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cephvsLanLens

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

cephLanLens
Score78/10045/100
Rank in category#1 of 7 in Distributed Storage#35 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars17 178147
Stars, last 30 days+107+1
Stable releases, 12 months013
Latest release—v1.6.0 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageCPython

Which one should you pick?

ceph scores 78/100 against 45/100 for LanLens, so it is the safer default.

LanLens ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.

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

ceph is growing faster right now (+107 stars in 30 days).

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