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binderyvsDeta Surf

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

binderyDeta Surf
Score57/10059/100
Rank in category#3 of 19 in Ebook Management#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors
GitHub stars5443 612
Stars, last 30 days+4+-1
Stable releases, 12 months270
Latest releasev1.46.1 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Deta Surf scores 59/100 against 57/100 for bindery, so it is the safer default.

bindery ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

If you want the quickest setup, Deta Surf is easier to run; bindery needs more configuration.

bindery is growing faster right now (+4 stars in 30 days).

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