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altchavsUrbit

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

altchaUrbit
Score63/10063/100
Rank in category#2 of 4 in Anti-Spam#3 of 8 in Operating System
GitHub stars2 8583 622
Stars, last 30 days+82+5
Stable releases, 12 months186
Latest releasev3.5.0 · 22 Oct 2026408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescripthoon

Which one should you pick?

altcha and Urbit score the same (63/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

altcha ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Urbit.

If you want the quickest setup, altcha is easier to run; Urbit needs more configuration.

altcha is growing faster right now (+82 stars in 30 days).

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