# AdGuard Home vs tessera

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

| | AdGuard Home | tessera |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in DNS | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 37 864 ✓ | 314 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +805 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-b.1 · 30 Sept 2026 ✓ | v0.2.4 · 25 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

AdGuard Home scores 84/100 against 47/100 for tessera, so it is the safer default.

AdGuard Home ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for tessera.

AdGuard Home is growing faster right now (+805 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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