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automqvsverdaccio

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

automqverdaccio
Score68/10076/100
Rank in category#6 of 12 in Message Broker#1 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars10 91917 956
Stars, last 30 days+61+57
Stable releases, 12 months1029
Latest release1.7.4 · 29 Aug 2026v7.0.2 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageJavaTypescript

Which one should you pick?

verdaccio scores 76/100 against 68/100 for automq, so it is the safer default.

verdaccio ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for automq.

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

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