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CasaOSvsMakersVault

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

CasaOSMakersVault
Score76/10045/100
Rank in category#1 of 22 in Home Server#26 of 34 in File Management
GitHub stars37 391252
Stars, last 30 days+137—
Stable releases, 12 months01
Latest release—v5 · 1 Jan 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

CasaOS scores 76/100 against 45/100 for MakersVault, so it is the safer default.

MakersVault ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CasaOS.

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

CasaOS is growing faster right now (+137 stars in 30 days).

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