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AutomatischvsPolis

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

AutomatischPolis
Score69/10054/100
Rank in category#9 of 32 in Workflow Automation#1 of 2 in Surveys
GitHub stars14 0031 221
Stars, last 30 days+20+0
Stable releases, 12 months01
Latest release—v2.42.2 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Automatisch scores 69/100 against 54/100 for Polis, so it is the safer default.

Polis ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Automatisch.

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

Automatisch is growing faster right now (+20 stars in 30 days).

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