration.

## Details

- [osTicket](https://selfhost.directory/project/osticket) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/osticket.md)
- [PostgREST](https://selfhost.directory/project/postgrest) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/postgrest.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/osticket-vs-postgrest