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Bitfocus CompanionvsSandstorm

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

Bitfocus CompanionSandstorm
Score68/10065/100
Rank in category#10 of 104 in Home Automation#1 of 5 in Web Hosting
GitHub stars2 3457 078
Stars, last 30 days+46+1
Stable releases, 12 months200
Latest releasev5.1.1 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Bitfocus Companion scores 68/100 against 65/100 for Sandstorm, so it is the safer default.

Bitfocus Companion ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Sandstorm.

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

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