cephvsoctelium
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ceph | octelium | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 59/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Distributed Storage | #22 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 17 180 | 4 133 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +109 | +63 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 |
| Latest release | — | v0.47.0 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | Go |
Which one should you pick?
ceph scores 78/100 against 59/100 for octelium, so it is the safer default.
octelium ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.
ceph details →octelium details →
Swap a project
Keep ceph, compare it with
Keep octelium, compare it with