# Actual vs Traefik

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

| | Actual | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 29 835 | 65 399 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +720 ✓ | +458 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

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

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-traefik