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apache-nifiTechnitium DNS Server
Score72/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 8 in Data Pipeline#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars6 27710 249
Stars, last 30 days+33+261
Stable releases, 12 months311
Latest releaserel/nifi-2.12.0 · 13 Sept 2026v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageJavaC

Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 72/100 for apache-nifi, so it is the safer default.

Technitium DNS Server ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for apache-nifi.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; apache-nifi needs more configuration.

Technitium DNS Server is growing faster right now (+261 stars in 30 days).

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