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postal vs brew
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● postalserver/postal (16.8K)
● Homebrew/brew (49.8K)
☆ 16.8Kpostal stars
☆ 49.8Kbrew stars
+33KDifference
brewStar Leader (3.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
brew Leads
+33K stars (3.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
brew Leads
11.4K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
postal
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
postal: MIT vs brew: BSD-2-Clause
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | postalserver/postal ↗ | Homebrew/brew ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | 📮 A fully featured open source mail delivery platform for incoming & outgoing e-mail | 🍺 The Package Manager for Everywhere |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 16,846 | ☆ 49,813 |
| Forks | 1,299 | 11,374 |
| Open Issues | 95 | 7 |
| Main Language | Ruby | Ruby |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Last Push | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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