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BentoPDFvsYacy

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

BentoPDFYacy
Score77/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#18 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars16 1814 085
Stars, last 30 days+482+41
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev2.8.10 · 19 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptJava

Which one should you pick?

BentoPDF scores 77/100 against 62/100 for Yacy, so it is the safer default.

BentoPDF ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Yacy.

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

BentoPDF is growing faster right now (+482 stars in 30 days).

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