Forward Email vs Postal
A side-by-side comparison of Forward Email and Postal — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Privacy-focused email service, an all-in-one Gmail and SaaS alternative | Self-hosted mail delivery platform, a SendGrid/Mailgun alternative |
| Category | Email & Newsletters | Email & Newsletters |
| Replaces | Gmail / Google Workspace, SendGrid, Mailchimp | SendGrid |
| GitHub stars | 1.3k | 17k |
| Language | JavaScript | Ruby |
| License | BUSL-1.1 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 5/5 Advanced | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 7 days ago | 18 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
