# AdGuard Home vs deer-flow

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

| | AdGuard Home | deer-flow |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in DNS | #5 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 37 810 | 84 583 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +766 | +1 662 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-b.1 · 30 Sept 2026 ✓ | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

deer-flow scores 86/100 against 84/100 for AdGuard Home, so it is the safer default.

AdGuard Home ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.

If you want the quickest setup, AdGuard Home is easier to run; deer-flow needs more configuration.

deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 662 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [AdGuard Home](https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home.md)
- [deer-flow](https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/adguard-home-vs-deer-flow