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capjsvsStirling-PDF

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

capjsStirling-PDF
Score72/10087/100
Rank in category#15 of 78 in Security#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars8 20395 319
Stars, last 30 days+351+2 357
Stable releases, 12 months1625
Latest releasestandalone@3.1.13 · 23 Sept 2026v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageJavaScriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 72/100 for capjs, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for capjs.

If you want the quickest setup, capjs is easier to run; Stirling-PDF needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 357 stars in 30 days).

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