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bettercapvspenpot

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

bettercappenpot
Score75/10084/100
Rank in category#1 of 15 in Network Security#1 of 30 in Collaboration
GitHub stars20 21461 801
Stars, last 30 days+193+1 489
Stable releases, 12 months212
Latest releasev2.41.7 · 11 May 20262.18.5 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMPL-2.0
Main languageGoClojure

Which one should you pick?

penpot scores 84/100 against 75/100 for bettercap, so it is the safer default.

penpot ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for bettercap.

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

penpot is growing faster right now (+1 489 stars in 30 days).

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