# Chaos Mesh vs Kong

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

| | Chaos Mesh | Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 8 in DevOps | #1 of 19 in API Management |
| GitHub stars | 7 956 | 44 314 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +128 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v2.8.7 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | 3.9.4 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Lua |

## Which one should you pick?

Kong scores 81/100 against 69/100 for Chaos Mesh, so it is the safer default.

Chaos Mesh ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Kong.

Kong is growing faster right now (+128 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Chaos Mesh](https://selfhost.directory/project/chaos-mesh) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/chaos-mesh.md)
- [Kong](https://selfhost.directory/project/kong) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kong.md)

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- [Kong vs Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/compare/kong-vs-traefik)

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