# Bloom vs juice-shop

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

| | Bloom | juice-shop |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 45/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #19 of 30 in Education | #3 of 78 in Security |
| GitHub stars | 293 | 14 271 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +336 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

juice-shop scores 81/100 against 45/100 for Bloom, so it is the safer default.

juice-shop ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Bloom.

If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; Bloom needs more configuration.

juice-shop is growing faster right now (+336 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Bloom](https://selfhost.directory/project/bloom) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/bloom.md)
- [juice-shop](https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/bloom-vs-juice-shop