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AppsmithvsLaraPaper

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

AppsmithLaraPaper
Score80/10051/100
Rank in category#1 of 3 in Internal Tools#61 of 104 in Home Automation
GitHub stars41 134443
Stars, last 30 days+203—
Stable releases, 12 months1910
Latest releasev2.6.0 · 28 Oct 20260.45.1 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPHP

Which one should you pick?

Appsmith scores 80/100 against 51/100 for LaraPaper, so it is the safer default.

Appsmith ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for LaraPaper.

Appsmith is growing faster right now (+203 stars in 30 days).

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