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BudgetZerovsgeth-ethereum

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

BudgetZerogeth-ethereum
Score45/10086/100
Rank in category#4 of 5 in Finance#1 of 18 in Blockchain
GitHub stars65751 450
Stars, last 30 days—+86
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—v1.17.10 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0LGPL-3.0
Main languageVueGo

Which one should you pick?

geth-ethereum scores 86/100 against 45/100 for BudgetZero, so it is the safer default.

geth-ethereum ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for BudgetZero.

If you want the quickest setup, BudgetZero is easier to run; geth-ethereum needs more configuration.

geth-ethereum is growing faster right now (+86 stars in 30 days).

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