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Appsmithvsrestic-rest-server

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

Appsmithrestic-rest-server
Score80/10060/100
Rank in category#1 of 3 in Internal Tools#18 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars41 1341 532
Stars, last 30 days+203+36
Stable releases, 12 months190
Latest releasev2.6.0 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0BSD-2-Clause
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Appsmith scores 80/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

Appsmith ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

If you want the quickest setup, restic-rest-server is easier to run; Appsmith needs more configuration.

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

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