Beszelvsnginx-love
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Beszel | nginx-love | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 26 621 | 312 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +936 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 1 |
| Latest release | v0.21.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Beszel scores 81/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.
Beszel ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.
If you want the quickest setup, Beszel is easier to run; nginx-love needs more configuration.
Beszel is growing faster right now (+936 stars in 30 days).
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