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ChartDBvsMisskey

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

ChartDBMisskey
Score74/10074/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#1 of 5 in Fediverse
GitHub stars23 02711 366
Stars, last 30 days+77+42
Stable releases, 12 months59
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 20262026.10.1 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB and Misskey score the same (74/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Misskey ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for ChartDB.

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

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