# AdGuard Home vs portabase

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

| | AdGuard Home | portabase |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in DNS | #3 of 15 in Backup Management |
| GitHub stars | 37 787 ✓ | 1 860 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +743 ✓ | +95 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 64 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-b.1 · 30 Sept 2026 | 1.35.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

AdGuard Home scores 84/100 against 60/100 for portabase, so it is the safer default.

portabase ships more often: 64 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for AdGuard Home.

AdGuard Home is growing faster right now (+743 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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