# Postal vs Sympa

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

| | Postal | Sympa |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #40 of 106 in Email |
| GitHub stars | 16 899 ✓ | 315 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +75 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 | 6.2.80 · 14 Aug 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Perl |

## Which one should you pick?

Postal scores 72/100 against 56/100 for Sympa, so it is the safer default.

Postal ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Sympa.

Postal is growing faster right now (+75 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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