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automqvsSyncthing

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

automqSyncthing
Score68/10090/100
Rank in category#6 of 12 in Message Broker#1 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars10 92189 845
Stars, last 30 days+71+963
Stable releases, 12 months108
Latest release1.7.4 · 29 Aug 2026v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MPL-2.0
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

Syncthing scores 90/100 against 68/100 for automq, so it is the safer default.

automq ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Syncthing.

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

Syncthing is growing faster right now (+963 stars in 30 days).

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