Calabivsnylon
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Calabi | nylon | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #83 of 166 in Developer Tools | #34 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 116 | 518 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-5 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 8 |
| Latest release | v2.5.1 · 30 Oct 2026 | v0.4.6 · 27 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
nylon scores 51/100 against 49/100 for Calabi, so it is the safer default.
Calabi ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for nylon.
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