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Bitfocus CompanionvsMy Idlers

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

Bitfocus CompanionMy Idlers
Score68/10052/100
Rank in category#10 of 104 in Home Automation#12 of 27 in Server Management
GitHub stars2 345400
Stars, last 30 days+46—
Stable releases, 12 months201
Latest releasev5.1.1 · 21 Oct 20264.0 · 2 Feb 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageTypescriptPHP

Which one should you pick?

Bitfocus Companion scores 68/100 against 52/100 for My Idlers, so it is the safer default.

Bitfocus Companion ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for My Idlers.

Bitfocus Companion is growing faster right now (+46 stars in 30 days).

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