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Bitfocus CompanionvsZeroNet

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Bitfocus CompanionZeroNet
Score68/10063/100
Rank in category#10 of 104 in Home Automation#1 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer
GitHub stars2 34418 786
Stars, last 30 days+45+18
Stable releases, 12 months200
Latest releasev5.1.1 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Bitfocus Companion scores 68/100 against 63/100 for ZeroNet, so it is the safer default.

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

Bitfocus Companion is growing faster right now (+45 stars in 30 days).

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