ActivityWatchvsPi-hole
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ActivityWatch | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Time Tracking | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 19 428 | 61 554 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +452 | +492 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 6 |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 10 Oct 2026 | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 80/100 for ActivityWatch, so it is the safer default.
ActivityWatch ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Pi-hole.
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