# Postal vs qdrant

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

| | Postal | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 16 899 | 35 300 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +75 | +529 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 72/100 for Postal, so it is the safer default.

qdrant ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.

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

qdrant is growing faster right now (+529 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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