Chaos Meshvscode-server
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Chaos Mesh | code-server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 8 in DevOps | #3 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 7 956 | 79 723 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +325 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 30 |
| Latest release | v2.8.7 · 28 Oct 2026 | v4.143.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
code-server scores 83/100 against 69/100 for Chaos Mesh, so it is the safer default.
code-server ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Chaos Mesh.
code-server is growing faster right now (+325 stars in 30 days).
Chaos Mesh details →code-server details →