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cephvsNetworkOptimizer

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

cephNetworkOptimizer
Score78/10056/100
Rank in category#1 of 7 in Distributed Storage#17 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars17 1801 213
Stars, last 30 days+109+2
Stable releases, 12 months023
Latest release—v2.10.3 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageCC#

Which one should you pick?

ceph scores 78/100 against 56/100 for NetworkOptimizer, so it is the safer default.

NetworkOptimizer ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.

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

ceph is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).

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