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backlogiavsSunshine

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

backlogiaSunshine
Score42/10084/100
Rank in category#20 of 23 in Gaming#2 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars19342 744
Stars, last 30 days—+1 268
Stable releases, 12 months086
Latest release—v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageHTMLC

Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 42/100 for backlogia, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for backlogia.

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

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 268 stars in 30 days).

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