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BTDEXvsPanWatch

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

BTDEXPanWatch
Score38/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 2 in Decentralized#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars682 269
Stars, last 30 days+0+118
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—0.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageJavaPython

Which one should you pick?

PanWatch scores 62/100 against 38/100 for BTDEX, so it is the safer default.

PanWatch ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for BTDEX.

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

PanWatch is growing faster right now (+118 stars in 30 days).

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