# budibase vs papernews

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

| | budibase | papernews |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 ✓ | 38/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #72 of 85 in Feed Reader |
| GitHub stars | 28 364 ✓ | 165 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +64 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

budibase scores 74/100 against 38/100 for papernews, so it is the safer default.

budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for papernews.

budibase is growing faster right now (+64 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [budibase](https://selfhost.directory/project/budibase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/budibase.md)
- [papernews](https://selfhost.directory/project/papernews) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/papernews.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/budibase-vs-papernews