# Actual vs Pi-hole

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

| | Actual | Pi-hole |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 29 852 | 61 556 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +716 ✓ | +494 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Shell |

## Which one should you pick?

Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Pi-hole.

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [Pi-hole](https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-hole) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-hole.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-pi-hole