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bettercapvsshinysdr

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

bettercapshinysdr
Score75/10048/100
Rank in category#1 of 15 in Network Security#3 of 4 in Amateur Radio
GitHub stars20 2141 144
Stars, last 30 days+193+4
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest releasev2.41.7 · 11 May 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

bettercap scores 75/100 against 48/100 for shinysdr, so it is the safer default.

bettercap ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for shinysdr.

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

bettercap is growing faster right now (+193 stars in 30 days).

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