# Postal vs TelegramRSS

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

| | Postal | TelegramRSS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 ✓ | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #41 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 16 900 ✓ | 300 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +73 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 | v4.5.0 · 6 Jun 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Postal scores 72/100 against 47/100 for TelegramRSS, so it is the safer default.

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

Postal is growing faster right now (+73 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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