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capjsvstidb

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

capjstidb
Score72/10080/100
Rank in category#15 of 78 in Security#4 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars8 20340 685
Stars, last 30 days+351+98
Stable releases, 12 months162
Latest releasestandalone@3.1.13 · 23 Sept 2026v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageJavaScriptGo

Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 72/100 for capjs, so it is the safer default.

capjs ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for tidb.

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

capjs is growing faster right now (+351 stars in 30 days).

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