MailDev vs Postal
A side-by-side comparison of MailDev and Postal — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Local SMTP server with a web UI to test app-generated email | Self-hosted mail delivery platform, a SendGrid/Mailgun alternative |
| Category | Email & Newsletters | Email & Newsletters |
| Replaces | SendGrid | SendGrid |
| GitHub stars | 5.9k | 17k |
| Language | JavaScript | Ruby |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
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| Last updated | 5 months ago | 18 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
