# Postal vs tesserae

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

| | Postal | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Mail Server | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 16 899 ✓ | 984 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +72 ✓ | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.7 · 3 Jun 2026 | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Postal scores 72/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Postal.

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

Postal is growing faster right now (+72 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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