# Postal vs PostgREST

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

| | Postal | PostgREST |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #2 of 13 in API |
| GitHub stars | 16 899 | 27 734 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +72 ✓ | +57 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 | v16.5 · 18 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

PostgREST scores 79/100 against 72/100 for Postal, so it is the safer default.

PostgREST ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.

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

## Details

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

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