# Lightpanda vs maxun

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

| | Lightpanda | maxun |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Browser Automation | #4 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 37 100 ✓ | 18 075 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +299 | +522 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | 1.0.2 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.1.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Zig | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Lightpanda scores 79/100 against 74/100 for maxun, so it is the safer default.

maxun ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Lightpanda.

If you want the quickest setup, Lightpanda is easier to run; maxun needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Lightpanda](https://selfhost.directory/project/browser) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/browser.md)
- [maxun](https://selfhost.directory/project/maxun) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/maxun.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/browser-vs-maxun