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ChartDBvsfirebolt-core

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

ChartDBfirebolt-core
Score74/10044/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#32 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars23 027256
Stars, last 30 days+77+0
Stable releases, 12 months56
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 2026v4.31.13-0.20260424104720.5698ca5339fc · 24 Apr 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 44/100 for firebolt-core, so it is the safer default.

firebolt-core ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for ChartDB.

If you want the quickest setup, ChartDB is easier to run; firebolt-core needs more configuration.

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+77 stars in 30 days).

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