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ActivepiecesvsYOURLS

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

ActivepiecesYOURLS
Score81/10074/100
Rank in category#4 of 32 in Workflow Automation#1 of 23 in URL Shortener
GitHub stars25 26712 292
Stars, last 30 days+548+49
Stable releases, 12 months374
Latest release0.92.3-hotfix.2 · 28 Oct 20261.10.6 · 30 Aug 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageTypescriptPHP

Which one should you pick?

Activepieces scores 81/100 against 74/100 for YOURLS, so it is the safer default.

Activepieces ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for YOURLS.

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

Activepieces is growing faster right now (+548 stars in 30 days).

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