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BytebasevsKaneo

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

BytebaseKaneo
Score71/10071/100
Rank in category#10 of 40 in Database Management#8 of 45 in Project Management
GitHub stars14 6519 639
Stars, last 30 days+146+468
Stable releases, 12 months20112
Latest release3.24.0 · 22 Oct 2026v2.48.0 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Bytebase and Kaneo score the same (71/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Kaneo ships more often: 112 stable releases in the past year, against 20 for Bytebase.

Kaneo is growing faster right now (+468 stars in 30 days).

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